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The Americas

Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470379202
ISBN
9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.28

Hardcover. Set primarily on a plantation called Arcadia, overlooking the sea and a distant Cuba from on high, the author alternates between the acceptable pursuits of a Victorian gentlewoman - sewing, social visits, riding - and trying to find a more meaningful role for herself in this man's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011833
ISBN
9781906011833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.02

Paperback. As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South, which portrayed itself as bravely fighting for its independence. This book gives fresh accounts of Civil War battles by seeing them through the eyes of British journalists and myriad soldiers. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 48. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1040
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040585
ISBN
9780141040585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.15

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801472756
ISBN
9780801472756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.91

Hardcover. Many people understand urban renewal projects and the power of eminent domain as two of the most widely despised, and even racist, tools for reshaping American cities in the postwar period. Concerned more with winners and losers than with heroes and villains, this book offers a sober assessment of money and power in Jim Crow America. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 376 pages, 34 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226115146
ISBN
9780226115146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.39

Paperback. This book is an updated edition of the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739573
ISBN
9780804739573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118775011
ISBN
9781118775011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.16

Paperback. Addresses the role of Southern women during the Civil War; topics include the experiences of female slaves, the lives of rural and non-elite refugee women, the effects of the post-war era on African-American women and the legacy of the Civil War in women's suffrage movements. Editor(s): Campbell, Edward D.C.; Rice, Kym S.; Campbell Jr, Edward D.C. (Director of Archival and Information Services, Library of Virginia, Richmond, USA). Series: The Museum of the Confederacy. Num Pages: 236 pages, 70 b&w illustrations, 20 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917399
ISBN
9780813917399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.79

Paperback. A lively portrayal of Hollywood's contradictory message of conformity and riotous freedom in films about women's lives and loves. Num Pages: 532 pages, 46 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 38. Weight in Grams: 763.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Wesleyan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819562913
ISBN
9780819562913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.28

paperback. Tells the story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable inter-species dance and bringing the wild into sharp focus. This book is about a creature who defied nature and thus gave humans a chance to understand it a little more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753540886
ISBN
9780753540886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Twenty-one selections from his major historical writings, offering the key arguments of the most influential and controversial American historian of his generation. "The history of U.S. relations with the rest of the world cannot be written without taking into account Williams' work." -Booklist. Num Pages: 417 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566630023
ISBN
9781566630023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL9; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820301
ISBN
9780774820301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. In the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth. Editor(s): Hovde, Carl F.; Howarth, William L.; Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118789
ISBN
9780691118789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Hardcover. Helps readers understand how any literary tradition involves an open conversation between its texts - a web of words that stretches from the local to the transnational. This book charts 3 different intertextual practices involving writings both within and outside the South. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330051
ISBN
9780820330051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.72

paperback. Essays on the development of Boas' theories on primitive art and his legacy i Northwest Coast art studies offer a theoretical framework for this collectio of 14 articles written between 1889 and 1916 by the art historian and anthropologist. The articles, in which he disputes Eurocentric art theorie Editor(s): Jonaitis, Aldona. Num Pages: 380 pages, 242 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295973845
ISBN
9780295973845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

Hardback. Describes inner cities as structures of subordination. Given the government's role in creating and maintaining segregation, this work argues, justice demands no less than the sweeping federal action. It includes ten responses from scholars, journalists, and practicing lawyers. It is aimed at those interested in social justice, and domestic policy. Editor(s): Cohen, Joshua; Decker, Jefferson; Rogers, Joel. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088815
ISBN
9780691088815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.90

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTV; JFM; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813934747
ISBN
9780813934747
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161446
ISBN
9781784161446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. Part travelogue, part natural history, and part documentary, this title is the record of three friends' journey from the Panhandle to Granbury - a 450-mile walk across West Texas. Num Pages: 186 pages, 31 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653631
ISBN
9780875653631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. '!A volar!' is a new 5-level primary Spanish course from Collins, offering a fun and engaging approach to language learning. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADS; 4P; YQF. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 194 x 264 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008142452
ISBN
9780008142452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.74

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