The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. This winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and listed by the New York Times as one of the best 100 non-fiction books of the century, gives timeless reflections on solitude, writing and faith amid the beautiful though sometimes brutal world of nature on the author's doorstep in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HRCS; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314. 224 pages. This winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and listed by the New York Times as one of the best 100 non-fiction books of the century, gives timeless reflections on solitude, writing and faith amid the beautiful though sometimes brutal world of nature on the author's doorstep in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HRCS; WN. Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight: 312.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Canterbury Press Norwich
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848250789
- ISBN
- 9781848250789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503823
- ISBN
- 9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Transforms our understanding of the region's cultural history in the last hundred years by highlighting how key players such as the church and the state have affected cinema's unique ability to help shape public discourse and construct modern identities in a region marked by ongoing struggles for social justice and liberation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 66 b/w images, 19 color images, 5 tables, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288638
- ISBN
- 9780520288638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241968260
- ISBN
- 9780241968260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.88
€ 14.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. As the countries of East-Central Europe struggle to create liberal democracy and the United States and other Western nations attempt to rediscover their own tarnished civil institutions, this title identifies the neglect of the idea of 'civil society' as a central concern common to both cultures today. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JH; JMH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010816
- ISBN
- 9780691010816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.94€ 46.32
€ 58.94
€ 46.32
Paperback. An ambitious, original book describing a century of Europe coping with America: its inventions, personalities, films, armies, business, and politics. These decades reveal how much emotional energy Europeans invested in finding their own ways to reconcile tradition and modernity under the pressure of the ever-evolving American challenge. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198778837
- ISBN
- 9780198778837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.23
€ 60.23
Paperback. Rubin Carter is the Hurricane. A pistol shot in a bar room ruined his chances of becoming the middleweight champion of the world. But he did not fire the gun. Nineteen long years in prison, a massively high profile campaign to release him that failed, and the persistence of an unlikely supporter finally saw him free. Num Pages: 368 pages, (1 x 8pp b/w). BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; JFFJ; JFSL; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 113 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Pb
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841151304
- ISBN
- 9781841151304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.92
€ 17.99
€ 12.92
Hardcover. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566637343
- ISBN
- 9781566637343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.13
€ 34.13
paperback. War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces you to an unforgettable cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance. Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JFSL3; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275406
- ISBN
- 9780226275406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.41
€ 19.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608140
- ISBN
- 9780700608140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Paperback. Brings together fourteen essays by leading scholars in law, history, sociology, ethnic studies, literature, anthropology and gender studies to consider the past, present and future of racial formation. This book explores far-reaching concerns: slavery and land ownership; labor and social movements; torture and war; and genetics and the body. Editor(s): HoSang, Daniel Martinez; LaBennett, Oneka; Pulido, Laura. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516. 392 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): HoSang, Daniel Martinez; LaBennett, Oneka; Pulido, Laura. Brings together fourteen essays by leading scholars in law, history, sociology, ethnic studies, literature, anthropology and gender studies to consider the past, present and future of racial formation. This book explores far-reaching concerns: slavery and land ownership; labor and social movements; torture and war; and genetics and the body. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight: 516.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273443
- ISBN
- 9780520273443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAF; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665862
- ISBN
- 9781552665862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.51
€ 26.99
€ 23.51
Hardcover. Raised in Brooklyn by a family of Korean immigrants, the author eventually settled down in his adopted town of Louisville, Kentucky, where he owns the restaurant 610 Magnolia. In this book, he includes recipes for dishes like Chicken-fried Pork Steak with Ramen Crust and Buttermilk Pepper Gravy; Collards and Kimchi; and Miso-Smothered Chicken. Num Pages: 304 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Publisher
- Artisan United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 45806th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579654924
- ISBN
- 9781579654924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.95
€ 36.99
€ 33.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 128 colour illustrations, 1 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; PSVW3; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439438
- ISBN
- 9780801439438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.79
€ 89.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913966594
- ISBN
- 9780913966594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171588
- ISBN
- 9780231171588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Shows how Mexicans from 1910 through the 1950s interpreted the revolution, tried to make sense of it, and, through collective memory, myth-making, and history writing, invented an idea called 'la Revolucion.' This title follows the historical development of different and often opposing revolutionary traditions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292708822
- ISBN
- 9780292708822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. A sociologist explains how over the past two decades neoliberal societies have sought to control the poor through a combination of penal sanction and welfare supervision. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKVP; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First edition, paperback issue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344223
- ISBN
- 9780822344223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. They advocated economic independence from whites and founded insurance companies that became some of the largest black-owned corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418391
- ISBN
- 9781421418391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.41
€ 33.41
Paperback. James T. Patterson skilfully weaves together political, social, cultural, and economic history to present a fascinating survey of postwar America. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 880 pages, 32 pp halftone plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195117974
- ISBN
- 9780195117974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.21
€ 31.99
€ 23.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1966
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394703176
- ISBN
- 9780394703176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.55
€ 23.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324. 300 pages, map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTL. Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight: 324.
- Publisher
- ARCADIA BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906413965
- ISBN
- 9781906413965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.36
€ 17.99
€ 13.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJH; HBJK; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268023751
- ISBN
- 9780268023751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 52.94
€ 53.05
€ 52.94
Paperback. For constitutionalists, regulation of hate speech violates the First Amendment and damages a free society. Waldron rejects this view, and makes the case that hate speech should be regulated as part of a commitment to human dignity and to inclusion and respect for members of vulnerable minorities. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH2; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674416864
- ISBN
- 9780674416864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.90
€ 24.99
€ 21.90