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Paperback. Presents a rationale for the development of political alternatives to the exclusionary, exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. This work lays out the foundational elements for a politics of just and sustainable co-existence. It explains the political principles of liberation and addresses matters such as reform and revolution. Translator(s): Ciccariello-Maher, George. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343288
ISBN
9780822343288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555976941
ISBN
9781555976941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.67

Hardcover. Unearths a network of relationships between the physical and the social city. The author takes the reader past local characters, neighbourhood stores, buildings, streets and blocks, providing an informative, witty and sometimes humorous travelogue of a part of Manhattan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861894281
ISBN
9781861894281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

Paperback. Originally published in 1978, this is the autobiography of an indomitable woman and her family's 20 years of adventures and misadventures in a desert wilderness. In 1908, Sarah Olds packed up her brood and went homesteading. Her book tells of their hardships, poverty and tribulations. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874170528
ISBN
9780874170528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.95

Hardcover. .
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590170427
ISBN
9781590170427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.30

Paperback. * Argues against those who see the history of modern sexuality as a tale of liberation* Contends that sexuality is socially constructed and is remade by each generation for its own social and cultural context* Draws on interdisciplinary research. . Series: Family, Sexuality & Social Relations in Past Times. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX; JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208136
ISBN
9780631208136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 320 illustrations, 300 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2068.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9788876244629
ISBN
9788876244629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.75
€ 51.98

Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 435 pages, 187 color and 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 286 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1710.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477308042
ISBN
9781477308042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.83

Paperback. A guide to twentieth-century American poetry. It explores the material, historical and social contexts in which twentieth-century American poetry was produced. It also includes a biographical dictionary of major writers with entries on poets ranging from Robert Frost to Adrienne Rich. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220268
ISBN
9780631220268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.41

Hardback. Written by a leading authority on William Carlos Williams, this book provides a wide--ranging and stimulating guide to twentieth--century American poetry. * A wide--ranging and stimulating critical guide to twentieth--century American poetry. * Written by a leading authority on the innovative modernist poet, William Carlos Williams. Series: Blackwell Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220251
ISBN
9780631220251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788857217383
ISBN
9788857217383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.73

Paperback. A rapid succession of art movements and different styles reflected the extreme changes in US culture and society, as well as America's position within the international art world. All key movements are discussed, including early American Modernism, the New Negro movement, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Neo-Expressionism. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 288 pages, numerous colour and halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842398
ISBN
9780192842398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 600 pages, 100 black & white halftones, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; KJZ; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 280. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781630761424
ISBN
9781630761424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.89

Paperback. Series: Comics Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; DSBH; JFCA; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813590455
ISBN
9780813590455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.52

Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years, he was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were in turn able to secure his release. Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225877
ISBN
9781840225877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In this book, he gives an account of his captivity. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106708
ISBN
9780143106708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Solomon Northup's harrowing autobiography is based on the 1853 first edition. It is accompanied by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s introduction and detailed explanatory footnotes. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393264241
ISBN
9780393264241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.22

Hardcover. The story that inspired the major motion picture, Twelve Years a Slaveis a harrowing, vividly detailed, and utterly unforgettable account of slavery Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 213 x 27. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
0037-
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476767345
ISBN
9781476767345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780486411439
ISBN
9780486411439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.09

Hardback. "In this dazzling, full color cookbook and kitchen manual filled with lush photographs and beautiful drawings, the chef of Alice Waters Chez Panisse offers basic techniques and essential recipes that will transform anyone into a confident home cook."--Amazon.com. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062270306
ISBN
9780062270306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.72

Paperback. TWELVE PATIENTS is a memoir from the Medical Director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the plights of twelve very different patients to illustrate larger societal issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455503872
ISBN
9781455503872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WNCB; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528615
ISBN
9780816528615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595587718
ISBN
9781595587718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.76

Paperback. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474232326
ISBN
9781474232326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.11

Hardcover. TV on Strike examines the 2007 upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers' strike that crippled Hollywood. The television industry's uneasy transition to the digital age was the driving force behind the most significant labour dispute of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610083
ISBN
9780815610083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.18

Paperback. Based on actual interviews with the people who made Detroit TV, the author reawakens the emotional attachment and nostalgia our community has for the shows, bringing the characters and the programs back to life. He describes a quintessentially American folk celebrity that's been replaced by slick productions, big budgets, and gargantuan egos. Num Pages: 400 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472031245
ISBN
9780472031245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.57

Hardback. Uncovers the story of how modernism and network television converged and intertwined in their mutual ascent during the decades of the cold war. This title shows how TV was instrumental in introducing the public to the different trends in art and design. Num Pages: 384 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769684
ISBN
9780226769684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

Hardback. Logically organized and richly illustrated-with more than two hundred color photographs and fifty-two maps-Turtles of the United States and Canada remains the standard for libraries, museums, nature centers, field biologists, and professional and amateur herpetologists alike. Num Pages: 840 pages, 303, 52 maps, 11 black & white line drawings, 240 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 59. Weight in Grams: 3236.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891212
ISBN
9780801891212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.43

paperback. Covering forty-five species of turtles, this guide provides descriptions of each species and its habitat. It includes information about the importance of turtle conservation and the biology, diversity, and life history of turtles. It also discusses distinguishing turtle characteristics; and differences among turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 238 full-colour photos, 39 maps, 2 tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780820329024
ISBN
9780820329024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.78

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Westholme Publishing, U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594161056
ISBN
9781594161056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Examines the goals and influence of U.S. policy towards Central America, and identifies supporters and opponents of this policy. Series: Chomsky Perspectives. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335452
ISBN
9780745335452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 20 black & white halftones, 20 colour illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 9. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608932740
ISBN
9781608932740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.37

Hardback. This work is a theoretically informed political history of the development of the U.S. Social Security system over more than five decades. When initiated in 1935, Social Security was a noteworthy experiment in social policy, and its endurance, inviolability, and taken-for-granted nature are evidence of its success. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725798
ISBN
9780804725798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.37

Hardcover. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Select Books Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590793381
ISBN
9781590793381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. In "Turning Down the Sound: Travel Escapes in Washington's Small Towns" a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist explores America s last frontier of tourismsmall townsprofiling over 30 of Washington s rural communities as potential destinations." Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870717307
ISBN
9780870717307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 265 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1974.
Publisher
Santa Monica Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800794
ISBN
9781595800794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780452297982
ISBN
9780452297982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. A thoughtful and beautifully crafted epilogue to the history of slavery -- essential reading for anyone interested in American history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Picador USA
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330522946
ISBN
9780330522946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. In September 1957 nine black children tried to integrate Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School in accordance with the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v Board of Education. Claiming he was acting to keep the peace, Gov. Orval Faubus used the Arkansas National Guard to keep them out of the school. This book tells the truth about Little Rock. Num Pages: 496 pages, 33 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; JFSL3; JNSV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288783
ISBN
9781557288783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 364 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1KBB; 3JJP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
364
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590338322
ISBN
9781590338322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.66
€ 50.67