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Paperback. This book advances a new approach for understanding women's election to office, proposing a relationally embedded model of candidate emergence. Analyzing nationwide surveys of state legislators, the authors challenge assumptions of a single model of candidate emergence and the necessity for women to assimilate to men's pathways to office. Num Pages: 176 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199322435
ISBN
9780199322435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Hart, Carroll T.; Armstrong, Virginia M. Num Pages: 146 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCFM; KNAC; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
146
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574711
ISBN
9781622574711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.90
€ 125.79

Hardback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219965
ISBN
9780631219965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Hardcover. A collection of essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of 'technology' in America. It covers some of the important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing. It includes discussions of how technologies interact with race, gender, and class in American society. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228448
ISBN
9780631228448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 279.02

Paperback. A weaving of archaeology, anthropology, and history that tells a dramatic story of conflict between the Pueblo Indians and Franciscan missionaries of seventeenth-century Spanish New Mexico. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874807738
ISBN
9780874807738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.65

Paperback. This supplementary volume attempts to evaluate and simplify Pound's often bewildering work. It contains over 10,000 separate glosses that identify all proper names, literary and historical allusions, with exegeses based upon Pound's original sources. Num Pages: 816 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1322. 816 pages, bibliography, index. This supplementary volume attempts to evaluate and simplify Pound's often bewildering work. It contains over 10,000 separate glosses that identify all proper names, literary and historical allusions, with exegeses based upon Pound's original sources. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 24. Weight: 1138.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
816
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082878
ISBN
9780520082878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.85

Paperback. Examines the participation of New Yorkers in the political struggles and armed conflict that many historians consider a critical precursor to World War II. This book also describes the involvement of students in the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the contributions made by members of New York's art and theater communities. Editor(s): Carroll, Peter N.; Fernandez, James D. Num Pages: 223 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBBEY; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716816
ISBN
9780814716816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.03

Paperback. At the biological crossroads of the Americas, Costa Rica hosts an astonishing array of plants and animals - over half a million species. This guide covers 310 birds with the accounts of the birds' natural history, identification, and behaviour gleaned from the author's years of travelling and birding in Costa Rica. Illustrator(s): Adams, Steve. Series: The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Num Pages: 387 pages, 466 color photos, 11 color figures, 307 range maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
387
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719651
ISBN
9780292719651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.25

Paperback. A guide to more than one hundred tropical butterflies, moths, and other invertebrates of Costa Rica. It includes information on their natural history, ecology, identification, and behaviour, as well as details on where to see these remarkable and beautiful creatures. Illustrator(s): Adams, Steve. Series: The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Num Pages: 193 color photos, 11 color figures, 104 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292719668
ISBN
9780292719668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.90

paperback. How one family built an empire while promoting a small town 's progress Num Pages: 312 pages, 75 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 20. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Quarry Books United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253002037
ISBN
9780253002037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Ross, Gary; Nordhagen, Ted. Num Pages: 12 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 107 x 215 x 3. Weight in Grams: 32.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Canada
Number of pages
12
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551058979
ISBN
9781551058979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Slovich, Carrie D. Num Pages: 197 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600211515
ISBN
9781600211515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.36
€ 105.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 378 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; HBTD; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923908
ISBN
9780939923908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.29

Paperback. Sex, power, and politics converge in the story of a diverse social movement against sexual harassment. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521704946
ISBN
9780521704946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

Hardcover. "Tidwell and Williams analyze the causal relationships in her interactions with Langston and other family members through the use of psychiatrist Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory (FST). . . . The editors have grouped the 250 letters chronologically into four sections, each preceded by a brief contextual introduction" -- Editor(s): Tidwell, John Edgar; Williams, Carmaletta M. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345659
ISBN
9780820345659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.30

Paperback. A brilliant new history of the Caribbean. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447217282
ISBN
9781447217282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

paperback. Analyzes how the U.S. victims rights movement has expanded the concept of victimhood to include family members and others close to the direct victims of violent crime. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 photos, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349495
ISBN
9780822349495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pearson Education (US) United States
Edition
10th Edition
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780132730013
ISBN
9780132730013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 345.15

