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The Americas
Paperback. The Andean nation of Ecuador derives much of its revenue from petroleum that is extracted from its vast Upper Amazonian rain forest, which is home to ten indigenous nationalities. This book presents a trenchant ethnography of history, ecology, imagery, and cosmology to focus on shamans, ceramic artists, myth, ritual, and political engagements. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074790
- ISBN
- 9780252074790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Charts the studio's fortunes, which peaked during World War II, declined in the post-war period, and finally collapsed in the 1950s. With unparalleled access to archival materials, the author chronicles the period from 1942 to the company's demise in 1957. It represents the most insightful exploration of the Hollywood studio system to date. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520289673
- ISBN
- 9780520289673
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Desperate to quell her addiction to drugs, disastrous romance, and nineties San Francisco, Michelle heads south for LA. But soon it's officially announced that the world will end in one year, and life in the sprawling metropolis becomes increasingly weird in this riot grrrl take on speculative fiction. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; FA; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- And Other Stories
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908276902
- ISBN
- 9781908276902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493009718
- ISBN
- 9781493009718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.95
€ 18.99
€ 15.95
Building Culture: Studies in the Intellectual History of Industrializi...
Richard F. Teichgraeber III
Hardcover. Num Pages: 199 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570039256
- ISBN
- 9781570039256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.60
€ 60.60
Hardback. Editor(s): James, Nathaniel M.; Wilson, Noah E. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUG; 1KBB; JPS; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620813546
- ISBN
- 9781620813546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.22€ 130.56
€ 190.22
€ 130.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634722
- ISBN
- 9780745634722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875461298
- ISBN
- 9780875461298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752269
- ISBN
- 9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. Stronger Together presents Hillary Clinton's ambitious agenda to improve the lives of the American people and make the country stronger and safer. Num Pages: 288 pages, b&w charts and graphs thru-out;. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501161735
- ISBN
- 9781501161735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.90
€ 17.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WB; WH; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401312831
- ISBN
- 9781401312831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.70
€ 20.99
€ 17.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBC; APT; JFCA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770413801
- ISBN
- 9781770413801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.01
€ 20.99
€ 19.01
Paperback. The verb "declutter" has not yet made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, but its ever-increasing usage suggests that it's only a matter of time. The author finds that both the idea of organization and the role of the clutterologist are deeply ingrained in our culture, and that there is a fine line between clutter and deviance in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCD; JMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226171715
- ISBN
- 9780226171715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardcover. Houses not skyscrapers, museums or schools remained Frank Lloyd Wrights favourite building type from the beginning to the end of his seventy-year career as an architect. From Wrights 300 house designs that were eventually built, this book visits fifty. Num Pages: 128 pages, 61 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 271 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1056.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500019924
- ISBN
- 9780500019924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 200 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 238 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1278.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341915
- ISBN
- 9780764341915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.56
€ 43.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Series: David Rockefeller Centre for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 12 illus & 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JH; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228094
- ISBN
- 9780674015807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Sheet map, folded. Num Pages: 2 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTRS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 252 x 12. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Publisher
- Lonely Planet Global Limited
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786577818
- ISBN
- 9781786577818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.45
€ 7.45
Paperback. When is it appropriate to punish a child in the same way as we do an adult criminal? Using cases from his own court in Manhattan, the author amply demonstrates that the current punitive policies fail to steer children away from crime and that both society and the child benefit from a more individualized approach. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131693
- ISBN
- 9781592131693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. This work re-examines the young adult life of America's 16th president. By profiling 3000 of Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois, contemporaries, this work creates a historical backdrop to explain how one of America's greatest leaders could be simultaneously typical and extraordinary. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878332557
- ISBN
- 9780878332557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 40 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 203 x 199 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Dial Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780525428480
- ISBN
- 9780525428480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.49
€ 18.99
€ 16.49