The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. This unparalleled collection of scientific information on, and photographs of, Mexican wildlife belongs on the shelf of every mammalogist, in public and academic libraries, and in the hands of anyone curious about Mexico and its wildlife. Editor(s): Ceballos, Gerardo. Num Pages: 984 pages, 1112, 574 colour illustrations, 538 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3155.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1016
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421408439
- ISBN
- 9781421408439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.18€ 137.15
€ 148.18
€ 137.15
Paperback. Aims to recaptures the world of Paris-American journalists during the period in the 1920s and 1930s by concentrating on the lives of such figures as Ernest Hemingway, James Thurber, and Henry Miller, and on the life of the newspapers, including the "Herald" and the "Tribune". Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637329
- ISBN
- 9781566637329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. Containing over one hundred selections ranging from songs, artwork, and poetry, to journalism, oral history, and scholarship-most published in English for the first time-The Colombia Reader presents a rich and multi-layered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present. Editor(s): Farnsworth-Alvear, Ann; Palacios, Marco; Gomez Lopez, Ana Maria. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 648 pages, 103 illustrations (incl. 8 page color insert). BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK; HBTB; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362289
- ISBN
- 9780822362289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.53
€ 32.99
€ 32.53
Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066144
- ISBN
- 9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.23
€ 35.99
€ 30.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8-pp colour; 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307946379
- ISBN
- 9780307946379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.25
€ 19.99
€ 17.25
Paperback. When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Num Pages: 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1002. The Violence of Everyday Life in Brazil. 632 pages, 65 b&w photographs. Bringing her readers to the slopes above a modern plantation town, the author follows three generations of shanty-town women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and trial. It is a story of class relations told at the basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JFFE; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 40. Weight: 1006.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 632
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520075375
- ISBN
- 9780520075375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.48
€ 43.99
€ 31.48
Hardcover. Based on extensive fieldwork in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Forging Rights in a New Democracy explores high school-aged students' understanding of rights and justice, and how they interpret and appropriate discourses of citizenship and civic values in the school setting as well as on the streets in the context of peaceful mass protests. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812244267
- ISBN
- 9780812244267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.66
€ 85.66
Paperback. By identifying a historic fight within Anglo-American Protestantism, and how it related to major contemporary political developments in the early American republic, Sam Haselby explains the origins of the distinct language and means of combining political and religious authority that characterizes American nationalism. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190630089
- ISBN
- 9780190630089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.13
€ 59.13
Paperback. On a 6,000-mile train trip across the North American continent from New York City to the West Coast, then back to New York ,Jonathan Goodman visited a number of sites of notorious murders. This is a fusion of true crime and travel writing, with reflections on American manners and morals observed during this serendipitous transcontinental journey. Num Pages: 208 pages, 27 photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227609
- ISBN
- 9780873388252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Primary History: Aztecs encourages the study of archaeological evidence, artefacts, written sources and maps to understand how the Aztecs have influenced today's society. Stimulating activities cover everyday life, architecture and buildings, communication, religion, and the Spanish conquerors. Series: Primary History. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1QDAK; 3H; 4KHJ; YQH. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 279 x 208 x 2. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007463992
- ISBN
- 9780007463992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.21
€ 14.99
€ 11.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing
- Number of pages
- 262
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926677828
- ISBN
- 9781926677828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Brown, Candy Gunther; Silk, Mark. Series: Future of American Religion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231176118
- ISBN
- 9780231176118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.86
€ 40.99
€ 28.86
Hardcover. The story of the fourteen men - largely forgotten and never the subject of a full-length book - who created the American Olympic movement by winning eleven gold medals at the first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, timed for publication leading up to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and the 2012 Olympics in London. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762778485
- ISBN
- 9780762778485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.80
€ 25.99
€ 20.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844087686
- ISBN
- 9781844087686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
Paperback. This guide charts the development in the criticism surrounding two of Williams' most popular plays, from the 1940s/50s through to the present day. Adler's overview of the critical responses proceeds in a generally chronological fashion and demonstrates how the emergence of newer theoretical methodologies has broadened the range of these responses. Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Macmillan Education UK
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228696
- ISBN
- 9780230228696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.11
€ 35.11
Paperback. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349114
- ISBN
- 9780226349114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27
Hardback. The fascinating history of the rise and fall and modern comeback of fortified and port-style wines found in the United States Num Pages: 420 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSH; WBXD1; WJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 274 x 20. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Wine Appreciation Guild
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935879572
- ISBN
- 9781935879572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 42 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; YNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 209 x 5. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- LMH Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789768245021
- ISBN
- 9789768245021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.73
€ 9.73
Paperback. Presents an integrated view of the Civil War and Reconstruction and the history of the western United States. This book includes, essays on lives, choices, and legacies in the American West, discussing the consequences for American Indian nations, the link between Reconstruction and suffrage movements, and cross-border interactions with Canada. Editor(s): Arenson, Adam; Graybill, Andrew R. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 maps, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283794
- ISBN
- 9780520283794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. At the time George W Bush ordered forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that played to fears of terrorism. How did the US get here? Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Printing
- SKU
- KNW0005915
- ISBN
- 9780747593348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 7.13
€ 7.13
Hardback. Vaughn Rasberry turns to black culture and politics for an alternative history of the totalitarian century. He shows how black writers reimagined the standard anti-fascist, anti-communist narrative through the lens of racial injustice, with the U.S. as a tyrannical force in the Third World but also an agent of Asian and African independence. Num Pages: 410 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971080
- ISBN
- 9780674971080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 48.38
€ 52.86
€ 48.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350+ colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; RBX; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 282 x 318 x 11. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350313
- ISBN
- 9780764350313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 163 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 55.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340604
- ISBN
- 9780764340604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.90
€ 25.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. Immigrants in the United States send more than $20 billion every year back to Mexico - one of the largest flows of such remittances in the world. The author offers the first extended look at what is done with that money, and in particular how the building boom that it has generated has changed Mexican towns and villages. Num Pages: 336 pages, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202815
- ISBN
- 9780226202815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.27
€ 34.99
€ 27.27