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The Americas

Paperback. For over three hundred years, the Indian peoples of North America have attracted the interest of diverse segments of German society - missionaries, writers, playwrights, anthropologists, filmmakers, non-professional hobbyists and enthusiasts, and even royalty. This book discusses the long-standing connection between Germans and the Indians. Editor(s): Calloway, Colin G.; Zantop, Susanne. Num Pages: 351 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264205
ISBN
9780803264205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. This title reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803287907
ISBN
9780803287907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Presents lively, research-based essays by premier social scientists on the positive and negative roles of religious groups in American public life. Editor(s): Lichterman, Paul; Potts, C. Brady. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757966
ISBN
9780804757966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Exploring the often difficult relations between hip-hop and schooling, Slam School builds a new and surprising argument: the very reasons teachers and administrators might resist the deliberate introduction of hip-hop into the planned curriculum are what make hip-hop so pedagogically vital. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JNF; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763660
ISBN
9780804763660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Hardcover. The American Revolution Reborn parts company with the American Revolution of our popular imagination and renders it as a time of intense ambiguity and frightening contingency. With an introduction by Spero and a conclusion by Zuckerman, this volume heralds a substantial and revelatory rebirth in the study of the American Revolution. Editor(s): Spero, Patrick; Zuckerman, Michael. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248463
ISBN
9780812248463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.63

Paperback. A study of the Ellis Island museum, its gift shop, and the Statue of Liberty form the basis of reflections on sex, nation, and immigration Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335917
ISBN
9780822335917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 159 pages, 137 color and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGC; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 5182 x 508. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308707
ISBN
9781477308707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 720 pages, 32 color and 190 b&w photos, 34 b&w illus., 150 b&w maps, 4 b&w charts/graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 992. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Seventh
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308868
ISBN
9781477308868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Series: North American Religions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479856763
ISBN
9781479856763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700774
ISBN
9781501700774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGU; BG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
ECW Press,Canada Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550229561
ISBN
9781550229561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.77

paperback. This volume presents an assembly of essays that together offer a remarkably vivid depiction of the varied Deaf experience in America.

Editor(s): Cleve, John Vickrey Van. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures, tables, references. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563683596
ISBN
9781563683596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.11

Paperback. Long a generous benefactor of mental retardation(MR)-related organizations, Joseph P Kennedy made MR the special charitable interest of the family foundation he set up in the 1950s. This title focuses on the Kennedy family's commitment to public service. Num Pages: 249 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397834
ISBN
9781566397834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.39

paperback. Single or married, working mothers are, if not the norm, no longer exceptional. This title features women who have renounced consumerism and careerism in order to reclaim home and family. It profiles some thirty natural mothers, probing into their choices and asking whether they are reforming or conforming to women's traditional role. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK; VFXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781566399074
ISBN
9781566399074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. By analysing writings of 'the Jeffersonian Circle,' Boorstin explores concepts of God, nature, equality, toleration, education and government in order to illuminate their underlying world view. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064970
ISBN
9780226064970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. In 1899 an American could open a newspaper and find outrageous images. This title argues that these kinds of hyperbolic accounts were just one element of the visual and material culture that played an integral role in debates about empire in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226075341
ISBN
9780226075341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.62

Paperback. Makes an impassioned case for reversing the rapid decline of the trial before we lose one of our public culture's greatest achievements. This title lays out the catastrophic consequences of losing an institution that so perfectly embodies democratic governance. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226081274
ISBN
9780226081274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.90

Paperback. Documenting the real world of the contemporary hospital, its nurses, and their moral and ethical crises, this work provides an analysis of the forces that influence moral decisions in hospitals. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBP; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226101026
ISBN
9780226101026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWVG; JHMC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226283814
ISBN
9780226283814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15figs.45tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301037
ISBN
9780226301037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Presents a political-process model explaining the rise/decline of the black protest movement in the US. Moving from theoretical concerns to empirical analysis, the book focuses on the role of three institutions that foster protest: black churches, black colleges and Southern chapters of the NAACP. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555539
ISBN
9780226555539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. While other writers contemplated the events of the 1968 Chicago riots from the safety of their hotel rooms, the author was in the city streets, being threatened by police, choking on tear gas, and listening to all the rage, fear, and confusion around him. This book presents his account of the contradictions and chaos of convention week. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740782
ISBN
9780226740782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. Through an economic assessment of the business of professional sports and prospects for its future in the United States, this study examines factors that determine players' salaries, management practices and franchise values, and long- and short-term corporate ownership. Num Pages: 214 pages, 27 line drawings, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; KCC; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226743950
ISBN
9780226743950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Through a combination of interviews with nurses, doctors, and chaplains across the United States and close observation of their daily routines, the author takes readers inside major academic medical institutions to explore how today's doctors and hospitals address prayer and other forms of religion and spirituality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922119
ISBN
9780226922119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.91

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