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The Americas
Paperback. A decline in public expenditure has affected cherished national institutions and values in Costa Rica, with the blame tending to be placed on immigrant Nicaraguans. This book explores the construction of the 'other' in Costa Rican imagery and considers the role of national identification in modern societies. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802353
- ISBN
- 9780896802353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Paperback. An archival history of governmental investigations of anthropologists in the 1950s, based on over 20,000 pages of documents obtained by the author under the Freedom of Information Act Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JHM; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333388
- ISBN
- 9780822333388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
hardcover. Series: Issues in Crime and Justice. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739129579
- ISBN
- 9780739129579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.72
€ 127.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFA; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816659050
- ISBN
- 9780816659050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. What was it like to work behind the scenes, away from the spotlight's glare, in Hollywood's so-called Golden Age? The interviews in this book provide eye-witness accounts from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam, to explore the creative decisions that have shaped some of Classical Hollywood's most-loved films. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137541901
- ISBN
- 9781137541901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.75
€ 124.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927063132
- ISBN
- 9781927063132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.70
€ 26.99
€ 18.70
Hardback. Paul Macnamara was managing editor of Cosmopolitan, a publicist, a writer, and a television producer. Between 1945 and 1949 he was director of advertising and publicity for legendary film producer David O. Selznick. His reminiscences include the making of a number of Selznick features, such as Duel in the Sun and Portrait of Jennie. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826946
- ISBN
- 9780810826946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.74
€ 99.74
Paperback. The capstone of Clifford's distinguished career and the definitive book on women teachers in America, Those Good Gertrudes will engage scholars in the history of education and women's history, teachers past, present, and future, and readers with vivid memories of their own teachers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JNB; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419794
- ISBN
- 9781421419794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
€ 33.96
The capstone of Clifford's distinguished career and the definitive book on women teachers in America, Those Good Gertrudes will engage scholars in the history of education and women's history, teachers past, present, and future, and readers with vivid memories of their own teachers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 19, 18 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414331
- ISBN
- 9781421414331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.91
€ 56.91
Hardcover. Takes on critics of Latina/o immigration, using government statistics, economic data, historical records, and social science research to provide a counter-narrative Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814776575
- ISBN
- 9780814776575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.48
€ 47.48
paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551642284
- ISBN
- 9781551642284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.32
€ 25.99
€ 22.32
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633664
- ISBN
- 9780691633664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.70€ 128.03
€ 171.70
€ 128.03
Paperback. The first book on the Thornton Affair-a pivotal moment in the Mexican-American War and in the shaping of the U.S. and Mexico. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Lone Star Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493025558
- ISBN
- 9781493025558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.18
€ 17.99
€ 17.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268044244
- ISBN
- 9780268044244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601816
- ISBN
- 9780691601816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.60
€ 58.80
€ 45.60
Paperback. Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of "pure" nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work--how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire, and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Editor(s): Specq, Francois; Walls, Laura Dassow; Granger, Michele. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820344294
- ISBN
- 9780820344294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.61
€ 43.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, 97 Full Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556438837
- ISBN
- 9781556438837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.59
€ 21.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844650354
- ISBN
- 9781844650354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.51
€ 44.51
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States, in many ways defines the meaning of the United States. This extensively researched work reveals that Jefferson was in fact generally favorable to the Haitian Revolution, before and during his presidency, and supportive of its independence. Num Pages: 722 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739124499
- ISBN
- 9780739124499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.42
€ 249.42
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson made a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings. The Founding Father was traveling to Paris to serve as ambassador to France. Jefferson wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose - to master the art of French cooking. This title tells the story of a Founding Foodie who transformed American agriculture. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Quirk Books United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594745782
- ISBN
- 9781594745782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Hardback. This first major study of Thomas Jefferson's reputation in nearly fifty years is concerned with Jefferson and history both as something Jefferson made and something that he sought to shape. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624997
- ISBN
- 9780748624997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 101.60
€ 105.84
€ 101.60
paperback. To many Americans, Thomas Jefferson is the architect of our freedom. This book takes into the Jefferson's world, to help us understand what it meant to be a man of his time. Num Pages: 376 pages, 48 b&w illustrations & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927329
- ISBN
- 9780813927329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.36
€ 18.36
Hardcover. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813931685
- ISBN
- 9780813931685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. This title presents the story of the University that encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jefferson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution. Editor(s): Wilson, Richard Guy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 colour & 67 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AMB; AMG; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 262 x 18. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928302
- ISBN
- 9780813928302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.37
€ 35.99
€ 34.37