The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. With fiction, poetry, memoir, and oral history from a stellar collection of writers, including Raymond Chandler, Joan Didion, Washington Irving, Henry Miller, Sylvia Plath, Leslie Marmon Silko, and John Steinbeck, A Route 66 Companion offers a literary historical portrait of the most legendary open road in America Editor(s): Dunaway, David King. Num Pages: 200 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 330. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292726604
- ISBN
- 9780292726604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.94
€ 23.99
€ 21.94
Paperback. Series: Falcon Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RBG; WNR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 109 x 15. Weight in Grams: 10.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762784745
- ISBN
- 9780762784745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.23
€ 20.99
€ 17.23
Paperback. This work traces the lives of the Palaeo-Eskimos, the bold first explorers of the Arctic. Four thousand years ago, these people entered the far northern extremes of the North American continent, carving a living out of their bleak new homeland. Num Pages: 244 pages, 83ill.(16col.).figs.10M. BIC Classification: 1KBCW; 1MTN; HBTP; HDDA; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774808545
- ISBN
- 9780774808545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. A depiction of contemporary life in Native America. This book presents an Indian worldview in its holistic complexity and integrity, and is an addition to the literature of white-Indian cultural interrelationships. It presents an account of the author's life on the road, driving throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas teaching poetry in the schools. Series: North American Indian Prose Award. Num Pages: 119 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3404 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 119
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780803270664
- ISBN
- 9780803270664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.23
€ 15.99
€ 15.23
Paperback. Suitable for students of everyday life, this title brings together a collection of the diaries of overland women. It speaks through letters and diaries of the women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272743
- ISBN
- 9780803272743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.96
€ 20.99
€ 19.96
Hardcover. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732984
- ISBN
- 9780814732984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.12
€ 52.12
Paperback. Documents a sector of Baltimore that has virtually disappeared due to substance abuse, AIDS, and, societal or familial neglect. This volume contains images of bar and street people - transvestites, strippers, drug addicts, drag queens, and hustlers - spanning a twenty-year period from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; AJCP; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 350 x 295 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1175.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323686
- ISBN
- 9780822323686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.57
€ 41.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. A groundbreaking collection of sixteen essays that examines the productive intersection of the fields of black and queer studies Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick; Henderson, Mae G. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336181
- ISBN
- 9780822336181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Hamilton versus Jefferson in the Washington Administration is an intensive study of the constitutional and political arguments between Hamilton and Jefferson in Washington's cabinet. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JPA; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107109056
- ISBN
- 9781107109056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635677
- ISBN
- 9781566635677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 11.42
€ 27.99
€ 11.42
Paperback. Covers the design, development and operation of USN aircraft carriers built prior to World War II, including their aircraft and weaponry. This book also explains their various successes and losses such as the first carrier vs carrier battle at Midway; the battle of the Coral Sea; the battle of the Philippine Sea; and the Operation Torch landings. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 43 b/w illustrations, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841768908
- ISBN
- 9781841768908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.41
€ 16.99
€ 12.41
Hardback. On January 25, Alice publicly slashed her ex-fiancee's throat. Her same-sex love was deemed insane by her father that very night, and medical experts agreed. This book recounts this tragic, real-life love story with over 100 illustrated love letters, maps, artifacts, newspaper articles, courtroom proceedings, and intimate, domestic scenes. Illustrator(s): Klann, Sally. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 b/w illustrations & newspaper clippings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKV. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orange Avenue Publishing
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936976607
- ISBN
- 9781936976607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.31
€ 20.31
Paperback. Black women and Hollywood in the pre-Civil Rights era Num Pages: 440 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221926
- ISBN
- 9780253221926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780486411439
- ISBN
- 9780486411439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.49
€ 17.99
€ 17.49
Paperback. The Media Revolution That Will Begin the World Again. 352 pages, illustrations. The "Paul Revere and Tom Paine" (according to Bill Moyers) of media reform propose a bold and controversial response to the current crisis of journalism. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTJ. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 28. Weight: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568586366
- ISBN
- 9781568586366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.74
€ 17.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762763511
- ISBN
- 9780762763511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.88
€ 26.99
€ 20.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, 927 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780811736244
- ISBN
- 9780811736244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.75€ 42.20
€ 51.75
€ 42.20
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the origins of Catholic moral theology in the United States. This title traces the historical development of moral theology which offers a legal model of morality including an emphasis on canon law. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406357
- ISBN
- 9780878406357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.35
€ 71.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Desmarais, Annette Aurelie; Wiebe, Nettie; Wittman, Hannah. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664438
- ISBN
- 9781552664438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.68
€ 30.99
€ 25.68
Paperback. A history of the US M3 halftrack, one of the most successful infantry vehicles in the history of armoured warfare, which came to symbolize the Allied armed forces of World War II, which also saw service in the post-war era. The book describes its development and combat history since the 1960s. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 249 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855324671
- ISBN
- 9781855324671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Paperback. This volume takes a look inside the households of working-class Americans to consider how they are coping with large-scale structural changes in the economy, specifically how the downgrading of jobs has affected survival strategies, gender dynamics and political attitudes. Num Pages: 289 pages, 10 charts, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KST0009650
- ISBN
- 9780520215757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. Translator(s): Volk, C. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226094984
- ISBN
- 9780226094984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.29
€ 21.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. Looks at the social transformation of inner city ghettos, offering an evaluation of the convergence of race and poverty. Rejecting both conservative and liberal interpretations of life in the inner city, this title offers essential information and a number of solutions to policymakers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226901268
- ISBN
- 9780226901268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
Paperback. Surveys the history and scope of concert music by African-American women, including instrumental, choral, and chamber works, as well as symphonies and operas. Num Pages: 428 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Illinois Pbk
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074547
- ISBN
- 9780252074547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60