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The Americas

Hardcover. An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game. This book examines the rise and fall of the new math as a marker of the period's political and social ferment. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184968
ISBN
9780226184968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.70

Paperback. As the unions once again seek to play a decisive role in American life, this book probes into the structure and ideology of mid-twentieth-century trade unionism. It contains an introduction by historian Nelson Lichtenstein offering insight into the Millsian political world at the time he wrote the book. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252069482
ISBN
9780252069482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. American spirituality - meaning astrology, yoga, and the huge number of other alternative strains of religion pursued by individuals outside of traditional organizations - is usually thought to be a product of the postmodern era. This title reveals that contemporary American spirituality has deep historic roots in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226042800
ISBN
9780226042800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. If you think New Mexico cooking is all about burritos and enchiladas, you're in for a surprise! Series: The Farm Table Cookbook. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100+ color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581572087
ISBN
9781581572087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.04

Hardback. Spanning a full century, from the post-Revolutionary War era to the Gilded Age, The New Middle Kingdom is a vivid look at the Far East through Western eyes, one that highlights the importance of China in antebellum US culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35, 14 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; DS; HBJF; HBJK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422510
ISBN
9781421422510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.50

Paperback. In this daring and insightful book, Justin Gest studies white working class people's attitudes and political behavior in the United States and Britain. Based on ethnographies and original surveys, the book offers a rich, nuanced and generalizable account of the marginality sensed by one of society's most misunderstood groups. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSC; JFSL1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190632557
ISBN
9780190632557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.96

Paperback. When African American intellectuals announced the birth of the 'New Negro' around the turn of the twentieth century, they were attempting through a bold act of renaming to change the way blacks were depicted and perceived in America. This book collects more than one hundred canonical and essays published between 1892 and 1938. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Jarrett, Gene Andrew. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126524
ISBN
9780691126524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.18

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562957
ISBN
9780813562957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; PSAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115252
ISBN
9780691115252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.39

Hardback. Malanga describes an emerging new political dynamic: the contest between those who benefit from an ever-expanding public sector and those who pay for this bigger government-in other words, between tax consumers and taxpayers. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636445
ISBN
9781566636445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; KNSG; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271015934
ISBN
9780271015934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.56

Hardcover. "The New Normal" brings together the work of 24 scholars representing various disciplines, who present their diverse knowledge and expertise about climate change and its impacts in the Prairie Provinces. Editor(s): Sauchyn, David; Diaz, Harry; Kulshreshtha, Suren N. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RBP; RGBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772311
ISBN
9780889772311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 53.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780394752754
ISBN
9780394752754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022303
ISBN
9780268022303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. Re-examines the US trade-political landscape, showing how trade advocates and labour and environmental sceptics differ significantly in their views and their political and organizational cultures. The authors show how this challenge differs from that of traditional trade protectionism. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322699
ISBN
9780881322699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. Scholars, students, and policymakers will appreciate the volume's timely overview of the evolution of aging policy. Editor(s): Hudson, Robert B. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
third edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414874
ISBN
9781421414874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226161631
ISBN
9780226161631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.28

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
508
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731161
ISBN
9780814731161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. New Southern-Latino Table: Recipes That Bring Together the Bold and Beloved Flavors of Latin America and the American South Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KL; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 194 x 27. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807834947
ISBN
9780807834947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.47

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rebane, Alisa L. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JPSF; JWXF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 257 x 18. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613242490
ISBN
9781613242490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 333.99
€ 223.97

Paperback. The all-new Stokes guide to the birds of eastern North America sets a new standard - with more species, more photographs and easier identification than any other regional field guide. Num Pages: 512 pages, 2000 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNCB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 140 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316213936
ISBN
9780316213936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.23

Paperback. Rejects the stereotypes of a conformist and conflict-free suburbia. This work argues that suburbia must be understood as a central factor in the modern American experience. It includes ten essays that challenge our understanding of suburbia. It reveals the role suburbs have played in the transformation of American liberalism and conservatism. Editor(s): Kruse, Kevin M.; Sugrue, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226456638
ISBN
9780226456638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. Using material from a number of US and UK sources, Joe Feagin analyses a wide range of key contemporary issues that relate to the global, political, economic and racial dimensions of city development. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847684991
ISBN
9780847684991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Hardback. Two of the most celebrated black neighborhoods in the United States - Harlem in New York City and Bronzeville in Chicago - were once plagued by crime, drugs, and abject poverty. But now both have transformed. This work explores the factors - local, national, and global - driving the remarkable revitalization of these two iconic black communities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 halftones, 22 maps, 2 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBNC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226366043
ISBN
9780226366043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.52

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