The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. An insider's view of the idealism, anger and vitality of the much-maligned group known as the Young Lords as they rose to become the most respected and powerful voice of Latin American empowerment in the US. From their emergence in the 60's to their fracture in 1972, this is the story of how one group took on the establishment - and won. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535593
- ISBN
- 9780813535593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.02
€ 41.99
€ 37.02
Paperback. A re-interpretation of American constitutional history, planned as the first of three volumes. Ackerman examines the transforming impact of popular movements on higher law. He also aims to put the Reagan revolution into perspective and redefine America's civic commitments for the future. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674948419
- ISBN
- 9780674948419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.25
€ 40.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. This text argues that constitutional change, seemingly so orderly, and refined, has in fact been a revolutionary process from the first. It sets contemporary events, such as the Reagan revolution, in deeper, constitutional perspective and considers fundamental reforms that might resolve them. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674003972
- ISBN
- 9780674003972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 226 x 314 x 10. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Doubleday Books for Young Readers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385376174
- ISBN
- 9780385376174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.53
€ 21.99
€ 17.53
Paperback. Written at a time when the traditions of the formerly omnipotent Anglo-Saxon male were crumbling under the pressures of a changing world, this book interprets racial conflict, inflation, the ecological crisis, and power groups as symptoms rather than causes of the American malaise. Num Pages: 221 pages, Appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Bison Books Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259850
- ISBN
- 9780803259850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Paperback. A fantastic collection of stories from the dynamic 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 105 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JJH; BM; HBWQ; JWG; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384224
- ISBN
- 9781909384224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.50
€ 40.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 12 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; JKVG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280779
- ISBN
- 9780520280779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 71.25
€ 94.08
€ 71.25
Paperback. Presents a study grounded in the transnational geography and political economy of the coca-leaf and coca-derived commodities market stretching from Peru and Bolivia into the United States. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 12 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; JKVG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280786
- ISBN
- 9780520280786
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. A major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silence Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 540 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814721223
- ISBN
- 9780814721223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. Series: MasteRResearch. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 146 x 4. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- LIT Verlag
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783643109545
- ISBN
- 9783643109545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.18
€ 29.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. The inner-city world of at-risk teens through their powerful photos and stories Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AJC; JFSG; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439907900
- ISBN
- 9781439907900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; JFFH; MBD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697335
- ISBN
- 9780816697335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.89
€ 27.89
Hardcover. Draws readers into the lives of the author's subjects, showing the passion and naivete of the volunteers, the bravery of the civil rights leaders, and the candid, sometimes troubling reactions of the black and white Mississippi Delta residents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPK; BM; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609384
- ISBN
- 9780815609384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.34
€ 35.99
€ 32.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HBJK; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341624
- ISBN
- 9781625341624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.43
€ 36.43
Tracing the interactions among evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons from the 1950s to the present day, We Gather Together recasts the story of the emergence of the Religious Right, showing that it was not a brilliant political strategy of compromise and coalition-building hatched on the eve of a history-altering election. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HRAM2; HRCC99; HRCJ; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199738984
- ISBN
- 9780199738984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.42
€ 48.42
Paperback. In this powerful anthropological study of a Bolivian tin mining town, Nash explores the influence of modern industrialization on the traditional culture of Quechua-and-Aymara-speaking Indians. Num Pages: 363 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JHBL; JHM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231080514
- ISBN
- 9780231080514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
€ 30.39
Hardback. In this thorough social and political history Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of the history of the Dominican Republic and its relationship with Haiti by tracing the complicated history of its independence between 1822 and 1865, showing how the Dominican Republic's political roots are deeply entwined with Haiti's. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362173
- ISBN
- 9780822362173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.30
€ 131.30
Paperback. In this thorough social and political history Anne Eller breaks with dominant narratives of the history of the Dominican Republic and its relationship with Haiti by tracing the complicated history of its independence between 1822 and 1865, showing how the Dominican Republic's political roots are deeply entwined with Haiti's. Num Pages: 400 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362371
- ISBN
- 9780822362371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. In the post World War II period, student movements rebelled against the archaic university. This book shows how the university, particularly the public university, is moving away from "the people," in all their diversity. As more resources are put towards STEM education, humanities and interdisciplinary programs are being cut and shuttered. Series: American Studies Now: Critical Histories of the Present. Num Pages: 152 pages, no illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNB; JNF; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520293007
- ISBN
- 9780520293007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.74
€ 20.99
€ 16.74
Paperback. In We Created Chvez, by examining social movements and revolutionary groups active before and during the Chvez era, Ciccariello-Maher provides a broad, nuanced account of Chvezs rise to power and the years of activism that preceded it. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354529
- ISBN
- 9780822354529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.69
€ 32.99
€ 31.69
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311134
- ISBN
- 9781477311134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.34
€ 19.34
Paperback. A history of the U.S. grassroots campaign against torture in Brazil, and the ways those efforts helped to create a new discourse about human-rights violations in Latin America. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 472 pages, 24 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347354
- ISBN
- 9780822347354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.63
€ 34.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JPFF; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- PM PRESS Oakland
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000513
- ISBN
- 9781604864267
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The author invites the reader to consider: if we are what we eat, who are we? Amid wrangling over immigration and tribal differences in the USA, this text argues that on a basic level, in the way life is sustained and pleasure is sought, Americans are all multi-cultural. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674001909
- ISBN
- 9780674001909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.28
€ 41.99
€ 34.28