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The Americas

Paperback. A group of US soldiers emailed their observations and experiences from Iraq and their candid opinions on fighting an insurgency. This collection of emails from American soldiers carries the reader from the alleys and city streets to the homes of long-suffering Iraqis, and from the soldiers' concrete bunkers to the 'majestic' army base. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616086176
ISBN
9781616086176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

Paperback. This provocative and wide-ranging study revises and refreshes our understanding of noir's characters, themes, and cultural significance. Num Pages: 338 pages, 21, 21 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413884
ISBN
9781421413884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.86

Hardcover. Nighttime breastfeeding and sleep for many new parents in the United States is fraught with intense challenges. Through a close ethnographic examination, this volume explores the impact of conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and infant sleep, and uncovers cultural tensions about expectations for children and parents. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384359
ISBN
9781782384359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.12

Paperback. Presents ethnography of peasant communities in Peru caught between the government and the Shining Path. This book chronicles the historical conditions that led to the formation of the rondas, the social and geographical expansion of the movement, and its gradual decline in the 1990s. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFSC; JFSF; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323211
ISBN
9780822323211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.95

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816529476
ISBN
9780816529476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Paperback. Scholars discuss the theme of resistance within 20th-century Japanese American communities. Editor(s): Fiset, Louis; Nomura, Gail M. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295984612
ISBN
9780295984612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.87

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580089180
ISBN
9781580089180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 957.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
1st Naval Institute Press Pbk
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591145806
ISBN
9781591145806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. Looks at the lives of eight ordinary women, four Iraqis and four Americans, during the Iraq War. This title presents a comparison of American and Iraqi women's diverse and complex experiences and focuses on the different realities that together we call, perhaps too easily, 'the Iraq war'. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBWS5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260788
ISBN
9780520260788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644407
ISBN
9780816644407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. A history of American women activists. It features biographical essays on feminist Bella Abzug and civil rights visionary Fannie Lou Hamer and a chapter on women environmental activists. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229655
ISBN
9780520229655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. This accessible case study of Northern European shamanistic practice, or seidr, explores the way in which the ancient Norse belief systems have been rediscovered and reinvented by groups in Europe and North America. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415256513
ISBN
9780415256513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849351188
ISBN
9781849351188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Provides readings from the works of eighteen Latin American thinkers of the nineteenth century, each of whom were engaged in examining the problems that Spanish and Portuguese America faced in the one hundred years after securing independence in 1810. This book includes biographical headnotes for each contributor, a glossary, and a bibliography. Editor(s): Burke, Janet; Humphrey, Ted. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208377
ISBN
9780872208377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.40

Provides readings from the works of eighteen Latin American thinkers of the nineteenth century, each of whom were engaged in examining the problems that Spanish and Portuguese America faced in the one hundred years after securing independence in 1810. This book includes biographical headnotes for each contributor, a glossary, and a bibliography. Editor(s): Burke, Janet; Humphrey, Ted. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208384
ISBN
9780872208384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.22
€ 48.15

Paperback. In 1892, the Ann Arbor Car Ferries shook the transportation world by doing what was then deemed impossible - carrying loaded railroad cars by ship across the sixty-two miles of open water between Frankfort, Michigan and Kewaunee, Wisconsin. This book describes the nearly 100-year crossings. Num Pages: 296 pages, 144 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; HBTK; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472050499
ISBN
9780472050499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Serif
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897959534
ISBN
9781897959534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9, 2 maps, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781501713613
ISBN
9781501713613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.14

paperback. George MacDonald combines archival material and scientific and photographic evidence to record what is known of the history of Ninstints and its people. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 5. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Canadian First
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774801638
ISBN
9780774801638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.11

Paperback. Millions of tourists visit South America every year, drawn by the ancient ruins, vibrant cities, breathtaking natural beauty and diverse foods and cultures. This title captures the tastes and smells of the continent in recipes and photos from the author's trip to South America. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 Colour Images. BIC Classification: 1KLS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 948.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chronicle Books United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811869065
ISBN
9780811869065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.72

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