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The Americas

hardcover. An innovative, interdisciplinary anthology arguing that we are unable to fully understand slavery - then and now - without attending to children's roles in slavery's machinations. Editor(s): Duane, Anna Mae. Series: Slaveries Since Emancipation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFM; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107127562
ISBN
9781107127562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.52
€ 93.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 51 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 4. Weight in Grams: 94.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590338582
ISBN
9781590338582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547812
ISBN
9781594547812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.92
€ 54.75

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813534633
ISBN
9780813534633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.89

Paperback. Enriched with paintings and archival illustrations, this volume explores the countered conventions and bulldozed buildings behind the canvass creation. Series: MFA Spotlight Series. Num Pages: 76 pages, 35 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; ACVT; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 210 x 7. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878468379
ISBN
9780878468379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.57

Paperback. An anthology which explores how American children have been defined and continuously redefined throughout history. It ranges from 17th-century ministers to Drs Benjamin Spock and Barry Brazelton, and from the poems of Anne Bradstreet to the writings of young people today. Editor(s): Fass, Paula S.; Mason, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 725 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
725
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726938
ISBN
9780814726938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.48

Hardcover. Obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions. Laura Dawes traces changes in diagnosis, treatment, and popular conceptions of the most serious health problem facing American children today, and makes the case that understanding the cultural history of a disease is critical to developing effective public health policy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; MBX; MJW; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281448
ISBN
9780674281448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.06
€ 51.03

Hardcover. This book explores a major modern turn in Francophone Caribbean literature towards recits d'enfance (narratives of childhood) and asks why this occurred post-1990. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318412
ISBN
9781846318412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 171 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JKSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 181 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
171
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614706977
ISBN
9781614706977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 292.07
€ 193.70

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ferrari, Joseph A. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612097053
ISBN
9781612097053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.72
€ 143.24

Paperback. Places the history of children and youth in the context of the Civil War Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 282 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796085
ISBN
9780814796085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.69

paperback. Unearths the experiences of and attitudes about children and youth during the decades following the American Revolution Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757499
ISBN
9780814757499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.18

Hardback. Provides a discussion on the role of orphanages, the primary institution for children without parents, and a stopgap measure for children needing care. This book reviews the practice of adoption, orphanage placement, and foster care since the colonial period. It provides crucial information and insight for high school and college students. Series: Children and Youth: History and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313331831
ISBN
9780313331831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.75
€ 62.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Herndon, Ruth Wallis; Murray, John E. Num Pages: 280 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801475597
ISBN
9780801475597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.66

Paperback. This A-Z guide is a comprehensive primer for parenting. It covers topics such as the Internet, parent-teacher conferences, gangs, homework and bullying. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840201
ISBN
9780810840201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Hardback. How children living in the North experienced the Civil War, considered in the larger contexts of economic, political, and cultural developments during the nineteenth century. Mr. Marten opens a new window on the impact of the war and shows that the youngest Americans were inevitable and enthusiastic participants. Series: American Childhoods Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566635639
ISBN
9781566635639
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.29

paperback. Examines the aspects of childhood in the American colonies between the late sixteenth and late eighteenth centuries. This work contains essays and documents that shed light on the ways in which the process of colonization shaped childhood, and in turn how the experience of children affected life in colonial America. Editor(s): Marten, James. Series: Children and Youth in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814757161
ISBN
9780814757161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.10

Paperback. Discusses the history of child-rearing conditions and practices in late 19th and early 20th century Chile. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JH; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822345749
ISBN
9780822345749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.18

Paperback. Editor(s): Conrad, Robert. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 319 x 39. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271013213
ISBN
9780271013213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. In the midst of the largest wave of immigration in history, America is once again contemplating a future in which new arrivals will play a crucial role in reworking the fabric of the nation. This study offers an interdisciplinary view of who these children are and what their future might hold. Series: The Developing Child. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008380
ISBN
9780674008380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQG; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 281 x 217 x 6. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570919657
ISBN
9781570919657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632650191
ISBN
9781632650191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Asks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes. Series: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health & Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 394 pages, 37 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJPN; JFSP1; JHBK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226212531
ISBN
9780226212531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.30

In a world without computers, fast-food, and television, how did these children live, learn, and play? This title brings to life the experiences of American Indian children growing up on the great plains of North America before the coming of the white settlers. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Michael Oren. Num Pages: 40 pages, 59 black & white halftones, 55 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQG; YQH; YQN. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 211 x 248 x 11. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
40
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937786090
ISBN
9781937786090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.35

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