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The Americas

Paperback. A traveller's guide filled with anecdotes, maps and descriptions of the often-surprising connections between English and American culture. Num Pages: 295 pages, col. Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832386
ISBN
9781904832386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.05

Hardcover. Once maligned as a swampy outpost, the fledgling city of Chicago brazenly adopted the motto Urbs in horto, or City in a Garden, in 1837. This book shows how this upstart town earned its sobriquet over the next century, from the first vegetable plots at Fort Dearborn to innovative garden designs at the 1933 World's Fair. Series: Center Books on Chicago and Environs. Num Pages: 464 pages, 11 colour plates, 166 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226502342
ISBN
9780226502342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Paperback. Explores the social, political and cultural impact of AIDS on the African-American community. Informed by interviews with activists, ministers, public officials and people with AIDS, the book brings to light how the epidemic fractured, rather than united, the black community. Num Pages: 492 pages, 9 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JFSL3; JPVH; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112893
ISBN
9780226112893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 372 color photographs, 1 line drawing, 2 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 585. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252039966
ISBN
9780252039966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive overview of research, methods, and applications for designing and delivering comprehension instruction in K-12 classrooms across the curriculum. Editor(s): Block, Cathy Collins; Gambrell, Linda B.; Pressley, Michael. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNT; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787963095
ISBN
9780787963095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.89

Paperback. Series: Food Lovers' Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WTH; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762781126
ISBN
9780762781126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.88

Hardback. Cathy Ann Trower's analysis provides colleges and universities a considerable inside advantage to get on the right track toward a happy, productive workforce. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18, 18 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405971
ISBN
9781421405971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474409575
ISBN
9781474409575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.50

Hardback. Celebrates a cornerstone of the Yale University Art Gallery's holdings: the Charles B Benenson Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art. This bequest includes works by a veritable pantheon of modern and contemporary artists - among them Jean-Michel Basquiat, Stuart Davis, Fernand Leger, Joan Miro, James Rosenquist, and David Smith. Series: Yale University Art Gallery. Num Pages: 192 pages, 224 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; ACXD; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 247 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184945
ISBN
9780300184945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

hardcover. Analyzes the current state of the law for each entry point on the pipeline and propose legal theories and remedies to challenge them Num Pages: 239 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748435
ISBN
9780814748435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Hardcover. In the first ethnographic monograph of Americans in Italy, Catherine Trundle argues that charity and philanthropy are the central means by which many American women negotiate a sense of migrant belonging in Italy. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383697
ISBN
9781782383697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.96

Paperback. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814770603
ISBN
9780814770603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Hardback. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media - from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media, this book draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 243 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762899
ISBN
9780814762899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.71

Hardback. Provides a textbook overview of the past, present, and future of African Americans in US media. Brings together work from a variety of disciplines to provide the fullest understanding of this complex relationship to date. Series: Media and Minorities. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640341
ISBN
9780745640341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Paperback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343035
ISBN
9780822343035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.65

Hardback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342861
ISBN
9780822342861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.59

Hardback. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810858022
ISBN
9780810858022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.06

Paperback. Presents a study of detective fiction written by American women between the Civil War and World War II. This book shows how women writers blended Gothic elements into domestic fiction. It focuses on the narrative qualities of the domestic novel tradition and the ways in which it reflected ideologies of domesticity and gender. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322719
ISBN
9780822322719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; DSA; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163376
ISBN
9780691163376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Hardback. Why do the people of the French Caribbean still continue to be haunted by the memory of their slave past more than one hundred and fifty years after the abolition of slavery? What process led to the divorce of their collective memory of slavery and emancipation from France's portrayal of these historical phenomena? Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 216 pages, 34 b/w photos, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450793
ISBN
9781845450793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.79

Hardback. Musica nortena, a musical genre with its roots in the folk ballad traditions of Northern Mexico and the Texas-Mexican border region, has become a hugely popular musical style in the US, particularly among Mexican immigrants. This title provides a history of this transnational music that has found enormous commercial success in norteamerica. Series: Studies in Latin America & Caribbean Music. Num Pages: 251 pages, 26 Figures, 2 Maps, 13 Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; AVGH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592137466
ISBN
9781592137466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 450 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764336744
ISBN
9780764336744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.57

Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0001970
ISBN
9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816520374
ISBN
9780816520374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 40 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334726
ISBN
9780764334726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. This biography of Mulholland challenges many of the prevailing versions of his life story and sheds light on the history of Los Angeles and its relationship with its most prized resource: water. Num Pages: 436 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; GT; HBJK; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 908. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000153
ISBN
9780520234666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Looks at life in Cuba, including descriptions of its people and places. This book illuminates the human face of Cuba, which over the years has largely been hidden. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
CA res. please inc. 7.25% tax
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028370
ISBN
9780842028370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.08

Paperback. An incisive study of modern American literature, casting new light on its origins and themes. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. 304 pages. An incisive study of modern American literature, casting new light on its origins and themes. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 20. Weight: 440.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625079
ISBN
9780748625079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.17

hardcover. This study focuses on how The Newspaper Guild - the main union for reporters and editors - adopted a strategy of labour convergence, joining with other media workers in the large Communication Workers of America union. It also looks at the nationalism of Canadian newsworkers. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFD; KNTJ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515963
ISBN
9780742515963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.61

Paperback. Information technology (IT) was the key to the superior overall macro-economic performance of the United States in the 1990s. This book traces the globalization of the IT industry, its diffusion into the US economy, and the prospects and implications of more extensive technology-enabled globalization of products and services. Num Pages: 237 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323900
ISBN
9780881323900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.31

Paperback. This volume brings together primary sources, including manuscripts and newspapers, that reveal the lives of slaves and the roles that women played-both in bondage and empowered-in the progress of slavery from the Colonial era through Reconstruction. Editor(s): Lewis, Catherine M. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557289582
ISBN
9781557289582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

Paperback. The term "Jim Crow" has had multiple meanings and a dark and complex past. This book provides readers with primary source materials from 1828 to 1980 that reveal how the Jim Crow era affects how historians practice their craft. It is organized into five sections, each of which focuses on a different historical period in the story of Jim Crow. Editor(s): Lewis, Catherine M.; Lewis, J. Richard. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288950
ISBN
9781557288950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Parisian, Catherine M. Series: Penn State Studies in the History of the Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GL; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271037134
ISBN
9780271037134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.07

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the effect of US military bases abroad, including the movements against them. Editor(s): Lutz, Catherine. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 maps + 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328324
ISBN
9780745328324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341594
ISBN
9781625341594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.48

Paperback. This study reveals an unorganized and previously unacknowledged religion at the heart of American culture. Nature, Albanese argues, has provided a compelling religious center throughout American history. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; HRQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 115 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226011462
ISBN
9780226011462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. A great deal of attention has been focused on the emergence of the European Union and on European spatial planning, which has boosted the region's competitiveness. This title applies these emerging concepts in an American context. It argues that US planners must examine and implement the megaregion as a fresh and appropriate framework. Editor(s): Ross, Catherine L. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; RNU; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597265867
ISBN
9781597265867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.19

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBTB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757041
ISBN
9780804757041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456787
ISBN
9780801456787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Drawing on the records of studio personnel, independent exhibitors, moviegoers, and the motion pictures themselves, this title analyzes what was wrong - and right - with Hollywood at the end of a heralded decade, and how the industry's troubles changed the making and marketing of films in 1938 and beyond. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271807
ISBN
9780520271807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36