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The Americas

Paperback. Offers a fresh cultural history of sport and imperialism. focusing on nineteenth-century British big-game hunting and exploration narratives from the western interior of Rupert's Land. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 176 pages, approx. 22 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813556
ISBN
9780774813556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 photos, 96 illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 182. Weight in Grams: 1271.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
300th Edition
Number of pages
1000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109765
ISBN
9780231109765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.03
€ 112.30

Paperback. Rubin Carter is the Hurricane. A pistol shot in a bar room ruined his chances of becoming the middleweight champion of the world. But he did not fire the gun. Nineteen long years in prison, a massively high profile campaign to release him that failed, and the persistence of an unlikely supporter finally saw him free. Num Pages: 368 pages, (1 x 8pp b/w). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; JFFJ; JFSL; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 113 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Harpercollins Pb
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841151304
ISBN
9781841151304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Atkinson, Martha. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KFFD; MBNH2; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781536100358
ISBN
9781536100358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.57
€ 153.05

Hardback. The anthology shares the poetic voices of many who were touched by the suffering experienced by the people of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy. This anthology is the first in a Hurricane Katrina Commemoration series. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857358
ISBN
9780761857358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.74

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 80 pages, viii, 70 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 141.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096155
ISBN
9780226096155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Hardcover. An odyssey of exile, birth and return told through dreamlike and sometimes haunting images of toys and dolls. Num Pages: 112 pages, Color photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JMC; AJC; BM; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Chin Music Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780984457632
ISBN
9780984457632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. The inauguration of Robert Maynard Hutchins as the President of the University of Chicago in 1929 marked the beginning of a vibrant period for the university and for American higher education in general. This book presents a portrait of institutional life of university at that time, showing how life on campus revolved around President Hutchins. Num Pages: 204 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226561714
ISBN
9780226561714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. and their strategies for survival. Num Pages: 424 pages, 42, 42 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC99; HRCX8; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801856396
ISBN
9780801856396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Hardback. Religious scholars, anthropologists, and historians of America and the Anabaptist faiths will find this objective-yet-appreciative account of the Hutterites' distinct North American culture to be a valuable and fascinating study both of the religion and of a viable alternative to modern-day capitalism. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 45, 39 black & white halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSR; JFSS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894893
ISBN
9780801894893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AGC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 272 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Government of British Columbia Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771895470
ISBN
9780771895470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. The United States, and the West in general, has always organized society along bipolar lines. We are either gay or straight, male or female, white or not, disabled or not. This book argues that our bipolar classification system obscures a genuine understanding of nature of subordination. It shows how categories can be improved for the good of all. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715383
ISBN
9780814715383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

paperback. Demonstrates that in the early English colonies in North America, constitutional thought and practice were more diverse than historians and political theorists have thought. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346326
ISBN
9780822346326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Paperback. Translator(s): Chiappari, Christopher L.; Lopez, Silvia L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59ill. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816646685
ISBN
9780816646685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. The author examines the role of comedy in the novels of four key postmodern Spanish-American writers: Gustavo Sainz, Alfredo Bryce Echenique, Jaime Bayly and Fernando Vallejo. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662971
ISBN
9781855662971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Num Pages: 128 pages, 341 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WMPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 794. Cape Cod and the Islands. 128 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WMPC. Dimension: 243 x 212 x 17. Weight: 800.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340550
ISBN
9780764340550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 153 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBG; TNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622576722
ISBN
9781622576722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.82
€ 136.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Anderson, Kevin F.; Collins, Sandra A. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
98
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622577118
ISBN
9781622577118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.00
€ 70.08

Paperback. Shows how the domain of sound, a rich and culturally resonant aspect of the cinema, not only invokes the realities of war, but also shapes the American audience's engagement with soldiers and veterans as flesh-and-blood representatives of the nation. This book explores all three elements of film sound-dialogue, sound effects, music. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 music ex, 4 b/w, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APFA; AVC; AVGG; AVX; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; TTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282339
ISBN
9780520282339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

This book examines exaggerated masculinities in select novels by James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and Toni Morrison. Through this analysis Josef Benson connects the masculinities of frontier figures with black male protagonists in postwar American novels, and how these novels present alternative ideal masculinities. Series: Contemporary American Literature. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442237605
ISBN
9781442237605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.46

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