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The Americas

Paperback. Offers memories, myths, and meanings of the contiguous piece of wild area in Michigan's "Lower Peninsula". This book provides comprehensive discussions of the area's flora and fauna. It guides to the trails and camping sites, and a photo section showcasing the evolving face of this national treasure. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; RGBL; RNK; WTHH1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031641
ISBN
9780472031641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.92

Paperback. A collection of stories drawn from Michigan s rich folk heritage" Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472051748
ISBN
9780472051748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.51

Paperback. Appraises the work of significant American poets in engaging and erudite essays by a leading critic and scholar Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067770
ISBN
9780472067770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.67

Paperback. The games, coaches, and players of the University of Michigan's storied hockey program Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; WSWY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067817
ISBN
9780472067817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. Scripts, interviews, photos, and critical commentary documenting the riotous beginnings of this long-lived experimental theater space for women" Editor(s): Hughes, Holly; Tropicana, Carmelita; Dolan, Jill. Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AN; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068630
ISBN
9780472068630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.76

Hardcover. Explains how courts handle mass product liability litigation and explores the roles of the different participants Num Pages: 296 pages, Tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNV; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472096015
ISBN
9780472096015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.66

Hardcover. The games, coaches, and players of the University of Michigan's storied hockey program Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; WSWY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472097814
ISBN
9780472097814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.26

Hardcover. Tamar Herzog studies the judiciary in Quito, during 17th and 18th centuries, and shows that in this remote Spanish colony, order was a communal enterprise. The dominant rules were social and theological rather than legal. She reveals the intimacy of relations between the state and this early modern society. Series: History, Languages & Cultures of the Spanish & Portuguese Worlds S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472113750
ISBN
9780472113750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.14

Hardcover. This is a study of James Madison, a central figure in American History. It illuminates his impact upon the America imagined by the farmers, his ongoing influence on the nation and the tragedy of his success in foreclosing the possibility of a radical Jeffersonian America that never was. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
1st (full number line)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606436
ISBN
9780700606436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

Hardcover. This book synthesizes the wartime experiences of American combat soldiers, from the doughboys of World War I to the grunts of Vietnam. The author looks at what motivated these men to serve and how they were turned into soldiers. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 472 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612291
ISBN
9780700612291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.72

Hardcover. The Great Plains are America's biological melting pot, drawing creatures from surrounding regions to create a rich diversity of wildlife. This book illuminates the enormous variety and uniqueness of prairie wildlife - featuring 150 of the most interesting and important species. Num Pages: 192 pages, 151 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1188.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612659
ISBN
9780700612659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.74

Paperback. Tying together legal, historical, social, political and literary strands to show how the law itself was implicated in the persistence of slavery, this work sheds new light on slavery and Southern history, as it probes the conscience of a troubled jurist incapable of fully transcending his times. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612710
ISBN
9780700612710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.26

Hardcover. The press leak in 1971 of a secret government document about the Vietnam War set off a chain of events that culminated in one of the most important First Amendment decisions in American legal history. This book re-examines what happened, why it mattered, and why it still has relevance today. Editor(s): Prados, John; Porter, Margaret Pratt. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWS2; JPQ; LND; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613250
ISBN
9780700613250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.82

Paperback. Given his background - growing up in the border state of Missouri - President Truman was an unlikely champion of civil rights. Yet it was he who energized the modern civil rights movement. Michael Gardner analyses Truman's speeches and the appointments he made of like-minded civil rights activists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809325504
ISBN
9780809325504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809333004
ISBN
9780809333004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809333295
ISBN
9780809333295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. Because mask improvisation is relatively new in American theatre training, this work is designed to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation and to instruct them in the techniques of the method as well. It gives a historical survey of the role masks of masks in various cultures. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113657
ISBN
9780810113657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. An intimate biography of the great American writer, Dos Passos, who rose from a childhood as the illegitimate son of a financial titan to become the man Sartre called "the greatest writer of our time." Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810122000
ISBN
9780810122000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. Examining Stein's notebooks, manuscripts and letters, this book asks questions and explores fresh ways of reading Stein. It also examines the process of the making and remaking of Stein's texts as they move from notepad to notebook to manuscript. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 974.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125261
ISBN
9780810125261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; ANB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810129429
ISBN
9780810129429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. Based on a vast amount of archival research, Adrienne Macki Braconi's illuminating study of three important community-based theaters in Harlem shows how their work was essential to the formation of a public identity for African Americans and the articulation of their goals, laying the groundwork for the emergence of the Civil Rights movement. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132252
ISBN
9780810132252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. In 1738, the Spanish established the fort-town of Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose as the first legal, free Black community in the United States. This book shows how the people of "Fort Mose" shaped Spanish international policy on slavery and provided inspiration for all slaves. Num Pages: 64 pages, 125 colour photographs, 84 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; HD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 280 x 6. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813013527
ISBN
9780813013527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.80

Hardcover. This text offers an interpretation of the life's work of acclaimed St. Lucian poet, Derek Walcott. It discusses his unique approach to myth, identity, and aesthetics. What emerges is the picture of an epic poet with remarkable gifts working to impart the distinctive wisdom of Caribbean culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813018829
ISBN
9780813018829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback. A path-breaking work when first published in 1973, this book remains the standard work on attempts by the South to spread American slavery into the tropics - Cuba, Mexico and Central America in particular - before the Civil War. Series: New Perspectives on the History of the South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 1KLC; 3JH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813025124
ISBN
9780813025124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.28

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