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The Americas

Paperback. After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. This book demonstrates that slavery was indeed an essential part of the foundation of the nascent republic. Num Pages: 408 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226846705
ISBN
9780226846705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Descriptions with topos and black and white photos for nearly 300 climbs and bouldering routes at North America's premier winter climbing area. Series: Classic Rock Climbs Series. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WSZG; WTH; WTHH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. .
Publisher
Chockstone Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575400334
ISBN
9781575400334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.29

Hardback. American Indian Politics and the American Political System remains the definitive source on the structure of indigenous governments and their international relations. The text analyzes the challenges facing Indigenous nations as they develop new and innovative strategies to defend and demand recognition of their national character and rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252646
ISBN
9781442252646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.12

Hardcover. A fascinating, thematic exploration of some of the millions of immigration files in the US National Archive, focusing on 29 case studies. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 596. Faces and Stories from America's Gates. 96 pages, 100 Colour. A fascinating, thematic exploration of some of the millions of immigration files in the US National Archive, focusing on 29 case studies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 15. Weight: 596.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804076
ISBN
9781907804076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.48

Hardback. Prisoners of war (POWs) have featured in virtually every conflict that the US has engaged in since its revolutionary beginnings. This book chronicles the fortunes of American POWs held by enemy states and compares that with how America treated the POWs that it captured in the wars and anti-colonial insurgencies of the 19th and 20th centuries. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040501
ISBN
9781849040501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.34
€ 52.38

Paperback. School choice has risen to the top of the list of potential solutions to America's educational problems. This collection of essays redresses this situation by addressing the moral and normative side of school choice. It considers the relationship of school choice to equality, moral pluralism, institutional ecology, and constitutionality. Editor(s): Wolfe, Alan. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096612
ISBN
9780691096612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.19
€ 50.63

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Brater, Enoch; Taylor-Batty, Mark. Series: Methuen Drama Engage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANB; ANF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472578822
ISBN
9781472578822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.04

paperback. "Magnificent.. the best work of economic and business history I've ever read."-Paul Krugman Num Pages: 592 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 878.
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Number of pages
556
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393308730
ISBN
9780393308730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.65

Paperback. Takes the reader on a tour of the melon and corn harvesting fields of California's Central Valley to understand why farmworkers suffer heatstroke and chronic illness at rates higher than workers in any other industry. The author documents in detail how a tightly interwoven web of public policies and private interests create needless suffering. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283275
ISBN
9780520283275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 77 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625451088
ISBN
9781625451088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 260 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634846189
ISBN
9781634846189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 241.78
€ 179.91

Paperback. The inequalities that persist in America have deep historical roots. Evelyn Nakano Glenn untangles this complex history in a comparative regional study from the end of Reconstruction to the eve of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013728
ISBN
9780674013728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. The hit series "Sex and the City" has an international fanbase and has won major awards. This critical celebration of the life and times of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha discusses the series' position in an increasingly complex television landscape. Editor(s): Akass, Kim; McCabe, Janet. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 45. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850434238
ISBN
9781850434238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.44

Hardcover. This book provides a brief yet informative evaluation of the variety and complexity of theatrical endeavours in the United States, embracing all epochs of theatre history and situating American theatre as a lively, dynamic and diverse arena. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBJK; HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645206
ISBN
9780748645206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.67
€ 101.60

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oryx Press Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573560245
ISBN
9781573560245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.30
€ 46.00

Paperback. Helps understand the civilization in South Asia and how leading thinkers there have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they live in. This book explains the particular settings in which these thinkers have expressed their ideas about religious, social, political, and economic questions. Num Pages: 547 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 37. Weight in Grams: 796.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
547
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231066518
ISBN
9780231066518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Paperback. Offering a fascinating biography of a foundational theory, Amadae reveals not only how the ideological battles of the Cold War shaped ideas but also how those ideas may today be undermining the very notion of individual liberty they were created to defend. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226016542
ISBN
9780226016542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. Professor Arthur S. Link, Director and Editor of The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, brings his considerable expertise and understanding of Wilson the man and the diplomat to this reexamination of Wilson's handling of foreign affairs. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 212 x 11. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Harlan Davidson
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882957982
ISBN
9780882957982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.95

Paperback. The aim of this book is to document the dynamic tension between Americans' faith in education as a panacea, and the moderate pace of change in educational practices. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674892835
ISBN
9780674892835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.96

Hardcover. 1912 is the first "golden year" in the career of D.W. Griffith. There is still a wealth of treasures waiting to be uncovered in this year. Their reappraisal is one of the aims of this sixth installment in the multi-year research project commissioned by the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Sacile. Editor(s): Usai, Paolo Cherchi. Series: The Griffith Project. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
333
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851709536
ISBN
9780851709536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.60
€ 99.65

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526105011
ISBN
9781526105011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.04
€ 69.72

Hardcover. Shows how Scottish imagination was shaped by its emigre experience with wilderness and the extreme. Drawing on journals, emigrant guides, memoirs, letters, poetry and fiction, this book examines patterns of survival, defeat, adaptation and response in North America's harshest landscapes. Num Pages: 224 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748647392
ISBN
9780748647392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.82
€ 90.66

Paperback. Examines the power of the Supreme Court and cites specific cases which illustrate its relationship with other political institutions. Num Pages: 303 pages, table of cases, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
303
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300032994
ISBN
9780300032994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardback. Contemporary American Fiction introduces the work of a range of American authors, all of whom can be said to engage with postmodernism. Num Pages: 272 pages, glossary, index, bibliographies. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748613809
ISBN
9780748613809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.16
€ 139.88

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