The Americas
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The Americas
paperback. Explores the origin of antebellum New Orleans' large, influential, and propertied free black - or libre - population, one that was unique in the South. This book is of interest to scholars in the fields of Latin American history, African American studies, and southern history. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 photographs, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822318989
- ISBN
- 9780822318989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Why do very different countries often emulate the same policy model? Two years after Ronald Reagan's income-tax simplification of 1986, Brazil adopted a similar reform even though it threatened to exacerbate income disparity. This book demonstrates that bounded - not full - rationality drives the spread of innovations across countries. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134710
- ISBN
- 9780691134710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Looking at American Christianity in relation to globalization, this book shows that American Christianity is increasingly influenced by globalization and is, in turn, playing a larger role in other countries and in US policies and programs abroad. It refutes that US churches have turned away from the global church and overseas missions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268081
- ISBN
- 9780520268081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.09
€ 27.99
€ 21.09
Hardback. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM9; HRAX; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236189
- ISBN
- 9781442236189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.22
€ 82.22
Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN; WBVQ; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813146836
- ISBN
- 9780813146836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.89
€ 24.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; TDCT1; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 21. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143108146
- ISBN
- 9780143108146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.77
€ 18.99
€ 16.77
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 38.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- RMB | Rocky Mountain Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926855059
- ISBN
- 9781926855059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.26
€ 34.99
€ 23.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- FULCRUM
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555919160
- ISBN
- 9781555919160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.01
€ 19.01
Hardback. Boxing is the top popular sport in Cuba and part of its cultural identity. The martial arts, often represented as warlike in form, acquire here an unexpected elegance, speed and technical perfection. This publication reflects the Cuban love of sport, from youth work in the back yards of Havana to the preparations for the Olympic Games. Num Pages: 184 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AJC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 288 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- Hirmer Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783777426129
- ISBN
- 9783777426129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. In this book, author Gabe Oppenheim examines the rise and fall of boxing in Philadelphia, and how it often mirrored the city's own narrative arc. Throughout, Oppenheim weaves together cultural history, urban studies, and biographical sketches of Philadelphia fighters such as Jimmy Young, Meldrick "The Kid" Taylor, Teon Kennedy, and Mike Jones. Num Pages: 250 pages, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WSBX; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442260641
- ISBN
- 9781442260641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93
Hardback. Theatre lovers know that Irving Berlin wrote the score for "Annie Get Your Gun", and that Frank Loesser penned the musical numbers for "Guys and Dolls". But who wrote the librettos for these Broadway classics? This text presents a different perspective for looking at the American musical theatre. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810844407
- ISBN
- 9780810844407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.54
€ 106.54
Paperback. A facsimile reprint of the very first "Boy Scout Handbook", complete with the advertisements that accompanied the original 1911 edition. Num Pages: 448 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 15 x 128. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616081980
- ISBN
- 9781616081980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.35
€ 17.99
€ 17.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Burton, Linda M.; Burton, Dorian; McHale, Susan M.; King, Valarie; Van Hook, Jennifer. Series: National Symposium on Family Issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319438467
- ISBN
- 9783319438467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.28
€ 181.28
hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTP; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062372130
- ISBN
- 9780062372130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.11
€ 27.99
€ 24.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226413396
- ISBN
- 9780226413396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.39
€ 34.99
€ 27.39
Hardcover. Offering a comprehensive study of the more than forty "Boys'" aviation series, this work reveals the part played by the books and their writers in spurring the American nation's fascination with flying. It sheds light on how popular art can transform technological progress into cultural idealism and reform. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 b&w photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; TRP; YFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653303
- ISBN
- 9780875653303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
Paperback. Offers a collection of stories that cover the legacy of American fighters and their successes in defending themselves and their country. This title depicts in detail the willpower and bravery of the men and women who fought for America; from its founding as a country to the days of the Wild West. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620873601
- ISBN
- 9781620873601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.74
€ 15.99
€ 15.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 13 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSL4; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998329
- ISBN
- 9780295998329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 8-page colour insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBT; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804139397
- ISBN
- 9780804139397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.95
€ 18.99
€ 14.95
Hardcover. Which college was the first in the world to award a degree in jazz? Which state had the most drive-in movie theaters? Who was the first person to push a peanut up Pike's Peak with his nose? Who invented Frito Pie? This book describes achievements of Texans and their state. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 photos, bib. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653853
- ISBN
- 9780875653853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.50
€ 11.50
Hardback. Noam Maggor shows how the moneyed elite in Gilded Age Boston leveraged their wealth to forge transcontinental networks of commodities, labor, and transportation. With the decline of cotton-based textile manufacturing, these gentleman bankers found new business opportunities in the mines, railroads, and industries of the Great West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971462
- ISBN
- 9780674971462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.27
€ 48.99
€ 40.27
Paperback. Gillis J. Harp places Brooks's religious thought in historical, cultural and ecclesiastical contexts while clarifying the sources of Brook's inspiration, thus making this a rich portrait of this figure and a transitional era in American protestantism. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HRCC2; HRCC9; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699612
- ISBN
- 9780847699612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.67
€ 77.67
Paperback. Challenges the dominant legal history of American Indians and their tribes - a history that concedes far too much power to the laws and courts of the 'conqueror'. This book makes an urgent call for the advancement of tribal sovereignty and of tribal court systems that are based on Indian culture and values. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFCX; JFSL9; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208940
- ISBN
- 9780520208940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. Rooted in traditional Japanese aesthetics and meditations on contemporary neuroscience, a stunning new volume from an essential American poet. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393354409
- ISBN
- 9780393354409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.22
€ 17.99
€ 16.22