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Hardback. An important new way of viewing the prehistoric art of the Americas, The Jaguar Within demonstrates that understanding a work of art's connection with shamanic trance can lead to an appreciation of it as an extremely creative solution to the inherent challenge of giving material form to nonmaterial realities and states of being. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 243 pages, 137 b/w photos, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; ACBK; AGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 956.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292726260
ISBN
9780292726260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801448522
ISBN
9780801448522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Dijkstra, Valentin. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
87
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628081145
ISBN
9781628081145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.80
€ 67.17

Hardcover. Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, and Raymond Pettibon - these Southern California artists formed a "bad boy" trifecta. Showing how their work rethinks transgressive art practices in the wake of the 1960s, this book argues that their collaborations as well as their individual enterprises make them among the most compelling artists in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 colour plates, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 213 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226026060
ISBN
9780226026060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 41.29

Paperback. This examination of American labour policy demonstrates that although most industrializing nations began to limit employer freedom and regulate labour conditions in the 1900's, the US continued to allow total employer discretion in decisions concerning hiring, firing, and workplace conditions. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBWJ; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697298
ISBN
9780847697298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.17

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rysanek, James E. Num Pages: 151 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR; TNFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613240175
ISBN
9781613240175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.70
€ 111.61

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

€ 20.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 46 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331756
ISBN
9780764331756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. On May 15, 1916, a crowd of 15,000 witnessed the lynching of an 18-year-old black farm worker named Jesse Washington. Most central Texans of the time failed to call for the punishment of the mob's leaders. This work seeks to explain how a culture of violence that nourished this practice could form and endure for so long among ordinary people. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074301
ISBN
9780252074301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Hardback. By considering the memories and ideologies of middle-class Argentines who did not get involved in political struggles, this book expands thinking about the era to the larger society that activists and direct victims of state terror were part of and claimed to represent. Num Pages: 376 pages, 73 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPL; JFSC; JFSL4; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822355960
ISBN
9780822355960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.41

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569765
ISBN
9780813569765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; WBXD2; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811732994
ISBN
9780811732994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600211348
ISBN
9781600211348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.09
€ 53.61

Paperback. Covers the 2000 Bush-Gore and 2004 Bush-Kerry debates, including innovations in format and press coverage, and incorporates research into the analysis of televised debates since 1960. This book describes production in painstaking detail, from the selection of questioners to camera angles, from makeup to lighting and set design. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141055
ISBN
9780231141055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. This is an account of the rise of the wilderness movement, examining the forest industry's political strategies, and analyzing the inner workings of the policy process. The author describes a number of major political battles and considers a wide range of forest-policy developments. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JP; KN; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774806695
ISBN
9780774806695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.12

Combining economic theory with the history of technology, Making Tobacco Bright revises several narratives in American history, from colonial staple-crop agriculture to the origins of the tobacco industry to the rise of identity politics in the twentieth century. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTK; KNDF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402864
ISBN
9781421402864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639550
ISBN
9780691639550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 187. Weight in Grams: 1243.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385344234
ISBN
9780385344234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover. Provides an understanding of how war was conducted in the early French Wars in northern New England Series: Warfare and Culture Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; 3JF; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722701
ISBN
9780814722701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.14

Hardback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768603
ISBN
9780804768603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.47

Paperback. The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short-and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226728292
ISBN
9780226728292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. In this text, Lea Jacobs uses the "fallen woman" film, which served as a focal point for public criticism of the film industry, to explore Hollywood's system of self-censorship and the evolution of the rules governing representations of sexuality. Num Pages: 220 pages, 49. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520207905
ISBN
9780520207905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.62

Paperback. Through an economic assessment of the business of professional sports and prospects for its future in the United States, this study examines factors that determine players' salaries, management practices and franchise values, and long- and short-term corporate ownership. Num Pages: 214 pages, 27 line drawings, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; KCC; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226743950
ISBN
9780226743950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.01

Provides a basic introduction to the cultures and spiritual teachings of four Native American nations: Delaware, Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo; and also discusses such critical issues as the pan-national spiritual movements and the environment. Num Pages: 432 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208629
ISBN
9780872208629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.27

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