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The Americas
Paperback. Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them - and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? The author answers this question with a resounding - and disturbing - yes. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226087146
- ISBN
- 9780226087146
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.18
€ 20.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Looking at the field of "whiteness studies" and linking it to traditional historical inquiry, Matthew Frye Jacobson shows that in the USA, nation of immigrants, "race" has been at the core of civic assimilation: ethnic minorities in becoming American were reracialized to become Caucasian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674951914
- ISBN
- 9780674951914
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.08
€ 36.99
€ 32.08
Paperback. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479858538
- ISBN
- 9781479858538
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardback. This work asserts the distinctive place that whites can take in the fight for racial justice, bringing together interviews with white antiracist activists from across North America. These whites show the multitude of ways whites can be proactive in combating modern racism. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515819
- ISBN
- 9780742515819
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Condition: New
€ 179.85
€ 179.85
Paperback. Explains how American constructions of Middle Eastern racial identity have changed over the years, paying particular attention to the shift in perceptions of the Middle Easterner from friendly foreigner to enemy alien, a trend accelerated by the tragic events of 9/11. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782736
- ISBN
- 9780814782736
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Paperback. Chronicles the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, and offers its perspective on how the city grew and changed. This book considers six different developments in the history of the city, including the cementing of the Los Angeles river, the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1924, and the largest brickyard in the 1920s. Num Pages: 352 pages, 56 b/w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246676
- ISBN
- 9780520246676
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.74
€ 33.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759465
- ISBN
- 9781894759465
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardcover. This unforgettable narrative follows the astonishing career and epic manhunt for Whitey Bulger--a gangster whose life was more sensational than fiction. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Co.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393087727
- ISBN
- 9780393087727
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Condition: New
€ 28.08
€ 28.08
Paperback. This volume contains interviews with and recollections of Walt Whitman from his early days as a school teacher to the moment of his death. The selections demonstrate a wide range of attitudes towards the poet. Myerson's introduction places these accounts within the context of the time. Editor(s): Myerson, Joel. Num Pages: 366 pages, 79 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877457282
- ISBN
- 9780877457282
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Condition: New
€ 35.20
€ 35.20
Paperback. An exciting showcase of innovative works by contemporary American artists Editor(s): Sussman, Elisabeth; Sanders, Jay. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 318 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1656. In shrink wrap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Whitney Museum of American Art New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0032016
- ISBN
- 9780300180367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631059
- ISBN
- 9780691631059
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Condition: New
€ 156.43
€ 156.43
Paperback. An exciting guide to, and celebration of, the Whitney Museum and its outstanding collection of American art Editor(s): Miller, Dana. Num Pages: 432 pages, 440 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211832
- ISBN
- 9780300211832
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.10
€ 33.99
€ 25.10
Paperback. Until Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opened her studio on Eight Street in Manhattan in 1914 - which almost two decades later evolved into the Whitney Museum - there were few art museums in the United States, let alone galleries for contemporary artists to exhibit their work. This memoir tells a success story of three generations of women. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BM; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611454024
- ISBN
- 9781611454024
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Condition: New
€ 18.56
€ 18.56
Paperback. Based on unprecedented access to private correspondence, unpublished manuscripts and attuned to a musically inclined poet's skill in close listening, Who Can Afford to Improvise? retraces the full arc of James Baldwin's passage across the pages and stages of his career amplifying our sense of his contemporary relevance. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823276837
- ISBN
- 9780823276837
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.38
€ 25.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. A vivid ethnography of social movements in the barrios, or poor shantytowns, of Caracas, Venezuela. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JHB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346777
- ISBN
- 9780822346777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.33
€ 36.99
€ 34.33
Hardback. Americans like to think that they look after their own, especially in times of hardship. And for the Great Depression and the Great Society eras, the collective memory is one of solidarity and compassion for the less fortunate. This title challenges this story by examining opinion polls and letters to presidents from average citizens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135632
- ISBN
- 9780691135632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.17
€ 42.99
€ 31.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226435442
- ISBN
- 9780226435442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.52€ 90.06
€ 106.52
€ 90.06
Hardback. In Who Counts? Diane M. Nelson presents a complex reading of mathematics and the contested and myriad ways it is used by the Guatemalan state to marginalize indigenous populations as well as its use by indigenous peoples to critique systemic inequalities. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359739
- ISBN
- 9780822359739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.56
€ 115.56
Paperback. Drawing on her research of the Mixtec Indians' migration from the southwest of Mexico to Baja California, the author shows that sometimes the push for indigenous labels is more a process of external oppression than it is of minority empowerment. This book is useful to scholars working in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and ethnic studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813536699
- ISBN
- 9780813536699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.59
€ 46.59
Paperback. Analyzes the cultural, philosophical, and legal grounds for capital punishment in the contemporary United States Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Shoemaker, Karl. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498839
- ISBN
- 9781558498839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.75
€ 46.75