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Hardcover. Addressing the chronic underestimation of capital and operating costs in urban transportation projects, this book provides a detailed analysis of the cost estimating process using case studies from three US cities and outlines a practical framework for this process. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFCC; KFFD; KNG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446. 202 pages, black & white illustrations. Addressing the chronic underestimation of capital and operating costs in urban transportation projects, this book provides a detailed analysis of the cost estimating process using case studies from three US cities and outlines a practical framework for this process. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFCC; KFFD; KNG. Dimension: 169 x 240 x 17. Weight: 446.
Publisher
Praeger
Number of pages
202
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275942199
ISBN
9780275942199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.15
€ 12.13

Hardback. Industrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gomez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps, 15 graphs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; KCF; KCM; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072725
ISBN
9780674072725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.99
€ 54.03

Paperback. The buildings and spaces of New York City's mass media landscape Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMG; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078828
ISBN
9780252078828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.87

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

€ 34.99
€ 31.18

Hardback. Drawing together an array of distinguished scholars from political science, criminology, sociology, and law, this volume examines the death penalty in the US. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762314676
ISBN
9780762314676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.38

paperback. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489051
ISBN
9780801489051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, Austin. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826778
ISBN
9781634826778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.09
€ 142.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628736786
ISBN
9781628736786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.20

hardcover. This book questions what practices constitute a 'religious activity' such that it cannot be supported or funded by government. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; LAQ; LNT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570. Accomodation and Its Limits. 217 pages. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. This book questions what practices constitute a 'religious activity' such that it cannot be supported or funded by government. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; LAQ; LNT. Dimension: 165 x 235 x 22. Weight: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107023680
ISBN
9781107023680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.67

Paperback. Arguing that the capital punishment must be stopped, this book exposes us to the realities of state killing and examines its foundations in ideas about revenge and retribution. It takes us inside the courtroom of a capital trial, and presents interviews with jurors and lawyers who make decisions about life and death. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102610
ISBN
9780691102610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. Uses the lens of executive clemency in capital cases to discuss the fraught condition of mercy in American political life. This book examines the history of capital clemency in the twentieth century and surrounding legal controversies and philosophical debates about when mercy should be extended. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JMC; JKVP; JPQB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133997
ISBN
9780691133997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. Uncovers the ways that race influences capital punishment, and attempts to situate the linkage between race and the death penalty in the history of America, in particular the history of lynching. This book looks at how the death penalty gives meaning to race, as well as why the racialization of the death penalty is uniquely American. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740224
ISBN
9780814740224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Takes an interdisciplinary approach to the legal challenges posed by the criminal wrongdoing of governments Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Hussain, Nasser. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ; LNDH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814739853
ISBN
9780814739853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. Discusses why the US legal system makes so many mistakes Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: When Law Fails. Num Pages: 359 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740521
ISBN
9780814740521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361626
ISBN
9780822361626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.97

Hardback. Series: Global Insecurities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361435
ISBN
9780822361435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.68

Hardback. This investigation of the dynamic link between the historical process, literacy and pedagogy celebrates popular education's victory in securing the inclusion, and subsequent empowerment, of women and ethnic minorities in Chile. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JNA; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739102886
ISBN
9780739102886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.04

Hardback. Editor(s): White, Austin H. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634844710
ISBN
9781634844710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.02
€ 131.06

Paperback. Ruminates on the life of the writer and the significance of language as art. This title takes as its central conceit a famous anecdote about Ernest Hemingway's early work: Hemingway's first wife, Hadley, going by train from their apartment in Paris to visit him in Switzerland, brought along, at his request, a suitcase full of his work-in-progress. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115438
ISBN
9780231115438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, 25 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Viva Editions United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573443562
ISBN
9781573443562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.39

Hardcover. Explores the deeper tension between the ideal of Puritan family life and its messy reality, complicating the way America has thought about its Puritan past Series: North American Religions. Num Pages: 251 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814723722
ISBN
9780814723722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Paperback. The difficulties college-educated black women face when trying to date, marry, and have children Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 tables, 17 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350088
ISBN
9780822350088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226118949
ISBN
9780226118949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.03

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPFM; LNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826518774
ISBN
9780826518774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.28

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