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Paperback. Machado de Assis (1839-1908) is considered the pre-eminent writer of Brazil, but his work has only recently become known to the English-speaking world. This new translation of Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas, first published in 1881, now brings Machado de Assis's sardonic wit and keen appreciation of human foibles to a much larger audience. Editor(s): Regno, Enylton De Sa. Translator(s): Rabassa, Gregory. Series: Library of Latin America. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BG; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195101706
- ISBN
- 9780195101706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.72
€ 51.72
Hardback. Migration and intermarriage between Mexican women and men from Asia, Europe, and the United States transformed Baja California into a multicultural society. This book tells the story of working-class communities and how they constituted the racially and ethnically diverse landscape of Baja California from 1850 to 1954. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 b/w images, 3 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291638
- ISBN
- 9780520291638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.15€ 54.84
€ 70.15
€ 54.84
Paperback. A collection of essays by Alexander addressing the implications of transnational thinking for our understanding of gender, sex, sexuality, and race Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 294 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336457
- ISBN
- 9780822336457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. First cultural history of post-1940s Mexico to relate issues of representation and meaning to questions of power Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M.; Rubenstein, Anne; Zolov, Eric. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 31. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327189
- ISBN
- 9780822327189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Fragopoulos, George; Naydan, Liliana M. Num Pages: 258 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFC; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319406534
- ISBN
- 9783319406534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062078216
- ISBN
- 9780062078216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.00
€ 19.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Shows magical realism to be an international movement with a wide-ranging history. Editor(s): Faris, Wendy B. Num Pages: 592 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316404
- ISBN
- 9780822316404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Domestic Violence Laws in the United States and India is a comparative study of the domestic violence laws in India and the United States, seeking to illuminate the critical issues of intimate partner violence through the lenses of these two societies. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137399700
- ISBN
- 9781137399700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Hardcover. Practically every major artistic figure of the mid-twentieth century spent some time at Black Mountain College: Harry Callahan, Merce Cunningham, Walter Gropius, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Robert Rauschenberg, Aaron Siskind, Cy Twombly - the list goes on and on. This book reveals the influence of Black Mountain College. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 colour plates, 58 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226067988
- ISBN
- 9780226067988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.97
€ 46.99
€ 44.97
Hardback. This book analyzes tango, specifically queer tango, and the role of musical practices and bodily expressions in social and cultural transformations in Buenos Aires. Translator(s): Vila, Pablo; Westwell, Peggy. Series: Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America. Num Pages: 182 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; ASD; AVGP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498538510
- ISBN
- 9781498538510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02€ 67.87
€ 107.02
€ 67.87
Paperback. Focuses on the history, costume, and material culture of the native peoples of North America. In this title, Coronado's battle against the Zuni at Hawikuh in 1540, during his search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola; the Pueblo Revolt of 1680; and the Taos Revolt of 1847 - and warriors of all of these are described and illustrated. Illustrator(s): Smith, Jonathan. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 187 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780961866
- ISBN
- 9781780961866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.13
€ 21.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. Looks at the lives of eight ordinary women, four Iraqis and four Americans, during the Iraq War. This title presents a comparison of American and Iraqi women's diverse and complex experiences and focuses on the different realities that together we call, perhaps too easily, 'the Iraq war'. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBWS5; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260788
- ISBN
- 9780520260788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Touching on aging central cities, technoburbs, and the ongoing conflict between inner-city poverty and urban boosterism, The Twentieth-Century American City offers a broad, accessible overview of America's persistent struggle for a better city. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420387
- ISBN
- 9781421420387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Hardcover. The Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World s Largest Derivatives Exchange and its Influence on the Global Economy offers a behind-the-scenes look at how CME Group came seemingly out of nowhere to give Wall Street s power players a run for their money literally. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470624203
- ISBN
- 9780470624203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.17
€ 30.99
€ 24.17
Hardback. Editor(s): Reid, Irwin E.; Stevens, Hale A. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; THR; URD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620816202
- ISBN
- 9781620816202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.85€ 158.44
€ 231.85
€ 158.44
Hardback. At the age of thirty-eight, the author made her first visit to the IVF clinic, full of optimism. In this book, she navigates the science of IVF, copes with the impact of treatment, and reconciles the seductive promises of the worldwide multi-billion-dollar IVF industry with the reality. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; MFKC; VFV; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571333295
- ISBN
- 9780571333295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; AJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 191 x 9. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Amherst Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608958917
- ISBN
- 9781608958917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.85
€ 37.99
€ 31.85
Paperback. Pulls back the curtain on the secret aspects of America's Cold War with the Soviet Union: the underwater battles and espionage operations that brought the world to the brink of nuclear warfare numerous times. This book sheds light on the harrowing missions conducted during the Cold War. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16-Page Black and White Photo Insert; 8-Page Color Insert. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061806773
- ISBN
- 9780061806773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.70
€ 20.99
€ 18.70
Hardcover. This work gives an overview of trends in American crime fiction. It focuses on the work of popular and award-winning authors since 1985. Attention is given to writers who have re-worked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333674550
- ISBN
- 9780333674550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Paperback. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Series: Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 214. Series: Reader's Guides. 160 pages. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel "A Handmaid's Tale", engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 12. Weight: 212.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826426017
- ISBN
- 9780826426017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55