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The Americas

Paperback. In this ethnography of the Cancha mega-market in Cochabama, Bolivia, Daniel M. Goldstein examines what it means for the market's poorest vendors to maintain personal safety and economic stability by navigating systems of informality and illegality and how this dynamic is representative of the neoliberal modern city. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360452
ISBN
9780822360452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. By exploring the use of film in mid-twentieth-century institutions including libraries, classrooms, and professional organizations, film scholars show how moving images became an ordinary feature of American life. Editor(s): Acland, Charles R.; Wasson, Haidee. Num Pages: 400 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634. 400 pages, 56 illustrations. Editor(s): Acland, Charles R.; Wasson, Haidee. Challenges preconceived notions about just what cinema is. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 26. Weight: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350095
ISBN
9780822350095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. A people's history of the global space race in the 1960s, beginning with cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and astronaut Alan Shepard and ending with the close of the Mercury and Voskhod programs in 1965. Series: Outward Odyssey: a People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 images and a frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBLW3; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226395
ISBN
9780803226395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Through a narrative brimming with honesty and grace, Dance Lest We All Fall Down unfolds the story of how friendship, when combined with courage, insight, and passion, can transform dreams of a better world into reality. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFA; JKSB1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295990583
ISBN
9780295990583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Presents an account of conceptualism in Latin American art. Placing the evolution of conceptualism within the history Latin America, this work explores conceptualism as a strategy, rather than a style, in Latin American culture. It shows how the roots of conceptualism reach back to the early nineteenth century in the work of Simon Rodriguez. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 364 pages, 85 color and 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 257 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292716292
ISBN
9780292716292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A collection of essays that discusses such issues as the media, immigration, the minimum wage and multiculturalism. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817995829
ISBN
9780817995829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394910
ISBN
9780888394910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. A social and cultural history of African American arts activity in Los Angeles between the Second World War and the 1992 riots. Num Pages: 384 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; AB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346791
ISBN
9780822346791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Presents a sociological analysis of lesbians' use of medical fertility treatments. This book describes how reproduction is an intensely medicalized process for lesbians, transforming them into patients more often due to their sexual identities than because of their physical conditions. It explores questions about the legal rights of co-parents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 illustrations, 5 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340782
ISBN
9780822340782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Using documentary and archaeological evidence to reconstruct the fighting at Cowpens, 1781, this volume provides a minute-by-minute account of the clash that many believed turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in the South. Num Pages: 231 pages, 6 illustrations, 6 tables, 19 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807849262
ISBN
9780807849262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Paperback. An account of the conquest of the Itzas which details the layers of political intrigue and action that characterised every aspect of the conquest and its aftermath. Jones offers a comprehensive reconstruction of an independent Maya kingdom which reveals much about neighbouring lowland Maya groups with whom the Itzas interacted, often violently. Num Pages: 596 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735223
ISBN
9780804735223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.33

Hardback. This book identifies the forces behind the explosive growth in Asian American literature. It charts its emergence and explores both the unique place of Asian Americans in American culture and what that place says about the way Americanness is defined. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734004
ISBN
9780804734004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.42
€ 115.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 171 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; ACQ; AFKB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1619.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022228
ISBN
9780268022228
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Hardcover. Lacking DJ but not obvious if called for. Original cloth. Some minor shelf wear to edges, but overall remains good to very good. Previous owner's signature to ffep. Good clean copy.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1945
Publisher
Victor Gollancz
Edition
First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0001413
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. For nearly five years, he was known as the 'Darling Of Las Vegas'. Some said he was a Russian arms dealer, others a pop star from Eastern Europe. But the truth was even more unlikely: he was a twenty-one year old graduate student who had a plan that would one day make him richer than anyone could possibly imagine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; BTC; WDMC; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Arrow London
Edition
New Ed
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAK0006914
ISBN
9780099490999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591846222
ISBN
9781591846222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. This fourth edition of David Grant Noble's indispensable guide to archaeological ruins of the American Southwest includes updated text and newly opened archaeological sites. Filled with photos of ruins, petroglyphs, and artifacts, as well as maps, this is a guide every traveler needs when exploring the Southwest. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 black & white halftones, 84 colour illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Edition
Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589799370
ISBN
9781589799370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00

Paperback. Series: World War II Collection. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Original
SKU
V9781621574255
ISBN
9781621574255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press,U.S. United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811589
ISBN
9781607811589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ouellette, Laurie. Series: Keywords. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 5182. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479883653
ISBN
9781479883653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. DIASPORA. Henry Stratford Persse was a customs official and distiller in the town of Galway whose sons emigrated to Boston then New York. His letters provide a striking account of Galway life, Irish misgovernment and American democracy by a lively, unconventional observer. Editor(s): Roy, J.C. Series: Irish Narratives S. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859181416
ISBN
9781859181416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.25

Hardcover. A contribution to the study necessary to understand the place of this small but distinct group of artefacts in the context of the 19th century. The book provides a set of photographs and measured drawings of Shaker furniture for both study and reproduction. Num Pages: 288 pages, 71 drawings, 254 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 307 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870232756
ISBN
9780870232756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.86

Paperback. How can students best understand the ideas that animate US foreign policy decisions and the processes that facilitate them? How can they come to terms with the motivations that guide these decision makers? This text identifies three value orientations - security, economic, and community - that fundamentally shape US foreign policy choices. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Edition
1 Rev ed
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933116624
ISBN
9781933116624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.83

Paperback. Tells the story of a visionary leader who refuses to be limited by America's history and determines instead to change it. His plan for change is the expression of a movement for justice: a movement that has swept forward with the collective energy of great leaders like Martin Luther King, Robert F Kennedy, and Lyndon B Johnson. Series: BlackAmber Inspirations. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 17. Weight in Grams: 124.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906413231
ISBN
9781906413231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.72

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