The Americas
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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 160.42
€ 109.50