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The Americas

Hardcover. Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, technologies began to light up streets, buildings, and public spaces. This book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036021
ISBN
9780226036021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.73

Hardback. Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance. Num Pages: 192 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362838
ISBN
9780822362838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.67

Paperback. Examining the ways in which "rights talk" is used and adapted locally by groups in Argentina, this book explores the relationship between ideas of human rights, rights of citizenship, and the concrete and envisioned social relationships that form the basis for social activism in the wake of neoliberal restructuring. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JHMC; JPFK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782265
ISBN
9780804782265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.05

Hardback. A unique window into the inner workings of U.S. diplomacy in Clinton's first term, this book highlights the major foreign policy challenges faced and decisions made in a turbulent era. Num Pages: 608 pages, 29 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1005.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732253
ISBN
9780804732253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.51

paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; RGCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816631902
ISBN
9780816631902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.67

Paperback. A history of legendary Copper Canyon treasure seekers and enigmatic natives. This book offers a look into the ways of the resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the parade of argonauts and accidental travelers who have journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074998
ISBN
9780252074998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600210860
ISBN
9781600210860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.20
€ 108.92

Paperback. Argues that anti-statist inclinations prevented Cold War anxieties from transforming the United States into the garrison state it might have become in their absence. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 tables, 21line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691048901
ISBN
9780691048901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Scholder, Amy. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Avalon Travel Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802136718
ISBN
9780802136718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. Provides an assessment of the Atlantic slave trade and upends conventional wisdom by shifting attention from the crops slaves who were forced to produce to the foods they planted for their own nourishment. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 color illustrations, 10 black & white photographs, 48 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269965
ISBN
9780520269965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BTC; HBJK; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493009718
ISBN
9781493009718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. Race in United States has been associated with inequality. This book aims to recover history of this distinction and the divisive politics it engenders. It locates origins of ethnicity in New York Zionist movement of early 1900s. It argues that Jewish activists identified as ethnics as a way of defending immigrant difference as distinct from race. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 colour plates, 9 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319230
ISBN
9780226319230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Hardback. In the Shadow of Peron constitutes an innovative contribution to the historiography of populism in Latin America and of the Peronist movement in Argentina. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757928
ISBN
9780804757928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPSL; RN; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195396072
ISBN
9780195396072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.86

Hardcover. Drawing on extensive federal, state, and tribal archival research, Hauptman explores the political background of the Kinzua dam while also providing a detailed, at times very personal account of the devastating impact the dam has had on the Seneca Nation and the resilience the tribe has shown in the face of this crisis. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633280
ISBN
9780815633280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475689
ISBN
9780801475689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.77

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459972
ISBN
9780853459972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Examines the conceptual foundations of Du Bois' interpretation of black politics. This title characterizes the limitations of Du Bois' thought and questions the authority it still exerts in ongoing debates about black leadership, black identity, and the black underclass. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFF; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060241
ISBN
9780674060241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.00

Paperback. Following the route of Hernan Cortes, In the Shadow of Cortes offers a visual and cultural history of the legacy of contact between Spaniards and indigenous civilizations. The book is a reflective journey that presents a diversity of voices, images, and ideas about history and conquest. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816521036
ISBN
9780816521036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; FA; FRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509830657
ISBN
9781509830657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.88