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Paperback. Maintains that habeas corpus remains the single most important check against arbitrary and unlawful detention, torture, and the abuse of executive power Num Pages: 331 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPV; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814724408
ISBN
9780814724408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.02

Hardback. Contains over 100 personal narratives from attorneys who have represented detainees held at 'Gitmo' as well as at other 'black sites' such as Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Editor(s): Denbeaux, Mark P. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737361
ISBN
9780814737361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.20

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hafetz, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JM; JKVP1; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479852802
ISBN
9781479852802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.05

Hardcover. Explores the development of American social science by highlighting the contributions of those scholars who were both students and objects of a segregated society. This book asks how segregation has influenced, and continues to influence, the development of American social thought and social science scholarship. Editor(s): Holloway, Jonathan Scott; Keppel, Ben. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268030797
ISBN
9780268030797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.92

The story of the Small Business Administration in America - a sacred cow in American politics, despite its history of scandals and policy failures. Part of the sacredness comes from the agency's record of pioneering affirmative action, but traditional "mom and pop" shops don't necessarily benefit. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; KCZ; KJVS; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 581.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121871
ISBN
9780813121871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.78

Paperback. The roles of ethnicity and cultural identity in the films of Italian American film directors Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078071
ISBN
9780252078071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. The roles of ethnicity and cultural identity in the films of Italian American film directors Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036149
ISBN
9780252036149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.67

Hardcover. Enables non-attorneys in the construction industry to understand how the construction process and law interact in order to resolve disputes without going to court. Analyzes specific issues concerning contracts, subcontracting, tort claims, insurance and bonds. Recommends strategies for avoiding or terminating litigation if a claim arises. Series: Construction Law Library. Num Pages: 472 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNKJ; LNS; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471546177
ISBN
9780471546177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.19

Paperback. Handy and popular bird field guides with features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Num Pages: 272 pages, 175 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 1KBBWS; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 102 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
National Geographic Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792253136
ISBN
9780792253136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Demonstrates how documentary serves as a cultural laboratory in the thought and practice of American democracy. This book places iconic images and the work of celebrated filmmakers next to overlooked and rediscovered productions and proves the pliability of documentary's function for American popular intelligence. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142076
ISBN
9780231142076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. Demonstrates how documentary serves as a cultural laboratory in the thought and practice of American democracy. This book places iconic images and the work of celebrated filmmakers next to overlooked and rediscovered productions and proves the pliability of documentary's function for American popular intelligence. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 113 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JPQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142069
ISBN
9780231142069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.95

Paperback. "Opening Day" is sportswriter Jonathan Knight's inning-by-inning look at the opening game at Jacobs Field on April 4, 1994. New home to the Cleveland Indians, "The Jake" was for fans symbolic of the team's turnaround. For the regional community this new ballpark marked the beginning of Cleveland's long awaited renaissance. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228361
ISBN
9780873388153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. In this text, Jonathan Knight paints a portrait of the Cleveland Browns' storybook 1980 NFL season, describing its impact on the city of Cleveland. Taking readers from the year's beginning to its end, the author shows how everybody fell in love with the team. Num Pages: 300 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJPN; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873387613
ISBN
9780873387613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.07

Hardcover. "Flexible Urban Transportation". Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RPT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780080440538
ISBN
9780080440538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.61

Paperback. Do televangelists proclaim the message of the gospel or a message of greed? Do they represent the 'authentic' voice of the black church or is it the Christian Right in blackface? This book delves into the messages and aesthetic styles of African American televangelists, and evaluates their ethical implications. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 300 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HRCX7; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 262 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794524
ISBN
9780814794524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Leibowitz, Jonathan; Hall, Diane. Num Pages: 95 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
95
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622579884
ISBN
9781622579884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.39
€ 68.31

Paperback. Examines the connection between American pragmatism and literary modernism by focusing on the concept of transition as a theme common to both movements. This book illuminates the poetic imperatives of pragmatism by tracing the ways in which Henry James, Gertrude Stein, and Wallace Stevens capture the moment of transition. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322962
ISBN
9780822322962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardback. Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significant-and long forgotten-Supreme Court cases in American history. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSA; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871406750
ISBN
9780871406750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. Jonathan Hansen tells the story of a group of American intellectuals who believed the solution to the crisis of American identity leading up to World War I lay in rethinking the meaning of liberalism. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226315843
ISBN
9780226315843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. In The Big Truck That Went By award-winning writer Jonathan Katz ties together the two crises that continue to cripple Haiti: the aftermath of the earthquake and government corruption. Asking the hard questions about Western aid, this is a vividly told narrative of how the affluent nations can help the less fortunate in a smarter way. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JM; JFFC; JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137278975
ISBN
9781137278975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.12

Paperback. As recently as the early 1970s, the news media was one of the most respected institutions in the United States. Yet by the 1990s, this trust had all but evaporated. This book examines waning public trust in the institutional news media within the context of the American political system. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147864
ISBN
9780691147864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JMP; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Beacon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
50486th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001271
ISBN
9780807001271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639953
ISBN
9780816639953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.98

Hardcover. Offers an in-depth consideration of how the United States Courts of Appeal operate Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472112562
ISBN
9780472112562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Meyers, Jonathan. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634822596
ISBN
9781634822596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.78
€ 141.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172989
ISBN
9780691172989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.48

Paperback. A study of Hollywood gangster films. This book examines their controversial content and how it was subjected to continual moral and political censure. Combining film analysis with archival material, the study shows how the industry circumvented censure. Num Pages: 276 pages, 14 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226550336
ISBN
9780226550336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.74

Paperback. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? This title explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to the gangsta culture. It traces the legacy of badness in Rudolph Fisher and Chester Himes' detective fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226550367
ISBN
9780226550367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Hardcover. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? This title explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to the gangsta culture. It traces the legacy of badness in Rudolph Fisher and Chester Himes' detective fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226550350
ISBN
9780226550350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

paperback. Oberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226615967
ISBN
9780226615967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Hardcover. Oberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 tables, 3line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226615950
ISBN
9780226615950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.55

Paperback. Stephen King's America aims to heighten awareness of the numerous American issues that resonate throughout King's fiction, issues that bear universal application to the evolution of the human condition.

Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879726485
ISBN
9780879726485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Clampet, Jonathan P. Num Pages: 142 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KFFD; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613240601
ISBN
9781613240601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.39
€ 113.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ransen, Jonathan P. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621004943
ISBN
9781621004943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.05
€ 114.08

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN; VSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
5th Edition
SKU
V9780811732321
ISBN
9780811732321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.11

Hardback. This book looks at the long-term social and environmental effects of imagined, abandoned, and failed resource-development schemes in northwest British Columbia. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 552 pages, 12 photographs, 7 maps, 2 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; GTB; RNF; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774833042
ISBN
9780774833042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Paperback. Discusses about the place of music in the Iraq War and in contemporary American military culture in general. This book describes how American soldiers hear, share, use, and produce music both on and off duty. It studies the role of music from recruitment campaigns and basic training to its use 'in country' before and during missions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; AVG; HBWS5; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220875
ISBN
9780253220875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 259.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347677
ISBN
9781612347677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.73

Hardback. A wide-ranging yet concise survey of the U.S. Navy from the colonial era through the Civil War Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803240520
ISBN
9780803240520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.40

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBWF; JPSD; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644677
ISBN
9780691644677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.24