The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Explores the literary tradition of Caribbean Latino literature written in the US beginning with Jose Marti and concluding with Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Junot Diaz. The contributors consider the way that spatial migration in literature serves as a metaphor for gender, sexuality, racial, identity, linguistic, and national migrations. Editor(s): Perez Rosario, Vanessa. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008077
- ISBN
- 9781137008077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardcover. Evaluating a broad selection of Mexican films produced from the early 1990s to the present, this study examines how production methods, audience demographics, and aesthetic approaches have changed throughout the past two decades and how these changes relate to the country's transitions to a democratic political system and a free-market economy. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPR; 3JM; APF; JP; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137008060
- ISBN
- 9781137008060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. America and Rogue States narrates and analyzes the US relationship with the main nuclear-threatening, terrorist-sponsoring outcast states during the last two decades. Series: American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137006394
- ISBN
- 9781137006394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. This book explores the discourse and practice of anti-racism in the first two decades following World War II, uncovering the ways scientific and cultural discourses of 'race' continued to circulate in the early period of contemporary globalization through the lens on UNESCO. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003836
- ISBN
- 9781137003836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
The Politics of Sex Trafficking: A Moral Geography (Critical Criminolo...
O'Brien, Erin, Hayes, Sharon, Carpenter, Beli...
Hardcover. This book offers a unique insight into the moral politics behind human trafficking policy in Australia and the USA, including rare interviews with key political actors, and a critical account of Congressional and Parliamentary hearings. Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; HPQ; JFMX; JKVM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137003386
- ISBN
- 9781137003386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
The Scandal of White Complicity in US Hyper-incarceration: A Nonviolen...
Mikulich, Alex, Cassidy, Laurie, Pfeil, Marga...
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002860
- ISBN
- 9781137002860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. This historical study looks at how reformers have used urban planning and architecture to improve the health of urban residents of the United States. Num Pages: 254 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; MBN; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Criterion Books New York
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002433
- ISBN
- 9781137002433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. The bombing of the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, marked a major turning point in modern American culture. Authors Bruce Tucker and Priscilla L. Walton examine critical moments in the aftermath of 9/11 arguing that commentators abandoned complexity, seeking to reduce events to their simplest signification. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Edition
- 1st THUS
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137002334
- ISBN
- 9781137002334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Cohn lays out a new strategy of how states can produce economic development in poor nations - by considering barber shops, beauty parlours, hotels and restaurants in Brazil. Cohn considers the case of nations with budgetary limits that cannot afford to follow the East Asian model, and finds alternative policies that create jobs and reduce poverty. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black & white tables, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; GTF; JHBL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137001405
- ISBN
- 9781137001405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. The concept of 'wilderness' as a foundational idea for environmentalist thought has become the subject of vigorous debates. Myths of Wilderness in Contemporary Narratives offers a taxonomy of the forms that wilderness writing has taken in Australian and Canadian literature, re-emphasizing both country's origins as colonies. Series: Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137000781
- ISBN
- 9781137000781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. Everything you need to pass the TASC If you're looking to gauge your readiness for the high school equivalency exam and want to give it all you've got, TASC For Dummies has everything you need. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118966433
- ISBN
- 9781118966433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. * New edition maintains the book s acclaimed level of research, analysis, and readability * Explores topics including urbanization, ethnicity, class, sport in educational institutions, women in sport, and sport s role in manifesting city, regional, and national pride. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118537718
- ISBN
- 9781118537718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.93
€ 43.93
Paperback. This cutting-edge Companion is a comprehensive resource for the study of the modern American novel. Published at a time when literary modernism is being thoroughly reassessed, it reflects current investigations into the origins and character of the movement as a whole. Editor(s): Matthews, John T. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118492086
- ISBN
- 9781118492086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardcover. This new work clarifies Aquinas concept of natural law through his biblical commentaries, and explores its applications to U.S. constitutional law. * The first time the use of Aquinas on the U.S. Series: Challenges in Contemporary Theology. Num Pages: 326 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCG1; HRCM; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118391167
- ISBN
- 9781118391167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.44
€ 110.44
Paperback. How to profit from the events leading up to the likely collapse of the U.S. dollar Society is at a crossroads. Here at home and around the world, we are living in a manner that is absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably unsustainable. Num Pages: 212 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118149850
- ISBN
- 9781118149850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.13
€ 18.99
€ 16.13
The Pension Ponzi. How Public Sector Unions are Bankrupting Canada's H...
Tufts, Bill; Fairbanks, Lee
Paperback. The vast majority of Canadians are blissfully unaware that every man, woman and child in Canada now owes a $35,000 share of government debt and must pay this back, with interest! Make no mistake, this debt will change our country and affect every single Canadian in the decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KC; KFFP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118098738
- ISBN
- 9781118098738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.48
€ 35.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. High school should be a gateway to a better life, not a gatekeeper. Too many students wind up with too few choices, locked in by what was decided for them by a broken system. We ve been handing over a diploma that holds an empty promise. In this practical field book, readers will find a toolkit developed by The Education Trust. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118009147
- ISBN
- 9781118009147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.08
€ 33.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Parkins, David. Num Pages: 32 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH; YNM; YNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 253 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tundra Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781101918432
- ISBN
- 9781101918432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.06
€ 9.06
Paperback. Betsy's failed quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous "belle of Baltimoreinto a shrewd and successful businesswoman determined to protect her family. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984213504
- ISBN
- 9780984213504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.06
€ 39.06
An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts Editor(s): Hunter, Robert. Num Pages: 232 pages, 280 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 213. .
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Chipstone Foundation United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982772287
- ISBN
- 9780982772287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.25
€ 78.25
Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 b&w, 200 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPQ; JWKW; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1186. How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People into Believing They Could Survive a Nuclear Attack. 176 pages, 100 b&w, 200 colour. Lays bare the buried truths of America's family fallout shelter obsession. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPQ; JWKW; JWMN. Dimension: 264 x 235 x 24. Weight: 1186.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pointed Leaf Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982358573
- ISBN
- 9780982358573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 52.05
€ 53.37
€ 52.05
Num Pages: 109 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 208 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240589
- ISBN
- 9780981240589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.87
€ 27.99
€ 23.87
Paperback. Angry and hilarious, this collection of satirical essays about Barack Obama confronts the racial tensions that have dogged the president during his campaign and first year in office. Previously unpublished material also addresses the controversies around Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Tiger Woods. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240572
- ISBN
- 9780981240572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.68
€ 21.99
€ 20.68
Translator(s): Roth, Professor Kathe. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240527
- ISBN
- 9780981240527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.86
€ 25.99
€ 22.86