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Paperback. Focusing on the period of colonization in the Andean region, this title argues that the European cultural literacy that the authors imposed on the indigenous population was not just a tool for oppression and control but was used by the local people as a means to assert their own cultural identity. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 392 pages, 58 b&w illustrations, 2 charts, 9 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351283
ISBN
9780822351283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.07

Paperback. Cesar Chavez is the most prominent Latino in United States history books, and much has been written about Chavez and the United Farm Worker's heyday in the 1960s and '70s. This book describes how Chavez and the UFW's imprint can be found in the modern reshaping of the American labor movement, and the building of Latino political power. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 315 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268043
ISBN
9780520268043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Celebrates the 40th anniversary of the journal "American Studies in Scandinavia", which began publication in 1967. This book is an invitation to develop a dialogue across the Atlantic. Editor(s): Nye, David E. Num Pages: 257 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9788776742522
ISBN
9788776742522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.09

Paperback. A decade of budgetary, policy, and ideological contention has resulted in American universities being run by management models and the nation is seen by some to have lost its vision of the public good and the necessary components of a democracy. This work seeks to redress these trends. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510487
ISBN
9780742510487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.96

Hardback. A decade of budgetary, policy, and ideological contention has resulted in American universities being run by management models and the nation is seen by some to have lost its vision of the public good and the necessary components of a democracy. This work seeks to redress these trends. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510470
ISBN
9780742510470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.32

Paperback. Examining the significant influence of the Soviet Union on the work of four major African American authors - and on twentieth-century American debates about race, this book remaps black modernism, that reveals the importance of the Soviet experience in the formation of a black transnationalism. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329909
ISBN
9780822329909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837634655
ISBN
9783837634655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82
€ 52.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 178 pages, 49 b&w photos, 64 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AMVD; HBJK; JFSG; KCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477309414
ISBN
9781477309414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.87

Hardback. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451607
ISBN
9780801451607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.80
€ 67.41

Paperback. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478291
ISBN
9780801478291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Over the years, migration from Mexico to the United States has moved beyond the borderlands to diverse communities across the country, with the most striking transformations in American suburbs and small towns. This title explores the challenges encountered by Mexican families as they endeavor to find their place in the US. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269590
ISBN
9780520269590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. An interdisciplinary look at a neglected region of the Canada-US border. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPSL; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773541313
ISBN
9780773541313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. This work explores how the contested memory of the Civil War has shaped American race relations. It demonstrates several ways to probe the history of memory, to understand how and why groups of Americans have constructed versions of the past in the service of contemporary social needs. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493612
ISBN
9781558493612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.38

Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at "Barricada", the official daily newspaper of the Sandinista Front in the 1980s. Even during the period of the Nicaraguan Revolution, a more professional agenda also motivated the journalists and editors of this party-run paper. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTV; JPWQ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 585. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802230
ISBN
9780896802230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565848887
ISBN
9781565848887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.69

paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674069220
ISBN
9780674069220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.92

Hardback. Ask practically any academic department chair why they do not have more African Americans among faculty members and they generally respond with stock stories or folktales. This title provides historical, conceptual, and empirically-based analyses focused on the development of African Americans in STEM fields. Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T.; Tate, William F. Series Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNFR; JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780521688
ISBN
9781780521688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH; LNDC2; URD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815730637
ISBN
9780815730637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.44

Paperback. This study explores the transition from slavery to freedom and what this transition meant for former slaves, former slaveowners, and the societies in which they lived. It covers areas such as Jamaica, Louisiana, Cuba, and French West Africa. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 illustrations, 4 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KBB; 1KJC; 1KJWJ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807848548
ISBN
9780807848548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.59

Hardback. Mark Rifkin explores how Indigenous experiences with time and the dominance of settler colonial conceptions of temporality have affected Native peoplehood and sovereignty, thereby rethinking the very terms by which history is created and organized around time by. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362852
ISBN
9780822362852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

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