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The Americas

Paperback. This text traces the development of art in Latin America, from pre-Columbian times to the 1990s. Linking pre-Columbian and Hispanic cultures, the book encompasses art forms ranging from sculpture, pottery and painting, to architecture and cultures from the Ice Age through to the 20th century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 163 b&w photographs, 29 colour plates, 6 maps, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; AC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813018263
ISBN
9780813018263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.54

Hardcover. An eye-opening, inside-story of faith and politics in the White House. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGX; HRAM2; HRC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 31. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718082321
ISBN
9780718082321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.40

paperback. Looks at post-1960s Asian American communities in the US and Canada. From Chinese Americans in Chicagoland to Vietnamese Americans in Orange County, this collection focuses on global views of Asian American communities as well as on territorial and cultural boundaries. It examines challenges Asian American communities face in the 21st century. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None ed.
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544878
ISBN
9780813544878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.78

paperback. This title addresses watering, fertilization, pruning, and other care concerns of more than 400 salt-tolerant plants. Containing colourful photographs, this comprehensive treatment of the selection and care of seaside plants is aimed at gardeners of the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts from Virginia to south Texas. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b/w drawings, 513 colour photographs, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813027227
ISBN
9780813027227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.57

Paperback. Many Jewish foods are beloved in American culture. This book offers a look at both well-known and unfamiliar Jewish dishes and the practices and culture of a diverse group of Americans. It provides a historical overview of the culture and symbolism of Jewish cuisine before explaining the main foods and ingredients of Jewish American food. Series: At Table. Num Pages: 160 pages, 17 images, 2 tables, 23 recipes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226753
ISBN
9780803226753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.41

paperback. Series: State Camping Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WSZR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Falcon Guides United States
Edition
Comprehensive
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781805
ISBN
9780762781805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. The San Francisco Bay Area is more greensward than asphalt jungle, more open space than hardscape. This book tells the story of how San Francisco managed to save large areas of natural open space? Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 424 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988153
ISBN
9780295988153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. An ethnography that charts the social categories, metaphors, and narrative stories which inhabitants of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez use to define their group identity and distinguish themselves from 'others'. It uncovers the regionalism by which many northern Mexicans construct their sense of identity. Series: Inter-America Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292787407
ISBN
9780292787407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

paperback. A first-ever history of recreation in Texas that shows how our pastimes reveal our characters. Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 300 pages, 112 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 661. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292718890
ISBN
9780292718890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

paperback. Chronicles the lives of twenty-four Chicana pintas (prisoners/former prisoners) repeatedly arrested and incarcerated for non-violent, low-level economic and drug-related crimes. This book provides the first documentation of the thirty-four-year history of Sybil Brand Institute, Los Angeles' former women's jail. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292713161
ISBN
9780292713161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. An eye-opening first-hand account of life in a WWII shipyard from a woman's perspective Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073861
ISBN
9780252073861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

paperback. Shows how the western city evolved from a male-dominated mining enclave to a community in which men and women participated on a more equal basis as leisure patterns changed and consumer culture grew Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065699
ISBN
9780252065699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.26

paperback. Tells the story of that remarkable 11-year campaign and of Lester Rodney's career covering sports for the "Daily Worker" until he left the Communist Party in 1958. This title includes accounts of Rodney's challenges to the high muck-a-mucks of professional and collegiate sports, and contains encounters with owners, managers, and more. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 figures, 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; JFFJ; JFSL; KNTJ; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399746
ISBN
9781566399746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.25

paperback. Provides access to what is considered Boas' most important and foundational work. This translation is based on the 1895 German publication of "Indianische Sagen von der Nord-Pacifischen Kuste Amerikas" which gathered together his earliest research in British Columbia, consisting of 250 BC. Editor(s): Bouchard, Randy; Kennedy, Dorothy. Num Pages: 704 pages, 43 b/w photographs & 3 map illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 248 x 172 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Talonbooks Canada
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889225534
ISBN
9780889225534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 41.64

Paperback. Viola Goode Liddell's short memoir tells the story of her return to Alabama in search of a husband and a new life. She narrates the obstacles she faces as a single mother in the 1930s Deep South. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 127.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fire Ant Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817350901
ISBN
9780817350901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WMQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061313
ISBN
9780813061313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.01

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813044088
ISBN
9780813044088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.11

paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WMPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813042442
ISBN
9780813042442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.63

paperback. "Best Native Plants for Southern Gardens" highlights and illustrates several hundred readily available and easy-to-grow native species for gardeners and landscapers living in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. Num Pages: 424 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813034584
ISBN
9780813034584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.08

hardcover. In this work, Betty Mae Tiger Jumper joins the ranks of Native American women who are coming forward to tell their life experiences. This collaboration between Jumper and Patsy West, an ethnohistorian who contributes general tribal history, is an account of a pioneering Florida Seminole family. Num Pages: 176 pages, 28 b&w photographs, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813022857
ISBN
9780813022857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.10

paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFSJ1; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231051552
ISBN
9780231051552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.66

Paperback. The battleship Texas was for a time the most powerful weapon on earth. When it was commissioned in 1914, the 14-inch guns were the largest in the world. It served with the British Grand Fleet in World War I and was the flagship of the US Navy between the two World Wars. This work tells its story and the brave men who walked its decks. Series: Military History of Texas S. Num Pages: 192 pages, b&w photos, maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBW; JWF; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
State House Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933337074
ISBN
9781933337074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. "Original edition published by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1999"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 468 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PST. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Edition
New edition, Texas A&M University Press edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603442220
ISBN
9781603442220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.04

Paperback. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 544 pages, 29 b/w photos, 9 line drawings, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585443987
ISBN
9781585443987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99

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