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The Americas

Paperback. The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. This title includes discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements and chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty. Num Pages: 226 pages, 25 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276369
ISBN
9780520276369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Paperback. Includes a chapter that looks at the evolving responses to the acts of violence and terror, including the destruction of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School massacre, and the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Num Pages: 408 pages, 151 b&w photos, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292705258
ISBN
9780292705258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardcover. An autobiographical volume covering Nabokov's first 40 years up to his departure from Europe for America at the outset of World War II, telling of his emergence as a writer, his early loves and his marriage, his passion for butterflies and his lost homeland. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; 3JJ; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Everyman United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151886
ISBN
9781857151886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.78

Hardback. Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped the moral and political character of the movement. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230203662
ISBN
9780230203662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.18

Paperback. A rich and sensitive novel about loss and alienation, about life lived in exile, and about the search for home, shortlisted for the Arabic Booker Translator(s): Peate, John. Series: Hoopoe Fiction. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; 1KBBEY; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 130 x 23. .
Publisher
Hoopoe Fiction
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168192
ISBN
9789774168192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 450 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBWS2; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 313 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1828.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311833
ISBN
9780764311833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.82
€ 45.69

Paperback. Before "Sex and the City" and Viagra[trademark], America relied on William Masters and Virginia Johnson to teach us everything we needed to know about what goes on in the bedroom. Including interviews with William Masters and Virginia Johnson, this title sheds light on the eternal mysteries of desire, intimacy, and the American psyche. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465079995
ISBN
9780465079995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardcover. Dangerous Neighbors shows how the Haitian Revolution permeated early American print culture and had a profound impact on the young nation's domestic politics. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 9 illlus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248319
ISBN
9780812248319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; 3JM; AGH; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 297. .
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958291805
ISBN
9783958291805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.07

Paperback. Investigates the complex histories and conflicting desires that are generally concealed behind the term "democracy." Editor(s): Castronovo, Russ; Nelson, Dana D. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329381
ISBN
9780822329381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Takes you on an ethnographic journey into the New York salsa scene of the 1990s. Written by a musical insider and from the perspective of salsa musicians, this study offers detailed accounts of these musicians grappling with intercultural tensions and commercial pressures. It addresses a range of issues, musical and social. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line art, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592133161
ISBN
9781592133161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Far from fading away, anarchists dealt with major events such as the rise of Communism, the New Deal, atomic warfare, the black freedom struggle, and a succession of artistic avant-gardes. This book traces US anarchism as it evolved from the creed of poor immigrants militantly opposed to capitalism early in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286757
ISBN
9780520286757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. This work explores the nature of animal protection policy making in Britain and the United States, and the opportunities open to animal protection movements. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFZ; JPQB; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 393.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333730003
ISBN
9780333730003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, 12 page of photos and 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 36. Weight in Grams: 826.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475947
ISBN
9780307475947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; HBTB; JMP; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176385
ISBN
9780231176385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardcover. The romantic and intriguing homes set in the idyllic landscapes of the great California ranches. Num Pages: 304 pages, 220 colour and black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 266 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1982.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847848669
ISBN
9780847848669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

Hardback. Drawing on scholarly literature, three decades of fieldwork, and ample historical documents-most of which have never before been made accessible to English-speaking readers-this is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at this unlikely linguistic success story. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32, 13 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 2ACD; CFB; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418285
ISBN
9781421418285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.58

Paperback. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 960 pages, 51ill.37M. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773506275
ISBN
9780773506275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTV; JFSC; JPF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466825
ISBN
9781608466825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her to a brothel. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; BGA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd Edinburgh
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576541
ISBN
9781780576541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415840705
ISBN
9780415840705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Paperback. The transformation of the American South - from authoritarian to democratic rule - is the most important political development since World War II. This title illuminates this sea change by analyzing the democratization experiences of Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 584 pages, 4 halftones. 9 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJ; JPA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 41. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149639
ISBN
9780691149639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardcover. A collection of articles written by statisticians and legal scholars who have been concerned with problems arising in the use of statistical evidence. It describes DNA evidence and difficulties of properly calculating the probability that a random individual's profile would "match" that of the evidence and the proper way to interpret the result. Editor(s): Gastwirth, Joseph L. Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Num Pages: 443 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; 1MBF; 1QFE; LAB; LNAA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 911.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387989976
ISBN
9780387989976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.68

Paperback. An account of the first setback suffered by the Allies following the invasion of Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218312
ISBN
9780812218312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

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