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Paperback. As cultural mediators, Chamelco's market women offer a model of contemporary Q'eqchi' identity grounded in the strength of the Maya historical legacy. This book describes how market women gain social standing as mediators of sometimes conflicting realities, harnessing the forces of global capitalism to revitalize Chamelco's indigenous identity. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 black and white photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252079887
ISBN
9780252079887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.22

Paperback. The New York Times bestselling history of the Comanches in the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 420.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849017039
ISBN
9781849017039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rosenkranz, Patrick. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 203 x 50. .
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606999998
ISBN
9781606999998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.00

Paperback. Examines developments in black cinema - the ascendancy of Spike Lee and the proliferation of "ghettocentric films". The work examines a distinct contradiction in American society: black youth have become targets of a racial backlash but their popular cultures have become commercially viable. Num Pages: 329 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226874890
ISBN
9780226874890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.66

Hardback. From award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson comes the amazing true story of Sitting Bull. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 5AG; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 267 x 262 x 14. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419707315
ISBN
9781419707315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.24

Paperback.

From acclaimed picture book author and illustrator S. D. Nelson comes the amazing true story of Black Elk

Num Pages: 56 pages, Full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 256 x 255 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419715280
ISBN
9781419715280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.54

Paperback. In the tradition of Black Elk's Vision, this is the only children's book about Buffalo Bird Woman, a Native American gardener Num Pages: 56 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; 5AG; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 255 x 257 x 7. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
56
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419718380
ISBN
9781419718380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.42

Num Pages: 160 pages, 313 b & w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 315 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323928
ISBN
9780764323928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.05

Paperback. Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. This title examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRCX6; JKSN1; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011830
ISBN
9781589011830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.80

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813541815
ISBN
9780813541815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.57

Paperback. This one-of-a-kind reference lists information and contacts for faculty members by geography, school, and specialty at some 500 universities and technical institutes worldwide offering chemical engineering curricula. Information on placement officers and student organizations are also provided. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCT; JNMN; TDCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470147825
ISBN
9780470147825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 219.97

hardcover. A heroic reconstruction of the forgotten life of a wrongfully convicted man whose story becomes an historic portrait of the Jim Crow South. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781631492372
ISBN
9781631492372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.86

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804755924
ISBN
9780804755924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Paperback. Cancer can kill: this fact makes it concrete. Still, it's a devious knave. Nearly every American will experience it up-close and all too personally, wondering why the billions of research dollars thrown at the word haven't exterminated it from the English language. This title deals with this cancer. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
309
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276574
ISBN
9780520276574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.74

paperback. Editor(s): Barrett, S. M. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 140. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skyhorse United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781616087531
ISBN
9781616087531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.64

Hardcover. After Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, his second declaration, after socialism, was that Cuba would become a leader in international science. This book shows how Cuba came to compete with US pharmaceutical giants - despite a trade embargo and crippling national debt. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709178
ISBN
9780226709178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Hardback. Ultimately, Inventing the Pinkertons is a gripping look at how the histories of American capitalism, industrial folklore, and the nation-state converged. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420561
ISBN
9781421420561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.14

Paperback. A century of change in an American industrial utopia Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222886
ISBN
9780253222886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.14

Hardback. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 figures, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750448
ISBN
9780804750448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.58

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271064215
ISBN
9780271064215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271064222
ISBN
9780271064222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Paperback. Contains contributions from Edgar Allan Poe, H P Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and - of course - Stephen King. Editor(s): Joshi, S. T. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143105046
ISBN
9780143105046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 30. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810860018
ISBN
9780810860018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.24

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479894604
ISBN
9781479894604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardcover. Editor(s): Binder, Devin K. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCR; HBTG; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594543630
ISBN
9781594543630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.34
€ 100.25

Paperback. Offering a fascinating biography of a foundational theory, Amadae reveals not only how the ideological battles of the Cold War shaped ideas but also how those ideas may today be undermining the very notion of individual liberty they were created to defend. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226016542
ISBN
9780226016542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Hardback. Reports on the nature and prevalence of child abuse and neglect and organizational responses to the problem to provide a framework for policy and program development. Num Pages: 162 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231043946
ISBN
9780231043946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.29

Paperback. "Magliocco impressively corrals the diverse writings and experiences of U.S. neo-pagans into this highly readable and deeply researched ethnographic study.. Highly recommended."-Choice Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRKP; JHBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218794
ISBN
9780812218794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649822
ISBN
9780816649822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.51

Hardback. What is it like for a convicted murderer who has spent decades behind bars to suddenly find himself released into a world he barely recognizes? What is it like to start over from nothing? This title offers a view into a rarely seen social setting and into hearts and minds of three individuals who struggle with some of life's harshest challenges. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKVQ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466. Life After Prison. 256 pages. What is it like for a convicted murderer who has spent decades behind bars to suddenly find himself released into a world he barely recognizes? What is it like to start over from nothing? This title offers a view into a rarely seen social setting and into hearts and minds of three individuals who struggle with some of life's harshest challenges. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKVQ1. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 24. Weight: 466.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272859
ISBN
9780520272859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Series: Latin American Originals. Num Pages: 112 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1QDAK; HRKP; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048802
ISBN
9780271048802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.66

paperback. Looking at the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century people who wrote about the Andean region that became Peru, this work shows how the lens of Rome had a profound influence on Spanish understanding of the Incan empire. It focuses on issues such as the role of language in conquest, the interpretation of civil war, and the founding of cities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0035919
ISBN
9780691140957
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Myers, Sabrina. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
121
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634830683
ISBN
9781634830683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.23
€ 144.40

Paperback. Series: Studies in American Thought and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1, Anniversary Ed, with new preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299288648
ISBN
9780299288648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.53

Paperback. Deals with the development of the concept of American identity. Centering upon the interaction of language, myth, and society, this title explores the Puritan achievement in its broadest cultural context. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC93. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300172416
ISBN
9780300172416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.96

paperback. Tracing the history, ideas and influences of the Situationist International, from dada to postmodernism, this book illustrates how situationist ideas continue to inform political events, cultural movements and theoretical debate. Num Pages: 240 pages, references, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415062220
ISBN
9780415062220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.58

Paperback. Colliding with and confronting The Tempest and postcolonial identity, the poems in Safiya Sinclair's Cannibal explore Jamaican childhood and history, race relations in America, womanhood, otherness, and exile. She evokes a home no longer accessible and a body at times uninhabitable, often mirrored by a hybrid Eve/Caliban figure. Series: Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJWJ; 2AB; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290631
ISBN
9780803290631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press (Red Crane Books) United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878610102
ISBN
9781878610102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.60

Paperback. Arguing against the hypothesis that assumes consumers optimize their consumption intertemporally based on their permanent or lifetime income, this title proposes a rule of thumb according to which consumers can save if their income exceeds basic expenditure, while they can demand credit when income can no longer meet basic needs. Num Pages: 300 pages, 80 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593399164
ISBN
9783593399164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKN; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Publisher
Skira
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857233680
ISBN
9788857233680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.05