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The Americas

Paperback. In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate. This volume chronicles that debate and includes contributions from both sides of the political spectrum in America and the Middle East-and even from al-Qa'ida. Editor(s): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, Abdou; Mneimneh, Hassan I.; Roberts, Alex. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742550070
ISBN
9780742550070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.63

Paperback. A richly nuanced portrait of the unknown history of New York City. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140209
ISBN
9780349140209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. A nuanced look at traditional Ojibwe religion and its structure, interpretation, and revival. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 illustrations, 3 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803238329
ISBN
9780803238329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. Features a three-generational family holiday in Cuba. This book also builds a complex picture of a people struggling to retain their identity in the face of insistent hostility, and to stand against the all-but-overwhelming fire-power of capitalism. Num Pages: 421 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd London
Number of pages
421
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011468
ISBN
9781906011468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. Long forgotten in England, Providence Island is a microcosm of the 400-year-old Atlantic story, a narrative of colonial struggle and empire, slavery and drugs, pirates and puritans and amazing reversals of fortunes. At once intimate and global, this book casts new light on the part England played in the making of the modern world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Explore Books (London)
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911184041
ISBN
9781911184041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.00

paperback. Shows that by encouraging unconditional US financial and diplomatic support for Israel and promoting the use of its power to remake the Middle East, the pro-Israel lobby has jeopardized America's and Israel's long-term security and put other countries - including Britain - at risk. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin U.K.
Condition
New
SKU
9780141031231
ISBN
9780141031231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.78

Hardcover. This gorgeous companion book to the PBS series illuminates an important, overlooked part of American history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 280 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393241297
ISBN
9780393241297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.09

Hardcover. Intended for all those interested in architecture and the visual arts, this book ranges from the Neoclassicism of Thomas Jefferson design of Monticello and sketches of the White House, to allitaliana gardens and parks, to the strong Roman classicism of the Jefferson Memorial, to Costantino Brumidis frescoes in Congress and the National Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; ACQ; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1580.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
214
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9788861303041
ISBN
9788861303041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.45

Paperback. This pathfinding ethnography investigates how Indian concepts of the soul offer a new way of understanding personhood and historical memory in highland Chiapas, Mexico. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737471
ISBN
9780292737471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCB; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Central Recovery Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781942094203
ISBN
9781942094203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. Presents a portrait of the people, the politics, the land, and the poetry of Nicaragua. This book brings to the forefront the palpable human facts of a country in the midst of revolution. It shows us the true Nicaragua, where nothing is simple, everything is contested, and life-or-death struggles are an everyday occurrence. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099285229
ISBN
9780099285229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

Hardback. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 137 b/w photos, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; ACBK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726260
ISBN
9780292726260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.69

Paperback. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; JFSL3; LAZ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619269
ISBN
9780700619269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Paperback. A comprehensive collection of essays, speeches, and interviews on the impact of jazz on other arts, on politics, and on the rhythm of everyday life, including an essay on poet and novelist James Weldon Johnson as a cultural critic, an interview with Wynton Marsalis, a speech on the heroic image in jazz, and a newspaper review of Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk. Editor(s): O'Meally, Robert G. Num Pages: 576 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGJ; AVGK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 306 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104494
ISBN
9780231104494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Paperback. The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II -- dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings -- told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586484620
ISBN
9781586484620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819178213
ISBN
9780819178213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590172155
ISBN
9781590172155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.08

Reveals how the US's leaders understood and asserted power during those crucial years between Thomas Jefferson's inauguration as the third president and the firing of the last shots at the Battle of New Orleans. Num Pages: 294 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976763
ISBN
9781597976763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.31

Hardcover. This text focuses on the Jekyll Island social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. It tells the story of each home, the owners' connections with the island, and their interactions with one another. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319285
ISBN
9780820319285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.78

Paperback. Focused exclusively on native and naturalized vascular plants of California's southeastern deserts, the "Desert Manual" provides illustrations for more than 200 desert taxa, keys to identification, distributional information and 128 colour photographs. Editor(s): Baldwin, Bruce G.; Boyd, Steve; Ertter, Barbara J.; Patterson, Robert W.; Rosatti, Thomas J.; Wilken, Dieter H. Num Pages: 640 pages, 128 color photographs, more than 1,000 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GBC; PSTS; RGBA; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227750
ISBN
9780520227750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.53
€ 45.98

Hardback. A comprehensive resource on California's diverse flora. It includes treatments of many taxa and reflects major improvements to plant taxonomy from phylogenetic studies. It also includes geographic distributions, elevation ranges, flowering times, and nomenclature. Editor(s): Baldwin, Bruce G.; Goldman, Douglas H.; Keil, David J.; Patterson, Robert; Rosatti, Thomas J.; Wilken, Dieter H. Num Pages: 1600 pages, 286 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 278 x 65. Weight in Grams: 2608.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1600
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Second Edition, Thoroughly Revised and Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253124
ISBN
9780520253124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.31
€ 117.86

Whether you're relaxing in your shore house or counting the days until your next beachside vacation, you can always eat your way down the shore when The Jersey Shore Cookbook is in reach. Num Pages: 160 pages, Photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 303 x 24. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Quirk Books United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594748721
ISBN
9781594748721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; HRCC7; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556128134
ISBN
9781556128134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.02

Hardcover. Victoria Vantoch takes us on a fascinating journey into the golden era of air travel. The Jet Sex explores the much-mythologized stewardess within the context of the Cold War, globalization, and the emerging culture of glamour to reveal how beauty and sexuality were critical to national identity and international politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812244816
ISBN
9780812244816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.98

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