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Paperback. A leading economist and a top economic journalist show that contrary to conventional wisdom, America is at the peak of its economic well-being, with more opportunity for more people than at any other time in our history. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JHBA; KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012530
ISBN
9780465047833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Provides a history of daily life on coffee plantations in central Nicaragua between 1870 and 1950 and uses that history to argue that the coffee boom impeded rather than expedited the country's transition to capitalism Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336747
ISBN
9780822336747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595581242
ISBN
9781595581242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.11

paperback. The author conducted field work among the Chiricahuas in the American Southwest, as he had earlier among the Jicarillas. This title presents a definitive collection of their myths that range from an account of the world destroyed by water to descriptions of puberty rites and wonderful contests. Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature. Num Pages: 115 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 8. Weight in Grams: 199.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286023
ISBN
9780803286023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.94

Paperback. Intends to debunk eleven popular and prevalent myths about Caribbean history. This book informs popular audiences, as well as scholars, about the state of archaeological/historical research in the Caribbean Basin and asserts the value of that research in fostering a better understanding of the region's past. Series Editor(s): Curet, L. Antonio. Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 76 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817355340
ISBN
9780817355340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.39

Paperback. Series: Myths and Mysteries Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762758739
ISBN
9780762758739
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Series: Myths and Mysteries Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762759934
ISBN
9780762759934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.49

paperback. Examines the realities of social inequality, providing critical analyses of contemporary issues at the center of national debate homelessness, the underclass, poverty, welfare, unemployment, health and mental health care, and gender and intercultural relations. Editor(s): Lykes, M. Brinton; Banuazizi, Ali; Liem, Ramsay (Professor of Psychology, Boston College, USA); Morris, Michael (Professor of Psychology, University of New Haven, USA). Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFS; JKS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566394222
ISBN
9781566394222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.83

Paperback. Introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. This work includes tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature. Num Pages: 204 pages, 3 Illus., index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260238
ISBN
9780803260238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
Southwater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857236708
ISBN
9780857236708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.90

Hardback. This is a study of the creation of Fort Smith, Arkansas, an imagined Wild West town for tourists complete with Native Americans, nineteenth-century hangings, prostitutes, and bootleggers. Series: Cultural Heritage Studies. Num Pages: 308 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813062532
ISBN
9780813062532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

Hardcover. This work explores Ralph Waldo Emerson's essays as mythic prose poems, suggesting a new approach to the practical criticism of his works. It presents a balanced selection of works from Emerson's early and late career and provides insightful readings of "Circles" and the Divinity School "Address". Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DCF; DSA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873385183
ISBN
9780873385183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594515873
ISBN
9781594515873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 48.52

Paperback. A survey of how women have been represented and influenced by the therapeutic culture from the mid-19th century. Dana Becker examines the myth that the problems women have are medical rather than societal; personal rather than political. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799369
ISBN
9780814799369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

paperback. Examines contact stories from indigenous and newcomer populations from New Zealand and throughout North America. This book argues that we are in the contact zone, struggling to understand the meaning of contact between indigenous and settler populations. It is suitable for scholars and students in Canadian history and First Nations studies. Editor(s): Lutz, John Sutton. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBN; HBJK; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812634
ISBN
9780774812634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.03

Hardback. Examines contact stories from indigenous and newcomer populations from New Zealand and throughout North America. Focusing on misunderstandings embedded in the stories of "first contacts" and these narratives' contemporary relevance, production, and performance, this book introduces different tools for understanding the genre. Editor(s): Lutz, John Sutton. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812627
ISBN
9780774812627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Paperback. An exploration of the myth and the reality of the creation of Yellowstone National Park and how these ideas reflect the history and culture of the Gilded Age Num Pages: 146 pages, 28 illustrations, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; 1KBBWM; 1KBBWY; HBTB; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234734
ISBN
9780803234734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Apex Press United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781891843198
ISBN
9781891843198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.10

Paperback. A lively look at young Jewish women who are typically typecast as pious and reserved but have just as much imagination and similar desires as other young American women. Num Pages: 255 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751978
ISBN
9780814751978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226790374
ISBN
9780226790374
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Using a handful of artists , this book interprets the American Dream in rigorous prose, touching on myth, landscape and oral tradition. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
9780571323173
ISBN
9780571323173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.66

