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The Americas

Results 1945 - 1968 of 28272

The Americas

Paperback. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 color photographs, 29 b/w photographs, 10 line drawings, 1 foldout, DVD. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756. 1960s Counterculture and the Avant-Garde. 344 pages. Editor(s): Bernstein, David W. Tells the story of the influential group of creative artists - Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, William Maginnis, and Tony Martin - who connected music to technology during a legendary era in California's cultural history. This title presents a comprehensive history of the San Francisco Tape Music Center. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; AV; JFC. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 22. Weight: 756.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256170
ISBN
9780520256170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 286 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334139
ISBN
9780764334139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Frontier Road uses the history of one road in southern Colombia known locally as the trampoline of death to demonstrate how state-building processes and practices have depended on the production and maintenance of frontiers as inclusive-exclusive zones, often through violent means. Series: Antipode Book Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119100188
ISBN
9781119100188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally accompanied his journey for the BBC1 series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 col plates (24pp), (3x8pp). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 278. Some damage to cover on spine, but remains a good reading/reference copy
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KRA0010618
ISBN
9780007266357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 10.00

Paperback. Detailed observations of the Great Hunt illuminate the northern wilderness, its people, and their complex relationship. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120851
ISBN
9781772120851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870334955
ISBN
9780870334955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472818775
ISBN
9781472818775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.32

Hardback. Featuring a wide array of iconic rock posters, period photographs, music memorabilia and light shows, "out-of-this-world" clothing, and avant-garde films, this title celebrates San Francisco's rebellious and colorful counterculture that blossomed in the years surrounding the 1967 Summer of Love. Editor(s): D'Alessandro, Jill. Num Pages: 340 pages, 225 color photographs and 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; ACXJ; AGC; ASZP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 241. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520294820
ISBN
9780520294820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 53.36

Paperback. Insiders' Guide to Baltimore is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to the Maryland's largest city. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Baltimore and its surrounding environs. Series: Insiders' Guide Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 18.
Publisher
Insider's Guide
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Sixth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762756704
ISBN
9780762756704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; BM; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062267412
ISBN
9780062267412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Examines houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community. Num Pages: 315 pages, 229 b/w photographs, 115 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBWF; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
315
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223578
ISBN
9780520223578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 179 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939578013
ISBN
9781939578013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. A collection of Chomsky's essays exploring how "selected incidents of terrorism" are used as a cover for Western violence across the globe Series: Chomsky Perspectives. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335483
ISBN
9780745335483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JHBK5; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619020689
ISBN
9781619020689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 9.85

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KNW0007981
ISBN
9781862077140
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - General,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Government & Politics - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KT00000143
ISBN
9781862077140
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. In the last year of his life Mark Twain asserted, "To me, the most important feature of my life is its literary feature." "This new biography takes him at his word.. [It] may inspire many to reread the Inimitable himself."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235166
ISBN
9780812235166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.02

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pages of photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003955
ISBN
9781612003955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cicerone Press Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852849207
ISBN
9781852849207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. America's Covert War provides a tough-minded investigation of how legal process and human rights have been ignored in the search for often non-existent terrorists in Africa. It considers both the short-term and long-term impact of this intensive militarisation on vulnerable ethnic and religious groups in this highly volatile region. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Publication date
2019
SKU
V9781849044134
ISBN
9781849044134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.56

Hardcover. A major new biography of one of America's most storied military figures. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8 pages of illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBW; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393241570
ISBN
9780393241570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.29

Paperback. * Definitive biography of Hollywood's brightest musical star - Judy Garland (1922-1969). Num Pages: 528 pages, 16 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 36. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751531602
ISBN
9780751531602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A collection of stories of runners that are woven with a mile-by-mile portrait of New York City Marathon, one of the world's largest marathon. Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061373145
ISBN
9780061373145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Reveals the experiences of black sailors and their contribution to the struggle for labour and civil rights, the history of the Communist Party and its black members, and the significant dimensions of Jamaican labour and political radicalism. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737408
ISBN
9780814737408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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