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The Americas

Hardback. This volume deals with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor from slavery and serfdom in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and points to the many complications and paradoxical aspects of this change. Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KJ; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735216
ISBN
9780804735216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.95

Paperback. These classic studies of the history of economic change in 19th- and 20th-century United States, Canada, and British West Indies examine national product; capital stock and wealth; and fertility, health, and mortality. "A 'must have' in the library of the serious economic historian."-Samuel Bostaph, "Southern Economic Journal" Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L.; Gallman, Robert E. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and Wealth. Num Pages: 900 pages, 203 tables, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1078.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
900
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226209296
ISBN
9780226209296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644479
ISBN
9780691644479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.47

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, 36 tables, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFT; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607580
ISBN
9780691607580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 300 pages, 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630960
ISBN
9780691630960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, 36 tables, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFT; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636146
ISBN
9780691636146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204772
ISBN
9780226204772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Art collecting in America's Gilded Age was fraught with uncertainty and dubious business practices. In no other partnership is this more evident than that of Henry Walters, and Bernard Berenson, the era's preeminent connoisseur of Italian Renaissance painting. This title tells the story of this close yet contentious relationship. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32, 18 black & white halftones, 14 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895128
ISBN
9780801895128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.08

Paperback. "Extraordinarily readable. " --Paul D. Casdorph, author of Jackson and Lee Best remembered as the man who burned Atlanta and marched his army to the sea, cutting a swath of destruction through Georgia, William Tecumseh Sherman remains one of the most vital figures in Civil War annals. Num Pages: 496 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471283294
ISBN
9780471283294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.13

Hardback. Editor(s): Wallace, Stanley R. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631179808
ISBN
9781631179808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.68
€ 131.57

Paperback. The United States and Brazil were the largest slave-trading societies of the New World. The demographics of both countries reflect this shared past, but this is where comparisons end. This work offers an examination of Brazilian public opinion to understand racial identities, attitudes, and politics in this racially ambiguous context. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 tables, 2 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762786
ISBN
9780804762786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Hardback. A novel exploration of racial attitudes in contemporary Brazil using large-sample surveys of public opinion. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 tables, 2 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762779
ISBN
9780804762779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.14

Num Pages: 224 pages, 438 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1436.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309953
ISBN
9780764309953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 350+ photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309816
ISBN
9780764309816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.08

Num Pages: 160 pages, 276 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309984
ISBN
9780764309984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 347 photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1248.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916838966
ISBN
9780916838966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.46

Paperback. Jim Bridger was one of the greatest explorers and pathfinders in American history. At eighteen, he had braved the fury of the Missouri, ascending it in a keelboat flotilla commanded by that stalwart Mike Fink. By 1824, when he was only twenty, he had discovered the Great Salt Lake. This biography provides a portrait of Bridger. Num Pages: 333 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803257207
ISBN
9780803257207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.97

Paperback. A Controversial Argument Against the Disease Theory of Addiction There is absolutely no proven scientific evidence supporting the misconception that substance abuse and other addictions are genetically acquired diseases. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1999 Reissued Paper Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787946432
ISBN
9780787946432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. * A timely analysis of the Columbia disaster and the organizational lessons that can be learned from it. * Includes contributions from those involved in the Investigation Board report into the incident. Editor(s): Starbuck, William; Farjoun, Moshe. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GPQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405131087
ISBN
9781405131087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.36

Paperback. In her second Dos Caminos cookbook, Chef Ivy Stark cooks tacos 24/7- here are more than 100 fresh yet traditional takes on tacos from Dos Caminos restaurants. Num Pages: 280 pages, 75 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581573190
ISBN
9781581573190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.91

Paperback. Series: Best Tent Camping. Num Pages: 208 pages, 51 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTHH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Menasha Ridge Press Inc. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897327169
ISBN
9780897327169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. An interdisciplinary anthology of work from and about Peru, including nonfiction, poetry, journalism, history, and cultural analysis, that includes many primary resources never before published in English Editor(s): Starn, Orin; Degregori, Carlos Ivan; Kirk, Robin. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 600 pages, 62 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 39. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Second Edition, Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336495
ISBN
9780822336495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.60

