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The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. This collection of twelve essays is based on the premise that a better understanding of the economic development process can be gained by studying the history of those countries that have experienced long-term economic success, in this case the United States during the 19th century. Editor(s): Weiss, Thomas; Schaefer, Donald. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720847
- ISBN
- 9780804720847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.25
€ 94.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSR; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908211
- ISBN
- 9781439908211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Chronicles the struggles of immigrants who have fled their homelands in search of a better life in the United States, only to be marginalized by the society that they hoped would embrace them. This book argues that marginalization fosters antagonism within ethnic groups while undermining the ethnic solidarity emphasized by scholars of immigration. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 halftones, 3 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037820
- ISBN
- 9780691037820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.41€ 42.58
€ 53.41
€ 42.58
Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780252073052
- ISBN
- 9780252073052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. This title brings into sharp focus the merger of celebrity, corporate, power, government and empire which has become an essential part of America's belief in itself as a nation. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. 8vo.Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Icon Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First paperback edition
- SKU
- KEX0297140
- ISBN
- 9781840465723
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A celebration of contemporary American fiction. It explores how estrangement from America has shaped the fiction of a literary generation. In breaking down the divisions among standard categories of race, religion, ethnicity, and gender, it identifies shared core concerns, values, and techniques among seemingly disparate and unconnected writers. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070570
- ISBN
- 9780252070570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Unabridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847182517
- ISBN
- 9781847182517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.82
€ 52.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. * A concise introduction to American drama from the end of the Second World War to the turn of the twenty-first century. * Provides a balanced assessment of the major plays and playwrights of the period, among them Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120876
- ISBN
- 9781405120876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Hardback. An overview of the American documentary film Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621477
- ISBN
- 9780748621477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.88€ 97.67
€ 100.88
€ 97.67
Paperback. An overview of the American documentary film Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430. Projecting the Nation. 288 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. An overview of the American documentary film. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFR. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 17. Weight: 430.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621484
- ISBN
- 9780748621484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Paperback. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814713464
- ISBN
- 9780814713464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Offers an overview and critique of the foreign policy of an emerging great power whose claims to rightness often spill over into self-righteousness, whose ambitions conflict with power realities, whose judgmentalism precludes the interests of other states, and whose domestic politics frequently prevent prudent policies and result in overstretch. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431482
- ISBN
- 9780226431482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.91
€ 29.91
paperback. Like a real-life Scarface Jon was born into the upper levels of the Gambino crime family and witnessed his first murder at age seven. He became a one-man juvenile crime wave before joining an assassination squad in Vietnam. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780091949419
- ISBN
- 9780091949419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.06
€ 9.99
€ 9.06
Paperback. In this groundbreaking book, sociologist Andrew Perrin shows that rules and institutions, while important, are not the core of democracy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662336
- ISBN
- 9780745662336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.53
€ 23.53
Hardback. The book examines the problems that plague contemporary American democracy. Written from the standpoint of democratic theory, and from a progressive point of view, the book explores different facets of American democratic culture and its various deficits - deficits that can lead to the crippling of democratic politics. Series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137382870
- ISBN
- 9781137382870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. The bombing of the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, marked a major turning point in modern American culture. Authors Bruce Tucker and Priscilla L. Walton examine critical moments in the aftermath of 9/11 arguing that commentators abandoned complexity, seeking to reduce events to their simplest signification. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137033499
- ISBN
- 9781137033499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Paperback. Focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, Eighteen black and while illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. 264 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, Eighteen black and while illustrations. Focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight: 404.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622221
- ISBN
- 9780748622221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980s. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980s America and influential texts and trends of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619108
- ISBN
- 9780748619108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Discusses the dominant cultural forms in 1970s America, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms - fiction and poetry; television and drama; film and visual culture; music and fashion; and sports - and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621439
- ISBN
- 9780748621439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 175.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619467
- ISBN
- 9780748619467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.88€ 97.67
€ 100.88
€ 97.67