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Paperback. This cultural guide to Buenos Aires looks at the impact of history and the efforts of men and women to build a city that would fulfil their dreams, as well as bringing today's city to life for the visitor. It reveals a city obsessed with nostalgia yet rich in music, dance and spectacle. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955849
ISBN
9781904955849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. A new, definitive edition of the biography of William Cody or Buffalo Bill includes the full text and all the photographs and line drawings of Burke's original Editor(s): Dixon, Chris. Series: The Papers of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 photographs, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240728
ISBN
9780803240728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007120
ISBN
9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.01

Hardcover. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732428
ISBN
9780226732428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. The travel journal of the wealthy young Englishman, Evelyn Booth, weaves a factual, enthralling, and entertaining narrative that follows his escapades throughout the United States of the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442246591
ISBN
9781442246591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.66

Paperback. In the tradition of Black Elk's Vision, this is the only children's book about Buffalo Bird Woman, a Native American gardener Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; 5AG; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 255 x 257 x 7. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419718380
ISBN
9781419718380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Gilbert L. Series: Borealis Book S. Num Pages: 129 pages, Ill.d. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873512190
ISBN
9780873512190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394798
ISBN
9780888394798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

paperback. Born in a small village in the Everglades in 1920, Buffalo Tiger grew up immersed in the traditional customs and language of the Miccosukees. As the modern world encroached on the Miccosukees and the Everglades shrank around them, he became an energetic and outspoken leader of the community. This is the biography of a tireless leader. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218857
ISBN
9780803218857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897522110
ISBN
9781897522110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Presents the cultural history of eugenics in America that emphasizes the movement's central, continuing interaction with popular notions of gender and morality. This book shows how eugenics could seem a viable solution to problems of moral disorder and sexuality, especially female sexuality, during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 233 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246744
ISBN
9780520246744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 170 halftones, 26 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1275.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648368
ISBN
9780816648368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.08

Hardcover. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536. France, the United States, and the Oil Shock, 1973-1974. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. 244 pages, black & white illustrations. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452252
ISBN
9780857452252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

Paperback. The global economy has witnessed important changes in recent years. In From the Bottom Up: Economic Lessons from Communities that Quit Waiting for Trickle Down, Anthony Flaccavento introduces readers to the innovators who are creating thriving, locally based economies and provides a road map for others who are interested in doing the same. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 310 pages, 30 black & white photographs, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCG; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813167596
ISBN
9780813167596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBSM; JFSL3; JNB; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394626
ISBN
9780226394626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.96
€ 48.68

Paperback. Includes strategies for addressing specific Common Core standards and also provides answers to the most important questions across various content areas, including: What is academic language and how does it differ by content area? How can language-building activities support content understanding for students? Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBW; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118744857
ISBN
9781118744857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.54

Paperback. How does one design an intervention for a specific culture, ecology, and time? How do we respond to both disaster relief and long-term restoration? This work defines these questions and presents strategies for rebuilding Gulf Coast communities. Editor(s): Roettger, Betsy. Num Pages: 169 pages, 497 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 1KBBSM; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977102457
ISBN
9780977102457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.33

Paperback. This work follows the evolution of the pattern book houses and how they represented the notion of home and community in American historical memory. The book also includes illustrations of such communities. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761989639
ISBN
9780761989639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPQ; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833033321
ISBN
9780833033321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 144 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351129
ISBN
9780764351129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

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