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The Americas

Paperback. America is a grotesquely polarized society and becoming more so all the time. This collection of pieces shows how the widening gap between rich and poor over the years has left the country increasingly divided between the gated communities on the one hand, and the trailer parks and tenements on the other. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080653
ISBN
9781847080653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.87

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752470221
ISBN
9780752470221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Walter Salles' film "The Motorcycle Diaries" follows the journey made by the medical student Che Guevara across Argentina to Peru. At the climax, Guevara exhorts his audience to see beyond their borders and embrace a continental identity. This vision lives in the work of South American filmmakers. This book features interviews with such people. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571231799
ISBN
9780571231799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a self-taught intellectual. This title chronicles these many incarnations of Malcolm X, describing the multiple masks he donned over the years. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141024301
ISBN
9780141024301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

Hardback. This fascinating account of the Salem Witch Trials explores their religious, social, and political dimensions, their origins, their critics, and their aftermath, as well as their influence on the American cultural imagination to the present day. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199890347
ISBN
9780199890347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.06

Paperback. Traces a heroic dream that spanned four centuries: to build a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This book explores the fierce geo-political struggle behind the heroic vision of the canal, and the immense engineering and medical battles that were fought. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KLCPC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484332
ISBN
9780099484332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Hardback. They were all, by definition, groundless, but they were not all false, and they influenced the classic issues of historical inquiry: the formation of alliances, the making of revolutions, the expropriation of labor and resources, and the origins of war. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 9, 2 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418650
ISBN
9781421418650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

Paperback. * Elaine Showalter, author of the classic A LITERATURE OF THEIR OWN has written 'The first comprehensive overview of the achievement of American women writers .. A daunting task, and few could carry it off with such aplomb' Sarah Churchwell, Guardian Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 46. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844080809
ISBN
9781844080809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.87

Paperback. This is a study of the reciprocal relationship between Mexican muralism and the three major Mexican museums-the Palace of Fine Arts, the National History Museum, and the National Anthropology Museum. Num Pages: 248 pages, 51 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1040.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350378
ISBN
9780822350378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Paperback. In April 2008, author began his attempt to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the River Amazon. Nearly two and a half years later, he had crossed the whole of South America to reach the mouth of the colossal river. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753515648
ISBN
9780753515648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. A diagnosis of cancer leads to healing and transformation in the Amazon jungle. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition, First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594774621
ISBN
9781594774621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441161864
ISBN
9781441161864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.60

Paperback. Robert K. Brown, former Green Beret, after a bizarre military career that succeeded in getting him kicked out of Special Forces not once but twice, and completing the Command and General Staff College without a security clearance, while meantime being wounded in Nam, finally found his true calling as a publisher. Num Pages: 408 pages, 32pp photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JW; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003931
ISBN
9781612003931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.67

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190457563
ISBN
9780190457563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.75

Hardback. .
Publisher
St Martin´s Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250114969
ISBN
9781250114969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 10.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Broadway Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804139564
ISBN
9780804139564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172165
ISBN
9780231172165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 700+ b/w and color photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1776.
Publisher
SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404153
ISBN
9780887404153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 34.99

Hardback. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 286 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556. A Vermont Girl's Winding Path to the Nobel Peace Prize. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 286 pages, Illustrationsstrations. Demonstrates how one woman's commitment to freedom, self-determination, and human rights can have a profound impact on people all over the globe. In this book, the author describes her Catholic roots, her first step on a long road to standing up to bullies with the defense of her deaf brother Stephen. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPH. Dimension: 217 x 149 x 28. Weight: 556.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270251
ISBN
9780520270251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Offers a profound critique of the experience of postcolonial, postsocialist temporality. This title presents the case study at its core is the demise of the Grenada Revolution (1979-83), and the repercussions of its collapse. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356219
ISBN
9780822356219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

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