Hardcover. Editor(s): Carreiro, Gabriel L. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629483542
ISBN
9781629483542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.90
€ 125.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Carrasco, David; Jones, Lindsay; Sessions, Scott. Num Pages: 579 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
559
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870816376
ISBN
9780870816376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Smithsonian Books United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935623007
ISBN
9781935623007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66

Hardback. Editor(s): Foster, Carolyn R. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
153
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634837323
ISBN
9781634837323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 227.79
€ 170.71

Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271066967
ISBN
9780271066967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.51

hardcover. Lobbying for Inclusion shows that Latin American and Asian immigrant advocacy groups created in the wake of the 1965 immigration reforms were remarkably effective in influencing the formation of federal immigration law and policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KL; JFFN; JPQB; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751759
ISBN
9780804751759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.34

Hardback. A history of Toronto's Parkdale neighbourhood, spanning three eras of suburban and urban development and examining the controversial planning practices that shaped it. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w photos, 8 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774815352
ISBN
9780774815352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Paperback. How Cajun women have creatively refashioned the tradition of rural Mardi Gras runs Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 photographs, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; JFSJ1; JHBT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5983 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073779
ISBN
9780252073779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.58

Paperback. In succinct, readable prose complemented by stunning historic and contemporary photographs, this updated edition of Cuyahoga Valley National Park Handbook provides a brief but comprehensive history of the park - the people, the land, the ecology, and the politics that led to its creation. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNH; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
68
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606352854
ISBN
9781606352854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.51

Paperback. This photographic collection explores Lake Erie and its effects on the birds that make this region their home. It observes a year of weather changes and avian migrations - from the wintertime convergence of ducks and othe waterbirds to the raptors and shorebird migrations in the fall. Num Pages: 144 pages, 110 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; RBKF; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 753.
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873386906
ISBN
9780873386906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physical resources on energy exploration, mental resources on energy exploitation, and monetary resources on energy acquisition. This book includes changing ideas about fitness and gender in dialogue with the culture of technology. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719831
ISBN
9780814719831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 6 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479984
ISBN
9780801479984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.72

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781479899920
ISBN
9781479899920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.43

Paperback. Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809333004
ISBN
9780809333004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

Paperback. French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. This title reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803287907
ISBN
9780803287907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

paperback. A guide to the rich culinary traditions of the American Indians of the Southwest. It features 150 authentic fruit, grain, and vegetable recipes - foods that have been prepared by generations of Apaches, Zunis, Navajos, Havasupais, Yavapais, Pimas, and Pueblos. Num Pages: 191 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283756
ISBN
9780803283756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.92

Paperback. Presents the story of Annie Dodge Wauneka (1918-1997). A daughter of the popular Navajo leader Chee Dodge, Wauneka spent most of her early years herding sheep and raising nine children. After her father's death, she entered politics and was often the only woman on the Navajo Tribal Council during the quarter century that she served. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 photographs, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803283848
ISBN
9780803283848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.40

In the years before the Revolutionary War, intrepid frontiersmen with roots in northern Ireland claimed vast tracts of land in Kentucky on which they developed plantations. They settled the land and with their families built enduring stone houses that became the centerpieces of their properties. This title examines these early frontier homes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 186 photographs, 75 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; AMKD; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 267 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124797
ISBN
9780813124797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.38

Paperback. Legendary for a combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity. This book explores social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGH; HRKT; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032146
ISBN
9780813032146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.23

Hardback. Beginning with the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with twenty-first century concerns over our global ecological crisis, this book addresses issues such as preservation of wilderness, expulsion of native peoples from national parks, and population growth, and considers formative forces of gender, race, and class. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 43 black and white figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140348
ISBN
9780231140348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.43

Paperback. Ecological Revolutions: Nature, Gender, and Science in New England Num Pages: 398 pages, 1 table, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; RN; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871805
ISBN
9780807871805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.15

Paperback. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-ROMs, and websites. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 43 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112338
ISBN
9780231112338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29