The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346050
- ISBN
- 9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.33
€ 39.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BT; HBJK; HBLA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062407405
- ISBN
- 9780062407405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531038
- ISBN
- 9780714531038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- CL 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849538824
- ISBN
- 9781849538824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.45
€ 15.99
€ 11.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613730553
- ISBN
- 9781613730553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.97
€ 29.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844150281
- ISBN
- 9781844150281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.21
€ 17.99
€ 14.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Hanna, Monica; Harford Vargas, Jennifer; Saldivar, Jose David. Num Pages: 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360339
- ISBN
- 9780822360339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Hanna, Monica; Harford Vargas, Jennifer; Saldivar, Jose David. Num Pages: 445 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 445
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360247
- ISBN
- 9780822360247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardback. Editor(s): Stewart, Audrey E.; Washington, Dereck A. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620814291
- ISBN
- 9781620814291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.47€ 130.16
€ 189.47
€ 130.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Lymont, Harvey B. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617612824
- ISBN
- 9781617612824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.75€ 44.90
€ 62.75
€ 44.90
Paperback. Looking at the state of the American economy, this book finds that economic growth has become "delinked" from job creation, and that unemployment and underemployment are a permanent condition of the economy. It traces the historical roots of this state of affairs, and sees a continuum of econcomic austerity that creates a boom for the rich. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592131389
- ISBN
- 9781592131389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.40
€ 27.40
Paperback. These 11 closely linked personal essays chronicle Foster's journey toward new levels of insight and maturity. The text's three section each reveal the mixed messages and stereotypes of southern womanhood by which she was raised - and from which she fled. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326887
- ISBN
- 9780820326887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Paperback. The 2000 election showed that the mechanies of voting, such as ballot design, can make a critical difference in the accuracy and fairness of our elections. But as Dennis F. Thompson persuasively shows, more fundamental issues must be addressed to ensure that our electoral system is fair. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226797649
- ISBN
- 9780226797649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Hardcover. Novelist Todd Babiak commemorates Edmonton Public Library's centenary with a bustling narrative and rich history. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; 3JM; GLMB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888647290
- ISBN
- 9780888647290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.94
€ 51.99
€ 36.94
Paperback. Uncovering the history of gender and sexual nonconformity in rural America during the first half of the twentieth century Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909980
- ISBN
- 9781439909980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Grounding the author's claims about modern law in rhetorical analyses of US law and legal texts and locating those claims within the tradition of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault, this book asks what we are to make of silences in modern law and justice. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133775
- ISBN
- 9780691133775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. If American journalism were a religion, as it has been called, then its supreme deity would be "objectivity." This book draws on high profile cases, showing the degree to which journalism and its evolving commitment to objectivity altered - and in some cases limited - the public's understanding of events and issues. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814756140
- ISBN
- 9780814756140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HRCC99; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615777242
- ISBN
- 9781615777242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomberg Press United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576602195
- ISBN
- 9781576602195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.09
€ 24.99
€ 20.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPHC; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226894966
- ISBN
- 9780226894966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.52
€ 40.99
€ 31.52