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The Americas

Hardback. A collection of six essays by key American Agrarians such as Donald Davidson, Andrew Nelson Lytle and Herman Clarence Nixon. Combined with an introduction, they offer a radically revised view of the Agrarian movement as it was redefined and revived during the New Deal. Editor(s): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas A. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPWD; JPWF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919959
ISBN
9780813919959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.93

Paperback. Drawing on the judicial opinions and private correspondence of six chief justices whose careers spanned both the region and the century, the author analyzes their conceptions of their roles and the substance of their opinions related to cases involving homicide, economic development, federalism, and race. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332369
ISBN
9780820332369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.95

Paperback. Since the Civil War, whites and blacks have struggled over the meanings and uses of the Southern past. This title argues that these battles are ultimately about who has the power to determine what we remember of the past, and whether that remembrance will honor all Southerners or only select groups. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027213
ISBN
9780674027213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.27

paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 80.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Company United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781565540422
ISBN
9781565540422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.20

Paperback. Present-day Americans may feel secure in their citizenship, but there was a time when citizens could be denationalized. Patrick Weil examines the twentieth-century legal procedures, causes, and enforcement of denaturalization to illuminate an important and neglected dimension of American citizenship, sovereignty, and federal authority. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812222128
ISBN
9780812222128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.10

Hardback. By examining how the Olympic movement developed in Puerto Rico, Antonio Sotomayor illuminates the profound role sports play in the political and cultural processes of an identity that developed within a political tradition of autonomy rather than traditional political independence. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 photographs, 2 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBTQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803278813
ISBN
9780803278813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.92

Hardback. "Sergo Mikoyan, who died in 2010, was a historian specializing in Latin America and in Soviet-Latin American relations. Svetlana Savranskaya is a research fellow at the National Security Archive at George Washington University." Editor(s): Savranskaya, Svetlana. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 616 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762014
ISBN
9780804762014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.04

Paperback. In its exploration of how spaces become places, The Spaces between Buildings invites readers to see anew the spaces they encounter every day and often take for granted. Series: Center Books on Space, Place and Time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 52, 52 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMA; AMG; AMK; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863318
ISBN
9780801863318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Presents the story of Spain's three-hundred-year tenure on the continent. From the first Spanish-Indian contact through Spain's gradual retreat, this title offers an assessment of the impact of each civilization upon the other. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 black-&-white illustrations & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
Brief
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300140682
ISBN
9780300140682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464963
ISBN
9781580464963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.80

Paperback. An assessment of the impact of Spain on the Americas. It presents a picture of the conquests of Cortes and Pizarro and of the economic and social consequences in Spain of the effort to maintain control of vast holdings. It probes the complex administration of the empire, its economy, social structure, the influence of the Church, and more. Num Pages: 417 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071407
ISBN
9780520071407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.54

Paperback. In 1898, US public opinion turned against the Spanish for their repression of Cuba. Relations between the two governments resulted in the blowing up of the USS Maine in Havana harbour, which triggered a short war. This book highlights this crucial war that changed the future of American foreign policy during 'the age of American imperialism.' Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031243
ISBN
9781846031243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822317388
ISBN
9780822317388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292737464
ISBN
9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814723968
ISBN
9780814723968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardcover. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814725443
ISBN
9780814725443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.11

Paperback. Arguing that race has been the specter that has haunted many of the discussions about Latin American regional and national cultures today, Anke Birkenmaier describes Latin American anthropology as a field of knowledge that evolved dramatically in the period between the two world wars. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL1; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938790
ISBN
9780813938790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Paperback. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005430
ISBN
9780226005430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Hardcover. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005416
ISBN
9780226005416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 77.43

Hardcover. The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 halftones, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSR1; WSBT; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592136339
ISBN
9781592136339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.69

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