The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. This book provides a fresh account of the major cultural and intellectual trends of the United States in the 1910s, a decade characterised by war, the flowering of modernism, the birth of Hollywood, and Progressive interpretations of culture and society. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748634231
- ISBN
- 9780748634231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 114.08
€ 118.84
€ 114.08
Paperback. Examines the feminist, African-American and avant-garde counter-cultures that flourished in the USA between the two World Wars. It discusses such topics as public art in the Depression, the proletarian subculture and the social poetics of Kenneth Fearing, Muriel Rukeyser and Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 316 pages, 128 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082792
- ISBN
- 9780231082792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.10
€ 43.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. This study of American behavioural and thought patterns analyzes Americans' perceptual processes and how they contrast with the ways of thinking of other cultures. It should help the reader examine the cultural dimensions of communication and their implications for cross-cultural interaction. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; GTC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nicholas Brealey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877864018
- ISBN
- 9781877864018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.00
€ 19.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. This collection of essays assesses the work of a number of American intellectuals, including Susan Sontag, F.O. Mathieson, Daniel Bell and Hannah Arendt, who have addressed issues of culture and its multifaceted relations to politics, history, sociology and literary criticism. Editor(s): Murray, David. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894043
- ISBN
- 9780859894043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.83
€ 43.83
Paperback. A collection of insights into American idiosyncrasies. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Orbis Books (USA) United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570756252
- ISBN
- 9781570756252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173276
- ISBN
- 9780691173276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. In summer 2014, US agencies responsible for the border with Mexico were overwhelmed by tens of thousands of unaccompanied children arriving from Central America. Unprepared to address this unexpected kind of migrant, the US government deployed troops to carry out a new border mission. This book offers an insight on this event. Editor(s): Jaskoski, Maiah; Sotomayor, Arturo C.; Trinkunas, Harold A. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3, 1 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1K; JPB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418308
- ISBN
- 9781421418308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Begins by exploring how democratic processes affect criminal law, the documents that define law, the organizational structure of courts at the federal and state levels, the overlapping authority of the appeals process, and the effect of legal processes such as precedent, jurisdiction, and the underlying philosophies of various types of courts. Num Pages: 614 pages, 30 colour illustrations, 20 colour tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; LNAA; LNFX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1436.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455725991
- ISBN
- 9781455725991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.53
€ 182.53
Hardcover. This book examines the cultural, social, and historical affinities between the Francophone Caribbean and the American South, considering figures as diverse as Barack Obama, Frantz Fanon, Miles Davis, James Brown, Edouard Glissant, William Faulkner, Maryse Conde and Lafcadio Hearn. Editor(s): Munro, Martin; Britton, Celia. Series: Francophone Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KJ; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846317538
- ISBN
- 9781846317538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.45
€ 70.45
Paperback. In her incisive history, Kathleen D. McCarthy explores the impact of philanthropy - both giving and volunteerism - on America from 1700 to 1865. What results is a vital reevaluation of public life during the pivotal decades leading up to the Civil War. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Paperback Ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226562018
- ISBN
- 9780226562018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147673
- ISBN
- 9780691147673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. This encyclopedic study is the fruit of twenty years of collecting, research, and study of the most significant American costume jewelry from 1930-1950. It offers readers a meticulous, reliable instrument to knowing these gems, which are often true and pr Num Pages: 256 pages, 430 colour photos & 329 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329838
- ISBN
- 9780764329838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 52.30
€ 65.35
€ 52.30
Hardcover. This encyclopedic study is the fruit of twenty years of collecting, research, and study of the most significant American costume jewelry from 1930-1950. It offers readers a meticulous, reliable instrument to knowing these gems, which are often true and pr Num Pages: 256 pages, 536 color photos, 400 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329821
- ISBN
- 9780764329821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.35€ 52.30
€ 65.35
€ 52.30
Paperback. This is the study of a major change in American middle-class emotional culture. It took place between the end of World War I and the 1950s. Becoming a "cool" character meant adopting an air of nonchalance, an emotional mantle, to shield the whole personality from embarrassing excess. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814779965
- ISBN
- 9780814779965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Traces the spread of American constitutionalism throughout the world Num Pages: 564 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 181 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725177
- ISBN
- 9780814725177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. American Constitutional History presents a concise introduction to the constitutional developments that have taken place over the past 225 years, treating trends from history, law, and political science. * Presents readers with a brief and accessible introduction to more than two centuries of U.S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119141754
- ISBN
- 9781119141754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.03
€ 36.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199351817
- ISBN
- 9780199351817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.20
€ 68.20
Hardback. "About half of the essays date back to panels of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy that were held in January of 2007 (at the annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools; the remainder were delivered at a conference held at the University of Texas Law in September 2012"--Preface. Editor(s): Levinson, Sanford V.; Williams, Melissa S.; Parker, Joel. Series: NOMOS - American Society for Political & Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479812370
- ISBN
- 9781479812370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Paperback. A bold history of the region where the American West begins Series: A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b&w illus., 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253200112
- ISBN
- 9780253200112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.21
€ 25.99
€ 24.21
Hardback. Covering all the moments and behind-the-scenes details of comics in the JFK and Beatles era, this book helps offers an account of the most significant publications, notable creators, and impactful trends, including: DC Comics' rebirth of Green Lantern, Hawkman, and others, and the launch of Justice League of America and multiple earths. Editor(s): Dallas, Keith. Num Pages: 224 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 283 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781605490458
- ISBN
- 9781605490458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.96
€ 47.99
€ 33.96
Paperback. Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait. This book conveys the story of competing interests - Spanish, French, English, Native, Russian - that over the centuries shaped both the continent and its 'suburbs' in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780142002100
- ISBN
- 9780142002100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.53
€ 23.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187328
- ISBN
- 9780300187328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.64
€ 25.99
€ 19.64
Paperback. This book guides the reader through recent and established theories as well as introducing a number of previously neglected themes, films and texts. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619238
- ISBN
- 9780748619238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.54
€ 41.99
€ 37.54
Hardback. This is the rollicking, never-before-published memoir of a fascinating African American woman with an uncanny knack for being in the right place in the most interesting times. Actress, dancer, model, literary critic, psychologist, and free-spirited provocateur, Anita Reynolds was, as her Parisian friends nicknamed her, an American Cocktail. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BM; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073050
- ISBN
- 9780674073050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13