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Paperback. Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; APB; APF; BGF; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Westview Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813348056
ISBN
9780813348056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

hardcover. In 1929 women were declared 'persons' under the British North America Act. Seventy years later a similar move is afoot to establish constitutional personhood for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and transgendered people. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ; LND; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
74th ed.
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802042057
ISBN
9780802042057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BM; HBTB; RNFF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999388
ISBN
9780295999388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.43

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. First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; JFSJ1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138883420
ISBN
9781138883420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781501705595
ISBN
9781501705595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Num Pages: 264 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452987
ISBN
9780801452987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 170 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 273 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Northland Publishing China
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873589000
ISBN
9780873589000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.40

Paperback. For most of the 20th century, considered opinion in the US regarding Palestine has favored the inherent right of Jews to exist in the Holy Land. That Palestinians, as a native population, could claim the same right has been largely ignored. This book shows how the endurance of such assumptions has impeded a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Num Pages: 399 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition, Updated Edition with a New Afterwor
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217188
ISBN
9780520217188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.78

paperback. Remaking Citizenship explores the stories of low-income Latinas actively engaged in a new vision of feminist politics rooted in concerns as disparate as domestic violence, childrearing, women's self-esteem, and immigrant and workers' rights. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 figure, 7 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSJ1; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804758222
ISBN
9780804758222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Hardback. American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their European counterparts, which often have origins in aristocratic collections. Num Pages: 256 pages, 119 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; AC; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064788
ISBN
9781606064788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, xviii, 324 p., 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ABA; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555843
ISBN
9780226555843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Paperback. In her incisive history, Kathleen D. McCarthy explores the impact of philanthropy - both giving and volunteerism - on America from 1700 to 1865. What results is a vital reevaluation of public life during the pivotal decades leading up to the Civil War. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Paperback Ed
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226562018
ISBN
9780226562018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. Seasons of Misery offers a boldly original account of early English settlement in American by placing catastrophe and crisis at the center of the story. Donegan argues that the constant state of suffering and uncertainty decisively formed the colonial identity and produced the first distinctly colonial literature. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223774
ISBN
9780812223774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 14 maps; 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812981209
ISBN
9780812981209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.41

Hardback. For two weeks in the fall of 1909, New York City threw itself the biggest party it had ever seen - attracting millions of people to a sprawling festival, from Brooklyn up the Hudson River to Albany. This event, the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, was meant to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the river bearing his name. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230211
ISBN
9780823230211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Paperback. Deftly combining intellectual, cultural, and political history, Freedom from Want sheds new light on the ways in which Americans reconceptualized the place of the consumer in society and the implications of these shifting attitudes for the philosophy ofliberalism and the role of government in safeguarding the material welfare of the people. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883910
ISBN
9780801883910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.24

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442630802
ISBN
9781442630802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199783328
ISBN
9780199783328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.03

Paperback. This ringside seat to a historic presidential election allows readers to eavesdrop on the first discussion between the consultants who managed the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama. Editor(s): Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. Num Pages: 232 pages, 35 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Pap/DVD
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220964
ISBN
9780812220964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Packaging the Presidency, third edition, is Jamieson's updated study of history of presidential campaign advertising. It offers an examination and criticism of every presidential election from 1952 to 1992. Num Pages: 608 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPHF; JPVL; KJSA; KJSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195089424
ISBN
9780195089424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.56

Paperback. An in-depth examination of the extent to which the traditional genres of campaign discourse are being reduced to visually evocative ads with the boundaries between news and ads blurring in the process. Num Pages: 352 pages, halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPHF; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195085532
ISBN
9780195085532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.56

Paperback. This guide features the very best of Victoria and Vancouver Island--the region's excellent restaurants, interesting wineries, and unique shops. Series: Hill Guides Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps, street plans, & b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Sixth
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762745647
ISBN
9780762745647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.55

Paperback. Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. This work dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. Num Pages: 244 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257870
ISBN
9780520257870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.66

Paperback. The origins of racism and slavery in British North America from the perspective of gender are examined in this book. The author argues that gender was both a basic social relationship and a model for other social hierarchies, and assesses its role in the construction of racism in Virginia. Num Pages: 584 pages, 10 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807846230
ISBN
9780807846230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Hardback. Remaking Citizenship explores the stories of low-income Latinas actively engaged in a new vision of feminist politics rooted in concerns as disparate as domestic violence, childrearing, women's self-esteem, and immigrant and workers' rights. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 figure, 7 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSJ1; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758215
ISBN
9780804758215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.34

Paperback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this study contributes to a re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076671
ISBN
9780252076671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Hardback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this title contributes to an ongoing re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034367
ISBN
9780252034367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Paperback. McKernan takes the rich tradition of the Dodgers and presents the legend and lore "in brief" through quotes, humor, facts, figures, and memories. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 81.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589792579
ISBN
9781589792579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
SKU
KRF0006767
ISBN
9780816513468
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Suitable for adult learners of English, this book presents many activities that build skills and knowledge of US culture. It features activities that develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and contains sections that allow students to learn about American culture through real-life stories. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 279 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472032921
ISBN
9780472032921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.44

Paperback. Modern Navajo tribal government originated in 1923 solely to approve oil leases. This book tracks the major changes brought to the Navajo people in the six decades following the discovery and exploitation of oil and gas on tribal lands. Num Pages: 189 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826320421
ISBN
9780826320421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Perry, Kathleen Anne. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634836296
ISBN
9781634836296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.58
€ 141.42

Paperback. This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASD; ASZH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199358946
ISBN
9780199358946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryers, Kathleen. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1KBB; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633218277
ISBN
9781633218277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.58
€ 128.85

hardcover. Reveals that Chinese Americans began 'shooting hoops' nearly a century before Chinese superstar Yao Ming turned pro. Drawing on interviews with players and coaches, this book takes readers back to San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s, when young Chinese American men and women developed a new approach to the game - with fast breaks. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 19 Halftones, 1 Figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592139422
ISBN
9781592139422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Adams Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440586484
ISBN
9781440586484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. Series: Collins Cape Revision Guide. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 265 x 192. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008157289
ISBN
9780008157289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. In towns like Amigo, Red Jacket, Helen, Odd, Viper, Decoy, and Twilight, men and women track a dense social imaginary through stories of traumas, apparitions, encounters, and eccentricities. This book explores how this storytelling imbues everyday life in the hills and forms a cultural poetics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011035
ISBN
9780691011035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Hardback. Garrett and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is a vivid account of Garrett's twenty-six-year reign. Num Pages: 416 pages, 29, 28 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBNH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422206
ISBN
9781421422206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.78