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The Americas

paperback. Explores how professionalism, religion, and feminism came together to enable missionary women to become the colleagues and mentors of Western and non-Western men. Num Pages: 212 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774809535
ISBN
9780774809535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Focuses on literary authors, social reformers, journalists, and anthropologists. This work demonstrates how women intellectuals in early 20th century America combined and criticized ideas from both the Victorian cult of domesticity" and the modern "culture of professionalism" to shape new kinds of writing and new kinds of work for themselves. Series: Rethinking the Americas. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237436
ISBN
9780812237436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.96

Hardcover. Few regions of the country produced such a distinctive group of artists with such a particular view on the modern world as did the Pacific Northwest in the 1930s and 1940s. This book presents an overview drawn from SAM's unparalleled collection of the key figures of this generation. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932216724
ISBN
9780932216724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. This anthology is a guide to the Modernist movement in literature providing students, researchers and teachers of Modernism with a comprehensive documentary resource. Covering a wide range of intellectual concerns of the period 1850-1940 in Britain, Europe and America the anthology brings together contemporary essays, reviews, articles and manifestos of the political and aesthetic avant-garde. Editor(s): Kolocotroni, Vassiliki; Goldman, Jane A.; Taxidou, Olga. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748609734
ISBN
9780748609734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637952
ISBN
9780691637952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.68

Paperback. A study of the ways that knowledge of the slave revolt in Haiti was denied/repressed/disavowed within the network of slave-owning states and plantation societies of the New World, and the effects and meaning of this disavowal Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332909
ISBN
9780822332909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.70

Hardback. This work examines the lives of people caught in the dynamics of changing mores, rapid urbanization and public health issues in 19th century Buenos Aires. "Modernity in the Flesh" shows the costs Argentines paid for the establishment of liberal democracy between 1880 and 1910. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; GTB; HBTB; JFC; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748711
ISBN
9780804748711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Hawkins, Ray; Duncan, Travis P. Num Pages: 129 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622573837
ISBN
9781622573837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.90
€ 65.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Groban, Charles; Kulicki, John. Num Pages: 126 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624177576
ISBN
9781624177576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.74
€ 137.56

hardcover. An important part of the New Deal, the Modernization Credit Plan helped transform urban business districts and small-town commercial strips across 1930s America. This work uncovers the cultural history of the modernized storefronts that resulted from the little-known federal provision that made billions of dollars available to shop owners. Series: Center Books on American Places. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226218007
ISBN
9780226218007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.73

Paperback. Combining political theory with ethnographic research among the Mohawks of Kahnawake, a reserve community in what is now southwestern Quebec, this book examines their struggles to articulate and maintain political sovereignty through centuries of settler colonialism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JFSL9; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356554
ISBN
9780822356554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.61

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550028676
ISBN
9781550028676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.05

Paperback. The Mojave Desert ecoregion extends from eastern California to northwestern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah. This guide features 300 of the common species, full-color photographs, detailed descriptions, information on flowering season, and interesting facts about each plant. Series: Wildflower Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WNP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 42.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762780334
ISBN
9780762780334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.86

Hardback. A bold new reconsideration of Hoodoo belief and practice Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRQX2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037290
ISBN
9780252037290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.09

Paperback. This book, based on original research, explores the origin of the mola in the early twentieth century, how it became part of the everyday dress of Kuna women, and its role in creating Kuna identity.

Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826357069
ISBN
9780826357069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.27

Hardback. Education, in all its varied forms, has played a leading role in fostering change in Latin American society. This work examines how education has influenced the history of Latin America, from the schools of the nineteenth century onwards. It is suitable for historians, Latin Americanists, and comparative education scholars. Editor(s): Britton, John A. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024891
ISBN
9780842024891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.69

Paperback. Education, in all its varied forms, has played a leading role in fostering change in Latin American society. This work examines how education has influenced the history of Latin America, from the schools of the nineteenth century onwards. It is suitable for historians, Latin Americanists, and comparative education scholars. Editor(s): Britton, John A. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024907
ISBN
9780842024907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.57

Paperback. The post-'68 psychoanalyst and philosopher visits a newly democratic Brazil in 1982 and meets future President Luis Ignacia Lula da Silva: a guide to the radical thought and optimism at the root of today's Brazil. Translator(s): Clapshow, Karel; Holmes, Brian. Series: Semiotext(e) / Foreign Agents. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584350514
ISBN
9781584350514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.92

Hardback. Mega blogger at My Name is Yeh, Molly Yeh, shares recipes, stories, and photos from her unlikely life on a Midwestern farm. Num Pages: 272 pages, 120 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 980.
Publisher
Rodale Press Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623366957
ISBN
9781623366957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.05

Hardcover. Exploring such topics as maternal caregiving, childbirth, and women's political roles, this title deals with the groups that challenged older ideals of motherhood, including male critics who railed against female moral authority, psychological experts who hoped to expand their influence, and women who wished to be more than wives and mothers. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226670201
ISBN
9780226670201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 79.40

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