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The Americas

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809333448
ISBN
9780809333448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.06

Hardback. This guide to Native American history and culture outlines new ways of understanding American Indian cultures in contemporary contexts. Series: Introducing Ethnic Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748618606
ISBN
9780748618606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.70
€ 116.52

Paperback. Shows that men and women created a vibrant urban pleasure culture, including the eroticization of print culture. By reading representations of sex against actual behavior, the author reveals the clash of meanings given to sex and illuminates struggles to recast sexuality in order to eliminate its subversive potential. Num Pages: 440 pages, 15 illustrations, 29 tables, 2 figures, 2 maps, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856758
ISBN
9780807856758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.76

Hardback. This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and the contemporary problematisations of the obesity, sedentarism and alcohol "epidemics". Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHB; MBP; MBS; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426383
ISBN
9781847426383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.31

Paperback. Examines coroners' inquest reports, court case files, prison registers, and other sources to analyze patterns of homicide and the state's embryonic justice system. This book explains that the nature of crimes varied with the ethnicity of perpetrators and victims, as did the conduct and results of trials and sentencing patterns. Num Pages: 168 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFE; JFSL; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874177282
ISBN
9780874177282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.61

Hardcover. Reveals how, time and again, the judicial system of nineteenth-century Arizona denied Apaches justice. Through case studies of different murder trials, this title probes the federal and state governments treatment of Americas indigenous populations and the cultural clashes that left justice the greatest casualty. Num Pages: 223 pages, 8 b/w photos, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725546
ISBN
9780896725546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.51

Paperback. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a new account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226085838
ISBN
9780226085838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.15

hardcover. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a fresh account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226085661
ISBN
9780226085661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.95

Hardback. Provides a resource for students and general readers interested in southern California's geology and native plants. Covering areas, north from San Diego to Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada and east to the Mojave and Colorado deserts, this book aims to bring together the basic principles of geology and the story of plate tectonics. Num Pages: 512 pages, 113 color illustrations, 65 line illustrations, 68 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PST; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249325
ISBN
9780520249325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.56
€ 74.12

Paperback. Throughout his life, Clarence Adams exhibited self-reliance, ambition, ingenuity, courage, and a commitment to learning - character traits often equated with the successful pursuit of the American Dream. This title talks about Adams. Editor(s): Adams, Della; Carlson, Lewis H. Num Pages: 176 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495951
ISBN
9781558495951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Paperback. A famous defender of the underdog, the oppressed, and the powerless, Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) is one of the true legends of the American legal system. This book collects Darrow's most influential summations and supplements them with scene-setting explanations and comprehensive notes. Editor(s): Weinberg, Arthur. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; LAS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226136509
ISBN
9780226136509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.94

Hardback. The debate over the affair between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings rises the question of 'Did they or didn't they?' This work uncovers this complexity, as well as the reasons it is so often obscured. It contends that their relationship must be seen not in isolation but in the broader context of interracial affairs within the plantation complex. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927770
ISBN
9780813927770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.39

Paperback. The debate over the affair between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings rarely rises above the question of 'Did they or didn't they?' The author seeks to uncover this complexity, as well as the reasons it is so often obscured. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927787
ISBN
9780813927787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226289014
ISBN
9780226289014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. Using the concept of urban regime, this book analyzes the ways in which resource-rich groups are able to devise informal means of cooperation and create an effective capacity to govern. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604166
ISBN
9780700604166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.93

Paperback. The authors of this work contend that it is essential for all important actors in an urban community to join together in a shared vision of what is wrong in their schools and how to fix it, and to pursue that vision strongly and systematically over a long time. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNK; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611188
ISBN
9780700611188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152693
ISBN
9780231152693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Hardback. The black church has always played a vital role in urban US settings. This study examines the impact of the church on blacks and the church's efforts to meet the arduous demands and sacrifices of urban life. It explores the ministers' role of leadership in African-American communities. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 297 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231099806
ISBN
9780231099806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.16
€ 77.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JN; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231152686
ISBN
9780231152686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.76
€ 81.09

Paperback. The black church has always played a vital role in urban US settings. This study examines the impact of the church on blacks and the church's efforts to meet the arduous demands and sacrifices of urban life. It explores the ministers' role of leadership in African-American communities. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 297 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCC9; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231099813
ISBN
9780231099813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.21

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