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The Americas

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629896
ISBN
9781469629896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 26.57

Paperback. Two spectacular dead bodies-Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia, found dumped and posed in a vacant lot in January 1947, and Marilyn Monroe, found dead in her home in August 1962-bookend this new history of Hollywood's postwar transition. Num Pages: 248 pages, 41 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; APF; BTC; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284326
ISBN
9780520284326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Paperback. Updated through 2012 with all-new material in every chapter, Schain's book provides a detailed, comparative look at the policies that drive and inform immigration politics in three Western countries, and shows how immigration policy has political sources far beyond labor market needs. Series: Perspectives in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 figures, 56 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; JFFN; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised, Update
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230341173
ISBN
9780230341173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.55

Paperback. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork using interviews and participant observation, Sylvan examines such subcultures as the Deadheads, raves and their participants, metalheads, and Hip Hop culture. Based on these case studies, he offers a comprehensive theoretical framework in which to study music and popular culture. Num Pages: 291 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
291
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798096
ISBN
9780814798096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Over the course of the past years, painting has undergone a spectacular renaissance in the arts capital of New York at the hands of a generation of artists who will no longer be told how art should and should not be made. This book includes the panorama of the medium of painting, which has moved on from the ideological battles about its existence. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 325 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777424194
ISBN
9783777424194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Stoltzfus explores the tension between a country preparing to enter into a world war and a people whose history of martyrdom for their pacifist beliefs goes back to their sixteenth-century Reformation beginnings. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411279
ISBN
9781421411279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. This text covers the secession and the war - the years 1861-1865. Its focus is the interaction of the military progress of the war, Union and Confederate politics, and social change, particularly emancipation. This treatment integrates literature on the war, society, and politics. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582319738
ISBN
9780582319738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Paperback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403966773
ISBN
9781403966773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.24

Paperback. On 8th May 1902, Mont Pelee, the island volcano that had remained dormant for so long, had suddenly come alive. Within minutes the city had been destroyed along with its 30,000 inhabitants. This work presents the story of the destruction of a town in Martinique by an erupting volcano, a man who survived it, and a history of the island itself. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWWM; 3JJC; BT; HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 214. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
SKU
KNH0011434
ISBN
9780747568438
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Features case studies of movements in Colombia, Guatemala, and Brazil that weigh the degree of success achieved by indigenous leaders in influencing national agendas when governments display ambivalent attitudes about strengthening ethnic diversity. This book addresses the double binds of indigenous organizing and 'working within the system'. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL9; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292791411
ISBN
9780292791411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBCO; AGC; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 994. In the Art Gallery of Ontario. 128 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBCO; AGC; WCW. Dimension: 280 x 240 x 14. Weight: 998.
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903470824
ISBN
9781903470824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Paperback. An ethnographic case study of sex tourism in the Dominican Republic, showing how the sex trade is linked to economic and cultural globalization Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJD; JFFS; JFMX; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332978
ISBN
9780822332978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. All Julia Scheeres ever wanted was to have a normal, happy family. But, when her fanatical mother decides they should all move to rural Indiana, Julia's life begins to unravel. In the blistering heat of the isolating community, Julia and her adopted brother David struggle together through adolescence. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJD; BG; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 214.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KLN0017966
ISBN
9780099493433
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardcover. Katherine C. Mooney recaptures the sights, sensations, and illusions of America's first mass spectator sport. Her central characters are not the elite white owners of slaves and thoroughbreds but the black jockeys, grooms, and horse trainers who called themselves race horse men and made the racetrack run--until Jim Crow drove them from their jobs. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281424
ISBN
9780674281424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Hardback. Examines the links between beauty and politics in the Anglophone Caribbean Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719088674
ISBN
9780719088674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.51

Paperback. 'Try this tequila oil, Hugito. Just as the alcohol hits your stomach, the chilli will as well and blow it back into your brain. It will take your head off.' Explorer Hugh Thomson takes on Mexico. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 228.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826942
ISBN
9780753826942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPVH1; LNDC; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168128
ISBN
9780691168128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? This book features writers who look beyond the canon of acknowledged jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz today. Editor(s): Ake, David; Garrett, Charles Hiroshi; Goldmark, Daniel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 5 tables, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426. The Music and Its Boundaries. 312 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Ake, David; Garrett, Charles Hiroshi; Goldmark, Daniel. What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? This book features writers who look beyond the canon of acknowledged jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz today. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight: 426.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271043
ISBN
9780520271043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Target success in Edexcel AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 4KLR; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 215 x 297 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471876462
ISBN
9781471876462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.74

Paperback. How can America be so powerful and yet so innocent? How can a nation so clever at business and selling its products overseas be so oblivious to how outsiders regard it? This book explains to Americans what the world really thinks of their nation and why, and to non-Americans why America is the way it is. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KOC0017836
ISBN
9780747563952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The Great Depression had turned the American dream into a bitter tragedy. That's when Elsie and Homer's epic adventure began .. A journey of a thousand miles. With an alligator on the back seat. And John Steinbeck as a passenger. This is a tale where everything is true,except the bits that are made up. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJG; BM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008154240
ISBN
9780008154240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807853825
ISBN
9780807853825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.88

Paperback. 250 selected addresses to discover the beauty and diversity of the city of New York - day and night. Illustrator(s): Aseyn. Num Pages: 144 pages, 90 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Hachette Livre Editions Du Chene
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782812315336
ISBN
9782812315336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AJB; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 203. .
Publisher
Steidl
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869309033
ISBN
9783869309033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.65

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