.png){kind=logo}
The Americas
Results 17665 - 17688 of 27435
The Americas
paperback. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, 57 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751049
- ISBN
- 9780804751049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.49
€ 40.99
€ 36.49
hardcover. Marion Patterson's 57 "photographs of the intimate landscape, simple and contemplative like a zen garden," focus beautifully on the natural surroundings of the central California coast and Sierra. Num Pages: 84 pages, 57 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5817 x 13. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745260
- ISBN
- 9780804745260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.08€ 63.03
€ 71.08
€ 63.03
paperback. A portrait and revisionist study of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm, which encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. This work illuminates alternative conceptions of power and cosmology that force reconsideration of important components of Powhatan society. Num Pages: 12 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803260375
- ISBN
- 9780803260375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, 69. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; ACVT; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801444708
- ISBN
- 9780801444708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.70
€ 70.70
paperback. This book brings together the most recent research on the culture history and archaeology of a region of longstanding anthropological importance, whose complex societies represent the most prominent examples of hunters and gatherers. Editor(s): Matson, R. G.; Coupland, Gary; Mackie, Quentin. Series: Pacific Rim Archaeology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111fig.34tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774809825
- ISBN
- 9780774809825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBBNU; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691637129
- ISBN
- 9780691637129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.86
€ 113.86
hardcover. The Rock, the Curse, and the Hub is a collection of original essays about the people and places of Boston sports that live in the minds and memories of Bostonians and all Americans. Each chapter focuses on the games and the athletes, but also on which sports have defined Boston and Bostonians. Editor(s): Roberts, Randy W. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 35. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015043
- ISBN
- 9780674015043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.70
€ 27.99
€ 24.70
paperback. William Robbins addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the state to resolve inevitable conflicts between those most concerned for growth and perceived economic stability and those most concerned to preserve the quality of the state's natural resources and the environment in which its citizens live. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJP; HBTB; KCN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990439
- ISBN
- 9780295990439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
paperback. Examines the first three comprehensive wildlife conservation treaties in history, all between the US and Canada: the Inland Fisheries Treaty of 1908, the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, and the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1916. The author argues that these treaties directly affect us and offer lessons for future conservation efforts. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990033
- ISBN
- 9780295990033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. Presents the environmental history of the early years of Oregon, a state that has been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, this book shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental history involves far more than a discussion of timber cutting and land-use planning. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295979014
- ISBN
- 9780295979014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
paperback. Understanding NAFTA was first published in 1993 as Continental Shift: Free Trade & the New North America. This book includes an introduction that brings the NAFTA story up through 1995. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780292760462
- ISBN
- 9780292760462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
paperback. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Univ of Texas PR ed.
- SKU
- V9780292746992
- ISBN
- 9780292746992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
paperback. In this multifaceted study, Gay Gomez explores the interaction of the land, people, and wildlife of the Chenier Plain in Louisiana, revealing both the uniqueness of the region and the challenges it faces. Num Pages: 286 pages, 57 halftones, 4 maps, 1 figure, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; RGL; RGM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292728127
- ISBN
- 9780292728127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
paperback. Photographer-naturalist Peter Koch first visited the new Big Bend National Park in 1945, on assignment to take promotional pictures for the National Park Service. This book opens with his first 'big adventure', a photographic trip through Santa Elena Canyon, and takes readers hiking on mountain trails and driving the scenic loop around Fort Davis. Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AJB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292716551
- ISBN
- 9780292716551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
paperback. The Valley of South Texas is a region of puzzling contradictions, but the Valley typically experiences high unemployment and low per capita income. This book clarifies why Valley culture presents so many apparent contradictions as they delve into issues that are 'on the edge of the law'. Num Pages: 367 pages, 38 figures, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714755
- ISBN
- 9780292714755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
paperback. A historical overview and analysis of fourteen landmark Supreme Court cases that have significantly affected Latino rights in such areas as education, the administration of criminal justice, voting rights, employment, and immigration. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JKV; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714113
- ISBN
- 9780292714113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
paperback. Offers a study of the little-known aspect of Clovis culture - stone blade technology. This book introduces the topic with a close look at the nature of blades and the techniques of their manufacture, followed by a discussion of the full spectrum of Clovis lithic technology and how blade production relates to the production of other stone tools. Editor(s): Hester, Thomas R. Series: Texas Archaeology & Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 halftones, 40 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3D; HBTB; HDD; TGXT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780292712355
- ISBN
- 9780292712355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
paperback. An analysis of the use of the African American language which was originally used by slaves in the 19th century, and has been adopted by blacks in English speaking countries throughout the world. Num Pages: 208 pages, 21 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292708730
- ISBN
- 9780292708730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.87
€ 20.99
€ 20.87
paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271019178
- ISBN
- 9780271019178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.19
€ 46.99
€ 36.19
hardcover. Explores the complicated history of the suffrage movement in New York State by delving into the stories of women who opposed the expansion of voting rights to women. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252037474
- ISBN
- 9780252037474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
paperback. Drawing on concepts taken from US law and legal theory, postmodernism and queer theory, as well as the author's own experience in the courtroom and classroom, this book examines the complexities of lesbian identity and the often detrimental ways in which legal scholarship approaches lesbianism. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK1; LAB; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- SKU
- V9780231105613
- ISBN
- 9780231105613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.60
€ 37.99
€ 27.60
paperback. During the 1830s, the United States experienced a wave of movements for social change over temperance, the abolition of slavery, anti-vice activism, and a host of other moral reforms. This title argues that together they represented a distinctive style of mobilization. It is a revelatory account of how religion lay at the heart of social reform. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226960869
- ISBN
- 9780226960869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Sheehan, Colleen A.; McDowell, Gary L. Num Pages: 573 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 36. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 573
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971554
- ISBN
- 9780865971554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.52
€ 16.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, cane sugar production was pre-eminent in the Atlantic Islands, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Subsequently, cane sugar industries in the Americas were transformed.. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Giusti-Cordero, Juan A,; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457846
- ISBN
- 9781845457846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.34
€ 37.99
€ 35.34