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Paperback. A New Nation of Goods highlights the significant role of provincial artisans in four crafts in the northeastern United States-chairmaking, clockmaking, portrait painting, and book publishing-to explain the shift from preindustrial society to an entirely new configuration of work, commodities, and culture. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 color, 107 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222005
- ISBN
- 9780812222005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.12
€ 45.99
€ 41.12
Hardcover. A New World of Labor connects developments in seventeenth-century Britain with the British experience of slavery on the West African coast and with the initial development of African chattel slavery in Barbados, whose labor system played a foundational role in defining how plantation slavery developed throughout British America. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812245196
- ISBN
- 9780812245196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.12
€ 107.12
Hardback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913451
- ISBN
- 9781439913451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.61€ 69.86
€ 90.61
€ 69.86
Paperback. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913468
- ISBN
- 9781439913468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 178 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118952269
- ISBN
- 9781118952269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.32
€ 24.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. Suitable for those interested in cultural studies, film and video studies, American studies, twentieth century history, German studies, rhetoric, and sexuality studies, this book investigates the influence of images of Nazism on debates about sexuality that are central to contemporary American political rhetoric. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; GTE; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326939
- ISBN
- 9780822326939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 colour plates, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781501704451
- ISBN
- 9781501704451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.25
€ 24.99
€ 23.25
Hardback. Analyzing novels such as The Sheltering Sky, Fahrenheit 451, and Peyton Place, Evan Brier reveals how novelists and the book trade positioned their works as antidotes to mid-twentieth-century mass culture, even as new partnerships between publishers and mass-culture institutions contributed to the success of these writings. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812242072
- ISBN
- 9780812242072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Hardback. Offers an account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century that reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through fin de siecle Paris, Chicago, and New York. This translation includes an introductory essay that situates the author's account in the larger context of European visitors to Chicago in the 1890s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252035135
- ISBN
- 9780252035135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.17
€ 60.17
Paperback. Argues for participatory democracy without dependence on abstract metaphysical foundations, and stresses the relationship among democracy and civil society, civic education and culture. This book is divided into sections including 'American Theory: Democracy, Liberalism, and Rights' and 'American Practice: Leadership, Citizenship, and Censorship'. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050249
- ISBN
- 9780691050249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.37€ 43.19
€ 54.37
€ 43.19
Paperback. Paul Green was winner of a Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1927 and helped bring southern writing to the attention of the world. This volume features Green's drama and fiction, with texts of three plays and six short stories. His life is also outlined and examined by Laurence Avery. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustration, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DNF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228250
- ISBN
- 9780807847084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Offers a narrative that tells the stories of all people in the United States. Num Pages: 960 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 205 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1524.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 864
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285430843
- ISBN
- 9781285430843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 106.26
€ 106.26
Hardback. Series: Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; JFCX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 645.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801437984
- ISBN
- 9780801437984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.40
€ 110.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 289 x 25. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620971338
- ISBN
- 9781620971338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.77
€ 27.99
€ 26.77
paperback. Is there a more democratic way of making appointments to Canada s Senate? Helen Forsey argues they should be appointed by common citizens not politicians. " Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667248
- ISBN
- 9781552667248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.77
€ 20.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. A guide to Los Angeles that offers an assortment of alternatives to LA's usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. It shows how power operates in the shaping of places, and how it remains embedded in the landscape. Num Pages: 328 pages, 91 color illustrations, 67 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 540. 328 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. A guide to Los Angeles that offers an assortment of alternatives to LA's usual tourist destinations. It documents 115 little-known sites in the City of Angels where struggles related to race, class, gender, and sexuality have occurred. It shows how power operates in the shaping of places, and how it remains embedded in the landscape. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTM. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight: 540.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270817
- ISBN
- 9780520270817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.61
€ 26.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620971833
- ISBN
- 9781620971833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.89
€ 23.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1ST
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595581259
- ISBN
- 9781595581259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.49
€ 26.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. Packed with details on more than 200 breweries, this book offers actual and armchair travelers alike a handbook that includes: Agnew's exclusive choices on which beers to try at each location; entries on every brewery's history and philosophy; and information on tours, tasting rooms and attached pubs, and dining options and other amenities. Series: Heartland Foodways. Num Pages: 232 pages, 174 color photographs, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBXD2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 15. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252078279
- ISBN
- 9780252078279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.37
€ 27.99
€ 26.37
Paperback. Tackles the pressing question of how Canadian engagement with globalization can be marshaled to advance rather than impair human security, ecological integrity, and social emancipation. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; JPA; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774814898
- ISBN
- 9780774814898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.25
€ 43.99
€ 39.25
Paperback. Examines how a community of experts identified with uncritical celebration of "free market" virtues was itself shaped, dramatically so, by government and collective action. This book describes economists' fitful efforts to sway a state apparatus where values and goals could seldom remain separate from means and technique. Num Pages: 376 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119670
- ISBN
- 9780691119670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.74
€ 48.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. In the years following its near-bankruptcy in 1976 until the end of the 1980s, New York City came to epitomize the debt-driven of the Reagan era. This book asks why a city with a large minority population and a long tradition of liberalism elected a conservative mayor who promoted real-estate development and belittled minority activists. Series: City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 tables 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691036731
- ISBN
- 9780691036731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.69€ 51.35
€ 65.69
€ 51.35
Paperback. A stunning photographic showcase of the birds of Jamaica, with detailed identification information and maps of resident and migrant species. It has been produced in a handy field-guide format and will be an essential book for anyone with an interest in Jamaica's birds. Illustrator(s): Rey-Millet, Yves-Jacques. Num Pages: 336 pages, 650 colour photographs, 220 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408107430
- ISBN
- 9781408107430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.53
€ 45.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 525 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 307 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350757
- ISBN
- 9780764350757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.59
€ 41.99
€ 34.59