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The Americas

Hardback. The vicuna is a small camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes. This book tells the story of the vicuna, portraying the graceful animal in its natural habitat, underscoring its aura of legend and its role in the life and economy of the local communities, and focusing on the complexities of its existence and the efforts to save it. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1KLSX; AJC; AKTX; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 289 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1664.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
180
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857213866
ISBN
9788857213866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.73
€ 64.53

Hardcover. This is the personal story of a middle-class, Jewish, US educated Cuban who joins Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to become a leader in the dramatic and dangerous urban underground during the struggle and ultimate triumph of the revolution, from 1952-1959. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787961695
ISBN
9780787961695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKV; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279636
ISBN
9780520279636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. It was at Wounded Knee, that Vietnam vet Woody Kipp realized that he, as an American Indian, had become the enemy, the Viet Cong, to a country that he had defended with his life. This memoir tells the story of the long trail that led Kipp from the Blackfeet Reservation of his birth to a terrible moment of reckoning on the plains of South Dakota. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3633 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216419
ISBN
9780803216419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

Hardcover. Robert Hopkins Miller spent nearly one-third of his forty-year Foreign Service career on Americas unsuccessful Vietnam venture from 1962 to the end of the war. This memoir of his full career emphasizes his Vietnam years, covering his postings in Europe and assignments as ambassador to Malaysia, 1977-80, and to Cte dIvoire, 1983-86. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBWS2; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896724914
ISBN
9780896724914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.79

Paperback. Presenting a history of the role America played in the Vietnam War, this text examines how the consequences of the war changed American culture and society. The major political and social movements of the 1960s - liberalism, Civil Rights, and youth culture - are examined. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JPH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180944
ISBN
9781577180944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.06

Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742556997
ISBN
9780742556997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.69

Hardcover. A fast-paced and compulsively readable account of the author's experiences as a Marine Corps officer who led "Rough Rider" truck convoys to and through hot zones in the Vietnam War. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618989
ISBN
9780700618989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.16

Paperback. Isaacs reports and writes for those whose lives were changed by the war and for a generation that has come of age without memory of Vietnam but who nonetheless feels its shadow in the country they soon will lead. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863448
ISBN
9780801863448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.28

Paperback. The first volume garnered such popular acclaim--and drew so many more veterans and photographs out of obscurity--that a follow-up book was called for. Like the first installment, this one assembles hundreds of photos--most of them never seen by the public before--of the artwork soldiers painted on their helicopters during the Vietnam War. Series: Stackpole Military Photo Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; AJC; HBWS2; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811713498
ISBN
9780811713498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.40

Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages, 29 photographs, 38 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 174 x 45. Weight in Grams: 988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700622832
ISBN
9780700622832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865972018
ISBN
9780865972018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.65

Hardback. A history of public broadcasting, the book questions public television's common-sense priorities and argues that its tendency to reject popular culture has undermined its capacity to serve the people it claims to represent. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119429
ISBN
9780231119429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.45
€ 82.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772205
ISBN
9780889772205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.20

Hardcover. In 1799, the authors set out to determine whether the Orinoco River connected with the Amazon. This title brings together drawings and detailed texts to achieve multifaceted views of cultures and landscapes across the Americas. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Series: Alexander von Humboldt in English. Num Pages: 576 pages, 30 colour plates, 41 halftones, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Critical
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226865065
ISBN
9780226865065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.62
€ 64.91

Paperback. Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's "powerful" (Washington Post) and "proudly unapologetic" (Wall Street Journal) memoir about his life fighting crime and the dozens of sinister plots foiled by his anti-terrorist teams after 9/11. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 8 page colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 322 x 27. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316383783
ISBN
9780316383783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMP; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908457
ISBN
9781439908457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.59

Paperback. Summarizes Grenfell's first contact with the residents of Labrador Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982170335
ISBN
9780982170335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.70

Paperback. Villa Victoria is a neglected Puerto Rican enclave in Boston and provides the focus for this study of social capital. Small criticizes the theory that poor urban neighbourhoods are inevitably deprived of social capital and shows how a complex of social and economic factors needs to be considered. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226762920
ISBN
9780226762920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.58

Village among Nations recuperates a missing chapter of Canadian history: the story of traditionalist Mennonites who emigrated from Canada for cultural reasons, but then in later generations "returned" in large numbers for economic and social security. Num Pages: 340 pages, 20, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JMC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646858
ISBN
9781442646858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.36

paperback. Village among Nations recuperates a missing chapter of Canadian history: the story of traditionalist Mennonites who emigrated from Canada for cultural reasons, but then in later generations "returned" in large numbers for economic and social security. Num Pages: 340 pages, 20, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614673
ISBN
9781442614673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; HRAX; HRQA5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168647
ISBN
9780691168647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press Philadelphia
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271014593
ISBN
9780271014593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.46
€ 69.28

hardcover. Num Pages: 206 pages, 53 colour & 136 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFPC; GBCR; WCN; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1383.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780892361731
ISBN
9780892361731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.41
€ 67.89

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