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The Americas

Paperback. Focusing on different stages of Drinker's personal development within the domestic context, this abridged edition highlights four critical phases of her life cycle: youth and courtship, wife and mother, middle age in years of crisis, and grandmother and family elder. Editor(s): Crane, Elaine Forman. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; BJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220773
ISBN
9780812220773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

paperback. Series: Literature of American Labor. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
ILR Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780875461687
ISBN
9780875461687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

paperback. Sullivan chronicles the entire history of a stadium that has been home to the greatest dynasty in sports history. He follows Yankee Stadium, from its inception in 1923 up to the present controversies surrounding the building of a new stadium - for Yankee fans, baseball aficionados, and those in the relationship between sports, business, and politics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSBV; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195331837
ISBN
9780195331837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.68

Paperback. Entering the debate on American literary history, this study offers a perspective on what constitutes not only the canon of American literature, but also the notion of America itself. The author argues for a conception of American culture which is more responsive to trans-national ideologies. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3658 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822311690
ISBN
9780822311690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

paperback. A history of the Frankfurt School and its impact during its early years in Germany and the United States. This edition includes a new preface which reflects on the continuing relevance of the work of the Frankfurt School. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HPCF; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
382
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204232
ISBN
9780520204232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008159689
ISBN
9780008159689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.44

Paperback. "Superbly researched and vividly written, The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of" Num Pages: 320 pages, 36 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVGK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hachette Books United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306807435
ISBN
9780306807435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. The inside story of what really happened at Lehman Brothers and why it failed In The Devil's Casino: Friendship, Betrayal, and the High Stakes Games Played Inside Lehman Brothers, investigative writer and Vanity Fair contributing editor Vicky Ward takes readers inside Lehman's highly charged offices. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118011492
ISBN
9781118011492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.21

Hardcover. A meditation on the chronic conundrums and contradictions in American political culture and its development over the course of four centuries. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1 st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620104
ISBN
9780700620104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.76

Paperback. In a new 10th anniversary edition: "The single most compelling, lucid, and lyrical contemporary account of the absurdity of U.S. border policy" (The Atlantic). Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316010801
ISBN
9780316010801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. Great white sharks are enigmas. They ruled the oceans long before dinosaurs inhabited the earth, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Scientists speculate they can live for 60 years and grow to a massive 20 feet long. This title deals with great white sharks and the power they have over us. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.), 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BTH; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099555247
ISBN
9780099555247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.85

Paperback. A humorous, historical, and hirsute miscellany that's the baseball book Howard Zinn would have written, if he hated the Yankees. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFCA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Coffee House Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566893459
ISBN
9781566893459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. "A pioneer work in .. the sexual structuring of society. This is not just another book about witchcraft."--Edmund S. Morgan, Yale University Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; HRQX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393317596
ISBN
9780393317596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2AB; AMG; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553813531
ISBN
9780553813531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.82

Paperback. Explores the Latino presence in the United States. This book also debunks common myths about Silicon Valley. Based on oral histories as well as archival research, it shows how San Jose, Santa Clara, and other northern California locales played a critical role in the ongoing development of Latino politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 halftones. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press New Jersey
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118468
ISBN
9780691118468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

The Devil at Genesee Junction recalls the mutilation murders of George-Ann Formiciola and Catherine Ann Bernhard that happened in June 1966 in the backfields of Chili, NY. The author, along with the help of a mother of one of the victims and a private detective, heats up the cold case, and sends the investigation in a startling new direction. Num Pages: 398 pages, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252332
ISBN
9781442252332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Paperback. Reconstructs how Iberian, indigenous, and African beliefs fused to create a syncretic religious culture in Brazil. Focusing on sorcery, this title argues that European traditions of witchcraft combined with practices of Indians and African slaves to form a Brazilian set of beliefs that became central to the lives of the people in the colony. Translator(s): Whitty, Diane Grosklaus. Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292702363
ISBN
9780292702363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAF; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665862
ISBN
9781552665862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. This volume focuses on the past and present development of African American vernacular English, particularly its development during the antebellum period and its trajectory of change in 20th-century. It studies an isolated bi-racial community situated in a distinctive dialect region. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 2ABM; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230878
ISBN
9780631230878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.18

Paperback. "One of the major sources for the study on the interraction between whites and American Indians during the sixteenth century." -- Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association Translator(s): Briffault, Herma. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801844300
ISBN
9780801844300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.39

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