Paperback. Friends and cultural historians of many Indian families among the Sioux, Crow, and Shoshone-Bannock, Reginald and Gladys Laubin devoted their lives to preserving a vanishing culture by presenting Indian dances, costumes, and songs. This book celebrates their accomplishments and their dedication to serving and preserving Native American culture. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; HBJK; JFC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068690
ISBN
9780252068690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.93

Paperback. A revised edition of the classic exploration of Latino history and culture in the US Illustrator(s): Alcaraz, Lalo. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; FXZ; HBJK; JFSL; WHC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 231 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465082506
ISBN
9780465082506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.14

Hardcover. This work explores the cultural and social developments of the USA during the 1970s and offers a survey of both 1970s popular culture and political, economic, and military developments. Central to the text is the belief that the 1970s were a time of betrayal and loss for the USA. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJPL; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629733
ISBN
9780815629733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.04

Paperback. Editor(s): Stearns, Peter N.; Lewis, Jan. Num Pages: 486 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780886
ISBN
9780814780886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
RAND Corporation United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780833028457
ISBN
9780833028457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

hardcover. Democracy Off Balance offers an unsettling analysis of hate censorship and hate censors as a complex paradox of modern democratic discourse. Num Pages: 430 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802089595
ISBN
9780802089595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637350
ISBN
9781566637350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Hardback. This book is based on years of research and includes contributions by such noted American historians as Henry Steele Commager and Oscar Handlin. Num Pages: 776 pages, 1100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 225 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2901.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Derrydale Press United States
Edition
5 Rev ed
Number of pages
776
Condition
New
SKU
V9780967410302
ISBN
9780967410302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.88

Paperback. An ethnography of Afro-Brazilian religious traditions including Candomble shows that the lines separating one tradition from another are much less fixed than anthropologists and Afro-Brazilian religious elites have maintained. Translator(s): Grant, Lucy Lyall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 36 photographs, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; HRKT; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5906 x 3971 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346364
ISBN
9780822346364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Paperback. Vietnam and Beyond is a comprehensive, in-depth study of Tim O'Brien, one of the most thought-provoking writers of the Vietnam war generation. It is the first major new study of this important writer in over ten years. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380048
ISBN
9781781380048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Hardcover. Vietnam and Beyond is a comprehensive, in-depth study of Tim O'Brien, one of the most thought-provoking writers of the Vietnam war generation. It is the first major new study of this important writer in over ten years. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318207
ISBN
9781846318207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.21

Paperback. Examining issues like alliance commitments, nuclear weapons policy, nonproliferation, and missile defense, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of extended deterrence through the prism of NATO but with implications far beyond. Editor(s): von Hlatky, Stefanie; Wenger, Andreas. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 figure, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626162655
ISBN
9781626162655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.98

Paperback. Analyzes representative works of African American fiction, film, and music in which interracial desire appears in the context of same sex desire. This book explores the ways in which the interracial intersects with queerness, blackness, whiteness, class, and black national identity. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221094
ISBN
9780253221094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.81

Paperback. Examines the labor of government workers in North America. Countering conceptions of the government and its employees as remote and inflexible, this work uses the theory of mass intellectuality developed by Italian worker-theorists to illuminate the potential for genuine political progress inherent within state work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHBL; JPA; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328957
ISBN
9780822328957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8, 2 black & white line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452918
ISBN
9780801452918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Hardback. The state of Yucatan has its own distinct culinary tradition, and local people are constantly thinking and talking about food. They use it as a vehicle for social relations but also to distinguish themselves from "Mexicans." This book examines the politics surrounding regional cuisine.. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFCV; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452207
ISBN
9780857452207
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.43

Hardback. Series: Go Exploring: Continents & Oceans. Num Pages: 24 pages, Full colour photographs, maps & diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KB; 5AH; YQG. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 210 x 247 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
BookLife Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786370457
ISBN
9781786370457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.69

Hardback. Series: World Adventures. Num Pages: 24 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQG. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 260 x 259 x 9. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
BookLife Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786371249
ISBN
9781786371249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.01