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The Americas

paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057128
ISBN
9780674057128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Help your students achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this unique series from the leading history publisher; developed by expert educators who know how to instil deep subject knowledge and an appetite for lifelong learning. Series: Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Hodder Education
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Student
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471861956
ISBN
9781471861956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.04

Hardback. A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in the 1940s and 1950s. It shows how resource limitations were seen as an opportunity for design to attain new relevance for social and cultural transformations. Num Pages: 352 pages, 136. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AMX; PDX; TBX; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 261 x 23. Weight in Grams: 978.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199394012
ISBN
9780199394012
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.82

Paperback. Of many slave narratives published before the Civil War, this is one of the few written by a woman. It blends and manipulates several narrative techniques, including those of sentimental novel, of autobiography, and of the classical slave narrative. Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 117 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195066708
ISBN
9780195066708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Paperback. John Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force. This biography presents interviews with Coltrane, photos, genealogical documents, and musical analysis that offers a fresh view of Coltrane's genius. It explores the events of Coltrane's life and offers an insightful look into his musical practices. Series: The Michigan American Music S. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 fig, 18b&w photographs, 104 music example. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472086436
ISBN
9780472086436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.67

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219765
ISBN
9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. Discusses the contradictions whereby Asians have been included in the workplaces and markets of the US nation-state, yet, through exclusion laws and bars from citizenship, have been distanced from the terrain of national culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318644
ISBN
9780822318644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Compares the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. This book traces the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 496 pages, 34 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FP; 1KL; JKS; JPB; KCR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135960
ISBN
9780691135960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 271.
Publisher
Seal Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580053143
ISBN
9781580053143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 948 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1408.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764345630
ISBN
9780764345630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. "For more than a century, the United States has been the world s most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Series: Global Futures. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690070
ISBN
9780745690070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 342 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 263 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351518
ISBN
9780764351518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.32

Paperback. Examines language, gender, and the body from infancy to adulthood, showing how Hasidic girls in Brooklyn become women responsible for rearing the next generation of nonliberal Jewish believers. This work investigates how Hasidic women and girls conceptualize the religious, the secular, and the modern. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HRLM7; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691139173
ISBN
9780691139173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1KL; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690109
ISBN
9781910690109
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781688014
ISBN
9781781688014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Hardcover. Drawing on recently declassified documents and elite interviews with key protagonists that reveal candid recollections, Sally-Ann Treharne highlights the pivotal moments in Reagan and Thatcher's shared history from a new vantage point. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Anglo-American Relations. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748686063
ISBN
9780748686063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 102.99

Paperback. When Louis XVI gave Ben Franklin a diamond-encrusted snuffbox, the gift troubled Americans: it threatened to corrupt him by clouding his judgment. By contrast, in 2010 the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Zephyr Teachout shows that Citizens United was both bad law and bad history. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659988
ISBN
9780674659988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCX; KFFR; LNSH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Columbia Global Reports
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990976301
ISBN
9780990976301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. Far from the crowds and the usual beach and carnival cliches, Rio de Janeiro has countless treasures it reveals only to residents and travellers who wander off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for all those who thought they were familiar with Rio or would like to discover the other face of the city. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Jonglez Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9782361951429
ISBN
9782361951429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. Tells the story of Prince Fracassus, heir presumptive to the Duchy of Origen, famed for its golden-gated skyscrapers and casinos, who passes his boyhood watching reality shows on TV, imagining himself to be the Roman Emperor Nero, and fantasizing about hookers. He is idle, boastful, thin-skinned and egotistic; has no manners, and no curiosity. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; FA; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781787330207
ISBN
9781787330207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.68

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