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Paperback. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613942
- ISBN
- 9781442613942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Describes the experiences of daily life for predominantly white, working class women and men during the period of "economic restructuring" begun in the 1980s. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780802071477
- ISBN
- 9780802071477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.16
€ 47.99
€ 43.16
Paperback. In 1898, US public opinion turned against the Spanish for their repression of Cuba. Relations between the two governments resulted in the blowing up of the USS Maine in Havana harbour, which triggered a short war. This book highlights this crucial war that changed the future of American foreign policy during 'the age of American imperialism.' Illustrator(s): Walsh, Stephen. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846031243
- ISBN
- 9781846031243
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
Paperback. Looking at these from the vantage points of anthropology, cultural studies, education, geography, history, information science, literature, political science, sociology, and women and gender studies, Filipinos in Canada provides a strong foundation for future work in this area. Num Pages: 464 pages, 10, 3 figures; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613492
- ISBN
- 9781442613492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Paperback. This well-known 'underground' classic critique of legal education is available for the first time in book form. This edition contains commentary by leading legal educations. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; L. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748053
- ISBN
- 9780814748053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Londono Sulkin explains a number of key issues and debates in Amazonian anthropology with great clarity, making People of Substance a useful text for students. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 photos; 1 map; 1 figure; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613737
- ISBN
- 9781442613737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679287
- ISBN
- 9780816679287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Hardcover. A history of three Philadelphia neighborhoods, as told through their buildings Num Pages: 192 pages, 497 colour & archival photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 309 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345128
- ISBN
- 9780764345128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.34€ 39.45
€ 54.34
€ 39.45
Paperback. Introduces the painters of the Ashcan School and the key characteristics and themes of their work. This title includes commentaries that are provided for twelve significant paintings by George Bellows, William Glackens, Robert Henri, George Luks, and John Sloan. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 56 pages, 32 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACX; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 197 x 6. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857095272
- ISBN
- 9781857095272
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.81
€ 13.99
€ 11.81
Paperback. Provides a detailed and sophisticated understanding of the Cuba of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. In addition to its concise narrative history, Cuba details the current political climate, economy, and the regime's future. Jaime Suchlicki discusses the domestic and international events that have affected this island nation in recent years. Num Pages: 278 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; JPS; JPW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 5th ed.
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574884364
- ISBN
- 9781574884364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.40
€ 29.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Presents an account of gays in Cuba. This book links the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro with prejudices and preconceptions prevalent in Cuban society before the Revolution. It locates the issues surrounding homosexual identity within the broad context of Cuban culture, history, and social policy. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393713
- ISBN
- 9781566393713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.72
€ 38.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. This explores key groups, leaders and events in the civil rights movement to understand how activists used race and manhood to articulate their visions of what American society should be. He demonstrates that both segregationists and civil rights activists harnessed masculinist rhetoric, tapping into assumptions about race, gender, and sexuality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855935
- ISBN
- 9780807855935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.72
€ 69.72
Paperback. The German-born Douglas Sirk, who after a successful career in theatre and film moved to Hollywood in 1937 and directed 30 films starring actors such as Rock Hudson and Lana Turner, talks about his life and work. Series: Directors on Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; APFB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571190980
- ISBN
- 9780571190980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.15
€ 33.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- 12th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813549668
- ISBN
- 9780813549668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. Dwight A. McBride examines the quiet way discriminatory hiring practices and racist ad campaigns seep into and reflect malevolent undertones in American culture. McBride maintains that issues of race and sexuality are often subtle and always messy, and his compelling new book does not offer simple answers. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756867
- ISBN
- 9780814756867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Num Pages: 414 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448157
- ISBN
- 9780801448157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt (1836-1919) ranks as the important American woman poet of the nineteenth-century after Emily Dickinson. This title reveals Piatt's ironic, experimental, and pushing the limits of Victorian language, the sentimental female persona, and what women's poetry could say. Editor(s): Bennett, Paula Bernat. Series: American Poetry Recovery Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072819
- ISBN
- 9780252072819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. Compares the intellectual exile of men with the economic migration of women, linking the canonical male tradition to the writing of modern West Indian women Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322634
- ISBN
- 9780822322634
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Grove Press. Num Pages: 448 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 33. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802125682
- ISBN
- 9780802125682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Hardcover. Who tends to volunteer and why? What causes attract certain types of volunteers? What motivates people to volunteer? Making use of survey information to offer a detailed portrait of the volunteer in America, this work provides a resource for everyone who works with volunteers or is interested in their role in contemporary society. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 680 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253349293
- ISBN
- 9780253349293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.61
€ 47.61
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844084937
- ISBN
- 9781844084937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.01
€ 17.01
Paperback. Domestic Manners of the Americans is an entertaining, witty, and often scathing account of Trollope's travels in America between 1827 and 1832 and her criticisms of American manners, from vulgarity to the treatment of slaves. One of the most influential travel books of the century, it also speaks to political debates on equality in England. Editor(s): Michie, Elsie B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 124 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199676873
- ISBN
- 9780199676873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
Hardback. This book reconstructs American consular activity in Ireland from 1790 to 1913 and elucidates the interconnectedness of America's foreign interests, Irish nationalism and British imperialism Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; JPSD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 698 299pp
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719083013
- ISBN
- 9780719083013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.84
€ 68.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations, 17 tables, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349794
- ISBN
- 9780226349794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.80€ 44.11
€ 50.80
€ 44.11