The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. In an engaging narrative format, Sleuthing the Alamo employs a particular archival "find" in each chapter to show how the meaning of the Texas Revolution, and especially the Alamo battle, cannot be understood without examining the construction of the histories and myths about the birth of the Texas Republic. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 4pp full colour plates, numerous halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 122 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195163506
- ISBN
- 9780195163506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195161106
- ISBN
- 9780195161106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.07
€ 24.99
€ 22.07
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156980
- ISBN
- 9780195156980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.74
€ 191.74
Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in Amer...
Emerson, Michael O., Smith, Christian
Paperback. A revealing study of the radical attitudes of white evangelical Americans. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCX6; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195147070
- ISBN
- 9780195147070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.94
€ 30.94
Paperback. This study consists of an examination of the presidency, the personalities who defined it, and the strategies that led to their triumphs or defeats. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145823
- ISBN
- 9780195145823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.34
€ 23.99
€ 21.34
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195136265
- ISBN
- 9780195136265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.12
€ 100.12
Paperback. Illustrating "conversational narcissism" with sample dialogues, this book analyses the pursuit of attention in conversation - as well as in politics and celebrity culture - and demonstrates the importance of gender, class, and racial differences in competing for attention. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JMH; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195135497
- ISBN
- 9780195135497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195135299
- ISBN
- 9780195135299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 176.79
€ 176.79
Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora theorizes the preeminence of voice and narration (and the consequences of their absence) in the literary and cultural performances of black women. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195116595
- ISBN
- 9780195116595
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Condition: New
€ 163.71
€ 163.71
Paperback. The Preacher King investigates Martin Luther King Jr.'s religious development from a precocious "PK" ("preacher's kid") in segregated Atlanta to the most influential American preacher and orator of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HRCX4; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195111323
- ISBN
- 9780195111323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99
€ 35.99
Based on research and interviews with successful young African-American males and their parents, this book emphasises the unique combinations of supportive and challenging parenting practices that parents have adopted to help their sons cope and achieve in both the African-American community and mainstream white society. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL3; JHBK; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195102192
- ISBN
- 9780195102192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Paperback. Elegantly written and meticulously researched, this book offers a major new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in America, placing the organization in its context of class and gender as well as race and religion. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195098365
- ISBN
- 9780195098365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23
Paperback. This history of Latin America during its period of independence has been revised and updated to include new material based on recently published research, as well as augmented references covering areas of special contemporary interest. The bibliography has also been updated. Num Pages: 352 pages, halftones, map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195084023
- ISBN
- 9780195084023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 149.84
€ 149.84
Paperback. This treatise argues that the American West serves as a testament to a dependence upon water as the "shaping force" of a region's history and development. It defines the West as a "modern hydraulic society" dependent on man-made systems of irrigation such as dams, irrigation ditches and canals. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; KNBW; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195078060
- ISBN
- 9780195078060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.52
€ 25.52
Paperback. Covering the massive emigration of some 7 million people from Ireland to the USA between 1660 and the 1900s, this focuses on the thought and behaviour of the "ordinary" Irish emigrants, Catholic and Protestant, as revealed in their personal letters, diaries, songs, and folklore. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195051872
- ISBN
- 9780195051872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.45
€ 41.45
Paperback. The winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize, this book is the first detailed history of suburban life in America from its origins to the drive-in culture of today. Num Pages: 432 pages, 24 pp halftones, figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195049831
- ISBN
- 9780195049831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Hardcover. Integrating all aspects of life, from politics and law to the economy and culture, "Empire of Liberty" offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 244 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195039146
- ISBN
- 9780195039146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 44.79
€ 47.99
€ 44.79
Paperback. Examines Black pre-Civil War culture and the slave family, detailing sexual attitudes, courtship practices and wedding ceremonies, childrearing, familial roles, language, and discipline. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Revised, Enlarg
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195025637
- ISBN
- 9780195025637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.02
€ 151.02
Paperback. A region-by-region introduction to life in the USA. Num Pages: 176 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; EL; YQC. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780194342353
- ISBN
- 9780194342353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.05
€ 31.05
Paperback. Meikle explores the history of American design, from the industrialization of the 19th century and the mass production of the 'machine age' to the information-based society of the present, examining how design, consumerism, and culture connect. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 256 pages, halftones and full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1D; ACV; ACXD2; ACXJ8; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842190
- ISBN
- 9780192842190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29