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The Americas

Paperback. In the mid-1960s, Winberg Chai, a young academic and the son of Chinese immigrants, married an Irish-American artist. This book offers a depiction of the racism suffered by them in rural South Dakota. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJPN; BM; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592136162
ISBN
9781592136162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.15

Paperback. In Savoring the Salt, a host of poets, scholars, writers, political activists and filmmakers recall Toni Cade Bambara, a woman whose voice and vision played a vital role in shaping African American culture in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Holmes, Linda Janet; Wall, Cheryl A. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592136254
ISBN
9781592136254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Assesses the GSOC strike, using a variety of publications dealing with the teaching assistants. This book offers lessons on what the GSOC strike says about the role of the university in public life, and how the pressure for universities to realign themselves along the lines of private corporations has broad implications for higher education. Editor(s): Krause, Monika; Nolan, Mary; Palm, Michael; Ross, Andrew. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 tables, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JNMN; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592137411
ISBN
9781592137411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. A pioneering study of women's movements in two developing-world revolutions and post-revolutionary transitions to neo-liberal democracies Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 1KLCN; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138296
ISBN
9781592138296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.53

Paperback. During the Second World War, Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592138401
ISBN
9781592138401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardback. It used to be that raves were grassroots organized, anti-establishment, unlicensed all-night drug-fueled dance parties held in abandoned warehouses or an open field. This book explores the dance music, drug use and social deviance that are part of the pulsing dynamics of this collective. Num Pages: 242 pages, 7 Tables, 19 Halftones, 2 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AVGV; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592139330
ISBN
9781592139330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.95

Paperback. New Deal photographs reveal the inexorable "pull of the city" even as they lament the demise of rural America Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 144 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AJC; HBJK; HBLW; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592139989
ISBN
9781592139989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Lord, Nancy. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; RNK; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781602232839
ISBN
9781602232839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.78

Paperback. A unique and original reading of the American imaginary Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 369.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611680003
ISBN
9781611680003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.12

Hardback. A valuable reference guide to Ohio in the Civil War Editor(s): Miller, Richard F. Num Pages: 932 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
932
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611686883
ISBN
9781611686883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.55
€ 90.32

Paperback. A nonpartisan clarion call for civic renewal to restore American democracy Num Pages: 308 pages, 10 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611687958
ISBN
9781611687958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. The chaos, complicity, and deadly consequences of the Boston Marathon bombing Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781611688498
ISBN
9781611688498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.56

paperback. Through the lens of children's literature, explores the largely untold story of secular Yiddish schools in America Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 illus. (11 colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSP1; JFSR1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781611689877
ISBN
9781611689877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.95

Hardback. Intends to identify both successes and challenges faced by Black female students accessing and matriculating through institutions of higher education. This volume is aimed toward garnering an understanding of the educational trajectories and experiences of Black females, independent of and in comparison to their peers. Editor(s): Chambers, Crystal Renee; Sharpe, Rhonda V. Series Editor(s): Frierson, Henry T. Series: Diversity in Higher Education. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNKS; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781780525020
ISBN
9781780525020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.07

Hardcover. Focuses on Language poetry, reassessing its relationship with surrealism and providing a scholarly, intelligent way of understanding the movement. This title discusses poets such as: Charles Bernstein, Susan Howe, Michael Palmer and Barrett Watten. Series: Poetry &.. Num Pages: 213 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846311154
ISBN
9781846311154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.04

Hardcover. Addresses various aspects of taxation, including tax policy issues at the federal, state, local, and international levels. Editor(s): Luttman, Suzanne M. Series: Advances in Taxation. Num Pages: 182 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781846639128
ISBN
9781846639128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.22

Hardback. Between 1970 and 2000, Stanford University enabled and supported an interdisciplinary community of organizations training, research, and theory building. This title summarizes the contributions of the main paradigms that emerged at Stanford in those three decades, and describes the sociological conditions under which this environment came about. Editor(s): Dobbin, Frank; Schoonhoven, Claudia Bird. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 512 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNMN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849509305
ISBN
9781849509305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.34

Hardcover. Argues for Ocampo's multifaceted development of ambiguity in various media and genres on the levels of language, plot and gender. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781855663084
ISBN
9781855663084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.47

Paperback. Critical Messages explores the response to America's environmental issues by contemporary North-Western artists. Editor(s): Clark-Langager, Sarah; Dietrich, William. Num Pages: 80 pages, 61 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Western Washington University, Western Gallery United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781878237071
ISBN
9781878237071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Hardcover. Starting at the beginning of the twentieth century, Raymond E Maritz and W Ridgely Young built more than a hundred homes in the most affluent neighborhoods of St Louis County. This title presents a collection of their work, featuring photographs, architectural drawings, and original floor plans of homes built in a variety of styles. Num Pages: 200 pages, 180 halftones, 45 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; AMB; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Missouri Historical Society Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781883982768
ISBN
9781883982768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.15

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