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The Americas
Hardcover. * A leading expert discusses and analyzes the Sioux people with rigorous scholarship and remarkably clear writing. * Raises questions about Sioux history while synthesizing the historical and anthropological research over a wide scope of issues and periods. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865663
- ISBN
- 9781557865663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.41
€ 45.99
€ 45.41
Hardcover. This is a history of the region now known as the United States of America, from earliest times to the American victory over the British and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The book charts the arrival of the first Americans through Alaska, millennia before the coming of the Norsemen, or of Cabot, Columbus and Raleigh. Series: History of USA. Num Pages: 608 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865885
- ISBN
- 9781557865885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Hardcover. This volume begins in a period in which bitterness and revenge vied with hope and a new ideal of liberty. The Reconstruction imposed by the North upon the South is examined by the author from all points of view. He traces the steps by which the economy recovered and by which the USA emerged as the world's industrial giant. Series: History of USA. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW3; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 256 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865892
- ISBN
- 9781557865892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.18
€ 96.18
Paperback. Based on interviews with over 400 boys and girls between the ages of ten and 20, the author offers a portrayal of their lives in and around gangs. He chronicles the way in which suburban youths become involved with gangs and learn about committing crimes and violent acts. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866158
- ISBN
- 9781557866158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.19
€ 45.99
€ 44.19
Hardcover. This wide--ranging, multidisciplinary collection of newly commissioned articles brings together distinguished voices in the field of Africana philosophy and African--American social and political thought. * Provides a comprehensive critical survey of African--American philosophical thought. Editor(s): Lott, Tommy L.; Pittman, John P. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 269 x 193 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868398
- ISBN
- 9781557868398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.00
€ 211.00
Paperback. Multidisciplinary social science perspective. Covers history, contemporary issues, the economy, and comparative studies on immigration to the US. Selections by the most important figures in this field. Editor(s): Jacobson, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869166
- ISBN
- 9781557869166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.41
€ 74.41
Paperback. Does America have a sense of community and a vital civic culture? Are disparate groups capable of uniting as a single people who can call themselves Americans? This book addresses these questions and spans three hundred years of American urban life. It reconciles both liberal and conservative viewpoints and responds unequivocally, 'yes'. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSG; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869180
- ISBN
- 9781557869180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. Here, the authors analyze Thomas Jefferson's conception of American nationhood in light of the political and social demands facing the post-Revolutionary Republic in its formative years. The text helps readers to understand the fundamental tensions and paradoxes of this period. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869234
- ISBN
- 9781557869234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Paperback. This is a comprehensive account of the five tribes -- Onandagas, Senecas, Mohawks, Oneidas and Cayugas -- who together made up the Iriquois nation, form their origins in prehistory to their dispersal and confinement after the American Revolution. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3H; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557869388
- ISBN
- 9781557869388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 46.61
€ 47.99
€ 46.61
Paperback. The author pays tribute to the tenacity and dignity with which her mother and father - both of whom were deaf and African American - lived and raised three hearing daughters in Washington, DC during the deeply segregated decades of the mid-twentieth century. This title tells the biography of her parents. Num Pages: 184 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFG; JFSL3; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685521
- ISBN
- 9781563685521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.55
€ 29.99
€ 23.55
Paperback. In the popular stereotype of post-World War II America, women abandoned their wartime jobs and contentedly retreated to the home. This work unveils the diversity of postwar women, showing how far women departed from this one-dimensional image. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391719
- ISBN
- 9781566391719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Ignacio Ellacuria was a key, although controversial, figure in Salvadoran public life. This book offers a history of the Church in El Salvador, an analysis of Ellacuria's philosophy and theology, an introduction to liberation theology, and an account of the critical importance of the University of Central America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2 figures, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; HRCC7; HRCM; JPVH; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392532
- ISBN
- 9781566392532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.37
€ 46.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. In September 19, 1985, a powerful earthquake hit Mexico City in the early morning hours. Written by a Mexican journalist, this book chronicles the disintegration of the city's physical and social structure, the widespread grassroots organizing against government corruption and incompetence, and the reliency of the human spirit. Series: Voices of Latin American Life Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393454
- ISBN
- 9781566393454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.90
€ 41.99
€ 36.90
Paperback. Features essays on intellectual history, the history of the West and the histories of the family and sexuality. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised & enlarged
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395526
- ISBN
- 9781566395526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.12
€ 44.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. The dynamics of identity politics frequently have been studied from the perspective of 'outsider' groups, those outside the bounds of the imagined community. But how does this dynamic play out in the construction of the 'national imaginary'? This book helps reformulate how we use rights - to what end and through what means. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1QFE; HRA; JFC; JFF; JFSJ; JFSK; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 210 x 39. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396240
- ISBN
- 9781566396240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.90
€ 41.99
€ 36.90
Paperback. Explores the entire landscape of Black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African-American life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate. Num Pages: 334 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396677
- ISBN
- 9781566396677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.81
€ 37.99
€ 33.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397025
- ISBN
- 9781566397025
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. A practitioner of sacred drumming for almost his entire life, Felipe practiced his trade in Cuba both before and after the Revolution and brought it with him to New York. This book focuses on three periods of Felipe's life, each marked by changes in his personal life and by important historical events. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 figure, 27 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; AVGD; AVGE; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397315
- ISBN
- 9781566397315
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.70
€ 35.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Presents a critical reappraisal of James Baldwin's work. Focusing on Baldwin's critically undervalued early works and the neglected later ones, the contributors illuminate little-known aspects of this daring author's work, and highlight his accomplishments as an experimental writer. Editor(s): Miller, D. Quentin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b&w photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397377
- ISBN
- 9781566397377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398404
- ISBN
- 9781566398404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.74
€ 35.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. Describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. This book examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. It includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, and the ritual characteristics of solo recitals. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398916
- ISBN
- 9781566398916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.70
€ 35.99
€ 31.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399241
- ISBN
- 9781566399241
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.46
€ 51.99
€ 45.46
Paperback. Critical Currents and Crosscurrents Since 1960. Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective. 244 pages, black & white illustrations. An examination of the past half-century's critical reassessments of one of the most-studied American poets. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134776
- ISBN
- 9781571134776
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.73
€ 37.99
€ 31.73
Paperback. Interpretations. Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture. 440 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nischik, Reingard M. The first anthology of critical interpretations of major Canadian short stories. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSK. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 25. Weight: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571134790
- ISBN
- 9781571134790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.44
€ 51.99
€ 42.44