The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Highlighting the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960, this book traces the diverse ways in which these young women sought claim to cultural citizenship, exploring such topics as the nation's first Asian American sorority, Chi Alpha Delta; and Asian American youth culture and beauty pageants. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJPG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751947
- ISBN
- 9780814751947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.97
€ 27.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. A memoir presents David Powell's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. Series: UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation. Num Pages: 354 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PSPM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239173
- ISBN
- 9780520239173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. The financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is the most alarming of our lifetime because of the warp-speed at which it is occurring. This title presents a non-technical examination of this mother of various financial disasters and of the, as yet, stumbling efforts to cope with it. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 122 x 27. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060395
- ISBN
- 9780674060395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.41
€ 35.99
€ 30.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456534
- ISBN
- 9780801456534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.82
€ 38.99
€ 37.82
Paperback. Young minority men are often portrayed in popular media as victims of poverty and discrimination. This book delves deeper, investigating the social and cultural implications of the "American dream" narrative for young minority men in the juvenile justice systems in Boston and Chicago. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBNC; JFFJ; JFSL; JKVQ2; LNFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290457
- ISBN
- 9780520290457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Hardback. In this volume, Heather Munro Prescott shows how the mid-20th-century emergence of adolescent medicine resulted from a combination of social changes that reached far beyond the field of medicine - changes that placed teenagers themselves at the centre of the national agenda. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSP1; JFSP2; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674214613
- ISBN
- 9780674214613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.46€ 68.48
€ 76.46
€ 68.48
Hardback. A collection of letters describing the day-to-day work and experiences of a doctor at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota during the mid-1950s. Editor(s): Collins, Cary C.; Mutschler, Charles V. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 b&w photos, 5 maps, 4 figures, appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJP; BJ; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803226258
- ISBN
- 9780803226258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92
€ 52.92
Hardback. Series: Contributions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313249976
- ISBN
- 9780313249976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.11€ 78.31
€ 87.11
€ 78.31
Paperback. Investigates broad questions about ethnicity, the nature of diasporic identity, and Brazilian culture. This title analyzes how Nikkei (Japanese migrants) both resisted and conformed to others' perceptions of their identity as they struggled to define and claim their own ethnicity within Sao Paulo during the dictatorship. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 illus., 8 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KLS; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340812
- ISBN
- 9780822340812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance since 1991: Volume 3, USA an...
Goodland, Katharine, O'Connor, John
Hardcover. Includes detailed listings of all major Shakespeare plays on stage and screen, this book covers performances in North America since 1991. It uniquely explores each plays' performance history, as well as including reviews and useful information about staging. An engaging reference guide for academics and students alike. Series: A Directory of Shakespeare in Performance. Num Pages: 2175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JJPR; 3JMC; AN; DSGS; GBCT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 1. Weight in Grams: 2580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 2192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230223974
- ISBN
- 9780230223974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 417.23
€ 417.23
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609804169
- ISBN
- 9781609804169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.62
€ 23.99
€ 21.62
Paperback. This is the story of an autistic boy who is also loving, brilliant and resilient. In this book, his father writes about the joys, fears, frustration, exhilaration, and exhaustion involved in raising his son. He writes about the impact on his family, the travails of navigating the educational system, and the lessons he has learned about life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; VFJD; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843107156
- ISBN
- 9781843107156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.64
€ 25.64
Paperback. A collection of Sivanandan's work charting the history of post war black struggles against British racism Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Pluto Press London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861043712
- ISBN
- 9780861043712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 24.05
€ 35.99
€ 24.05
Paperback. Features four distinguished scholars in political science who analyze American democracy from a comparative point of view, exploring how the US political system differs from that of thirty other democracies and what those differences ultimately mean for democratic performance. Num Pages: 392 pages, 17 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198089
- ISBN
- 9780300198089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Provides a synthesis between scientific and common names of the plants. Intended as a companion to field guides of common flowers in the region, this dictionary offers an opportunity to reference both names. The scientific or binomial name is translated from its Latin form and its original language, even a personal name, is identified. Editor(s): Neill, Amanda. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; GBC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653099
- ISBN
- 9780875653099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.99
€ 30.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJD; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674197374
- ISBN
- 9780674197374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.29
€ 40.99
€ 33.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 19, 16 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454486
- ISBN
- 9780801454486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.16
€ 54.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACX; AFC; AGNB; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927330050
- ISBN
- 9781927330050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.37
€ 34.99
€ 23.37
Hardcover. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933849
- ISBN
- 9780813933849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.79
€ 53.79
Paperback. Using the art, food and the books of Brazils nineteenth-century writer, Machado de Assis, this work is about its history of slavery and the multicultural but disturbed society that was left in its wake when the practice was abolished in the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288. A Book of Omissions. 352 pages. Using the art, food and the books of Brazils nineteenth-century writer, Machado de Assis, this work is about its history of slavery and the multicultural but disturbed society that was left in its wake when the practice was abolished in the late nineteenth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTL. Dimension: 201 x 150 x 24. Weight: 246.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747573166
- ISBN
- 9780747573166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.62
€ 19.99
€ 14.62
Hardcover. Combines the drama, intrigue, and emotion of excellent storytelling with cutting-edge forensic investigation techniques and legal theory Num Pages: 405 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 405
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814784563
- ISBN
- 9780814784563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.19
€ 50.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062284068
- ISBN
- 9780062284068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.36
€ 30.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. The history of Haiti has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords, but there has also been a history of resistance and sometimes triumph. This study aims to show that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been a important element in the power struggle. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032924
- ISBN
- 9780226032924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256532
- ISBN
- 9780823256532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.60
€ 35.60