The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Countless African Americans have passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and communities. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile. This history of passing explores the possibilities, challenges, and losses that racial indeterminacy presented to men and women living in a country obsessed with racial distinctions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659926
- ISBN
- 9780674659926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.28
€ 24.99
€ 21.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 483 colour & 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AFWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 290 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1168.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351099
- ISBN
- 9780764351099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 27.77
€ 42.99
€ 27.77
Paperback. Thirty-five years into his research among the descendants of rebel slaves living in South American rain forest, anthropologist Richard Price encountered Tooy, living on the outskirts of Cayenne, French Guiana. Tooy is a time traveler. With a blend of storytelling and scholarship, this book recounts the journeys of these two intellectuals. Num Pages: 448 pages, 62 halftones, 1 map, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680590
- ISBN
- 9780226680590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479859498
- ISBN
- 9781479859498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. For many of the 200,000 black soldiers sent to Europe with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, encounters with French civilians and colonial African troops led them to imagine a world beyond Jim Crow. This title illuminates how World War I mobilized a generation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062054
- ISBN
- 9780674062054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.51
€ 34.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 58 color plates, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; ACXD9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226393957
- ISBN
- 9780226393957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.59€ 44.01
€ 51.59
€ 44.01
Paperback. In December 1994, Orange County became the largest municipality in US history to become bankrupt. How can a municipal investment pool, which is supposed to be safe, lose billions of dollars? What are derivatives and how did they contribute to this tragedy? This book presents a description of the Orange County bankruptcy. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; KCC; KFFM; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123903600
- ISBN
- 9780123903600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.78
€ 62.78
Hardback. Editor(s): Knutson, Anne Classen; Lubin, David M.; Cozzolino, Robert. Num Pages: 320 pages, 214 color illus. 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 347 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2134.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691172699
- ISBN
- 9780691172699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 52.44
€ 64.49
€ 52.44
Hardcover. America - A country of many contrasts. This book shows you the quick and easy way to put a little slice of America on your dinner table. Num Pages: 360 pages, 100 integrated colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 202 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1258.
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718154769
- ISBN
- 9780718154769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.21
€ 34.99
€ 23.21
paperback. It was Wall Street's toughest investment bank, taking risks where others feared to tread, run by testosterone-fuelled gamblers who hung a sign saying 'let's make nothing but money' over the trading floor. This book tells the outrageous story of how Wall Street's entire house of cards came crashing down. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141039596
- ISBN
- 9780141039596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.38
€ 24.99
€ 18.38
Hardcover. In the 19th century the great expeditionary photographers Chr(45) William Henry Jackson, T H O'Sullivan, and William Bell Chr(45) first photographed American western landscapes for the geological and geographical surveys. This book presents forty-three pairings documenting two periods of geologic and environmental changes. Num Pages: 238 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 315 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1708.
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134320
- ISBN
- 9780890134320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.69€ 56.18
€ 72.69
€ 56.18
Paperback. Shows how nineteenth-century American physicians used anatomy to develop a professional identity, while claiming authority over the living and the dead. This book introduces the middle-class women and men, working people, entrepreneurs, and health reformers who resisted and exploited anatomy to articulate their own social identities and visions. Num Pages: 448 pages, 83 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118758
- ISBN
- 9780691118758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
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€ 33.20
Paperback. The complete guide to craft beer, the Beer Lover's series cover the world of craft beer from all angles: from brewery and brewpub profiles, to home brewing and beer-infused regional food recipes. Series: Beer Lovers Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 colour illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WBXD2; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 4086.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493012701
- ISBN
- 9781493012701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99
€ 22.99
Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168029
- ISBN
- 9780691168029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.20
€ 36.99
€ 27.20
Paperback. Compares the demographic characteristics and political views of voters and nonvoters in American presidential elections since 1972 and examines how electoral reforms and the choices offered by candidates influence voter turnout. Num Pages: 232 pages, 44 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159355
- ISBN
- 9780691159355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485978
- ISBN
- 9780801485978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPFM; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166522
- ISBN
- 9780231166522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49€ 50.39
€ 64.49
€ 50.39
Paperback. In this "enlightening" (Jane Brody, "New York Times") book, Harvard Medical School physician Volandes offers a solution to traumatic end-of-life care: talking, medicine's oldest tool. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP; MJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620408551
- ISBN
- 9781620408551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439315
- ISBN
- 9780801439315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.65
€ 50.65
Paperback. Examines the various ways that blackness is appropriated and performed - toward widely divergent ends - both within and outside African American culture. This title develops from the contention that blackness in the United States is necessarily a politicized identity trope - avowed and disavowed, attractive and repellant, fixed and malleable. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New title
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331919
- ISBN
- 9780822331919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.38
€ 32.99
€ 32.38