The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Bursting with colour, history and fine colonial architecture, Cartagena is the emerald in Colombia's crown and Spain's finest legacy in the Americas. Sparkling coral islands, tropical beaches, snow capped mountains and dense jungle are all within easy reach, and this Handbook will help you make the most of this vibrant destination. Series: Footprint Handbook. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 118 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Publisher
- Footprint Travel Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910120811
- ISBN
- 9781910120811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.63
€ 13.99
€ 13.63
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851095254
- ISBN
- 9781851095254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 9.74
€ 54.99
€ 9.74
paperback. This book considers the 1996-2006 welfare laws in the United States from a feminist perspective. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKS; JPQB; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521527842
- ISBN
- 9780521527842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.80
€ 37.99
€ 34.80
Paperback. Examines the role of television in public space at different points in the history of the medium. The author explores the significance of this pervasive phenomenon, tracing the forms of conflict, commerce, and community that television generates outside the home. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 b&w photographs, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1K; APF; APT; GTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326922
- ISBN
- 9780822326922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.05
€ 32.99
€ 30.05
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595584984
- ISBN
- 9781595584984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.35
€ 30.99
€ 28.35
By exploring the intellectual activities pursued by these faculty and their ongoing efforts to develop and define their academic interests, Professing to Learn directs the attention of higher education professionals and policy makers to the core aim of higher education: the creation of academic knowledge through research, teaching, and service. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891311
- ISBN
- 9780801891311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Hardback. A close look at the laws, policies, and practices of detention and deportation in Canada since the Second World War. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811545
- ISBN
- 9780774811545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.98
€ 118.98
Paperback. From childhood memories to manic motherhood to middle age, the author tells life as she has lived it. She acknowledges the passing years, from the generational shrinking of underwear to facing the fact that her knees make 'this noise like Rice Krispies' when she exercises. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099559030
- ISBN
- 9780099559030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.89
€ 17.99
€ 13.89
Paperback. Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from its emergence in social policy debates. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 tables, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857793
- ISBN
- 9780807857793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.42
€ 44.42
Hardcover. This book analyses the diffusion of norms concerning gender-based violence and gender mainstreaming of aid and trade between the EU, South America and Southern Africa. Norm diffusion is conceptualized as a truly multidirectional and polycentric process, shaped by regional governance and resulting in new geometries of transnational activism. Editor(s): Vleuten, Anna van der (Radbound University Nijmegen, The Netherlands); Van Eerdewijk, Anouka; Roggeband, Conny. Series: Gender and Politics. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1KLS; 1QFE; JFFJ; JFSJ; JPB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301444
- ISBN
- 9781137301444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Through letters written by one family in post-Reconstruction Texas, this title shows what life was like in this part of the Old West, from a feminine perspective. Illustrator(s): Jacobs, A.Kay. Num Pages: 222 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780918954695
- ISBN
- 9780918954695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.87
€ 46.87
Paperback. Series: Henry Kreisel Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 68 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 6. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646293
- ISBN
- 9780888646293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. A grand overview of the New World's most recognizable but least understood ancient city--Teotihuacan, in the Valley of Mexico--which proposes a new model for the city's social and political structure. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 230 pages, 131 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 508. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292723092
- ISBN
- 9780292723092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
Paperback. Argues that zombies and murderers in American film and literature embody the violent contradictions of capitalism. This book reveals that each creature has its tale to tell about how a free-wheeling market economy turns human beings into monstrosities. It tracks the monsters spawned by capitalism through pulp fiction and Hollywood blockbusters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337454
- ISBN
- 9780822337454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.87
€ 30.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. Ward uses a variety of analytical tools based in rhetorical criticism to examine the moral messages taught in five recent Disney animated films. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292791534
- ISBN
- 9780292791534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. This work looks at the reasons behind the success of Silicon Valley when compared to other industrial centres such as Route 128 in Massachusetts. It argues that Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but co-operative industrial system while Route 128 was dominated by self-sufficient corporations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 graphs, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJC; KJF; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 50525th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674753402
- ISBN
- 9780674753402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.81
€ 40.99
€ 38.81
Hardback. Analyses the material culture of passengers' belongings found on the steamboats Bertrand and Arabia, which served nineteenth century emigrants traveling west on the Missouri river. This book is intended as a reference for western artifacts and for steamboats that operated on the Missouri river. Series: The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology. Num Pages: 254 pages, 58 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1220.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306461682
- ISBN
- 9780306461682
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; JFSJ5; JFSK; KNJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469627236
- ISBN
- 9781469627236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
Paperback. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- SKU
- KTM0006723
- ISBN
- 9780753500941
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Anne's sister Becky was born in 1958, before most people had even heard of autism. Diagnosed with "emotional disturbance," Becky was subjected to well-meaning but futile efforts at "rehabilitation" or "cure," as well as prolonged spells in institutions. This bittersweet memoir will resonate with everyone interested in autism spectrum conditions. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; MJNA; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0002911
- ISBN
- 9781843108597
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. Features more than 148 highlights selected by the curators and staff of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. This volume includes works from the ancient Mediterranean, Byzantine, ancient American, Asian, African, European painting, European sculpture and decorative arts, modern and contemporary art, and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, 160 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1891.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780917046827
- ISBN
- 9780917046827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.86
€ 71.86
Paperback. Anne Bradstreet was one of our earliest feminists and the first true poet in the American colonies. This collection of her extant poetry and prose includes an introduction that sketches the poet's life. Editor(s): Hensley, Jeannine. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; DCF; DN; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050273
- ISBN
- 9780674050273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.14
€ 27.99
€ 24.14
Hardback. Series: American Thought and Culture. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742532625
- ISBN
- 9780742532625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.58
€ 171.58
Paperback. Psychology and Selfhood in the Segregated South Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469615080
- ISBN
- 9781469615080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71