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The Americas

Paperback. This text looks at how we capsized racial progress in the quest for self-esteem. It uncovers the hidden trajectory and terms of our thinking about race relations since the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742527591
ISBN
9780742527591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. Provides a new model of comparative race studies by situating contemporary questions of differential racial formations within a long genealogy of anti-racist discourse constrained by liberal notions of inclusion Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742983
ISBN
9780814742983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Offers a challenging reinterpretation of nationalism, racism, and wartime mobilization during the Asia-Pacific war. This title examines the US and Japanese empires as they struggled to manage racialized populations while waging total war. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 36. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262232
ISBN
9780520262232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.80
€ 63.81

Hardcover. Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America's first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run--until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281424
ISBN
9780674281424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. Blackness in a white genre Num Pages: 286 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222596
ISBN
9780253222596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. Talks about the subject of race relations in Brazil. This book seeks to understand the reality of race in Brazil and how well it squares with the traditional and revisionist views of race relations. It seeks to understand some of the political pathologies of buying too readily into unexamined ideas about race relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 line illus. 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127927
ISBN
9780691127927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583673201
ISBN
9781583673201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Hardback. This text explores the relationship between "Star Trek" and ethnic equality, one of America's most enduring social issues. Using two television series, this book determines the extent to which social attitudes, values, and beliefs about ethnicity have changed during the intervening 20 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810833227
ISBN
9780810833227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.29

Hardcover. Looks at the impact of the key sociological issues faced by the new Obama Administration and explores conventional topics on race and ethnic relations as well as delving into fresh areas of intellectual inquiry regarding the changing scope of race relations in a global context. This title examines the 2008 Presidential Election. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857241672
ISBN
9780857241672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.00

Hardback. This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United States. Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783509829
ISBN
9781783509829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.19

Paperback. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602. From Slavery to Civil Rights. 392 pages, 1 b/w. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight: 602.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613755
ISBN
9780748613755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.07

Hardback. A textbook introduction to the history of the American South, from slavery to the civil rights movement. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613762
ISBN
9780748613762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.92
€ 118.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JFSG; JFSL1; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629190
ISBN
9780816629190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. This text takes the reader inside children's classrooms and reveals the lessons about race that are communicated there, both implicitly and explicitly. It examines how ideas about race and racial inequality take shape and are passed along in the classroom and schoolyard. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813532257
ISBN
9780813532257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.05

Paperback. A collection of stories of runners that are woven with a mile-by-mile portrait of New York City Marathon, one of the world's largest marathon. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061373145
ISBN
9780061373145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.57

hardcover. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777957
ISBN
9780804777957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.98

Paperback. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777964
ISBN
9780804777964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Covers the various terrain of African American music, from bebop to hip-hop. This title offers an account of the author's own musical experiences with family and friends on the South Side of Chicago, evoking Sunday-morning worship services, family gatherings with food and dancing, and jam sessions at local nightclubs. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 293 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520243330
ISBN
9780520243330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Addresses the convergence of race, gender, and technology in the telephone industry. This title shows how, as technology changed from a manual process to a computerised one, sexual and racial stereotypes enabled management to manipulate both the workers and the workplace. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFK; JPA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325734
ISBN
9780822325734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.42

hardcover. This exploration of the complex and often contradictory web of racial attitudes and the values of white legal elites not only exposes how blackness was articulated in Canadian law but also offers a rare glimpse of black life as experienced in Canada's past. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 276 pages, 6, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802099099
ISBN
9780802099099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.43

Paperback. Race Policy and Multiracial Americans looks at the impact of multiracial people on race policies-where they lag behind the growing numbers of multiracial people in the USA and how they can be used to promote racial justice. This much-needed book is essential reading for anyone interested in race relations and social justice. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316503
ISBN
9781447316503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.32

Hardback. A provocative examination of prevailing thought on race and ethnicity in American society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753265
ISBN
9780804753265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.12

hardcover. A study of civil rights litigation from the late 1960s through to the early 1980s. Its primary focus is on the areas of school desegregation, employment and housing discrimination, and voting rights. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH; JPWF; LNB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780813915722
ISBN
9780813915722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.70

Paperback. A provocative examination of prevailing thought on race and ethnicity in American society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753272
ISBN
9780804753272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.69

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