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The Americas

Paperback. Traces the origins, development, and consolidation of patriotic cultures in the United States from the latter half of the nineteenth century up to World War I, a period in which the country emerged as a modern nation-state. Num Pages: 366 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
a
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070520
ISBN
9780691070520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.64

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564616
ISBN
9780813564616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.07

hardcover. This collection examines how immigration law shapes immigrant illegality, the concept of immigrant illegality, and how its power is wielded and resisted. Editor(s): Menjivar, Cecilia; Kanstroom, Daniel. Num Pages: 412 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107041592
ISBN
9781107041592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.59

Paperback. In a comprehensive treatment of Salvadoran immigration, this text gives a detailed account of the inner workings of the networks by which immigrants leave their homes in Central America to start new lives in the Mission District of of San Francisco. Num Pages: 319 pages, 1 map, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st ed
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520222113
ISBN
9780520222113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Paperback. Investigates the role that violence plays in the lives of Ladina women in eastern Guatemala. This title provides a glimpse into the root causes of the feminicide in Guatemala, as well as in other Latin American countries, and offers observations relevant for understanding violence against women around the world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267671
ISBN
9780520267671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334269
ISBN
9780764334269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.00

Hardcover. Shows how the experience of violence in Argentina shed light on a new sense of "being together" that goes beyond bloodline ties. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662797
ISBN
9781855662797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.48

Paperback. Through a close ethnographic examination, this volume explores the impact of conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and infant sleep, and uncovers cultural tensions about expectations for children, parents, and their relationship. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333460
ISBN
9781785333460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.63

Hardcover. Nighttime breastfeeding and sleep for many new parents in the United States is fraught with intense challenges. Through a close ethnographic examination, this volume explores the impact of conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and infant sleep, and uncovers cultural tensions about expectations for children and parents. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384359
ISBN
9781782384359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.60

Paperback. Engendering Whiteness examines the complex diversity of slaveholding and non-slaveholding white women's material realities within the slave societies of Barbados and North Carolina between the 17th-19th centuries. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KJWWB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719064333
ISBN
9780719064333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nation Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585383
ISBN
9781568585383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WBN; WBV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 208 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
TouchWood Editions Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927129241
ISBN
9781927129241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064401
ISBN
9780252064401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.59
€ 50.47

Paperback. Traces Black political cultures in the US from slave resistances in the 16th and 17th centuries to civil rights movements of the late 20th century. The text argues that Blacks have constructed cultures resistance and accommodation based on the different experiences of slaves and free Blacks. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415912228
ISBN
9780415912228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Cedric. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSR; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816673254
ISBN
9780816673254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.56

Hardback. Editor(s): Bridges, Cedric P. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634837439
ISBN
9781634837439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.66
€ 168.04

Paperback. At its core the book grapples with questions about the limits of cultural hegemony at the height of the PRI and the cold war Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 314 pages, 13 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJP; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240100
ISBN
9780803240100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.29

Paperback. Series: New Practices of Inquiry S. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114651
ISBN
9780226114651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.57

Paperback. Reveals how welfare reform engendered a shift in focus for caseworkers from simply providing monetary aid to the process of helping recipients find work. This book is suitable for those who want to understand the impact of institutional and policy changes wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226874920
ISBN
9780226874920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472431
ISBN
9781611472431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.68

Hardcover. This book links postcolonial theory with structuralism and poststructuralism to show how analysis of the textual illuminates the political and ideological positions of French Caribbean writers. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380369
ISBN
9781781380369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.52

Paperback. Analyses the theme of community in seven French Caribbean novels in relation to the work of the French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846315008
ISBN
9781846315008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.93

Hardback. Examines the joint efforts of Aboriginal people and individuals of European ancestry to counter injustice in Canada when colonization was at its height, from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Haig-Brown, Celia; Nock, David A. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774811378
ISBN
9780774811378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.43

Paperback. Based on author's own experiences as a Filapina American filmmaker and as a spectator to urge a shift in thinking about sexualized depictions of Asian/American women in film, video, and theatrical productions, this book moves beyond denunciations of sexualized representations of Asian/American women as necessarily demeaning or negative. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; APFA; GTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340331
ISBN
9780822340331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.13

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