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The Americas
Paperback. As the countries of East-Central Europe struggle to create liberal democracy and the United States and other Western nations attempt to rediscover their own tarnished civil institutions, this title identifies the neglect of the idea of 'civil society' as a central concern common to both cultures today. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JH; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010816
- ISBN
- 9780691010816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.72
€ 58.80
€ 45.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241968260
- ISBN
- 9780241968260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Transforms our understanding of the region's cultural history in the last hundred years by highlighting how key players such as the church and the state have affected cinema's unique ability to help shape public discourse and construct modern identities in a region marked by ongoing struggles for social justice and liberation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 66 b/w images, 19 color images, 5 tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288638
- ISBN
- 9780520288638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.90
€ 46.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503823
- ISBN
- 9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.51
€ 27.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. This winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and listed by the New York Times as one of the best 100 non-fiction books of the century, gives timeless reflections on solitude, writing and faith amid the beautiful though sometimes brutal world of nature on the author's doorstep in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HRCS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. 224 pages. This winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and listed by the New York Times as one of the best 100 non-fiction books of the century, gives timeless reflections on solitude, writing and faith amid the beautiful though sometimes brutal world of nature on the author's doorstep in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HRCS; WN. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight: 312.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Canterbury Press Norwich
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848250789
- ISBN
- 9781848250789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback. Provides an understanding of the vital role of performance in the Americas. This title shows how the repertoire of embodied memory - conveyed in gestures, the spoken word, movement, dance, song, and other performances - offers alternative perspectives to a reconsideration of historical processes of transnational contact. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, 111 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1K; AS; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331230
- ISBN
- 9780822331230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. In a bold revision of traditional historical narratives, Pratt analyzes nineteenth-century American literature to disclose the competing temporalities and racial identities that in fact defined the antebellum period. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223729
- ISBN
- 9780812223729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Main Street Books/Doubleday
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385420938
- ISBN
- 9780385420938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 20.68
€ 31.99
€ 20.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815728306
- ISBN
- 9780815728306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.50
€ 45.50
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 500 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AJC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 287 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1718.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351778
- ISBN
- 9780764351778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.09€ 38.86
€ 54.09
€ 38.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFFA; JFFE; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173030
- ISBN
- 9780691173030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.95
€ 29.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. Hadley Freeman brings us her personalised guide to American movies from the 1980s - why they are brilliant, what they meant to her, and how they influenced movie-making forever. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007585618
- ISBN
- 9780007585618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.54
€ 13.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. Between the Orinoco and the Amazon lies a fabulous forested land, barely explored. Much of Guiana seldom sees sunlight, and new species are often tumbling out of the dark trees. Beautiful and occasionally brutal, it is one of the great forgotten corners of the Earth: the Wild Coast. The author sets off along this coast, gathering up its story. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; 1KLSG; 1KLSS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846682537
- ISBN
- 9781846682537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.49
€ 14.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. Rigoberta Menchu suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. This book conveys the traditional beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas. Editor(s): Burgos-Debray, Elisabeth. Translator(s): Wright, Ann. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844674183
- ISBN
- 9781844674183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.16
€ 25.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Trine Day United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984185849
- ISBN
- 9780984185849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.66
€ 25.99
€ 23.66
Paperback. Richard Rorty is one of the provocative figures in philosophical, literary and cultural debate. This collection brings together those of his writings. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140262889
- ISBN
- 9780140262889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Includes chapters on the Virginia State Capitol, the Governor's Mansion, the Virginia Supreme Court building, Old City Hall, and Morrison Row. Num Pages: 144 pages, 26 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343209
- ISBN
- 9780764343209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.58
€ 20.99
€ 15.58
Paperback. Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477307885
- ISBN
- 9781477307885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.30
€ 32.99
€ 31.30
Hardcover. A Companion to American Art presents 35 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars that explore the methodology, historiography, and current state of the field of American art history. Editor(s): Davis, John; Greenhill, Jennifer A.; LaFountain, Jason D. Series: Blackwell Companions to Art History. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470671023
- ISBN
- 9780470671023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.68
€ 205.68
Hardcover. The 1846-1848 war between the US and Mexico had conventional battles waged between two sovereign nations. However, two little-known guerrilla wars also took place. Using information from 24 archives, including the normally closed files of Mexico's National Defense Archives, this book argues that these other conflicts were crucial. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 5 tables, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653020
- ISBN
- 9780875653020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.76
€ 30.99
€ 27.76
Paperback. Examines the Jamaican background, necessary for understanding the cultural significance of dub. This work analyses its musical, cultural and political importance for both African-Caribbean and, particularly, white communities in the United Kingdom during the late-1970s and early 1980s. Series: Studies in Popular Music. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KJWJ; AVGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845533120
- ISBN
- 9781845533120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.92
€ 41.92
Hardback. Series: Haynes Manuals. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 278 x 2. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Haynes Publishing Group
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785210549
- ISBN
- 9781785210549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.19
€ 40.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. "William Greider, one of America's most respected political and economic journalists, explores how and why America has avoided coming to terms with the end of the Cold War era--and the troubling consequ" Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228. Clean copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KEX0216374
- ISBN
- 9781891620454
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Patton's last battle Series: Spellmount Siegfried Line. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862271494
- ISBN
- 9781862271494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41