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The Americas
Paperback. America's expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. This book re-writes the history of the United States through a western lens. It reflects the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, from 1850 to the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291416
- ISBN
- 9780520291416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.62
€ 40.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. America's expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. This title re-writes the history of the United States through a western lens. It reflects the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, from the pre-Columbian era to 1877. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290044
- ISBN
- 9780520290044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. This wide-ranging history of Georgian Bay examines changing cultural representations of landscape over time, shifts between resource development and recreational use, and environmental politics of place -- stories central to the Canadian experience. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 colour photographs, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; HBJK; RGL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774810982
- ISBN
- 9780774810982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Paperback. Explores American culture's attitudes toward shame and sexuality Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740286
- ISBN
- 9780814740286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. A groundbreaking examination of Chile's Mapuche shamans and their use of a unique tree in ritual transvestitism and political defiance. Num Pages: 335 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HRKT; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292716599
- ISBN
- 9780292716599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.47
€ 34.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in the jungle. Num Pages: 538 pages, 104ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226790138
- ISBN
- 9780226790138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.57
€ 43.99
€ 33.57
Hardcover. Probes into the significance and meaning of shamanic practices in Northeast Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, and also points up the intriguing differences in the ritual garb as generation after generation sought to influence events through the aid of spirits. Num Pages: 192 pages, 108 illustrations, 81 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 888.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500517253
- ISBN
- 9780500517253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.79
€ 26.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BTC; JFFE; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Barricade Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569808085
- ISBN
- 9781569808085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.30
€ 19.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Upending many of our assumptions about American culture since the 1950s, this text particularly focuses on the notion that the '60s represented a total rupture and that the '70s marked the end of meaningful change. The essays map an alternative history of American culture from the '50s to the '90s. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106719
- ISBN
- 9780231106719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.21
€ 36.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341895
- ISBN
- 9780822341895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.12
€ 29.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. The second phase of the civil rights movement (1965-1973) was a pivotal period in the development of ethnic groups in the United States. This title creates an intercultural frame to study the historical and cultural connections among Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and Chicanos/as since the 1960s. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709652
- ISBN
- 9780292709652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.97
€ 26.99
€ 26.97
Paperback. Wry and insightful, "Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line" takes readers on a cross-country tour of the most powerful trend in academic life today--the rise of business values and the belief that efficiency, immediate practical usefulness, and marketplace triumph are the best measures of a university's success. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016347
- ISBN
- 9780674016347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.38
€ 38.99
€ 32.38
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472584977
- ISBN
- 9781472584977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.51
€ 32.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Shows readers how ideas of Asia operate in Shakespeare performances and how Asian and Anglo-European forms of cultural production combine to transcend the mode of inquiry that focuses on fidelity. This book shows how the history of how Shakespeare became a signifier against which Asian and Western cultures defined themselves. Editor(s): Huang, Professor Alexander C. Y.; Ross, Charles Stanley. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535290
- ISBN
- 9781557535290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
hardcover. The first work to engage Shakespeare with distinctly Canadian debates addressing nationalism, separatism, cultural appropriation, cultural nationalism, feminism, and postcolonialism. Editor(s): Brydon, Diana; Makaryk, Irena R. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780802036551
- ISBN
- 9780802036551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.66
€ 100.66
Paperback. Celebrates Shakespeare's influence on American culture. This book contains essays which explore Shakespeare's influence on America's cultural history from a variety of perspectives. It includes essays from the colonial period, to the adoption of Shakespeare as an "American genius" in the nineteenth century, to twentieth-century musical comedy. Editor(s): Vaughan, Prof. Virginia Mason; Vaughan, Alden T. Num Pages: 192 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 14. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987156
- ISBN
- 9780295987156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theatre through analyses of five important productions from 1938 through 1971. This book offers a fresh look at the development of American musical theatre and an understanding of Shakespeare in the modern American context. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221520
- ISBN
- 9780253221520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 58 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339899
- ISBN
- 9780764339899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.00
€ 25.99
€ 18.00
Hardback. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the American Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most enduring, and successful utopian society established in America. This book presents an array of fine examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious drawings, and items made to sell to the 'world's people'. Series: Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1618.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137286
- ISBN
- 9780300137286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.44€ 58.48
€ 76.44
€ 58.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 430 b/w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764317392
- ISBN
- 9780764317392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89