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Hardback. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements contains over 450 topical entries written by key academics, intellectuals, and scholars, and provides a comprehensive source of information on the diverse historical and contemporary experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. Editor(s): Oboler, Professor Suzanne; Gonzalez, Professor Deena J. Num Pages: 1272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4; JPA; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 224 x 103. Weight in Grams: 4368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
1272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199744619
ISBN
9780199744619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 502.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Critchlow, Donald T.; Vandermeer, Philip R. Series Editor(s): Boyer, Paul. Series: Oxford Encyclopedias of American History. Num Pages: 1224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JP; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 196 x 103. Weight in Grams: 2988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199754618
ISBN
9780199754618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 508.84

Hardback. The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History brings together in one two-volume set the record of the nation's values, aspirations, anxieties, and beliefs as expressed in both everyday life and formal bodies of thought. Editor(s): Rubin, Professor Joan Shelley; Casper, Professor Scott E. Series Editor(s): Boyer, Paul S. Series: Oxford Encyclopedias of American History. Num Pages: 1550 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 183 x 95. Weight in Grams: 3486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
1550
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199764358
ISBN
9780199764358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 543.67

Hardback. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical is an engaging and authoritative reference for this highly popular genre, covering Broadway, Hollywood, and television in one volume. With more than two thousand entries, this book offers a wealth of information on musicals, performers, composers, lyricists, producers, choreographers, and much more. Editor(s): Hischak, Thomas S. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 960 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1494.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
958
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195335330
ISBN
9780195335330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.94

Paperback. Using an array of personal and public writings, The Overflowing of Friendship will transform our understanding of early American manhood as well as challenge us to reconsider the ways we think about gender in this period. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413839
ISBN
9781421413839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.29

Using an array of personal and public writings, The Overflowing of Friendship will transform our understanding of early American manhood as well as challenge us to reconsider the ways we think about gender in this period. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891205
ISBN
9780801891205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Canongate Books
Edition
First World Hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727886903
ISBN
9780727886903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.50

Paperback. A stimulating expose on how the roots of today's partisan rage lie in the "outrage industry" - deregulated, commodified media markets that will do anything for money and attention. Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190498467
ISBN
9780190498467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.83

paperback. The Wild Bunch, the confederation of western outlaws headed by Butch Cassidy, found sanctuary on Outlaw Trail. Stretching across Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, this trail offered hideouts to bandits and cowboys. This book presents the history of the lives and exploits of the outlaws of the Northwest. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Third Printing
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277786
ISBN
9780803277786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.91

Paperback. Retrieves the forgotten feminism of the working women, illuminating the ideas that inspired them and the reforms they secured from employers and the state. This book contains stories of labor reformers who wanted equality and "special benefits," and who argued that gender differences must be accommodated. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123684
ISBN
9780691123684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.67

Paperback. Provides a fresh interpretation of Latin American history and the region's place in the changing global political economy, from the discovery of America into the twenty-first century. This title shows how the Iberian populations and cultures - both European and American - merged and evolved. Translator(s): Giammanco Frongia, Rosanna M. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267497
ISBN
9780520267497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12, 10 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451737
ISBN
9780801451737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.76

paperback. Focusing on the close relationship between complex cultural shifts and the development of the neoliberal nation-state, this title argues that the modern Latin American nation was built upon the idea of 'the people', a citizenry with common interests transcending demographic and cultural differences. Num Pages: 392 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329411
ISBN
9780822329411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.37

Hardcover. This work highlights the high rates of delinquency and academic failure among new Asian Americans, and reveals shortcomings in the way schools educate "language minority" students. The author offers suggestions for ways in which schools might do a better job of educating all students. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNA; JNK; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787901226
ISBN
9780787901226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Hardback. Prompted by the overt omission of Muncie's black community from the famous study by Lynd and Lynd, "Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture", this book uncovers the neglected part of the story of Middletown, a well-known pseudonym for the Midwestern city of Muncie, Indiana. It is a useful resource for community research. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759104839
ISBN
9780759104839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.72

Paperback. This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, Mexico's movement toward independence from Spain was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, especially Indians, for the preservation of their communities. Num Pages: 720 pages, tables, figures, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748216
ISBN
9780804748216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.52

Hardback. For many living in U.S. cities, social services come not from the government but from local churches. Based on the first census of congregations ever conducted in any American city, this book provides an authoritative account of the functioning of congregations, their involvement in social services, and their support of other organizations. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239492
ISBN
9780812239492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.54

Paperback. These essays discuss members of the "other" New York Jewish Intellectuals, men and women who lived in New York during the 1930s and 40s, and who wrote and worked in a different intellectual circle from the one inhabited by those known as the New York Jewish Intellectuals. Num Pages: 394 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814746608
ISBN
9780814746608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Governments spend huge amounts of public money on public services such as health, education, and social care, and yet the services that are delivered are often low quality, inefficiently run, and inequitable in their distribution. This book argues that the solution is to offer choice to users and to encourage competition among providers. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129365
ISBN
9780691129365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.21
€ 52.52

Paperback. Offers a vision of Henry James as a social critic whose later works can be read as rich with homo-erotic suggestiveness. Drawing from work in queer and feminist theory, this book argues that the most fruitful approach to James is one that ignores the elitist portrait of the formalist master. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFFK; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822321477
ISBN
9780822321477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.24

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