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The Americas
Hardback. In The Geographies of Social Movements Ulrich Oslender examines the activism of black communities in the lowland rain forest of Colombia's Pacific coast to show how the mutually constituting relationships between residents and their environment informs the political process. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361046
- ISBN
- 9780822361046
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Condition: New
€ 123.67
€ 123.67
Paperback. In The Geographies of Social Movements Ulrich Oslender examines the activism of black communities in the lowland rain forest of Colombia's Pacific coast to show how the mutually constituting relationships between residents and their environment informs the political process. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361220
- ISBN
- 9780822361220
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€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. Susan Schulten tells a story of Americans beginning to see the world around them, tracing U.S. attitudes towards world geography from the end of 19th century exploration to the dawn of the Cold War. The work discusses the study of geography and its place in culture and politics Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 halftones, 7 line drawings, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTP; RGR; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226740560
- ISBN
- 9780226740560
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.11
€ 40.99
€ 31.11
Paperback. "A masterly quarter-century of commentary on the discipline of American history."-Allen D. Boyer, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393327144
- ISBN
- 9780393327144
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.07
€ 16.99
€ 16.07
paperback. Recalls how much of the rebellious queer culture, cheap rents, and a vibrant downtown arts movement vanished almost overnight to be replaced by gay conservative spokespeople and mainstream consumerism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280069
- ISBN
- 9780520280069
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.48
€ 25.99
€ 19.48
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479897841
- ISBN
- 9781479897841
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€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. Newman looks at the use of landscape in a wide array of Cooper's novels to illustrate the great author's distinctive outlook on what it meant to be a gentleman in the early days of America. Only in the land of democracy, opportunity and rolling countryside can a true Cooper gentleman arise. Num Pages: 120 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105818
- ISBN
- 9780739105818
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Condition: New
€ 108.69
€ 108.69
Paperback. Covers various aspects of western feminine life, which include a good deal about the western male. This book shows that the reactions of the women to their frontier experience were as important as male reactions in the development of American mores and American democracy. Num Pages: 335 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803250253
- ISBN
- 9780803250253
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.88
€ 19.99
€ 19.88
Paperback. During the turbulent 1960s in Birmingham, Alabama, civil rights attorney Arthur Shores and his family came under repeated attacks by the KKK. Now for the first time, in The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill, Shores' daughters tell their story of a man determined to fight on because of his passion and belief in a God who sees all men as equal. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310336228
- ISBN
- 9780310336228
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.46
€ 15.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1958
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226064918
- ISBN
- 9780226064918
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.62
€ 32.99
€ 25.62
hardcover. The Genetic Imaginary demonstrates that the overall effect of these changes to the criminal justice system has been to emphasize the importance of community security at the expense of individual rights. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087843
- ISBN
- 9780802087843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.91
€ 90.91
Hardback. Celebrated historian Winston Groom tells the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall - from the World War I battle that shaped them to their greatest victory: leading the allies to victory in World War II. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWA; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426215490
- ISBN
- 9781426215490
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.41
€ 30.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his own life he too would lose because of that day. This book makes you rethink what it means to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JM; BGHA; JPVR; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099572299
- ISBN
- 9780099572299
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.17
€ 11.99
€ 10.17
paperback. Emphasising the integration of traditional labour history topics with historical accounts of gender, female subjectivity, and community, this volume explores working women's agency and consciousness and offers details regarding women's lives as daughters, housewives, mothers, factory workers, trade union leaders, and political activists. Editor(s): French, John D.; James, Daniel. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 5 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822319962
- ISBN
- 9780822319962
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. In a sweeping reassessment of early American literature, The Gender of Freedom explores the workings of the literary public sphere-from its colonial emergence through the antebellum flourishing of sentimentalism-and places representations of and by women at the center rather than the margin of the public sphere and the politics of liberalism. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBD; DSK; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758475
- ISBN
- 9780804758475
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. In this work, the author analyzes the ways in which law legitimizes the social segregation of the sexes through legal decisions and illustrates the ways in which men's and women's oppressions are intertwined and how law molds the very definition of masculinity. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FV; JFSJ; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751220
- ISBN
- 9780814751220
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
paperback. In this work Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues that the courts cannot and should not impose it. The author places his case in a broad moral and social context, offering original, pragmatic and workable legal solutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451015
- ISBN
- 9780226451015
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.38
€ 36.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. "This is the history of the gay and lesbian movement that we've been waiting for" (The Washington Post). Num Pages: 832 pages, 2x8-pg b&w inserts, 44 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; JPVH; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451694123
- ISBN
- 9781451694123
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. Deals with a thousand-mile migration marked by hardship and sudden death - but unique in American history for its purpose, discipline, and solidarity. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803292130
- ISBN
- 9780803292130
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Condition: New
€ 24.89
€ 24.89
Paperback. For a century, the University Extension has provided community access to Harvard, including the opportunity for women and men to earn a degree. This book traces the evolution of University Extension at Harvard from the Lyceum movement in Boston to its creation by its president A Lawrence Lowell in 1910. Series: Harvard University Extension School. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JNB; JNMN; JNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051355
- ISBN
- 9780674051355
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
€ 17.99
€ 16.17
From 1960 to 1990, Alfred R. Schneider served as head of standards and practices, or "chief censor", for the American Broadcasting Company. This text, his autobiography, provides a unique history of American culture and the television industry. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 232 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGFA; JFCA; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606833
- ISBN
- 9780815606833
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.34
€ 27.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. Presents the urban biography of Omaha. This book describes the building of the transcontinental railroad, the penetration of the Great Plains by homesteaders, the establishment of the meat packing industry, and the creation of an elaborate national defense system. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Enlarged ed.
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803279674
- ISBN
- 9780803279674
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Paperback. Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. They stole a dozen masterpieces. The theft has become one of the nation's extraordinary mysteries. Art detective Harold Smith worked the theft for years. This work explores his unfinished leads. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJPR; ABK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061451843
- ISBN
- 9780061451843
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.21
€ 14.99
€ 11.21
Paperback. IBeautifully designed with 21 color and 15 halftone illustrations, this first substantial study of Emily Dickinson's devotion to flowers and gardening seeks to join both poet and gardener in one creative personality. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 color illustrations, 12 tritone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018297
- ISBN
- 9780674018297
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23