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paperback. This work is an introduction to the life of philosophy in the United States, as Emerson once lived it, in all its topographical ambiguity. Series: The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674669819
ISBN
9780674669819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.14

Paperback. In these three lectures, Cavell situates Emerson at an intersection of three crossroads: a place where both philosophy and literature pass; where the two traditions of English and German philosophy shun one another; where the cultures of America and Europe unsettle one another. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; DSB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226098210
ISBN
9780226098210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.35

Paperback. A collection of lectures that examine such authors as Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Wordsworth, and Coleridge to show that romanticism and American transcendentalism represent a serious philosophical response to the challenge of skepticism that underlies the writings of Wittgenstein and Austin on ordinary language. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226098180
ISBN
9780226098180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.22

Paperback. Stanley Cavell explores a genre, which he calls "the melodrama of the unknown woman," through close readings of four melodramas he finds definitive of the genre: "Letter from an Unknown Woman", "Gaslight", "Now Voyager", and "Stella Dallas". Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226098166
ISBN
9780226098166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336779
ISBN
9781590336779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.80

Hardback. In this text, Stanley Aronowitz argues for the decline of "the job" as the backbone of American society. New economic and global technological changes have enabled an emerging culture of cynicism between workers and their employers that threatens social stability and well-being. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBL; JNA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509757
ISBN
9780742509757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.00

Paperback. Looking at the state of the American economy, this book finds that economic growth has become "delinked" from job creation, and that unemployment and underemployment are a permanent condition of the economy. It traces the historical roots of this state of affairs, and sees a continuum of econcomic austerity that creates a boom for the rich. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JPA; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592131389
ISBN
9781592131389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674510
ISBN
9780816674510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135412
ISBN
9780231135412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.84

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135405
ISBN
9780231135405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.76
€ 80.88

Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813936291
ISBN
9780813936291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.92

hardcover. This is a comprehensive guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law aimed at protecting species of animals and plants from human threats to their survival. The Act protects not only threatened and endangered animals and plants, but their habitats as well. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804738422
ISBN
9780804738422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.23

Paperback. This is a comprehensive guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law aimed at protecting species of animals and plants from human threats to their survival. The Act protects not only threatened and endangered animals and plants, but their habitats as well. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780804738439
ISBN
9780804738439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600787317
ISBN
9781600787317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. What American Government Does represents a major contribution to the scholarly debate on the nature of the American state and the exercise of power in America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4, 1 charts, 3 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422596
ISBN
9781421422596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288097
ISBN
9781557288097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.76

Paperback. An overview of the wars that is useful for a visit to the military posts and sites of battle. This work describes conflicts between American Indians and the US cavalry, Texas Rangers, the various military campaigns, and provides directions to battle sites and museums such as in Colorado, North Dakota and Wyoming. Num Pages: 217 pages, 27 duotones, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBW; JWLF; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826339348
ISBN
9780826339348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 114 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPL; AJB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551524139
ISBN
9781551524139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.38

Paperback. Editor(s): Stamlin, Margaret E. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624179822
ISBN
9781624179822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.52
€ 85.39

Paperback. How can educators survive in the whirlwind restructuring and reform caused by the digital age? Will information technology improve learning, and how? This work answers these questions, by surveying the next 20 years in education. Num Pages: 160 pages, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840829
ISBN
9780810840829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 191 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 281 x 10. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331268
ISBN
9780764331268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.81

Hardback. This is the first and only comprehensive work to deal with a relatively unknown facet of Mexican social and religious history, the debates over the historicity of the Guadalupe apparitions and the historical existence of Juan Diego. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 tables, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCC2; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752527
ISBN
9780804752527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.39

Hardcover. Baby takes a tour of San Francisco and sees Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz and the other sights in the City by the Bay. Num Pages: 24 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 208 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280. 24 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. Baby takes a tour of San Francisco and sees Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz and the other sights in the City by the Bay. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Dimension: 208 x 212 x 9. Weight: 280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Edition
BRDBK
Number of pages
24
Condition
New
SKU
V9781452106205
ISBN
9781452106205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.39

Paperback. The Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067725
ISBN
9780472067725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.54

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