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The Americas

Hardcover. Only the American right has ever really recognised the potency of the American left. This book details the left's achievements, including the welfare state, opposing militarism, reshaping of American culture, black rights and civil liberties, awakening the USA to the dangers of fascism and great public enterprises such as the late Twin Towers. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
246
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748668878
ISBN
9780748668878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.98
€ 102.99

Paperback. With its cold war enemies led by dictators who promoted the myth of their heroic leadership, how might democratic America respond? Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612260
ISBN
9780748612260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. For many, a map is nothing more than a tool used to determine the location or distribution of something. But maps reveal much more: to really read a map means to examine what it shows and what it doesn't, and to ask who made it, why, and for whom. This title asks these sorts of questions about maps of Latin America. Editor(s): Dym, Jordana; Offen, Karl. Num Pages: 360 pages, 118 colour plates, 12 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KL; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226618227
ISBN
9780226618227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Paperback. A provocative theoretical critique of representations of race in socially engaged films made since the 1960s. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347019
ISBN
9780822347019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. How research into Indigenous rights claims is influenced by, and in turn changes, Indigenous law and claims legislation. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 maps, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; HBG; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773547438
ISBN
9780773547438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Presents the story of American art through the many voices of its contemporary practitioners, consumers, and commentators. This book highlights such themes as women artists, African American representation and expression, regional and itinerant artists, Native Americans and the frontier, and popular culture and vernacular imagery. Editor(s): Burns, Sarah; Davis, John. Num Pages: 1104 pages, 14 b/w scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1632.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257566
ISBN
9780520257566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.23

Hardcover. .
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916194
ISBN
9780813916194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF; JWMV3; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 296 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1482.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350122
ISBN
9780764350122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.46

Paperback. "A consistently engrossing, occasionally irreverent, always smoothly written history of America's painful entry into the modern age."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 448 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393331929
ISBN
9780393331929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.09

Paperback. This is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in Kansas. Bypassing the tales of radicals on either coast, the author argues that the revolution was forged in both towns and cities, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behaviour in postwar America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones, 6 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJP; HBJK; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009745
ISBN
9780674009745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.74

Paperback. Series: Princeton Field Guides. Num Pages: 392 pages, 400+ color photos. 600+ line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 116 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156965
ISBN
9780691156965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. This book is a history of the future. It shows how our contemporary understanding of the Net is shaped by visions of the future that were put together in the 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GPF; JPA; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326603
ISBN
9780745326603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.40

Paperback. Provides a reassessment of the growth and the various directions in US labor history. This title focuses on: the relationship of class and culture; the link between worker's experience and the changing political economy; the role that gender and race have played in America's labor history; and, the transnational turn. Editor(s): Haverty-Stacke, Donna T.; Walkowitz, Daniel J. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441145758
ISBN
9781441145758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.31

Paperback. This study explores the different ways people view the law. It identifies three common narratives: one is based on the idea of the law as magisterial and remote; another views the law as a game to be played; and a third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power to be actively resisted. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 line drawing, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226227443
ISBN
9780226227443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. A pioneering book providing a historically nuanced take on US cultural dominance Editor(s): Stokes, Melvyn; Maltby, Richard. Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844570515
ISBN
9781844570515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.17

Paperback. Examines the conceptual foundations of Du Bois' interpretation of black politics. This title characterizes the limitations of Du Bois' thought and questions the authority it still exerts in ongoing debates about black leadership, black identity, and the black underclass. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFF; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060241
ISBN
9780674060241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Publications. Num Pages: 554 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
554
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691651613
ISBN
9780691651613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 243.67
€ 180.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 219 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKC; AKL; KJSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
Publisher
Fonthill Media LLc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625450401
ISBN
9781625450401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.48

Hardback. The first Reader and Guide on the subject of slavery in America. It combines both an introduction to the field and a selection of core primary and secondary readings, covering the period from the early seventeenth century to the American Civil War. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1076.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617951
ISBN
9780748617951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 147.36

Paperback. Traces the origins of American cinema's century-long fascination with Italy and Italian immigrants to the popularity of the pre-photographic aesthetic - the picturesque. Num Pages: 464 pages, 64 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; APFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221285
ISBN
9780253221285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

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