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The Americas

Paperback.
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780778774679
ISBN
9780778774679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.31

Hardback. "The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1843 journals, which includes recently discovered and previously unpublished journal entries detailing his last expedition along the upper Missouri River"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Patterson, Jerry Daniel. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; RBKF; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803244986
ISBN
9780803244986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

hardcover. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737562
ISBN
9780804737562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

paperback. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, 57 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751049
ISBN
9780804751049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. Using Dominicans in New York City as a case study, Ramona Hernandez challenges the old belief that workers necessarily migrate from one region to another because of supply and demand or because of a de facto government policy to make people leave or stay. As a result, she shows that the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress does not always hold true. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFN; JHBL; KCB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116220
ISBN
9780231116220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.91
€ 80.25

Hardback. The Mobius Strip is an extensively researched study of the complex transformation of space-from the spatial politics of the state to the spatial practices of peasants-during three centuries of colonial rule in Mexico. Num Pages: 688 pages, 20 tables, 23 figures, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1365.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748933
ISBN
9780804748933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.32

Paperback. The Moche civilization was created by the people who lived in the arid coastal regions of Northern Peru from around AD 100 to AD 700. A series of discoveries revealed artistic and technological achievements. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631218630
ISBN
9780631218630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardcover. In February 1987, a series of discoveries on the north coast of Peru revealed stunning artistic and technological achievements and caused a dramatic revision of the sophistication and power of Moche society. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBTB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865205
ISBN
9781557865205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.51

Paperback. Richly illustrated with archival photos from The Henry Ford, The Model T is the definitive history of an iconographic piece of American technology. Num Pages: 168 pages, 110, 102 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDX; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421179
ISBN
9781421421179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2 Rev Upd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616848
ISBN
9780700616848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642109
ISBN
9780691642109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.68

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614472
ISBN
9780691614472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.92
€ 57.47

Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133904
ISBN
9780691133904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814792841
ISBN
9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. This magnificent ethnographic photo-essay presents the modern Maya of Yucatan who - resilient, resourceful, creative, and armed with intimate knowledge of the place where they live - have survived centuries of upheaval Series: The William and Bette Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 368 pages, 385 duotones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AJC; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 915. Weight in Grams: 2212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726932
ISBN
9780292726932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.69

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNB; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643298
ISBN
9780691643298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.72

Hardback. Examines the addition to the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano; this expansion to The Art Institute of Chicago, already one of the largest museums in the country, adds galleries for modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, as well as for photography, film and video, and architecture and design. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 duotone illustrations + 120 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AGC; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300141122
ISBN
9780300141122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, 17 tables, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349794
ISBN
9780226349794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.26
€ 44.25

paperback. Revealing the extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, this text recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the "Machine Age" into the configuration we know today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469041
ISBN
9780226469041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.92

Hardcover. The evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era. Series: Studies in Macroeconomic History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 72.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521881326
ISBN
9780521881326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612195582
ISBN
9781612195582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. Grindstaff takes the reader behind the scenes of daytime television talk shows. This study draws on interviews with producers and guests and asks not just what talk shows can tell us about mass media, but also what they reveal about American culture more generally. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226309118
ISBN
9780226309118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.96

hardcover. As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L. Irey accomplished what J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't. From the 1920s through the 1940s, he headed the investigations that led to the prosecution of the ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled American cities without fear of the law. Num Pages: 372 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974882
ISBN
9781597974882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.27

paperback. Challenges those who argue that diversity or multiculturalism is about to become the governing American creed. This book presents evidence that Americans, whites and African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans, new immigrants and decedents of the Pilgrims, continue to share the same core of basic American values and aspirations. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691114576
ISBN
9780691114576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.66

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