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Hardback. Offers a critical assessment of the life, works, and ideas of Herbert E Bolton (1870-1953), a leading historian of the American West, Mexico, and Latin America. This title explores his life against the backdrop of the cultural and political controversies of his day. Num Pages: 388 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272163
- ISBN
- 9780520272163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.08
€ 46.99
€ 33.08
paperback. Explores diverse culture practices such as Chicano rock-and-roll dancing; the Boy Scouts and heroism; 'zines and community; Native American boxing; African American hip-hop; fan clubs and femininity; Malcolm X's zoot suit; Filipino Mcintosh suits; lesbian, bisexual, and gay Internet culture; Chicano lowriding; and graffiti and spatial mobility. Editor(s): Willard, Michael; Austin, Joe Alan. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814706466
- ISBN
- 9780814706466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346050
- ISBN
- 9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.74
€ 33.99
€ 30.74
The Brazilian Puzzle. Culture on the Borderlands of the Western World....
. Ed(S): Hess, David J.; Damatta, Roberto
Paperback. Provides a unique picture of everyday life in Brazil viewed from a comparative perspective. Brazilian scholars and Brazilianists explore a range of topics, including sports, music, voluntary associations, religion, police practices, race and gender, and poor neighborhoods. Editor(s): Hess, David J.; DaMatta, Roberto. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101158
- ISBN
- 9780231101158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.01
€ 55.01
Paperback. One of America's leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive look at the life, work, and tragic death of civil rights hero Medgar Evers Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGHA; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Basic Civitas Books
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465021789
- ISBN
- 9780465021789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.80
€ 19.99
€ 18.80
paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd. Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926936093
- ISBN
- 9781926936093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. This text examines the problem of homelessness in America, exploring questions such as how widespread is it, how did it happen and what can be done about it? Factors discussed include the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill, declining marriage rates and cuts in welfare benefits. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 line illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674405967
- ISBN
- 9780674405967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.60
€ 37.99
€ 31.60
Hardback. Graduate schools have faced attrition rates of approximately 50 per cent since 1960. This study examines what is wrong with the structure and process of graduate education in its aim to locate the root cause of attrition in the social structure and cultural organization. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JNMH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509412
- ISBN
- 9780742509412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.42
€ 192.42
Hardback. Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. Editor(s): Luna, Juan Pablo; Rovira Kaltwasser, Cristobal. Num Pages: 392 pages, 33, 33 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JPA; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413891
- ISBN
- 9781421413891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.01
€ 84.01
Paperback. Are eggs the perfect protein, or are they cholesterol bombs? Is red wine good for my heart or bad for my liver? In this title, the author reveals the people and interests who have created and exploited these worries, causing an extraordinary number of Americans to allow fear to trump pleasure in dictating their food choices. Num Pages: 228 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226054902
- ISBN
- 9780226054902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.59
€ 15.99
€ 13.59
Paperback. Shows how our reliance on environmental law affects the natural environment through an examination of places in the American landscape such as: Adak Island far off the coast of western Alaska; the Susquehanna River running through New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland; Colton in California's Inland Empire; and, Alamogordo in southern New Mexico. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 scattered black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNKJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126297
- ISBN
- 9780300126297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. See just how much the Lone Star State has to offer Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 color photographs and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781682680445
- ISBN
- 9781682680445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.73
€ 23.99
€ 20.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; BGH; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898317
- ISBN
- 9781894898317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.97
€ 27.99
€ 18.97
Paperback. Critical legal information for enhancing and expanding the activities of charitable fund-raisers As the competition for gifts grows increasingly intense, managers and fund-raisers for charitable organizations must learn how to work with tax and business law to optimize their return. Series: Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance, and Management Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVX; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471356196
- ISBN
- 9780471356196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.86
€ 99.86
Paperback. This ambitious, wide-ranging work shows how national economic prosperity and government expansion in Mexico during the 1970's transformed a relatively closed peasant community into a more outwardly connected, socially differentiated society marked by dissension and overt conflict. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780804723626
- ISBN
- 9780804723626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.37
€ 46.99
€ 41.37
Perfect Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Akron Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935603016
- ISBN
- 9781935603016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.13
€ 20.99
€ 20.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 39 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Tidewater Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870336072
- ISBN
- 9780870336072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.76
€ 27.99
€ 22.76
Hardback. Editor(s): Kura, Nicholas O. Num Pages: 277 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545252
- ISBN
- 9781594545252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08€ 93.53
€ 138.08
€ 93.53
Hardback. 9/11 Culture serves as a useful introduction to the complexities of American culture in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Written in an accessible language, 9/11 Culture constructs a number of common-sense approaches for the study of all of the works of art high, low, and in-between. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173728
- ISBN
- 9781405173728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.61
€ 99.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; WD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830415762
- ISBN
- 9780830415762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.76
€ 60.76
Hardback. Comprehensive study of one of the world's great indigenous arts explores issues surrounding dreams and visions, ranging from what shamanic vision is to how artists use vision and how they perceive the soul in relation to their art Num Pages: 311 pages, 43 b&w, 24 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFW; HRLK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728769
- ISBN
- 9780292728769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.75
€ 57.75
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 8 black & white halftones, 1 black & white tables, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801450334
- ISBN
- 9780801450334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.47
€ 50.47
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rosseau, Yves A. Num Pages: 106 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629484990
- ISBN
- 9781629484990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.11€ 123.66
€ 184.11
€ 123.66
Hardcover. Explores the ambitions, tastes, and prejudices of Chicagoans during the 1920s and '30s. This book reproduces various elements of the "Chicagoan": its covers, cartoons, editorials, reviews, and features. Num Pages: 400 pages, 81 colour plates, 301 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 366 x 290 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317618
- ISBN
- 9780226317618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39€ 51.35
€ 56.39
€ 51.35