×


 x 

Shopping cart

The Americas

Results 761 - 800 of 28384

The Americas

Hardback. Based on extensive sources, including newspapers, trial documents, and local histories, this gripping account of a seemingly typical woman who achieved extraordinary notoriety will appeal to true crime lovers and historians alike. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19, 7 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420202
ISBN
9781421420202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.62

Paperback. A survey of women's experiences in the American communitarian movement from the 19th century to the present. This volume covers a wide range of religious, secular and modern interactive-psychology communities, focusing on women in the complexity and multiplicity of their roles. Editor(s): Chmielewski, W.E.; etc.; Kern, Louis J. (Department of History, Hofstra University, New York, USA); Klee-Hartzell, Marlyn (Department of Political Science, Adelphi University, New York, USA). Series: Utopianism & Communitarianism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HRA; HRLP7; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815625698
ISBN
9780815625698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.85

Partners and Rivals, the latest book from acclaimed economist Wendy Dobson, examines the central role that China and the United States will play on the global stage in the next half-century. Series: Rotman-UTP Publishing. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442647527
ISBN
9781442647527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGHA; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Plume
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780147516381
ISBN
9780147516381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

hardcover. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777957
ISBN
9780804777957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.40

Paperback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774823432
ISBN
9780774823432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774823425
ISBN
9780774823425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679829
ISBN
9780816679829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.22

Hardback. Follows the story of a large-scale development effort in central Mexico, and the grassroots efforts to stop it. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803235106
ISBN
9780803235106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

Paperback. Through a combination of interviews with nurses, doctors, and chaplains across the United States and close observation of their daily routines, the author takes readers inside major academic medical institutions to explore how today's doctors and hospitals address prayer and other forms of religion and spirituality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922119
ISBN
9780226922119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBC; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554588886
ISBN
9781554588886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.66

Paperback. Providing the definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905686
ISBN
9780226905686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.78

hardcover. The Mississippi Delta evokes a sense of mystery, beauty, and hardship in equal measure. Its haunted fields, turbulent history, and resilient people have been the inspiration for countless songs, tales, and literary works. From the Delta people at work and play to the cloud-draped, endless horizons, this volume paints a portrait of this place. Editor(s): McDaris, Wendy. Num Pages: 112 pages, 96 full-colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604730890
ISBN
9781604730890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BM; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556439148
ISBN
9781556439148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. From its founding in the late 1880s through the 1950s, Brownsville was a white, predominantly Jewish, working class neighbourhood. During the 1960s however the area became stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto. This study focuses on the challenges of neighbourhood co-operation. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 333 pages, 28 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226684475
ISBN
9780226684475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226214016
ISBN
9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 262 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Counterpoint
Edition
1st Trade ed. after a 1998 Ltd. edition of 50 copi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619027800
ISBN
9781619027800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.39

Paperback. With natives as your guides, Backroads & Byways leads you down the road less traveled Series: Backroads & Byways. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581573503
ISBN
9781581573503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.77

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816643844
ISBN
9780816643844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.88

Paperback. An identification guide and reference to marine mammal biology, conservation, and governmental protective regulations in Florida. Written by two scientists, it seeks to inform people how their activities affect marine mammals and what they can do to help safeguard the environment of Florida. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 b&w photographs, 3 drawings, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; PSVW73; RNKH; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813026879
ISBN
9780813026879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820343426
ISBN
9780820343426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.07

hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971362
ISBN
9781597971362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Paperback. A story of how Title IX revolutionized American sports. This book chronicles both the law's successes and failures - the exciting opportunities for women as well as the commercial and recruiting pressures of modern-day athletics. It provides the first history of the law's evolution since its passage in 1972. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128856
ISBN
9780691128856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, Approx. 70- 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; AFCL; AGHF; BK; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 307 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Crown
Edition
Deluxe, Signed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804189774
ISBN
9780804189774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.35

paperback. A memoir of George W Bush, America's 43rd president. It takes us on a journey through the defining decisions of his life. It describes his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. Num Pages: 544 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Virgin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753539965
ISBN
9780753539965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.58

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Crown
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition/First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804189767
ISBN
9780804189767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.49

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASZD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 185.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Counterpoint United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781593764128
ISBN
9781593764128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Cindy; Looby, Christopher. Num Pages: 440 pages, B&W Illus.: ,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156165
ISBN
9780231156165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.32

Hardback. This is the first book in either English or Chinese to study the group of students who came to the U.S. in the early 20th century to attend American universities and played pivotal roles in Chinese intellectual, economic, and diplomatic life upon their return to China. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 625.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804736961
ISBN
9780804736961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Pierce, Donna; Weigle, Marta. Num Pages: 312 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; ACB; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 269 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2072.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
Box
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133118
ISBN
9780890133118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.64
€ 59.34

Hardcover. Editor(s): Zhao, Wei; Li, Chan. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614701187
ISBN
9781614701187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.50
€ 130.39

Paperback. A guide to identifying trees in Indiana and surrounding states. It explains how to identify various species in different seasons and color photographs show important characteristics. Num Pages: 355 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Edition
2 Exp Rev
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535726
ISBN
9781557535726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.01

Paperback. Primates of Park Avenue is an "amusing, perceptive and..deliciously evil" memoir of the most secretive and elite tribe, Manhattan's Upper East Side mothers. Num Pages: 272 pages, stepback. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JFC; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476762715
ISBN
9781476762715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.82

paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610484398
ISBN
9781610484398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.46

Hardback. Editor(s): Webster, Michael J. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621003663
ISBN
9781621003663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.38
€ 111.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HRCC99; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777242
ISBN
9781615777242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615771158
ISBN
9781615771158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. When Dr. Martin Luther King arrived in Selma, Alabama, in January, 1965 to organize peaceful demonstrations against discriminatory voting, Sheyann Webb was aged eight and Rachel West Nelson aged nine. This is their account of the events of the winter of 1965 which changed American history. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817308988
ISBN
9780817308988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Beaufort Books
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780825307812
ISBN
9780825307812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 220 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1H; 1KLSB; 1MBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781574091809
ISBN
9781574091809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.37