The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. "For more than a century, the United States has been the world s most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Series: Global Futures. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690070
- ISBN
- 9780745690070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 948 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1408.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345630
- ISBN
- 9780764345630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.63
€ 42.99
€ 28.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Publisher
- Seal Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580053143
- ISBN
- 9781580053143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Compares the distinctive welfare states of Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. This book traces the historical origins of social policy in these regions to crucial political changes in the mid-twentieth century, and show how the legacies of these early choices are influencing welfare reform following democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 496 pages, 34 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FP; 1KL; JKS; JPB; KCR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135960
- ISBN
- 9780691135960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Paperback. Discusses the contradictions whereby Asians have been included in the workplaces and markets of the US nation-state, yet, through exclusion laws and bars from citizenship, have been distanced from the terrain of national culture. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318644
- ISBN
- 9780822318644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190219765
- ISBN
- 9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. John Coltrane was a key figure in jazz, a pioneer in world music, and an intensely emotional force. This biography presents interviews with Coltrane, photos, genealogical documents, and musical analysis that offers a fresh view of Coltrane's genius. It explores the events of Coltrane's life and offers an insightful look into his musical practices. Series: The Michigan American Music S. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 fig, 18b&w photographs, 104 music example. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472086436
- ISBN
- 9780472086436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Of many slave narratives published before the Civil War, this is one of the few written by a woman. It blends and manipulates several narrative techniques, including those of sentimental novel, of autobiography, and of the classical slave narrative. Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DNF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 117 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195066708
- ISBN
- 9780195066708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.87
€ 25.99
€ 23.87
Paperback. Help your students achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this unique series from the leading history publisher; developed by expert educators who know how to instil deep subject knowledge and an appetite for lifelong learning. Series: Hodder GCSE History for Edexcel. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 4KHT; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 278 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Hodder Education
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471861956
- ISBN
- 9781471861956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.41
€ 33.41
paperback. What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? This title intends to ask this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America - and a human catastrophe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057128
- ISBN
- 9780674057128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91
Paperback. Argues that in order to understand terrorism today, we must come to terms with how prisoners are treated behind bars Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814723968
- ISBN
- 9780814723968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Chile has long been a centre for radical propaganda painting. This book includes an introduction to the history and flavour of Chilean street art; a glossary of graffiti terms; manifestos; and translations of all the graffiti shown. Num Pages: 144 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Eight Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- THAMES & HUDSON
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955432217
- ISBN
- 9780955432217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.64
€ 19.99
€ 18.64
Hardback. O Glorious City is an exuberant love letter to San Francisco, composed by beloved local artist Jeremy Fish in honour of City Hall's 100th birthday. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 b&w illustrations, paper over board with foil stamping. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACXJ; AGB; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452156040
- ISBN
- 9781452156040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 22.68
€ 22.68
Paperback. A sweeping study of Hollywood from Now, Voyager, The Heiress, and Flamingo Road to Carrie, the Alien films, The Brave One, and the slasher horror genre, this book boldly unsettles commonplace understandings of genre film, female sexuality, and Freudian theory as it makes a strong new case for the queer relevance of female representation. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137354990
- ISBN
- 9781137354990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.42
€ 71.42
Paperback. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2AB; AMG; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553813531
- ISBN
- 9780553813531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.61
€ 14.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. "Join journalist Peter Zheutlin as he travels with Greg [Mahle] from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips to bring hard-luck dogs from the deep South to loving 'forever families' up north, with the help of many selfless volunteers along the way"--Page 4 of cover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNGD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Advance Reader Copy
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781492614074
- ISBN
- 9781492614074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.19
€ 16.99
€ 16.19
Hardback. Noam Maggor shows how the moneyed elite in Gilded Age Boston leveraged their wealth to forge transcontinental networks of commodities, labor, and transportation. With the decline of cotton-based textile manufacturing, these gentleman bankers found new business opportunities in the mines, railroads, and industries of the Great West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971462
- ISBN
- 9780674971462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.41
€ 48.99
€ 41.41
Hardcover. The most comprehensive, authorized collection of Ansel Adams' photographs of America's National Parks and wilderness Num Pages: 352 pages, Integrated: 250, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 265 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316078467
- ISBN
- 9780316078467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 34.95
€ 52.99
€ 34.95
Paperback. In 1997, Grant Hadwin committed an act of violence - he destroyed the Golden Spruce of the Queen Charlotte Islands. The tree was a scientific marvel, beloved by the Haida people who believed it sacred. This book tells the story of what pushed him to such an act, an environmental protest which acts as a metaphor for the challenge the world faces. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPR; BT; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099515791
- ISBN
- 9780099515791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.93
€ 14.99
€ 11.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931859998
- ISBN
- 9781931859998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.18
€ 18.18