The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. A collection of interviews with Mexican-American writers. They address such topics as personal background, education, sense of ethnic and gender identity, the origins and intention of published works, and views on writing, culture and art. The women come from Texas, California and New Mexico. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174939
- ISBN
- 9780874174939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48
paperback. Chronicles the lives of twenty-four Chicana pintas (prisoners/former prisoners) repeatedly arrested and incarcerated for non-violent, low-level economic and drug-related crimes. This book provides the first documentation of the thirty-four-year history of Sybil Brand Institute, Los Angeles' former women's jail. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713161
- ISBN
- 9780292713161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526475
- ISBN
- 9780816526475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.05
€ 32.05
Chicana /o Identity in a Changing U.S. Society (The Mexican American E...
Hurtado, Aída, Gurin, Patricia
Paperback. Num Pages: 149 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816522057
- ISBN
- 9780816522057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.30
€ 28.30
Paperback. Deals with the growth of Chicago's stockyards and the communities that were formed around them in the mid-to-late 19th century. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071324
- ISBN
- 9780252071324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. The Chicago River divides America's Second City into the North and South Sides, and the bridges that span it are famous for their number and beauty. This book traces the evolution of them all, from the original rising bascules to the designed twentieth-century structures that lend Chicago much of the grandeur for which it is known world-wide. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMG; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747811039
- ISBN
- 9780747811039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Chicago - whose motto is "City in a Garden" - is at the forefront of a global movement to end the division between town and country. This book provides an illustrated guide to the city's stunning blend of nature and architecture. It reveals the connections woven through the fabric of the city. It includes maps, recommended tours and photos. Num Pages: 300 pages, 56 colour plates, 20 halftones, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101408
- ISBN
- 9780226101408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343117
- ISBN
- 9780764343117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.68
€ 20.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. As early-twentieth-century Chicago swelled with an influx of at least 250,000 new black urban migrants, the city became a center of consumer capitalism. This work argues that this mass consumer marketplace generated a vibrant intellectual life and planted seeds of political dissent against the dehumanizing effects of white capitalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857991
- ISBN
- 9780807857991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.56
€ 54.56
Hardcover. Describes the regimental history of Chicago's Irish Volunteers. This book tells the story of Chicago's 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, the only Irish regiment in Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's XV Army Corps. It exposes the racial issues that affected the soldiers of the 90th Illinois. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809328901
- ISBN
- 9780809328901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.28
€ 54.28
Hardcover. Stretching south from 47th Street to the Midway Plaisance and east from Washington Park to the lakeshore, the historic neighborhood of Hyde Park - Kenwood covers nearly two square miles of Chicago's South Side. This book offers readers a biography of this distinguished neighborhood, from house to home, and from architect to resident. Num Pages: 528 pages, 343 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1887.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226138145
- ISBN
- 9780226138145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.70
€ 84.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 56 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764337185
- ISBN
- 9780764337185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.68
€ 20.99
€ 15.68
Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385853
- ISBN
- 9780226385853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.25
€ 43.25
Hardback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226385716
- ISBN
- 9780226385716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.89
€ 118.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 355 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bonus Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 9 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566251563
- ISBN
- 9781566251563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.98
€ 16.98
Paperback. Despite the importance of the First World War years, this period has not been documented adequately in histories of Chicago. In Chicago Transformed: World War I and the Windy City, Joseph Gustaitis fills this gap in the historical record, covering the important wartime events, developments, movements, and people that helped shaped Chicago. Num Pages: 328 pages, 101 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809334988
- ISBN
- 9780809334988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.55
€ 30.99
€ 27.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780875806853
- ISBN
- 9780875806853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.77
€ 29.77
Hardcover. Chicago Shakespeare Theater is widely known for vibrant productions that reflect the Bard's genius for intricate storytelling, musicality of language, and depth of feeling for the human condition. This book unveils the artistic visions and decisions that helped shape this venerable institution and examines the theater's international reputation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875804675
- ISBN
- 9780875804675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.40
€ 48.40
Hardcover. A collection of Frank Dina's photographs, seeking to capture the light, colour and mood of Chicago's parks throughout the changing seasons. Both well-known and lesser-visited parks are featured, and the images at once incorporate and contrast the natural landscape within the urban landscape. Num Pages: 117 pages, 54 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1143.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jannes Art Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780912223032
- ISBN
- 9780912223032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.69
€ 74.69
Paperback. Charts Chicago's evolution with comprehensive, cross-referenced entries on the seventy-seven community areas, along with many suburbs and neighborhoods, from Albany Park to Zion. This book explores how the city's communities have changed and grown throughout the years. Editor(s): Keating, Ann Durkin. Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 halftones, 394 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226428833
- ISBN
- 9780226428833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.16
€ 40.16
Paperback. Chicago is a city dedicated to the modern - from the skyscrapers that punctuate its skyline to the spirited style that inflects many of its dwellings and institutions. Staging the city as a laboratory for some of our most heralded cultural experiments, this work reimagines the modern as a space of self-realization and social progress. Editor(s): Jacob, Mary Jane; Baas, Jacquelynn. Num Pages: 304 pages, 72 colour plates, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226389561
- ISBN
- 9780226389561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Hardback. From the lumberyards and meatpacking factories of the Southwest Side to the industrial suburbs that arose near Lake Calumet at the turn of the twentieth century, manufacturing districts shaped Chicago's character. This book explores the documented workings of centrally located city factories and also the suburbanization of manufacturing. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones, 17 maps, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226477015
- ISBN
- 9780226477015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.50
€ 70.50
Hardcover. This book offers candid views of an extraordinary town, which has attracted citizens from all over Europe and the rest of the world. They have made the city what it is today - and written about it variously with affection, loyalty, disgust and amazement. Series: In Quotations. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; DQ; WTM; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 115 x 88. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851244119
- ISBN
- 9781851244119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.22
€ 11.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; JFCA; JFSG; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816692293
- ISBN
- 9780816692293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11