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The Americas

Hardback. Combining detailed quantitative analysis of newspaper articles and television news stories with extensive interviews of leading journalists and government officials, the book demonstrates conclusively that the media, as an elite interest group, have the power to influence both the making of policy and the agenda for that policy. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724395
ISBN
9780804724395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.62

Paperback. An analysis of how notions of practice can inhibit urban legal service lawyers and their clients' pursuit of justice in the American legal system Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814708699
ISBN
9780814708699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Explores the role ethnic minorities from China, Japan, North Africa, and the Middle East have played in constructing a national identity, thereby challenging dominant notions of Brazilian nationality and citizenship. By examining how acculturating minority groups have represented themselves, this title re-envisions what it means to be Brazilian. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822322924
ISBN
9780822322924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Diana; Villegas, Juan. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822315155
ISBN
9780822315155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Kimberly White provides an essential point of reference from which to evaluate current criminal law practices and law reform initiatives in Canada. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKV; LAQ; LNFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774812764
ISBN
9780774812764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479876396
ISBN
9781479876396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. Reveals a novel thesis concerning slave resistence and the roots of abolitionism Num Pages: 365 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814773499
ISBN
9780814773499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

paperback. William Wells Brown's book is a military history of African Americans, assailing those whose hatred and ignorance inclined them to keep blacks oppressed. In his introduction John David Smith places it in context, and analyses its aims and its interpretation of black masculinity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 458. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821415283
ISBN
9780821415283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. The story of black professional baseball provides a remarkable perspective on several major themes in modern African American history: the initial black response to segregation, the struggle to establish successful separate enterprises, and the movement toward integration. This book presents the history of a great African American achievement. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812220278
ISBN
9780812220278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.35

Paperback. In Negro Soy Yo Marc D. Perry explores how Cuban raperos (black-identified rappers) in Havana craft notions of black Cuban identity and racial citizenship in the face of continuing racism and marginalization during an era in which the Cuban economy, society, and nationhood have been under constant flux. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVGR; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822358855
ISBN
9780822358855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. In Negro Soy Yo Marc D. Perry explores how Cuban raperos (black-identified rappers) in Havana craft notions of black Cuban identity and racial citizenship in the face of continuing racism and marginalization during an era in which the Cuban economy, society, and nationhood have been under constant flux. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 295 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359852
ISBN
9780822359852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
F First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984445
ISBN
9780295984445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Inspired by the old African proverb: "When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground," high-school student Morgan Reilly sought to preserve as many Maine libraries as he could by interviewing men and women who served in World War II. All of these veterans taught him something, not just about how to fight a war, but how to live a life. Num Pages: 180 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BGH; BK; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608932634
ISBN
9781608932634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813527178
ISBN
9780813527178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Drawing on ethnographic research in four distinct communities - the Chicago neighborhoods of Andersonville and Argyle and the New England towns of Provincetown and Dresden - this title paints a colorful portrait of how residents new and old, from wealthy gay homeowners to Portuguese fishermen, think about gentrification. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226076638
ISBN
9780226076638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. Neil Young's "Harvest" is one of those strange albums that has achieved lasting success without ever winning the full approval of rock critics or hardcore fans. Inglis here explores the creation of the album and its lasting appeal. Series: 33 1/3. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 121 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826414953
ISBN
9780826414953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Draws on the freedom suit as recorded in the press and court documents to offer a critically and historically engaged understanding of the freedom celebrated in the literary and cultural histories of transatlantic abolitionism. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794562
ISBN
9780814794562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. 'Neither Wolf Nor Dog is a book of revelation .. a true-life fable and a provocative call .. remarkable' Robert Plant Series: Canons. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HRLK; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main - Canons edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786890160
ISBN
9781786890160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.41

Paperback. Tells the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil's most notorious criminal. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584650
ISBN
9780099584650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Explores the feud between Aristotle Onassis and the Kennedy family, documenting Robert Kennedy's role in barring Onassis from US trade and the shipping magnate's early relationship with Jacqueline Kennedy. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
ReganBooks
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060580544
ISBN
9780060580544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.21

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