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The Americas

Paperback. Part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally, to the creative ferment of New York's 1950s jazz scene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086054
ISBN
9781844086054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 photographs, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL1; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803288553
ISBN
9780803288553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Roughly 35 million years ago, a stray meteorite dropped out of the sky over Virginia and left an impact that helped shape one of the continent's most distinctive coastlines. This title includes stories that reveal the rich natural history Virginia had compiled long before the first human set eyes on it. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928418
ISBN
9780813928418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, Maps and Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 811.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375703461
ISBN
9780375703461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.42

Hardcover. Traces the feminist contributions of a wide range of Irish American women writers, from Mother Jones, Kate Chopin, and Margaret Mitchell to contemporary authors such as Gillian Flynn, Jennifer Egan, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633303
ISBN
9780815633303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.79

Hardback. American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047846
ISBN
9780674047846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTC; JFFE; JFSL9; JKVM; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Signal
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771030246
ISBN
9780771030246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Spencer, Scott B. Series: American Folk Music and Musicians Series. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881556
ISBN
9780810881556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.57

Paperback. Here, 16 scholars from Europe and the USA offer essays on topics such as the "Child ballads" in their British and American forms; aspects of the oral literatures of France, Ireland, Scandinavia, ancient Greece, modern Egypt and medieval England as well as recent literary ballads and popular songs. Series: English Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; AVGH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060463
ISBN
9780674060463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. A history of the Badax Tigers chronicles the experiences of Company C of the 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the entire Civil War. The author's letters provide a complete picture of a typical Federal volunteer company in the Civil War and are supplemented by newspaper articles and letters of other soldiers. Editor(s): Nanzig, Thomas P. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520844
ISBN
9780742520844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645596
ISBN
9780816645596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Looks at the biblical figure of Babylon as it appears in U.S. culture from 2001-2011 in politics, media, war, and sexual regulation; analyzes allusions to Babylon as part of a larger response to the erosion of national sovereignty within economic globalization. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM3; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257348
ISBN
9780823257348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Babylon is a surprisingly multivalent symbol in U.S. culture and politics. Political citations of Babylon range widely, from torture at Abu Ghraib to depictions of Hollywood glamour and decadence. In political discourse, Babylon appears in conservative ru Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM3; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257331
ISBN
9780823257331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGN; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594634093
ISBN
9781594634093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.52

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195379389
ISBN
9780195379389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.57

Paperback. Makes use of the results of the latest excavations, historical documentation, and the author s first-hand knowledge to provide a vivid and comprehensive account of the origins, civilization, religion, art, and science of the Aztecs. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 414 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194976
ISBN
9781405194976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.24

Paperback. 296 pages. The Ayahuasca diaries is a vine-entangled tale of shamans, jungles, psychedelic substances, a broken-hearted poker player, a few pretty girls (and a couple who aren't) and several dark temples where smoking and spitting are encouraged .. if only to ease access into the spirit world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLS; WTL. Dimension: 237 x 139 x 23. Weight: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jacana Media
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097612
ISBN
9781770097612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.53

Paperback. Now in paperback, the story of one of our nation's most infamous and horrific crimes: The Saxtown Massacre. The 1874 murder of a family of five near St. Louis grabbed national headlines like no murder had since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and investigations into the crime exposed the flaws of nineteenth-century law enforcement. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762788606
ISBN
9780762788606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Hardback. Offers the comprehensive English-language selection of the writings of the multinational missionaries who established the Moravian faith among the indigenous and Afro-descendant populations through the turbulent years of the Great Awakening of 1881 to 1882, when converts flocked to the church and the mission's membership more than doubled. Editor(s): Offen, Karl; Rugeley, Terry. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 photographs, 2 drawings, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248960
ISBN
9780803248960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Paperback. From Winston Groom, the best-selling author of Forrest Gump; Shiloh, 1862; and Vicksburg, 1863, comes the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. Num Pages: 464 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 37. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426213694
ISBN
9781426213694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

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