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The Americas

Paperback. From the 1920s through the 1960s, scores of small, independent record companies nurtured distinctly American music: jazz, blues, gospel, country, rhythm and blues, and the 1950s offspring of R&B, rock n' roll. This title profiles ten such companies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; AVX; HBTB; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214348
ISBN
9780253214348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.94

Paperback. A history tracing the growth of Stockton, California's Filipina/o American community, the birth and eventual destruction of the neighborhood of Little Manila, and recent efforts to remember and preserve it. Num Pages: 464 pages, 51 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBBWF; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353393
ISBN
9780822353393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.86

Paperback. On September 4, 1957, after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called up the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School, preventing black students from going in. This title offers a landmark of American history. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159614
ISBN
9780691159614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816654864
ISBN
9780816654864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.71

Paperback. Accessible history of the controversial POW camp run during World War II in northern Ontario. Editor(s): Beaulieu, Michel S.; Ratz, David K. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888646736
ISBN
9780888646736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 392 pages, 133 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816654567
ISBN
9780816654567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.63

Paperback. Raising key questions about race, class, sexuality, age, material culture, intellectual history, pedagogy, and gender, this book explores the myriad relationships between feminist thinking and Little Women. Editor(s): Alberghene, Janice M.; Lyon Clark, Beverly. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138798977
ISBN
9781138798977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.11

Hardback. Editor(s): Meyer, Regina G. Num Pages: 182 pages, b/w photos, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; ASZP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
182
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612098258
ISBN
9781612098258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.28
€ 93.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147941
ISBN
9780231147941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Hardcover. Editor(s): Grayson, Matt C.; McLain, Pete A. Num Pages: 135 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
135
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626182752
ISBN
9781626182752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.55
€ 135.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFPC; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1072.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226303116
ISBN
9780226303116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633217690
ISBN
9781633217690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.83
€ 111.99

Paperback. Mining the results of an extraordinary twelve-year study that followed 150 undocumented young adults in Los Angeles, this book exposes the failures of a system that integrates children into K-12 schools but ultimately denies them the rewards of their labor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287266
ISBN
9780520287266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.78

Hardcover. What can we learn when we follow people over the years and across the course of their professional lives? This book asks this question specifically about scientists and answers it here by tracking fifty-five physicists through different stages of their careers at a variety of universities across the country. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 line drawing, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327617
ISBN
9780226327617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.25

Paperback. * 'As rich as a novel by Henry James' DAILY TELEGRAPH * 'Will do nothing less than revolutionise the way Dickinson is read for years' GUARDIAN The definitive biography, out now in paperback Num Pages: 512 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844084548
ISBN
9781844084548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. This book details the French colonial experience in Illinois from 1720 to 1770 through vivid depictions of the places, people, and events around the fort and its neighboring villages. The biographies and historical narrative in the volume illuminate the challenges that shaped the French colonies in America. " Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809334605
ISBN
9780809334605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226671840
ISBN
9780226671840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.12

paperback. A portrait of Frank Marshall Davis, prominent poet, journalist, jazz critic and civil rights activist on the Chicago and Atlanta scene in the 1920s through the 1940s. Davis was an intimate of Langston Hughes and Richard Wright and an influential editor at a number of American newspapers. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299135041
ISBN
9780299135041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFF; JKS; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595588814
ISBN
9781595588814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.84

Paperback. How a small group of landowners, inspired by Aldo Leopold, pioneered private conservation and ecological restoration. It offers an insightful reflection on what it means to live the "land ethic" that is quite relevant to today s growing conservation challenges." Series: Wisconsin Land and Life. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJ; HBTB; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 239.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299298746
ISBN
9780299298746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.95

Paperback. This text documents how the work of everyday life in a nursing home is accomplished. After several months as a participant-observer, taking part in activities from menial work to acting as gerontologist at staff meetings, the author produced this study of the social organization of care. Series: Age Studies. Num Pages: 221 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; J; MBN; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917771
ISBN
9780813917771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; BM; MBP; MMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812982343
ISBN
9780812982343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.83

Paperback. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478. 416 pages, 3 maps. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
Softcover Ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260085
ISBN
9780803260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.20

Paperback. The Craftspeople and Collections of the Landis Valley Museum. Num Pages: 160 pages, 592 images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342974
ISBN
9780764342974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.08

Surrounding the war with an aura of nostalgia both fosters the delusion that war can cure our social ills and makes us strong again, and weakens confidence in our ability to act effectively in our own time."-Journal of Military History Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412214
ISBN
9781421412214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.92

Paperback. Surrounding the war with an aura of nostalgia both fosters the delusion that war can cure our social ills and makes us strong again, and weakens confidence in our ability to act effectively in our own time."-Journal of Military History Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421452
ISBN
9781421421452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

Hardcover. A revealing look at the complicated and continual negotiation between the Cuban state and society over the meaning of socialism Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; JFSL; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472072613
ISBN
9780472072613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.63

Paperback. A revealing look at the complicated and continual negotiation between the Cuban state and society over the meaning of socialism Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; JFSL; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472052615
ISBN
9780472052615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349850
ISBN
9780764349850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.15

Hardback. Communities organizing to end Brazil's urban war on drugs Series: Voices of Latin American Life Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFE; JFSG; JKSW1; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439900031
ISBN
9781439900031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583220283
ISBN
9781583220283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.28

Paperback. The importance of Eastman's life story was reiterated for a new generation when the 2007 HBO film entitled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" used Eastman, played by Adam Beach, as its leading hero. This book presents an account of the American Indian experience as seen through the eyes of the author. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Michael Oren. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316765
ISBN
9781933316765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. The democratization of luxury, Twitchell contends, has been the single most important marketing phenomenon of our times. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124966
ISBN
9780231124966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Hardcover. This volume offers words and images depicting nature's unexpected beauty in Kansas. Num Pages: 144 pages, 120 colour photographs, 9 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607273
ISBN
9780700607273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.50

Hardback. Captures Columbia's rich intellectual legacy. This work also captures the spirit of a great university through the gifted men and women who have worked, taught, and studied at Columbia. It includes stories of struggle and breakthrough, searching and discovery, and tradition and transformation. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore. Num Pages: 685 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBJK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 206 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
685
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231138840
ISBN
9780231138840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.35

Hardcover. Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. It is thus no stretch to refer to legislation as a living, breathing force in American politics. This title provides fresh insights into contemporary American politics and public policy. Editor(s): Jenkins, Jeffery A.; Patashnik, Eric M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; LNDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226396446
ISBN
9780226396446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.48

Paperback. Politics is at its most dramatic during debates over important pieces of legislation. It is thus no stretch to refer to legislation as a living, breathing force in American politics. This title provides fresh insights into contemporary American politics and public policy. Editor(s): Jenkins, Jeffery A.; Patashnik, Eric M. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; LNDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226396453
ISBN
9780226396453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Paperback. In this authentic account of a seafaring life, Captain George Moskovita offers a highly personal and often humorous look at the career of a commercial fisherman. In a career that spanned more than sixty years, Moskovita met with many maritime adventures, recounted for the reader in a clear, direct, and unsentimental style. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870718243
ISBN
9780870718243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. Living Oil is a work of environmental cultural studies that engages with a wide spectrum of cultural forms, from museum exhibits and oil industry tours to poetry, documentary film, fiction, still photography, novels, and memoirs. Series: Oxford Studies in American Literary History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190461973
ISBN
9780190461973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HRAM2; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610170864
ISBN
9781610170864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.98