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The Americas

Paperback. Explores the moral terrain of America, analyzing the widely held perception that the nation is in moral decline. This book looks at the question from a variety of angles, examining traditional values, secular values, religious values, family values, economic values, and others. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 line illus. 2 halftones. 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127873
ISBN
9780691127873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. America's Covert War provides a tough-minded investigation of how legal process and human rights have been ignored in the search for often non-existent terrorists in Africa. It considers both the short-term and long-term impact of this intensive militarisation on vulnerable ethnic and religious groups in this highly volatile region. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Publication date
2019
SKU
V9781849044134
ISBN
9781849044134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.23

Paperback. This book argues that recognition of the corporate studio's role as author of Hollywood motion pictures enables original interpretations of Hollywood films and provides a deeper understanding of their cultural, political, and commercial objectives. Series: Post - 45. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APFA; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 182 x 24. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778633
ISBN
9780804778633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812986686
ISBN
9780812986686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.47

Hardback. In the United States today, the term "terrorism" conjures up images of dangerous, outside threats: religious extremists and suicide bombers in particular. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583675717
ISBN
9781583675717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 53.43

Paperback. In the United States today, the term "terrorism" conjures up images of dangerous, outside threats: religious extremists and suicide bombers in particular. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583675700
ISBN
9781583675700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.29

Hardcover. Resulting from an arduous series of six journeys along the two-thousand-mile line that divides East from West, this title includes photographs that provide the intimate yet dispassionate observations of a person who chose to explore the meanings inherent in the great empty middle between our coasts. Series: Plains Histories Series. Num Pages: 113 pages, 113 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 283 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
2nd printing,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725614
ISBN
9780896725614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 715 pages, 81 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 42. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
715
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245013
ISBN
9780520245013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Paperback. Argues that the story of juridical racialism shows how race and citizenship served as a nexus for the professionalization of the social sciences Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793657
ISBN
9780814793657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Glick, Roger H. Num Pages: 173 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600212185
ISBN
9781600212185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.28
€ 109.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Woodland, Jason R. Num Pages: 252 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600212215
ISBN
9781600212215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.28
€ 110.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606923344
ISBN
9781606923344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.09
€ 38.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195336085
ISBN
9780195336085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. During the Second World War, Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138401
ISBN
9781592138401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. Despite their outwardly friendly ways and easy-going manner, Americans continue to be a mystery to their business counterparts in other countries. Craig Storti tackles the "can-do" culture of the United States to help professionals better understand the sometimes confusing, sometimes frustrating American personality. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931930055
ISBN
9781931930055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.94

Hardback. Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JFFD; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123325
ISBN
9780691123325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 50.37

Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247437
ISBN
9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Paperback. Series: Modernist Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190272418
ISBN
9780190272418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67

Paperback. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2014. From the award-winning author of 'Half of a Yellow Sun,' a powerful story of love, race and identity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007356348
ISBN
9780007356348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardback. What is the future of America? Will the youth play the role everybody is expecting them to? This book presents a group of award-winning photographers who join together to take a fresh look at the youth of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 illustrations, 140 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Contrasto Italy
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788869651571
ISBN
9788869651571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

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