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The Americas
paperback. Essays on the development of Boas' theories on primitive art and his legacy i Northwest Coast art studies offer a theoretical framework for this collectio of 14 articles written between 1889 and 1916 by the art historian and anthropologist. The articles, in which he disputes Eurocentric art theorie Editor(s): Jonaitis, Aldona. Num Pages: 380 pages, 242 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295973845
- ISBN
- 9780295973845
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.37
€ 46.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. In the late summer of 1839, Thoreau and his older brother John made a two-week boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion. This is the story of a river journey depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth. Editor(s): Hovde, Carl F.; Howarth, William L.; Witherell, Elizabeth Hall. Series: Writings of Henry D. Thoreau. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; WN; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 200 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118789
- ISBN
- 9780691118789
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.79
€ 26.99
€ 19.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL9; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774820301
- ISBN
- 9780774820301
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.70
€ 35.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Twenty-one selections from his major historical writings, offering the key arguments of the most influential and controversial American historian of his generation. "The history of U.S. relations with the rest of the world cannot be written without taking into account Williams' work." -Booklist. Num Pages: 417 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630023
- ISBN
- 9781566630023
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Condition: New
€ 25.38
€ 25.38
Paperback. Examines the gathering of composers, conductors, and other musicians who fled Nazi Germany and arrived in the Los Angeles area. This title looks at the lives, creative work, and influence of sixteen performers, fourteen composers, and one opera stage director, who joined this immense migration beginning in the 1930s. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300171235
- ISBN
- 9780300171235
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.90
€ 29.99
€ 21.90
Paperback. Tells the story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable inter-species dance and bringing the wild into sharp focus. This book is about a creature who defied nature and thus gave humans a chance to understand it a little more. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753540886
- ISBN
- 9780753540886
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118775011
- ISBN
- 9781118775011
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Condition: New
€ 33.32
€ 33.32
Paperback. This book is an updated edition of the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739573
- ISBN
- 9780804739573
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375760464
- ISBN
- 9780375760464
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.10
€ 18.99
€ 17.10
Hardcover. Many people understand urban renewal projects and the power of eminent domain as two of the most widely despised, and even racist, tools for reshaping American cities in the postwar period. Concerned more with winners and losers than with heroes and villains, this book offers a sober assessment of money and power in Jim Crow America. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 376 pages, 34 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115146
- ISBN
- 9780226115146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 76.95
€ 92.06
€ 76.95
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472756
- ISBN
- 9780801472756
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.18
€ 23.99
€ 22.18
Paperback. As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn between support for the North, which was against slavery, and defending the South, which portrayed itself as bravely fighting for its independence. This book gives fresh accounts of Civil War battles by seeing them through the eyes of British journalists and myriad soldiers. Num Pages: 1040 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 48. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 1040
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141040585
- ISBN
- 9780141040585
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Condition: New
€ 23.00€ 18.30
€ 23.00
€ 18.30
Hardcover. Set primarily on a plantation called Arcadia, overlooking the sea and a distant Cuba from on high, the author alternates between the acceptable pursuits of a Victorian gentlewoman - sewing, social visits, riding - and trying to find a more meaningful role for herself in this man's world. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906011833
- ISBN
- 9781906011833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.78
€ 21.99
€ 15.78
Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379202
- ISBN
- 9780470379202
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.03
€ 15.99
€ 14.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AN; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised & enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583228692
- ISBN
- 9781583228692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.61
€ 24.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818775
- ISBN
- 9781472818775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.87
€ 21.99
€ 19.87
Hardback. Aalto built three major works in America that counted among the most important in his career: the Finland Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, Baker House at MIT, and the Library at Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon. This title deals with the complex nature of Aalto's experience with America. Editor(s): Anderson, Stanford; Fenske, Gail; Fixler, David. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300176001
- ISBN
- 9780300176001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.80€ 57.18
€ 74.80
€ 57.18
Paperback. Reassesses the legacy of one of America's best-loved composers at a pivotal moment. This collection of essays explores the stages of cultural change on which Aaron Copland's long life (1900 to 1990) unfolded. It critiques Copland's work in these shifting contexts. Editor(s): Oja, Carol J.; Tick, Judith. Series: Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 568 pages, 54 line art . 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124704
- ISBN
- 9780691124704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.20
€ 53.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. For Native peoples of California, the abalone found along the state's coast has remarkably complex significance as food, spirit, narrative symbol, tradable commodity, and material with which to make adornment and sacred regalia. This book examines the cultural, social, and economic importance of abalone among the California Indian tribes. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342335
- ISBN
- 9780822342335
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.49
€ 29.99
€ 26.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 299 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1496.
- Publisher
- Jonglez
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782361950941
- ISBN
- 9782361950941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.87
€ 33.99
€ 22.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 215 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347610
- ISBN
- 9780764347610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 33.64
€ 41.99
€ 33.64
Hardback. Editor(s): Myers, Sabrina. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNQ; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634830683
- ISBN
- 9781634830683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.71€ 139.02
€ 188.71
€ 139.02
Paperback. Abandoned villages hold mysteries that only ghosts can reveal. Read accounts forgotten places, such as flooded Flagstaff, Maine, that contains the spirits of former residents still clinging to homes now nothing more than foundations or cellar holes. Visi Num Pages: 190 pages, 45 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330766
- ISBN
- 9780764330766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.00
€ 18.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Offers a fascinating history of a once devastating social problem Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757260
- ISBN
- 9780814757260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65