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The Americas

Hardback. A theatrical feast in New York Num Pages: 128 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937191
ISBN
9780750937191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. An introduction to the major forms of autobiographical writing in America and important developments in autobiography studies that discusses both 'canonised' texts and those from contemporary writers. It includes study of the Puritan autobiography, the slave narrative, political texts, photography in autobiography, and illness/ disability memoirs. Series Editor(s): Newman, Simon P.; Smith, Carol R. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748644612
ISBN
9780748644612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.00
€ 103.50

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with parents and teens, this title offers an intimate account of the different ways that girls and boys in the United States and the Netherlands negotiate love, lust, and growing up. It provides a probing analysis of the way family culture shapes not just sex but also alcohol consumption and parent-teen relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; JFC; JFSP2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226736198
ISBN
9780226736198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Provides a definitive study of the iconic photograph as a dynamic form of public art. In this title, iconic images are revealed as models of visual eloquence, signposts for collective memory, means of persuasion across the political spectrum, and a crucial resource for critical reflection. Num Pages: 432 pages, 53 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226316123
ISBN
9780226316123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

Hardcover. The Education of the Presidents. 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton, this book features memoirs and souvenirs reflecting on their lives and formative experiences in youth, and brief summaries of their careers showing how each developed a special regard for schooling and the i. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPHL. Dimension: 262 x 187 x 14. Weight: 574.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832430
ISBN
9781904832430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.56

Hardback. This book explores the ways in which a range of recent American novelists have handled the genre of the 'coming-of-age' novel. Novels of this genre characteristically dramatise the vicissitudes of growing up and the trials and tribulations of young adulthood. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621736
ISBN
9780748621736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.61
€ 142.16

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299227449
ISBN
9780299227449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Paperback. The political and economic history of Latin America has been marked by great hopes and even greater disappointments. This book explains why the nations of Latin America have failed to share in the fruits of globalization and highlights the dangers of the turn to economic populism in the region. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004662
ISBN
9780226004662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. A thematic introduction to American ethnic history which provides an overview of key historiographical debates. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748616336
ISBN
9780748616336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.95
€ 108.80

Paperback. This book, by a lawyer and professor of commercial law who is the great-great-granddaughter of a slave and a white southern lawyer, is both an argument for affirming group claims in the legal vocabulary and a description of the seemingly ineluctable status of black people in the US. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674014718
ISBN
9780674014718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 175.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748619467
ISBN
9780748619467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.06
€ 97.67

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137482662
ISBN
9781137482662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.99
€ 67.65

Paperback. Architectural Follies in America More than mere curiosities, all of the architectural follies described in this illustrated guide are masterpieces in their own right. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
222
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471143628
ISBN
9780471143628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Hardback. Examines an array of forgotten images and movie episodes - from a photo of Jimmy Stewart and Olivia de Havilland lying on a picnic blanket in Santa Barbara hills to scenes from films as "Twelve O'Clock High" and "Hold Back the Dawn". This book reveals background of these bits of film and discovers unexpected connections between war and Hollywood. Series: Essays in the Arts. Num Pages: 184 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD; AJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145785
ISBN
9780691145785
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. A moving, fascinating memoir of Penny Armstrong's years as midwife to an Amish community in rural Pennsylvania. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; BM; MQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780662008
ISBN
9781780662008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Dobrowski, Clifford. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GPS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826068
ISBN
9781634826068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.97
€ 146.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486780764
ISBN
9780486780764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.20

Hardback. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137538567
ISBN
9781137538567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.99
€ 67.65

Paperback. Integrating the current research in law, economics, sociology, game theory and anthropology, this text demonstrates that people largely govern themselves by means of informal rules - social norms - without the need for a state or other central co-ordinator to lay down the law. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; J; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674641693
ISBN
9780674641693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.41

Hardback. This book explores the development of contemporary theatre in the United States in its historical, political and theoretical dimensions. It focuses on representative plays and performance texts from the 1940s to the present that experiment with both form and content. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 117.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624935
ISBN
9780748624935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.06
€ 97.93

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