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The Americas

Paperback. Explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern day cigarette. Num Pages: 292 pages, 15 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFH1; JHBT; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415116695
ISBN
9780415116695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.04

Paperback. The great Tidewater planters of mid-eighteenth-century Virginia were fathers of the American Revolution. This book focuses on how elite planters gave meaning to existence. It examines the value-laden relationships that led from tobacco to politics, and from agrarian experience to political protest. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691089140
ISBN
9780691089140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. This book, edited by the leading researcher in tobacco control and policy, explores multiple dimensions of tobacco use; health, social, and economic implications as well as the ethical, legal and scientific debates that have accompanied the development of tobacco control policies in the U.S. Editor(s): Warner, Kenneth E. Series Editor(s): Isaacs, Stephen L.; Knickman, James R. Series: Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787987459
ISBN
9780787987459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 102.16

Paperback. After the American Civil War, southern black women, such as household labourers and washerwomen, constructed their own world of work, play, negotiation, resistance and community organization. This book traces their struggles as they resisted efforts to keep them economically depressed. Num Pages: 322 pages, 15 halftones; 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674893085
ISBN
9780674893085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardcover. Presents a portrait of Begay family's decision to return to the Navajo reservation and reclaim its cultural identity. This book examines the spiritual healing that can take place when cultural identity is honored and restored. Num Pages: 200 pages, 82 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 283 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135549
ISBN
9780890135549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.65
€ 43.00

Hardback. Oliver's study is rigorous and detailed but contemplative in its approach, examining the larger meanings of mankind's first adventures in "the heavens." Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407883
ISBN
9781421407883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.41

Hardcover. A former American diplomat reveals a disconnect between Washington policymakers and those who work in US embassies. Num Pages: 320 pages, ---. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393246582
ISBN
9780393246582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.74

Hardcover. Through this series of essays, readers will have the opportunity to explore some of the political and ethical issues involved in this emerging field of Canadian 'citizenship through history' as they learn about public memory and broadly defined history education in Canada. Editor(s): Sandwell, Ruth. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802038913
ISBN
9780802038913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.30

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631158
ISBN
9780691631158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.84

Paperback. For the first time in paperback, and fully updated-the definitive history of the most popular rock-and-roll band of all time, the Eagles. Num Pages: 418 pages, 34 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592. The Untold Story of the Eagles. 420 pages, 34 b&w photos. For the first time in paperback, and fully updated-the definitive history of the most popular rock-and-roll band of all time, the Eagles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; BGF. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight: 586.
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306813986
ISBN
9780306813986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.50

Hardback. Series: Pennsylvania German History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 37 color, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271023687
ISBN
9780271023687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.43
€ 60.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Severn House Trade Paperback
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847516954
ISBN
9781847516954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Severn House Large Print
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Large Print
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727895400
ISBN
9780727895400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Opening an unexpected window on the American soul, Ellis unfurls the fascinating history of the Pledge of Allegiance and of the debates and controversies that have sometimes surrounded it. Num Pages: 298 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615216
ISBN
9780700615216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.71

Explores the story of crypto-Jews and the tenuous preservation of Jewish rituals and traditions in Mexico and New Mexico. This title provides an account of the economic, social, and religious lives of crypto-Jews during the colonial period and after the annexation of New Mexico by the United States in 1846. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 maps; 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129367
ISBN
9780231129367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.57

Paperback. New Deal photographs reveal the inexorable "pull of the city" even as they lament the demise of rural America Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AJC; HBJK; HBLW; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592139989
ISBN
9781592139989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

paperback. Series: Sport & culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JNSV; JNT; YNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636525
ISBN
9780816636525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.66

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441578
ISBN
9780801441578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Hardback. From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or 'homegoing' ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. This title offers a history of how African American funeral directors have been integral to the fight for freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JHBZ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036215
ISBN
9780674036215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press New York
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755877
ISBN
9780814755877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. The history of Wal-Mart uncovers a complex network that united Sun Belt entrepreneurs, evangelical employees, Christian business students, overseas missionaries, and free-market activists. Through the stories of people linked by the world's largest corporation, the author shows how a Christian service ethos powered capitalism at home and abroad. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HRC; KCZ; WJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
8.8.2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057401
ISBN
9780674057401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. Provides an introduction and overview of church-state relations in the United States. Exploring the inherent tension between the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First Amendment, this work discusses how the fragmented nature of political authority in the US provides the basis for continuing conflict concerning church-state relations. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589016378
ISBN
9781589016378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.08

Hardback. How to return democracy to the heart of a university's mission Editor(s): Saltmarsh, John; Hartley, Matthew. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439905067
ISBN
9781439905067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.47

Paperback. An intimate exploration of the complexity of a bicultural immigrant experience, this text traces three generations of an Iranian (and Iranian-American) family undergoing a century of change - from the author's grandfather to her father, to Bahrampour herself. Num Pages: 357 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223547
ISBN
9780520223547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

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