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The Americas
Paperback. Cesar Chavez is the most prominent Latino in United States history books, and much has been written about Chavez and the United Farm Worker's heyday in the 1960s and '70s. This book describes how Chavez and the UFW's imprint can be found in the modern reshaping of the American labor movement, and the building of Latino political power. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 315 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268043
- ISBN
- 9780520268043
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.79
€ 26.99
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Paperback. Looking at American Christianity in relation to globalization, this book shows that American Christianity is increasingly influenced by globalization and is, in turn, playing a larger role in other countries and in US policies and programs abroad. It refutes that US churches have turned away from the global church and overseas missions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268081
- ISBN
- 9780520268081
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.61
€ 27.99
€ 20.61
Hardback. Traces the development of California cuisine from its formative years in the 1970s to 2000, when farm-to-table, foraging, and fusion cooking had become part of the national vocabulary. This book shows how the inspirations that emerged in California went on to transform the experience of eating throughout the United States and the world. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268197
- ISBN
- 9780520268197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.18
€ 38.99
€ 28.18
Hardback. Serpentine soils have long fascinated biologists for the specialized floras they support and the challenges they pose to plant survival and growth. This work focuses on what scientists have learned about major questions in earth history, evolution, ecology, conservation, and restoration from the study of serpentine areas, especially in California. Editor(s): Harrison, Susan; Rajakaruna, Nishanta. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 42 line illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268357
- ISBN
- 9780520268357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.70€ 61.98
€ 81.70
€ 61.98
Paperback. Features essays and articles by Japanese visitors to the United States from many walks of life: writers and academics, bureaucrats and priests, politicians and journalists, businessmen, philanthropists, artists. Covering the period from 1878 to 1989, this title offers these visitors' perspectives on Americans and American society. Editor(s): Duus, Peter; Hasegawa, Kenji. Series: Twentieth-century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268456
- ISBN
- 9780520268456
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.18
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Paperback. Explores the emergence of rituals in America that celebrate the dying and reinvent the roles of family and community at the deathbed. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBT; JHBZ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268739
- ISBN
- 9780520268739
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.12
€ 38.99
€ 28.12
Los Angeles in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to the City of Angels
Federal Writers Project Of The Works Progress...
Paperback. A document of Depression-era Los Angeles, that illuminates a pivotal moment in L A's history, when writers like Raymond Chandler, Nathanael West, and F Scott Fitzgerald were creating the images and associations - and the mystique - for which the City of Angels is still known. Num Pages: 504 pages, 111 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJG; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 36. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268838
- ISBN
- 9780520268838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.01
€ 32.99
€ 24.01
Hardback. Covers the San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 30 musical examples, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268913
- ISBN
- 9780520268913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.29€ 48.91
€ 63.29
€ 48.91
Hardback. Americans learned how to make wine successfully about two hundred years ago, after failing for more than two hundred years. This title takes an engaging approach to the history of American wine by telling its story through the lives of 13 people who played significant roles in building an industry that now extends to every state. Num Pages: 311 pages, 36 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269538
- ISBN
- 9780520269538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.02
€ 40.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. Over the years, migration from Mexico to the United States has moved beyond the borderlands to diverse communities across the country, with the most striking transformations in American suburbs and small towns. This title explores the challenges encountered by Mexican families as they endeavor to find their place in the US. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269590
- ISBN
- 9780520269590
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269675
- ISBN
- 9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyle - including Elvis and rock 'n' roll - and the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. This title tells of growing up with a double identity - Chinese and American. Num Pages: 296 pages, 28 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; AVGP; BGFA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269682
- ISBN
- 9780520269682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.61
€ 27.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. Focuses on Starbucks, the world's most famous coffee company, looking beyond baristas, movie cameos, and Paul McCartney CDs to understand what Starbucks can tell us about America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412. Learning About America from Starbucks. 320 pages. Focuses on Starbucks, the world's most famous coffee company, looking beyond baristas, movie cameos, and Paul McCartney CDs to understand what Starbucks can tell us about America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KNSH. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 20. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269927
- ISBN
- 9780520269927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
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Hardback. The Northern Spotted Owl, a threatened species that occurs in coniferous forests in the western United States, has become a well-known environmental symbol. But how is the owl actually faring? This book contains the results of a long-term effort by a large group of leading researchers to document population trends of the Northern Spotted Owl. Series: Studies in Avian Biology. Num Pages: 120 pages, 20 line illustrations, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270084
- ISBN
- 9780520270084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.93€ 41.52
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€ 41.52
Hardback. After living in San Francisco for 15 years, the author found himself yearning for his Rust Belt hometown: Flint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors and "star" of the Michael Moore documentary "Roger & Me". This book reminds us that cities are defined by people, not politics or economics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270527
- ISBN
- 9780520270527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
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Hardback. Investigates California's vital contributions to Conceptual art - in particular, work that emerged in the late 1960s among scattered groups of young artists. This book includes the essays revealing connections between the northern and southern California Conceptual art scenes. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 color illustrations, 123 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1118.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270619
- ISBN
- 9780520270619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.64
€ 48.99
€ 34.64
Hardback. An anthology that brings together writing about the Grand Canyon - stories, essays, and poems written across five centuries by people inhabiting, surviving, and attempting to understand what one explorer called the 'Great Unknown'. Editor(s): Newman, Lance E. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270787
- ISBN
- 9780520270787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.74
€ 48.99
€ 34.74
Paperback. What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places - New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota - to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country. Editor(s): Waters, Mary C.; Carr, Patrick J.; Kefalas, Maria; Holdaway, Jennifer. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270930
- ISBN
- 9780520270930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
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Hardback. The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. This book provides a look at the production, distribution, and publication of images of the transcontinental railroad. Num Pages: 254 pages, 8 color photos, 88 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBJK; WGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270947
- ISBN
- 9780520270947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.74
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€ 34.74
Paperback. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 color images and 52 halftones, all scattered. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight in Grams: 566. American Art Since 1955. 304 pages, illustrations. Challenges readers to rethink the work of a range of post-World War II artists - Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Maya Lin, Bruce Nauman, and Agnes Martin among them - and thus to re-assess the relationship of art to politics and social life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ. Dimension: 155 x 201 x 19. Weight: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270978
- ISBN
- 9780520270978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92