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The Americas

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The Americas

Paperback. Diaspora studies have tended to privilege urban landscapes over rural ones, wanting to avoid the racial homogeneity, conservatism, and xenophobia usually associated with the latter. This book examines the work of various writers to show how it expresses the appeal that rural and wilderness spaces can hold for the diasporic imagination. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBH; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926391
ISBN
9780813926391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Lyons Press Connecticut
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592289424
ISBN
9781592289424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.83

Paperback. Secession Winter explores the fact of contingency and reminds readers and students that nothing was foreordained. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408965
ISBN
9781421408965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.27

Secession Winter explores the fact of contingency and reminds readers and students that nothing was foreordained. Series: The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421408958
ISBN
9781421408958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.33

paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887952
ISBN
9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

Paperback. Explores the human geography of the city and region to examine why Seattle is Seattle Editor(s): Brown, Michael P.; Morrill, Richard L. Series: A Samuel and Anthea Stroum Book. Num Pages: 140 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990910
ISBN
9780295990910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.00

"Lofty dreams and harsh realities clash on the Texas frontier" Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727823
ISBN
9780896727823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. Seasons of Misery offers a boldly original account of early English settlement in American by placing catastrophe and crisis at the center of the story. Donegan argues that the constant state of suffering and uncertainty decisively formed the colonial identity and produced the first distinctly colonial literature. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223774
ISBN
9780812223774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 64.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762759071
ISBN
9780762759071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.13

Paperback. Series: Keystone Book. Num Pages: 240 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271021713
ISBN
9780271021713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; TVSW; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448812
ISBN
9780801448812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.38

Paperback. "I intend to fight it out along this line if it takes all summer," Union commander Ulysses S. Grant wrote to Washington after he'd opened his Overland Campaign in the Spring of 1864. His resolve entirely changed the face of warfare. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 171 illustrations and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611211481
ISBN
9781611211481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.95

Hardback. .
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First World Publication
Condition
New
SKU
V9780727887245
ISBN
9780727887245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 11.38

Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700621477
ISBN
9780700621477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613217689
ISBN
9781613217689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.22

Paperback. Larger than life, and a legend in his own lifetime - an incredible true story, told in this, the first full biography of Seasick Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGK; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. Larger than life, and a legend in his own lifetime - an incredible true story, told in this, the first full biography of Seasick Steve. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; AVGK; AVGL; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004393
ISBN
9781784189884
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. The DOCUMERICA Photography Project. 144 pages, 120 Colour. Features over 100 colour photographs from the US Environmental Agency's DOCUMERICA project, taken between 1972 and 1978. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; AJC; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 287 x 250 x 19. Weight: 1148.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804151
ISBN
9781907804151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.41

paperback. Recovers one woman's compelling history through a modern-day family's adventures into realms of ultimately timeless experiences Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236387
ISBN
9780803236387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

hardcover. Searching for Sarah Rector brings to light the mystery of Sarah Rector. At the age of eleven, Sarah was famously hailed as "the wealthiest coloured girl in the world.". Even so, she was powerless and in the whirlwind of drama--and danger--she had disappeared. Out of a trove of primary documents, Bolden pieces together the events of Sarah's life. Num Pages: 80 pages, black-and-white and colour archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; 3JJP; 5AL; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 260 x 260 x 14. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419708466
ISBN
9781419708466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. The signs of economic change loom large in the mountain West of the USA as shuttered mines and lumber mills are overshadowed by luxurious homes. This text explains these changes, assesses their effects on the natural environment, and gauges the reactions of local communities. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSF; RGCM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518766
ISBN
9780742518766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.52

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