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Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
African American Images
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934155745
ISBN
9781934155745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.56

Paperback. Offers an in-depth look at the daily lives of childcare providers, examining the important roles they play in the families whose children they help to raise Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL3; JHBK; JHBL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791431
ISBN
9780814791431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. The Everglades underwent a metaphorical and ecological transition from impenetrable swamp to endangered wetland. This study situates the environmental transformation of the Everglades within the economic and historical geography of global sugar production and trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFFS; KNDF; RGCM; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349503
ISBN
9780226349503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.59
€ 49.99

Paperback. From the 1850s and the Civil War to emancipation and the official end of Reconstruction in 1877, this work examines slave emancipation and opposition to it as a national event with social, political, and cultural consequences. It analyzes multiple views of black child to demonstrate how Americans contested and defended slavery and its abolition. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796337
ISBN
9780814796337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Examines how Communist parents in America from the 1920s to the 1950s attempted to rear their children as Communists. Their ultimate social and political goals, and their sometimes contradictory desires as parents, the book shows, were reflected in the education and upbringing of their children. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110457
ISBN
9780231110457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.35

paperback. Through the lens of children's literature, explores the largely untold story of secular Yiddish schools in America Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 illus. (11 colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSP1; JFSR1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611689877
ISBN
9781611689877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.69

Paperback. In April 2000, Gary Erickson, founder of Clif Bar, turned down a $120 million offer to buy his company. Now, instead of taking it easy for the rest of his life and enjoying a luxurious retirement, he's working harder than ever! In Raising the Bar, Erickson and coauthor Lois Lorentzen show that some things are more important than money. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787986711
ISBN
9780787986711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Suitable for students and scholars of American culture, African-American literature, literary theory, gender studies, queer theory, and cultural studies, this book presents an exploration of death's relation to subjectivity in twentieth-century American literature and culture. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 2 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324997
ISBN
9780822324997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610396257
ISBN
9781610396257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813561981
ISBN
9780813561981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardcover. Sara Fieldston shows how humanitarian child welfare agencies sponsored by Americans filtered political power through the prism of familial love after World War II. These well-meaning institutions shaped perceptions of the United States as the benevolent parent in a family of nations, and helped to expand American hegemony around the globe. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JPS; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368095
ISBN
9780674368095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 44.53

Paperback. Deals with the impact of the Civil War on northern cities. From Abraham Lincoln's presidential nomination at the 1860 Republican National Convention to his funeral procession in 1865, this book presents the dynamic and fascinating history of Chicago at this critical juncture in its history. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551374
ISBN
9780742551374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 165 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349089
ISBN
9780764349089
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.71

Hardback. Northern New England, a rugged landscape dotted with transient settlements, posed challenges to the traditional town church in the wake of the American Revolution. This book examines how migrants adapted their understanding of religious community and spiritual space to survive in the harsh physical surroundings of the region. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 316 pages, 3 b&w illus., 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRCC95. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012104
ISBN
9780253012104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardcover. Drawing from the fields of literature, politics, law and history, the contributors make visible the political and ethical terms of "Invisible Man", while simultaneously illuminating Ellison's understanding of democracy and art. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123127
ISBN
9780813123127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.86

Paperback. A biography of Ellison that focuses on the author's early life. Containing photographs, it draws from archives, literary correspondence, and interviews with Ellison's relatives, friends, and associates. It traces the writer's path from poverty in dust bowl Oklahoma to his rise among the literary elite. Num Pages: 544 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329932
ISBN
9780820329932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220573
ISBN
9781583220573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.95

Paperback. Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; GTB; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688432
ISBN
9780847688432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Paperback. "In the last decade, school shootings have decimated communities and terrified parents, teachers, and children in even the most "family friendly" American towns and suburbs. These tragedies appear to b" Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465051045
ISBN
9780465051045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.66

paperback. Rancheros hold a distinct place in the culture and social hierarchy of Mexico. This work provides insight into the lives of rancheros, as seen from their own perspectives. It focuses on three culturally salient styles of speaking that characterize rancheros: franqueza; respeto; and relajo. Num Pages: 342 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714830
ISBN
9780292714830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.05

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