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The Americas

Paperback. "A consistently engrossing, occasionally irreverent, always smoothly written history of America's painful entry into the modern age."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 448 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393331929
ISBN
9780393331929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.09

paperback. Daniel takes the reader through a variety of topics that relate directly to the Southern experience: rural life, violence, music, literature, civil rights, unionism, urbanization, xenophobia, migration, religion, cockfighting, and stock car racing. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780801854958
ISBN
9780801854958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.71

Paperback. The first book to fully explore Nebraska's involvement in the Civil War and the war's involvement in Nebraska's evolution from territory to thirty-seventh state Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 photographs, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240902
ISBN
9780803240902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. The Lifeway of Kathryn Jones Harrison. 288 pages, 50 illustrations. A biography of Oregon tribal leader Kathryn Jones Harrison. It recounts the Grand Rondes' resurgence from the ashes of federal policies designed to terminate their very existence. It models the survival skills of adaptability, endurance, patience, and grit coupled with the courage to stand up to confront crusading power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; GTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985824
ISBN
9780295985824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Hardback. A rare insider's look at Stanford's experience of dramatic political unrest during the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which time the author served as the university's vice president, provost, and then president. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760799
ISBN
9780804760799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.18

Hardback. Between 1970 and 2000, Stanford University enabled and supported an interdisciplinary community of organizations training, research, and theory building. This title summarizes the contributions of the main paradigms that emerged at Stanford in those three decades, and describes the sociological conditions under which this environment came about. Editor(s): Dobbin, Frank; Schoonhoven, Claudia Bird. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 512 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNMN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849509305
ISBN
9781849509305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.08

Hardback. Num Pages: 506 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810869561
ISBN
9780810869561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 222.44

Num Pages: 297 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DC; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231052344
ISBN
9780231052344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.99

Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752269
ISBN
9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; VXA; VXP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534. 328 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBW; VXA; VXP. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935487845
ISBN
9781935487845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 625 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; AJC; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326486
ISBN
9780764326486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

This entertaining book will appeal to patriots of all persuasions, along with sports fans, musicians, veterans, history buffs, and anyone who has ever struggled to hit the high notes in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 10 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415185
ISBN
9781421415185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 b&w illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816669882
ISBN
9780816669882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

paperback. An evocative history of a World War II German POW camp in New Hampshire, where friendships among prisoners, guards, and villagers overcame the bitter divisions of war Num Pages: 150 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780874514681
ISBN
9780874514681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 324 colour & 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AG; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 427 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349225
ISBN
9780764349225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.51

Hardback. The richness of Brazilian stardom extends well beyond the ubiquitous Carmen Miranda, and among the studies assembled in this volume are fascinating explorations of figures alongside interrogations of the inner workings of the star system in Brazil. Editor(s): Bergfelder, Tim; Shaw, Lisa; Viera, Joao Luiz. Num Pages: 334 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; APFA; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785332982
ISBN
9781785332982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.00

Hardback. Here are brief biographies of 176 people who won leading roles plus more dramatic reports on 33 of them-how they reached fame and fortune, 'some sad and happy endings,' analyses of the images of America they presented. Series: American Movies: The First Thirty Years S. Num Pages: 339 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
339
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810825277
ISBN
9780810825277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.00

Paperback. After a childhood spent in London, his family moved to California and by his twenties, Jack was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars - most notably Michael Stipe, RuPaul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him around the world and led to bizarre encounters and requests, but also lured him into a smorgasbord of addictions. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BM; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571331871
ISBN
9780571331871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. The people of Quirpini, a rural community in the Bolivian Andes, are in constant motion. They visit each other's houses, work in their fields, go to nearby towns for school, market, or official transactions, and travel to Buenos Aires for wage labour. This work argues that by their travels, they play a role in shaping the places they move through. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSX; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222107
ISBN
9780253222107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardcover. Editor(s): Macalpine, Christian D.; Caasi, Manuel R. Num Pages: 175 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR; LNHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614701217
ISBN
9781614701217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.42
€ 109.50

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