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The Americas

Hardcover. Sara Fieldston shows how humanitarian child welfare agencies sponsored by Americans filtered political power through the prism of familial love after World War II. These well-meaning institutions shaped perceptions of the United States as the benevolent parent in a family of nations, and helped to expand American hegemony around the globe. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JPS; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 31. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368095
ISBN
9780674368095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.34

Paperback. Revised edition of: New immigrants in New York. New York: Columbia University Press, c2001. Editor(s): Foner, Nancy. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159371
ISBN
9780231159371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.35

Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Coleman, David. Num Pages: 1728 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393081244
ISBN
9780393081244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.94
€ 128.44

Paperback. Having established laws removing many children from the marketplace, turn-of-the-century America was discovering new, sentimental criteria to determine a child's monetary worth. This book traces the emergence of the modern child, at once economically 'useless' and emotionally 'priceless,' from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691034591
ISBN
9780691034591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Paperback. A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341895
ISBN
9780822341895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. During its heyday in the 19th century, the African slave trade was fueled by the close relationship of the US and Brazil. This work tells the story of how US nationals participated in this odious commerce by creating diplomatic, social, and political ties with Brazil, which has the largest population of African origin outside of Africa itself. Num Pages: 341 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1KLSB; HBTB; HBTS; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
341
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736890
ISBN
9780814736890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 259.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349416
ISBN
9780764349416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer, with ambitious policies to address health care, education, employment, the environment, and social inequalities. Yet facing severe economic challenges, the government may look to learn from its Latin American neighbors. Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba analyzes these issues in depth. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Arguelle, Maria del Carmen Zabala; Prieto, Mayra Espina. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Publisher
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975309
ISBN
9780674975309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Explores the social and specifically legal construction of race. This book revisits the legal construction of race, and argues that race law has spawned a troubling racial ideology that perpetuates inequality under a guise: colorblind white dominance. It is suitable for those interested in the intersection of race and law in American society. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
10 Anv
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736944
ISBN
9780814736944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 629 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348297
ISBN
9780764348297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.26
€ 56.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 black & white halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801434150
ISBN
9780801434150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Blum, Stella. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 228 x 7. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Dover Publications
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
First Edition ~1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486251080
ISBN
9780486251080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226079356
ISBN
9780226079356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 35.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; HBT; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122. 96 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; HBT; HBTQ; HBTR. Dimension: 158 x 196 x 8. Weight: 122.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583670255
ISBN
9781583670255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. In the summer of 1944, plans began for a complex operation to seize a Rhine river bridge at Arnhem in the Netherlands. This title features photographs, maps and color artwork that complement extensive archival research revealing the successes of those American airborne missions, largely overshadowed by the failure of the operation as a whole. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782008163
ISBN
9781782008163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 403 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814760284
ISBN
9780814760284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.21

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473822856
ISBN
9781473822856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.99

Hardback. Their empire unmatched in military and cultural might, the Aztecs were poised on the brink of a golden age, when the arrival of the Spanish changed everything. Colin MacLachlan explains why Mexico is culturally Mestizo while ethnically Indian and why Mexicans remain orphaned from their indigenous heritage--the adopted children of European history. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967632
ISBN
9780674967632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. The Vikings called North America 'Vinland', the land of wine. The history of wine in America is, in many ways, the history of American origins and of American enterprise in microcosm. This title offers a comprehensive account of winemaking in the US, from the Norse discovery of native grapes in 1001 AD, through Prohibition, and up to the present. Num Pages: 572 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 31. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
572
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254299
ISBN
9780520254299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.25

Paperback. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JKSB1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309056
ISBN
9781477309056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.49

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