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The Americas

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The Americas

Paperback. This lively and entertaining book tells the stories of con artists, gamblers, swindlers, and other nefarious characters who stampeded west in the quest to make money off the men and women who stampeded west in search of land and gold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
TwoDot
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762789658
ISBN
9780762789658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.13

Paperback. Why did imagery showing the very instant of the birth of black slave freedom invariably personify Liberty as a white woman? Where did the image of the enchained kneeling slave, ubiquitous in abolitionist visual culture on both sides of the Atlantic, come from? This book attempts to answer these questions. Series: Race in the Atlantic World 1700-1900. Num Pages: 516 pages, 24 colour & 147 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820334271
ISBN
9780820334271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.57

paperback. A pocket guide featuring images of 96 breeds that call North America home. It includes a full-page photograph for each breed accompanied by at-a-glance conformation and historical facts. A small map shows where the breed originated, and additional information includes the horse's special qualities and its most common uses. Num Pages: 208 pages, full-colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Storey Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580176507
ISBN
9781580176507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.20

Paperback. One of the great untold stories of the war in Afghanistan: how a small band of Special Forces rode out on horseback and defeated the Taliban. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b-w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 30. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398239
ISBN
9781847398239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Hardback. Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; KJS; KNPR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801889974
ISBN
9780801889974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.26
€ 51.03

Paperback. Includes twenty tales that add up to a true account of author's experiences around the corrals, livery stables, and wagon yards of the West. This title contains tales that range from tricks to make an old horse seem young (at least until the poor creature died from the side effects of the scam) to a recipe for making a dapple-gray mule. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270862
ISBN
9780803270862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.76

Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WDP; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556525674
ISBN
9781556525674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WDP; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556526756
ISBN
9781556526756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. "Hosay Trinidad contributes substantially to the anthropology of contemporary identity politics as well as to the study of 'boundaries' which has come to play a key role in important new lines of scholarship across the social sciences."-Anthropos Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJW; GT; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218251
ISBN
9780812218251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. The near meltdown in 1979 at Three Mile Island, America, created a crisis of confidence over safety nuclear power industry. This work analyzes how the industry stabilized itself through a complete transformation in the safety standards, operation and management of nuclear facilities in America. Num Pages: 250 pages, 20 line drawings, table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBN; KNXC; RNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706887
ISBN
9780226706887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Hardback. Most observers have maintained that US machinations were responsible for the success of General Augusto Pinochet's coup. This book examines one of the most controversial chapters in US intelligence history, the CIA's covert operations in Chile from 1964 to 1974. It shows that the conventional wisdom about the impact of US actions is flawed. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSH; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597970976
ISBN
9781597970976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Paperback. Clean copy with light shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
SKU
KST0018766
ISBN
9780465030743
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; WBJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621069898
ISBN
9781621069898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613731840
ISBN
9781613731840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. "Remarkable.. Carried along by prose that is as sleek and slinky as its subject."-Christine Stansell, University of Chicago Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393338911
ISBN
9780393338911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.66

Hardcover. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 48, 46 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDR; PDX; RGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801899874
ISBN
9780801899874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.17
€ 58.74

Paperback. The fascinating stories behind their design, construction, and marketing reveal in rich detail how these buildings became cultural symbols that shaped the urban landscape. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 46 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; PDR; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419923
ISBN
9781421419923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.40

Paperback. In 1968, Mexico prepared to host the Olympic games amid growing civil unrest. In this study of the afterlives of the '68 Movement, the author explores how urban spaces - material but also literary, photographic, and cinematic - became an archive of 1968, providing a framework for de facto modes of justice for years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291072
ISBN
9780520291072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. The story of a bittersweet, impromptu art exhibition for President and Mrs. Kennedy Num Pages: 112 pages, 120 colour + b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPK; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187564
ISBN
9780300187564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. The attempts by Brazilian diplomats and intellectuals to establish ties with Africa during and after decolonization reveal the contradictions in Brazil s idea of itself as a racial democracy. Num Pages: 328 pages, 22 photos, 2 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348559
ISBN
9780822348559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

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