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The Americas

Paperback. Much like the United States, Western Europe has experienced massive immigration in the last three decades. This book explores how the children of immigrants - the second generation - are coping with the challenges of adaptation to Spanish society, comparing their situation with that experienced by their peers in the United States. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 15 figures, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286306
ISBN
9780520286306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. Amerikafahrt by Wolfgang Koeppen is a masterpiece of observation, analysis, and writing, based on his 1958 trip to the United States. A major twentieth-century German writer, Koeppen presents a vivid and fascinating portrait of the US in the late 1950s: its major cities, its literary culture, its troubled race relations, its multi-culturalism.. Translator(s): Kimmage, Michael. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. 172 pages, black & white illustrations. Amerikafahrt by Wolfgang Koeppen is a masterpiece of observation, analysis, and writing, based on his 1958 trip to the United States. A major twentieth-century German writer, Koeppen presents a vivid and fascinating portrait of the US in the late 1950s: its major cities, its literary culture, its troubled race relations, its multi-culturalism. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; WTL. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight: 370. Translator(s): Kimmage, Michael.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
172
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452313
ISBN
9780857452313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.57

Paperback. "Dwight D. Eisenhower once remarked that "the history of alliances is a history of failure." This provocative, absorbing work, based on a study by the General and written by his son, is a history of on" Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 477. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0215144
ISBN
9780306809415
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Dwight D. Eisenhower once remarked that "the history of alliances is a history of failure." This provocative, absorbing work, based on a study by the General and written by his son, is a history of on" Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 477. Clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Hachette Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KEX0236943
ISBN
9780306809415
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This is an examination of one of the most puzzling and important issues in western economic analysis -- corporate inertia in the face of known threats to survival. The book is part synthetic, part based on intensive case studies, and part theoretical. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JHM; KJC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557866387
ISBN
9781557866387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First American Edition, 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594036002
ISBN
9781594036002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.33

Paperback. Brings together American writings in diverse languages from Arabic and Spanish to Swedish and Yiddish, among others Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Shell, Marc. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFDM; DQ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797532
ISBN
9780814797532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362388
ISBN
9780822362388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442251298
ISBN
9781442251298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.76
€ 66.41

Paperback. Bolivarian governments it would seem, have enfranchised the indigenous population in Venezuela like nowhere before, this book however shows that these governments are still falling short of materializing constitutional ideals of indigenous free-determination and explains why. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSL9; JPFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783601974
ISBN
9781783601974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. 'York Notes for GCSE' offers a useful approach to English Literature and aims to help readers achieve a better grade. Updated to reflect the needs of today's students, the new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Series: York Notes. Num Pages: 96 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 4KHT; YQE; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Longman
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582368316
ISBN
9780582368316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.30

Hardcover. Explores the dynamic connections between the affective body and Djuna Barnes's textual corpus. The five chapters of this book reconsider modernist intertextuality, affect, and subjectivity to produce a series of lively and compelling readings of the major works of the period's most 'famous unknown'. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496. 232 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. Explores the dynamic connections between the affective body and Djuna Barnes's textual corpus. The five chapters of this book reconsider modernist intertextuality, affect, and subjectivity to produce a series of lively and compelling readings of the major works of the period's most 'famous unknown'. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 163 x 239 x 19. Weight: 496.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748646753
ISBN
9780748646753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 300 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1454.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764324246
ISBN
9780764324246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.42

Hardback. .
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101906637
ISBN
9781101906637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169899
ISBN
9780231169899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.15

Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168922
ISBN
9780231168922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062654120
ISBN
9780062654120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.91

Paperback. How should America wield its enormous power beyond its borders? Should it adhere to grand principles or act on narrow self-interest? Should it partner with other nations or avoid entangling alliances? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Engel, Jeffrey A.; Lawrence, Mark Atwood; Preston, Andrew. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161754
ISBN
9780691161754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. Tells the story of the hundreds of conquistadors who set sail on the precarious journey across the Atlantic - taking with them wheat, the horse, the guitar and the wheel as well as guns, malaria and slaves - to create an empire that made Spain the envy of the world. Num Pages: 816 pages, 24 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1K; HBG; HBLC; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 35. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034485
ISBN
9780141034485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback. In this translated classic, Rousseau argues for the preservation of individual freedom in political society. He says that we can only be free under the law by voluntarily embracing that law as our own. Hence, being free in society requires each of us to subjugate all our desires to the collective good, the general will. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267819
ISBN
9781853267819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; YFB; YFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
ePub edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848456877
ISBN
9781848456877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. This volume presents substantially revised and new essays on methodology and approaches in foreign and international relations history. Editor(s): Costigliola, Frank; Hogan, Michael J. Num Pages: 390 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107637856
ISBN
9781107637856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.11

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607748953
ISBN
9781607748953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.60

Hardback. Extension of presidential leadership in foreign affairs to war powers has destabilized our constitutional order and deranged our foreign policy. Stephen M. Griffin shows unexpected connections between the imperial presidency and constitutional crises, and argues for accountability by restoring Congress to a meaningful role in decisions for war. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPHC; JPS; LNDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058286
ISBN
9780674058286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.10

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