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The Americas

Paperback. In the 1930s and 1940s, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This book shows how the notion of the Chinese as aspiring Americans helped shape American opinion and policies toward Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736541
ISBN
9780804736541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

hardcover. In the 1930s and 1940s, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This is an analysis of how seeing the Chinese as aspiring Americans shaped American attitudes toward Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 561.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725965
ISBN
9780804725965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. In this new edition, Jones brings his history of immigration to the United States up to 1990. His new chapter covers the major changes in immigration patterns caused by changes in legislation, such as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Series: The Chicago History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 352 pages, xii, 354 p., 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226406336
ISBN
9780226406336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.59

Hardback. This work aims to enrich studies of American immigration history by combining and comparing the experiences of both European immigration, in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and Asian, Hispanic, Caribbean, and African immigrations in the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Editor(s): Gerber, David A.; Kraut, Alan M. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293499
ISBN
9780312293499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJ; AMX; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226417769
ISBN
9780226417769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.99

Hardback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 graph, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJH; DSK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938936
ISBN
9780813938936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.05

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402132
ISBN
9781474402132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402149
ISBN
9781474402149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Examines crisis, transition and metamorphosis in American independent cinema. This book explores various rites of passage (the teen movie, the road movie, the western), these films deal in images of crisis, transition and metamorphosis. It offers images that both engage with and undermine modes of cliched representation. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Film. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748693603
ISBN
9780748693603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 96.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Troy R.; Nagel, Joane; Champagne, Duane. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066535
ISBN
9780252066535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.66

Hardcover. Editor(s): Fechner, Scott; Thayer, Rina. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622579686
ISBN
9781622579686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.72
€ 156.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Upton, Jennifer N. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 165 x 5. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621004172
ISBN
9781621004172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 52.00

Paperback. A cultural kaleidoscope of autobiographical narratives from a wide range of American Indians - warriors, farmers, Christian converts, rebels and assimilationists, peyotists, shamans, hunters, Sun Dancers, artists and Hollywood Indians, spiritualists, visionaries, mothers, fathers, and English professors. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803217492
ISBN
9780803217492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 248 pages, 460 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486257778
ISBN
9780486257778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 786 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764344046
ISBN
9780764344046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.30

Paperback. Offers an overview of American Indian nations' constitutional reform processes and the rebuilding of native nations. This book investigates the historical, cultural, economic, and political motivations behind American Indian nations' reform efforts, and examines the areas of the reform. Editor(s): Lemont, Eric D. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713178
ISBN
9780292713178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

paperback. A guide to the rich culinary traditions of the American Indians of the Southwest. It features 150 authentic fruit, grain, and vegetable recipes - foods that have been prepared by generations of Apaches, Zunis, Navajos, Havasupais, Yavapais, Pimas, and Pueblos. Num Pages: 191 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283756
ISBN
9780803283756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.46

Paperback. American Indian History , which covers the fifteenth century through the present day, illuminates the richness of American Indian historical traditions. Townsend devotes nearly a third of the volume to the ancient world through the eighteenth century and then moves on to extensive coverage of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Townsend, Camilla. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405159081
ISBN
9781405159081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.76

Paperback. Here Thomas Vennum brings this world to life. Num Pages: 378 pages, 77, 77 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; WSJJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887642
ISBN
9780801887642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271579
ISBN
9780803271579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

hardcover. A concise overview of all of the terminations and restorations of Native American tribes Num Pages: 334 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fisical_Book United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803233645
ISBN
9780803233645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.31

Hardback. American Indian Politics and the American Political System remains the definitive source on the structure of indigenous governments and their international relations. The text analyzes the challenges facing Indigenous nations as they develop new and innovative strategies to defend and demand recognition of their national character and rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252646
ISBN
9781442252646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.12

Hardback. Editor(s): Davies, Wade; Clow, Richmond L. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCR; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 220 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810862357
ISBN
9780810862357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 297.64

Paperback. Serves as a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. This book talks about the legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from the author's life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. It bridges the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DQ; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299177
ISBN
9780803299177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

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