The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. Reveals the untold history of the United States Border Patrol from its beginnings in 1924 as a small peripheral outfit to its emergence as a large professional police force. This book focuses on the daily challenges of policing the borderlands and brings to light unexpected partners and forgotten dynamics. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 1 map, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257696
- ISBN
- 9780520257696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81€ 73.18
€ 93.81
€ 73.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 99 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNH; LNKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 99
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604568141
- ISBN
- 9781604568141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.79€ 43.71
€ 59.79
€ 43.71
Paperback. A unique comparative study of immigrant and diaspora literatures in America Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584658467
- ISBN
- 9781584658467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.69
€ 42.99
€ 33.69
Hardback. A technocratic view of teachers as credentialed specialists has led to a growing reliance on migrant teachers, as federal mandates require K-12 schools to employ qualified teachers or risk funding cuts. The author investigates the result: transient teaching professionals with little opportunity to connect meaningfully with their students. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055360
- ISBN
- 9780674055360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.33
€ 47.99
€ 40.33
Paperback. This collection of twenty essays provides an integrated view of migration in North America-within and between Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the United States-during the past two centuries. Editor(s): Hoerder, Dirk; Faires, Nora. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1 photo, 6 tables, 20 maps, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KJ; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822350514
- ISBN
- 9780822350514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the US and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx of refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Editor(s): Munz, Rainer; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810878
- ISBN
- 9781571810878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.53
€ 179.53
Paperback. This text studies the movement of people between regions and within cities in such developed countries as the United States, Canada, England and Sweden.The macro approach explains broad patterns of migration, while the micro approach explains why individual people move. Num Pages: 293 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DNS; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299134945
- ISBN
- 9780299134945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.87
€ 28.87
Paperback. This groundbreaking book examines the links between migration and the United States' ongoing economic and demographic revolution. Utilizing an explicitly geographic perspective, the contributors highlight the crucial role played by scale and spatial context in both immigration and internal migration. Editor(s): Pandit, Kavita; Withers, Suzanne Davies. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847693931
- ISBN
- 9780847693931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.48
€ 101.48
Hardback. Winner of the 2011 Thomas E. Skidmore Prize, this new translation of Paulo Fontes's Migration and the Making of Industrial Sao Paulo is a detailed social history of the millions who migrated from Brazil's Northeast to Sao Paulo. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; HBTK; JFFN; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822361152
- ISBN
- 9780822361152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.33
€ 111.33
Paperback. Winner of the 2011 Thomas E. Skidmore Prize, this new translation of Paulo Fontes's Migration and the Making of Industrial Sao Paulo is a detailed social history of the millions who migrated from Brazil's Northeast to Sao Paulo. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361343
- ISBN
- 9780822361343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066144
- ISBN
- 9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.02
€ 35.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPS; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634846042
- ISBN
- 9781634846042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.05€ 133.64
€ 177.05
€ 133.64
Hardback. Recognizing that the US is an immigrant country and Germany is not, historians and demographers from each describe how the two countries have come to have the largest number of immigrants among advanced industrial countries; how their conception of citizenship and nationality differ.. Editor(s): Bade, Klaus J.; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811257
- ISBN
- 9781571811257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.89
€ 160.89
hardcover. A sophisticated study of transnational migration from the Balkans to Western Australia Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 photographs; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 1KBB; 1MBF; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252033605
- ISBN
- 9780252033605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804717892
- ISBN
- 9780804717892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.92
€ 103.92
Migration, Transnationalization and Race in a Changing New York
. Ed(S): Cordero-Guzman, Hector R.; Smith, Ro...
Paperback. A collection of essays which explore the interaction between economic globalization and transnationalization, demographic change, and the evolving racial, ethnic, gender dynamics in the City. It analyzes the complex forces that shape the contemporary immigrant experience in New York City. Editor(s): Cordero-Guzman, Hector R.; Smith, Robert C.; Grosfoguel, Ramon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398886
- ISBN
- 9781566398886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.98
€ 38.98
Hardcover. Discusses the unprecedented challenges that the movement of peoples across national borders poses, for the people involved as well as for the places to which they travel and their countries of origin. Editor(s): Benhabib, Seyla; Resnik, Judith. Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA; JPVH1; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814775998
- ISBN
- 9780814775998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.22
€ 92.22
Paperback. Compiles the work of six Native American artists, each of whom collaborated with professional printers at Tamarind and at Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts in Pendleton, Oregon, to create prints. These artists were selected because they engage in contemporary art rather than what is traditionally considered 'Native American art'. Editor(s): Devon, Marjorie. Num Pages: 144 pages, 49 colour photos, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFH; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 255 x 205 x 14. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826337696
- ISBN
- 9780826337696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Paperback. Since 1983, photographer Miguel Bergasa (born 1951) has made 27 trips to Latin America, undertaking an in-depth exploration of the various cultures of each country in which he chooses to work. This "PHotoBolsillo" volume introduces his work. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- La Fábrica
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788416248360
- ISBN
- 9788416248360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.93
€ 22.93
Paperback. Mike captures Pearson's intellect, his sense of humour, and his humanity, offering a charming look at the youth of a great statesman. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442615649
- ISBN
- 9781442615649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.12
€ 40.99
€ 36.12