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The Americas

Paperback. Describes Rincon in detail, from the day the brainstorm to bid on the land took shape in the mind of a Perini Co executive until its champagne-soaked opening party. This book focuses on what it takes to build a tiny, self-contained city. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG; KFFR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520083998
ISBN
9780520083998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.63

Paperback. The essays in this volume introduce, assess and explore the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS). The contributors demonstrate how LAGS material can be used to address issues important to sociolinguists, dialectologists, and folklorists about the speech and culture of the 20th century South. Editor(s): Montgomery, Michael B.; Nunnally, Thomas E. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy.Large format paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press Alabama
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0212220
ISBN
9780817309480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. A collection of stories that aims to bring to life the world of the Crow Indians. It features a collection of legends, tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, told from Crow points of view. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 photos, map. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282636
ISBN
9780803282636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Presents the comprehensive history of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTK; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283855
ISBN
9780520283855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847840779
ISBN
9780847840779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 372 pages, 5 line illustrations, 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630342
ISBN
9780691630342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 6 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479984
ISBN
9780801479984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.79

Hardback. The Lone Star State is home to a dazzling array of world-class artworks, many in private collections and rarely exhibited. Reflecting the Kimbell Art Museum's own collecting strengths, this book focuses on the art of Europe and the ancient Mediterranean from about 700 BC to around 1950. Series: Kimbell Art Museum. Num Pages: 344 pages, 25 black-&-white illustrations + 200 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300144949
ISBN
9780300144949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 50.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Tulika Print Communication Services India
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9788189487058
ISBN
9788189487058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. How grassroots organizations tap into global networks and how gender plays into transnational political practices, addressing these issues through extended ethnographic research Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822335658
ISBN
9780822335658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Documents from the late FBI director's secret files reveal for the first time the shocking extent of FBI activities in spying on prominent Americans and political groups. Num Pages: 391 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929587677
ISBN
9780929587677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.40

Paperback. The history of French aircraft and the role of French aviation designers in the development of the Peruvian air force throughout the 20th century. Profusely illustrated with many rare photographs and colour profiles. Num Pages: 244 pages, Full colour artwork, colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KLSR; JWG; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788361421931
ISBN
9788361421931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.59

Hardback. These 21 tales include animal stories, tales of the fantastic, Afro- Cuban 'patakies', and tall tales from the Cuban countryside; each story is presented in both English and Spanish. Illustrator(s): Mora, Victor Hernandez. Editor(s): Perez, Elvia; MacDonald, Margaret Read; Martin, Paula. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, musical examples, photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJC; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591580911
ISBN
9781591580911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.32

Paperback. Explores the important interconnections involving questions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on world screens by examining a range of films, videos, and digital works associated with global Chinese culture. This book includes films and other texts that represent a range of work by media artists working within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132782
ISBN
9781592132782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Many of the pieces collected here have not been published since their first appearance, making From Traveling Show to Vaudeville an indispensable resource for historians of popular culture, theater, and nineteenth-century American society. Editor(s): Lewis, Robert M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801870873
ISBN
9780801870873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. Many of the pieces collected here have not been published since their first appearance, making From Traveling Show to Vaudeville an indispensable resource for historians of popular culture, theater, and nineteenth-century American society. Editor(s): Lewis, Robert M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887482
ISBN
9780801887482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Hardback. This work examines the unexpected impact of the Indian rights movement on world politics, from reforming the United Nations to evicting oil companies. It argues that marginalized people have responded to globalization with new forms of identity politics that reconstruct power relations. Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFS; JFSL9; JPVH; KCP; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734585
ISBN
9780804734585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.88

Hardback. From UI to EI examines the history of Canada's unemployment insurance system and the rights it grants to the unemployed. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774811224
ISBN
9780774811224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.67

Hardback. This superb re-envisioning of Keith Carter's highly acclaimed first book presents classic images of small-town life in a completely redesigned volume that also offers insight into Carter's creative process through a new essay, contact sheets, and an amplified travel journal Series: Bill and Alice Wright Photography Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 80 plates, 80 thumbnails, 20 contact sheets, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJC; WTL; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 318 x 282 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1708.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726987
ISBN
9780292726987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.31

Paperback. This landmark study explores a new reality in today's inner cities - one that diverges radically from the dominant models of either the urban village, with its shared culture, or the disorganized zone of urban anomie. Num Pages: 408 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865250
ISBN
9781557865250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
J.B. Metzler Germany
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658162672
ISBN
9783658162672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.62

Hardback. In From Washington to Moscow veteran US Foreign Service officer Louis Sell draws archival sources and memoirs-many in Russian-as well as his own experiences to trace the history of US-Soviet relations between 1972 and 1991 and to explain what caused the Soviet Union's collapse. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361794
ISBN
9780822361794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.90

Paperback. In From Washington to Moscow veteran US Foreign Service officer Louis Sell draws archival sources and memoirs-many in Russian-as well as his own experiences to trace the history of US-Soviet relations between 1972 and 1991 and to explain what caused the Soviet Union's collapse. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361954
ISBN
9780822361954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This book locates the roots of the 1996 welfare reform many decades in the past, arguing that women, work, and welfare were intertwined concerns of the liberal welfare state beginning just after World War II. It examines the reform of Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) and reconstructs the ideology, implementation, and consequences of rehabilitation. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5ill.3tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227711
ISBN
9780807855874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

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