The Americas
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The Americas
Hardcover. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; LNDU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479874729
- ISBN
- 9781479874729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Gorski, Paul C.; Landsman, Julie. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579228590
- ISBN
- 9781579228590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Hardback. The North Carolina stoneware pots belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In an illustrated celebration of that tradition, this book traces the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century. It includes color photographs, highlighting the shapes and surfaces of selected pots. Num Pages: 336 pages, 237 colour illustrations, 1 map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AFPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807829929
- ISBN
- 9780807829929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 49.94
€ 51.99
€ 49.94
Paperback. Described as an exchange of gifts, a system of banking or a struggle for prestige, the potlatch is one of the founding concepts of anthropology. This book shows that the potlatch was invented by the 19th-century Canadian law which sought to destroy it, generating a batch of "potlatch papers". Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069876
- ISBN
- 9780226069876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.29
€ 42.99
€ 33.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Halinen, Dmitry S. Num Pages: 129 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; TDCB; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 129
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614709909
- ISBN
- 9781614709909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.49€ 115.01
€ 168.49
€ 115.01
Paperback. Explores the Latin American engagement with postmodernism in an effort to situate it in a transnational framework. Editor(s): Beverley, John R.; Oviedo, Jose; Aronna, Michael. Series: A Boundary 2 Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316145
- ISBN
- 9780822316145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64
The Postmodern Presence. Readings on Postmodernism in American Culture...
Arthur Asa . Ed(S): Berger
Paperback. "Postmodern" is a popular term, but difficult to define. Instead of summing up the various perspectives of scholars and the variety of ideas to which the term postmodernism has been assigned, this text lets this diversity speak for itself. Editor(s): Berger, Arthur Asa. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989806
- ISBN
- 9780761989806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
The Postmodern Presence. Readings on Postmodernism in American Culture...
Arthur Asa . Ed(S): Berger
Hardback. "Postmodern" is a popular term, but difficult to define. Instead of summing up the various perspectives of scholars and the variety of ideas to which the term postmodernism has been assigned, this text lets this diversity speak for itself. Editor(s): Berger, Arthur Asa. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989790
- ISBN
- 9780761989790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.43
€ 144.43
Paperback. Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil, but his work has only recently become known to the English-speaking world. This new translation of Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, first published in 1881, now brings Machado de Assis's sardonic wit and keen appreciation of human foibles to a much larger audience. Editor(s): Regno, Enylton De Sa. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BG; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195101706
- ISBN
- 9780195101706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Hardcover. Analyses literary representations of the American experience in selected works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. Reveals the ambivalence that underlay the cultural and political development of the United States as a former colony. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338746
- ISBN
- 9780230338746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.09
€ 65.09
Paperback. Presents an argument that postal network initiated cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that defines our world of telecommunications. This book traces these shifts from their beginnings. It paints a picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for communications. Num Pages: 238 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327211
- ISBN
- 9780226327211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Paperback. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770603
- ISBN
- 9780814770603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814762899
- ISBN
- 9780814762899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.98
€ 84.98
hardcover. Editor(s): Wise, Carol. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JPA; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271018225
- ISBN
- 9780271018225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.98€ 99.41
€ 120.98
€ 99.41
Paperback. The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya generates a fresh landscape. This book shows how the West must transform its global strategy, moving from a position of hegemony to one that recognizes this seismic power shift. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241958759
- ISBN
- 9780241958759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
paperback. Editor(s): Ortiz, Hector. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; JPQB; JWXV; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634853538
- ISBN
- 9781634853538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.73€ 71.61
€ 93.73
€ 71.61
Hardback. The New York Times bestseller, revised and expanded with a new afterword: the essential update of Fareed Zakaria's international bestseller about America and its shifting position in world affairs. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393081800
- ISBN
- 9780393081800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.20
€ 31.99
€ 28.20
paperback. Taking a look at white supremacy, this work argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment. This work shows how whiteness works in respect to Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. It also analyzes the centrality of whiteness to US culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134946
- ISBN
- 9781592134946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.91
€ 33.99
€ 33.91
The Portuguese in Canada: Diasporic Challenges and Adjustment
Teixeira, Carlos; da Rosa, Victor M. P.
hardcover. Essays examine the history of the Portuguese diaspora, the Portuguese presence in Newfoundland and its fisheries, language and identity, urban experiences (especially in Montreal and Toronto), and history and literature. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802098337
- ISBN
- 9780802098337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
The Portrayal of Czechoslovakia in the American Print Media, 1938-1989
Galush, William J.. Ed(S): Ference, Gregory C...
hardcover. Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period. Editor(s): Ference, Gregory C. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335904
- ISBN
- 9780880335904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. First English-language guide to the new form of democractic government pioneered in Porto Alegre, Brazil Editor(s): Bruce, Iain. Series: IIRE (International Institute for Research and Education). Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPFF; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0013086
- ISBN
- 9780745320960
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour photos; 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804186100
- ISBN
- 9780804186100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.06
€ 27.99
€ 24.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Robbins, Hollis; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSBF; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143105992
- ISBN
- 9780143105992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.54
€ 23.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. The life of Frederick Douglass is nothing less than the history of America in the 19th century from slavery to reconstruction. His influence was felt in the political sphere, major social movements, literary culture, and even international affairs. This is a collection of the seminal writings and speeches of a writer, and civil rights leader. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis; Stauffer, John. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 195 x 27. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106814
- ISBN
- 9780143106814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39