The first mapping of the sacred geography ("mythscape") of the Northern Arawak-speaking people of the northwest Amazon, demonstrating direct connections between petroglyphs and Baniwa sacred narratives Num Pages: 408 pages, 18 photographs, 7 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243941
ISBN
9780803243941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 18 photographs, 7 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295230
ISBN
9780803295230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.64

Paperback. Provides readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. This book reconstructs a community in which ownership of property was as significant as skin color in structuring social relations. Why this model of social interaction in race relations did not survive, makes this a critical and urgent work of history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
25 Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195175370
ISBN
9780195175370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.57

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Paillot, Jim. Series: My Weird School Fast Facts. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AG; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0014802
ISBN
9780062306234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Exploring the place of poetry in American culture and in the university, this text addresses issues such as: the role of the public intellectual; the poetics of scholarly prose; vernacular modernism; idiosyncratic postmodernism; identity politics; aesthetics; and poetry as a performance art. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044101
ISBN
9780226044101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardcover. A jaw-droppingly intricate and visually gorgeous follow-up to the perennial bestseller My New York, featuring our nation's capital. Num Pages: 40 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 5AD; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 236 x 314 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316126120
ISBN
9780316126120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.50

Paperback. Presents the stories of the war: a firefight where the resistance came from 'men in black'; a night spent chain-smoking in the guard tower counting the tracer bullets being fired over the city; and the hesitation of a young soldier who had been passed around from platoon to platoon because he was too afraid to fight. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KSG0009499
ISBN
9780552154376
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 242 color & 12 b/w photos & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343254
ISBN
9780764343254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.77

hardcover. Both the story of Monroe's steady rise into the professional class and a parallel history of unsuitable exes, this memoir reminds us how accidental even a good life can be. Funny, poignant, wise, "My Unsentimental Education" explores the confusion that ensues when a working-class girl ends up far from where she began. Series: Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSC; JFSJ1; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348742
ISBN
9780820348742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. As well as Jean-Claude Parrot's story, this is also the story of the formation of a union. In this book, you will follow the life of one of Canada's greatest union leaders as he fought to give the workers a voice. You also learn about how the struggle was waged and how a union leadership worked tirelessly in the service of the union membership. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781552661642
ISBN
9781552661642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 256 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807566
ISBN
9781609807566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 125 Full Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 193 x 28. Weight in Grams: 988.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ten Speed Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580089944
ISBN
9781580089944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.38

Paperback. Mary Livermore (1829-1905) left her family, volunteered for the US Sanitary Commission and achieved national prominence with the Commission. This text presents her war experiences, including personal reminiscences of Grant and Lincoln, and chronicles the wartime activities of women. Num Pages: 710 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 44. Weight in Grams: 942. Good copy 8vo. .Illustrated.The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Hachette Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0304439
ISBN
9780306806582
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. My Storm is a firsthand account of a critical sixteen months in the post-Katrina recovery process. It tells how Blakely, as Katrina recovery czar, endeavored to transform the shell of a cherished American city into a city that could not only survive but thrive. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; RNR; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812243857
ISBN
9780812243857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.50

Paperback. From the author of Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American, which has sold more than 25,000 copies, comes a searing memoir that puts a human face on the issue of child slavery and sounds a call to end it through advocacy and education Num Pages: 293 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJH; BGA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292729292
ISBN
9780292729292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HRCC9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479841660
ISBN
9781479841660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardcover. A loving mother shares her journey of parenting a gender creative child, from toddler to adult. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFSJ; VFVX; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299310608
ISBN
9780299310608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.89

Hardback. A history of female telegraph operators from 1846 to the mid-20th century, exploring their work, their daily lives and their workplace issues. It uses non-traditional sources, including the telegraphers' trade journals, company records, and oral and written histories by the operators. Num Pages: 241 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 585. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821413432
ISBN
9780821413432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

Paperback. A history of female telegraph operators from 1846 to the mid-20th century, exploring their work, their daily lives and their workplace issues. It uses non-traditional sources, including the telegraphers' trade journals, company records, and oral and written histories by the operators. Num Pages: 214 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 458. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821413449
ISBN
9780821413449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00