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The Americas

Paperback. Should the Court undertake the task of guarding a wide variety of controversial and often unenumerated rights? This book brings together a distinguished group of legal scholars and political scientists who argue that the Court's power has exceeded its appropriate bounds, and that sound republican principles require greater limits on that power. Editor(s): Wolfe, Christopher. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116686
ISBN
9780691116686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. A biography of the flamboyantly uninhibited early-20th-century author, poet, and playwright. Theatre historian Robert A. Schanke mines lost archival materials and interviews with de Acosta's intimates to correct established myths and construct an account of her life and loves on Broadway and in Hollywood. Series: Theater in the Americas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809325795
ISBN
9780809325795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.94

Hardcover. Provides a critical analysis of benevolence as it was inflected by regional ideals of race and gender, showing how a southern Jewish benevolent empire emerged in response to the combined pressures of post-Civil War devastation and the simultaneous influx of eastern European immigration. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479854530
ISBN
9781479854530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 47.72

Paperback. Freighted with the mythical legacies of stonemasons' guilds and the Newtonian revolution, English Freemasonry arrived in colonial America with a vast array of cultural baggage. This book shows how Freemasonry has contributed to a broader understanding of the multiple influences that have shaped religion in American culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287600
ISBN
9780520287600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.27

Hardback. The first and only book to detail the history of Black images in animated cartoons. That's Enough Folks includes many rare, previously unpublished illustrations and original animation stills and an appendix listing cartoon titles with black characters along with brief descriptions of gags in these cartoons. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810832503
ISBN
9780810832503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.34

Hardcover. A vivid depiction of the early injustices encountered by a young Mexican-American girl in San Antonio in the 1920s, this book tells the true story of Emma Tenayuca. Emma Tenayuca's story serves as a model for young and old alike about courage, compassion, and the role everyone can play in making the world more fair. Illustrator(s): Ybanez, Terry. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; YNH; YXN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wings Press
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916727338
ISBN
9780916727338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFDT; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226421520
ISBN
9780226421520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.38

Hardcover. Tracing the history of televised news, from the household names of the late 1940s and early '50s, like Eric Sevareid and Walter Cronkite, through the rise of cable, the political power of Fox News, and more, this book shows us an industry in transition, where news magazines and celebrity profiles vie with political news and serious investigations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APT; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226472454
ISBN
9780226472454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.45

Hardback. Offers fresh insights into the changing perceptions of the relationship between humans and the environment and a new understanding of environmental and animated cinema Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFV; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235120
ISBN
9780803235120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.81

Paperback. A short, sharp, irreverent rejoinder to right-wing red-baiting Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Verso Books
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784783402
ISBN
9781784783402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.16

Num Pages: 176 pages, over 200 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWG; JWMV; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409127
ISBN
9780887409127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.57

Drawing on a decade of fieldwork in these communities, Isla exposes the duplicity of a neoliberal model in which the environment is converted into commercial assets, few of whose benefits flow to the local population. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; GTF; JFSJ; JHB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442649361
ISBN
9781442649361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.70

hardcover. This is a painstaking reconstruction of the original version of Orson Welles's film, which was drastically recut by RKO Studios in 1942 before its release. It examines all surviving evidence, including rare studio documents and the recollections of Welles and other participants in the film. Num Pages: 318 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520078574
ISBN
9780520078574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.15
€ 49.63

On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. Though some of the Flier's mysteries remain with the submarine beneath the sea, this title sheds light on the nature of underwater warfare and naval protocol. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJK; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124810
ISBN
9780813124810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.32

paperback. Examines British, French, and American artists who from the polemical beginnings of the Etching Revival in the 1850s to its twentieth-century afterlife practiced etching as a form of quasi-literary authorship. This title is suitable for literary and art historians alike. Num Pages: 104 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780935573459
ISBN
9780935573459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.48

Hardcover. This study describes a Latin American legal system which punishes only the poor and a "democratic" state which fails to control its own agents' arbitrary practices. The contributors argue that judicial reform cannot be seperated from human rights and that justice must be made available to the poor. Editor(s): Mendez, Juan; O'Donnell, Guillermo; Pinheiro, Paulo Sergio (Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Violence, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPVH; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Edition
First edition, presumed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043018
ISBN
9780268043018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.22

Paperback. This guide covers "classic" parks, national historical parks, national monuments, national battlefields, national scenic trails, and beyond. Num Pages: 480 pages, 100 Colour Photographs, 100 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426207341
ISBN
9781426207341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.61

paperback. An intimate treatise on the subject through the ramblings of a student and practitioner of the culinary arts of this exotic region with basic recipes and their variations. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780393334425
ISBN
9780393334425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.61

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBCB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801439582
ISBN
9780801439582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 165 pages, over 200 bw/color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
165
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764329210
ISBN
9780764329210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.75

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