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The Americas
Anooshi Lingit Aani Ka, Russians in Tlingit America
. Ed(S): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, ...
paperback. Traces the series of events which culminated in the 1802 and 1804 Battles of Sitka, a turning point in the history of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and, ultimately, in the history of America. Editor(s): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, Richard; Black, Lydia T. Series: Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986012
- ISBN
- 9780295986012
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Condition: New
€ 53.69€ 52.94
€ 53.69
€ 52.94
Paperback. Riven by caste, committed to commerce, practicing democratic and Christian ideals haphazardly, the Americo-Liberians created a history that is, to a surprising degree, the mirror image of our own. This book shows that the settlers struggled to balance their high ideals with their prejudices. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hill and Wang
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780809026951
- ISBN
- 9780809026951
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.90
€ 19.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. This updated edition explores two questions: How is the US shaping the rest of the world? And how does it persuade itself that its actions are just? Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 308 pages, notes, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd London
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842774298
- ISBN
- 9781842774298
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Offering a different approach to the study of ethnicity in the neoliberal market, this work focuses on the Arabs in Brazil. It examines how Brazilians of Syrian-Lebanese descent have gained greater visibility and prominence as the country has embraced its globalizing economy, particularly its relations with Arab Gulf nations. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135400
- ISBN
- 9781592135400
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Asking us to look beyond the cities on the coasts, this title draws a different map, tracking how rural queers have responded to this myopic mindset. Interweaving a wide range of disciplines - art, media, literature, performance, and fashion studies - it develops a critique of how metronormativity saturates LGBTQ politics, artwork, and criticism. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFSF; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737194
- ISBN
- 9780814737194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KJWJ; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845232412
- ISBN
- 9781845232412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.63
€ 18.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. Saturday, 23rd November 2013. It was just another day in America. And as befits an unremarkable day, ten children and teens were killed by gunfire. Far from being considered newsworthy, these everyday fatalities are simply a banal fact. The youngest was nine; the oldest nineteen. None made the news. There was no outrage at their passing. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 1 x 1 x 1. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783351022
- ISBN
- 9781783351022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.25
€ 11.99
€ 10.25
Paperback. Investigates role that Las Casas played in the evolution of Spanish imperialism and 16th century arguments about human rights, and claims that scholars have overestimated the extent to which he helped indigenous people. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339397
- ISBN
- 9780822339397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
Paperback. All Julia Scheeres ever wanted was to have a normal, happy family. But, when her fanatical mother decides they should all move to rural Indiana, Julia's life begins to unravel. In the blistering heat of the isolating community, Julia and her adopted brother David struggle together through adolescence. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- SKU
- KLN0017966
- ISBN
- 9780099493433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Celebrates the special circumstance of being born and reared in a household where being a woman of mixed race could be a fundamental source of strength, vitality, and courage. This book traces Day Shepherd's journey to Bronzeville, the epicenter of black Chicago during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226318233
- ISBN
- 9780226318233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.21
€ 18.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Another World explores day to day life in a small Trappist monastery tucked away in the Ozark foothills. Interweaving memoir with conversations with the monks, observations of community life, and relationships with other visitors, Claassen provides a window into contemporary monastic life. Each chapter describes a day in the monastery. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, inset maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580512220
- ISBN
- 9781580512220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.23
€ 18.99
€ 17.23
Hardcover. The most comprehensive, authorized collection of Ansel Adams' photographs of America's National Parks and wilderness Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 250, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 265 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316078467
- ISBN
- 9780316078467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 35.98
€ 46.99
€ 35.98
Paperback. Presents the full text of Chief Seattle's 1887 speech delivered to Washington Territory governor Isaac Stevens, and examines its origins, historical context, and twentieth-century versions and interpretations. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976334
- ISBN
- 9780295976334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Answering the Call: African American Women in Higher Education Leaders...
Bower, Beverly L., Wolverton, Mimi
Paperback. Although much has been written about leaders and leadership, we unfortunately know little about women, particularly minority women, who fill this particular role. This book presents the stories, and the reflections on their paths to leadership in higher education, of seven African American women. Series: Journeys to Leadership Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579222543
- ISBN
- 9781579222543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.35
€ 40.35
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, duotone photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AJB; AJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6645 x 6161 x 534. Weight in Grams: 1163.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477311844
- ISBN
- 9781477311844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.85
€ 51.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 451.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677078
- ISBN
- 9780816677078
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry contains poems by over 115 American poets, including many who have not been anthologized before. This collection is the first to review the twentieth century comprehensively, and is the first anthology to give full treatment to American long poems and poem sequences. Editor(s): Nelson, Cary. Num Pages: 864 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 28. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199920730
- ISBN
- 9780199920730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.69
€ 151.69
Paperback. Examines anthropologists' little-known contributions to the Second World War. This book looks at the role played by the two primary US anthropological organizations, the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology, in facilitating the application of anthropological methods to the problems of war. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342373
- ISBN
- 9780822342373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.53
€ 32.99
€ 32.53
Paperback. Anthropologists have a long tradition of prescient diagnoses of world events. This title collects over fifty commentaries by noted anthropologists such as Margaret Mead, Franz Boas, and Marshall Sahlins who seek to understand and explain the profound repercussions of US involvement in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Roberto J. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292701694
- ISBN
- 9780292701694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.54
€ 32.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. An account of how anthropology has responded to and helped shape ideas about race and culture in the United States, and how its ideas have been appropriated to different ends. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346982
- ISBN
- 9780822346982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27