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Hardback. This volume considers African-American education in the 21st century through the lens of the Chicago School Tradition, at the University of Chicago. Editor(s): Allen, Walter R.; Spencer, Margaret Beale; O'Connor, Carla. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762308293
ISBN
9780762308293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.43

Hardback. The American public has increasingly heard that teacher unions and quality education are contradictory terms and that unions are responsible for the failure of public schools. This volume has a far more positive perspective on the achievements and value of teacher unions and our public education system. Editor(s): Urban, Wayne; Wolman, Paul; Henderson, Ronald D. Series: Advances in Education in Diverse Communities: Research Policy and Praxis. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762308286
ISBN
9780762308286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.21

Hardback. Has the liberalization of the Colombian economy gone too far or not far enough? This volume of studies on the Colombian economy seeks to shed some light on this question. It discusses a variety of issues related to the economic opening or liberalization of Colombia. It aims to provide insight into the impact of liberalization in Latin America. Editor(s): Gunter, Frank R.; Callahan, Colleen. Series: Contemporary Studies in Economic & Financial Analysis. Num Pages: 442 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780762304189
ISBN
9780762304189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.98

Hardback. Covers such topics as prior evidence on corporate annual reports, research methodology and the demographics of the corporate shareholder, investors' investment objectives and their information sources, and the readership and usefulness of corporate financial statements. Editor(s): Epstein, Marc J. Series: Studies in Managerial and Financial Accounting. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; 1MBN; KFCF; KFCM; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762301621
ISBN
9780762301621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.16

Hardback. The second edition of Presidential Campaign Communication is designed to help readers understand and appreciate how the people of the United States use human communication to select their presidents. Series: Contemporary Political Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFD; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 23. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745680224
ISBN
9780745680224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.08

Hardcover. What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745671505
ISBN
9780745671505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.59

Hardcover. We celebrate, talk about, and worry a great deal about transitions in life. Going to college, having a first child, losing a job, and retiring constitute just a few of the pivotal moments in the lives of many. Sociologists and psychologists have devoted considerable attention to life transitions. Num Pages: 267 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745670614
ISBN
9780745670614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.81

Hardcover. Throughout human history, religion and politics have entertained the most intimate of connections as systems of authority regulating individuals and society. While the two have come apart through the process of secularization, secularism is challenged today by the return of public religion. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HRAM2; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745665412
ISBN
9780745665412
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.93

Hardcover. Scholarship on African American history has changed dramatically since the publication of George Washington Williams pioneering A History of the Negro Race in America in 1882. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745660806
ISBN
9780745660806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

Paperback. This book examines the organization of domestic life in the context of recent economic change. Lydia Morris argues that relationships within the household can only be understood with reference to the social and economic environment in which it is located. Series: Family life. Num Pages: 216 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JHBK; JHBL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745604428
ISBN
9780745604428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.26

Paperback. Analyses the challenges feminists face as they seek to engage with new spaces of participatory democracy in Latin America. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745334592
ISBN
9780745334592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.88

Hardback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745332338
ISBN
9780745332338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53
€ 81.31

Hardback. A history of US imperialism that uncovers the ever present exploitation, violence and media control that have marked the last two decades of empire. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745329468
ISBN
9780745329468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53
€ 81.49

Hardback. Insider account of Colombia's guerrilla war, assessing the future of armed struggle in Latin America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745328768
ISBN
9780745328768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53
€ 81.56

Paperback. A refreshing look at the meaning of socialism in Venezuela from the point of view of the country's ordinary citizens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JPFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780745327365
ISBN
9780745327365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.42

Hardback. This book is a history of the future. It shows how our contemporary understanding of the Net is shaped by visions of the future that were put together in the 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GPF; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326610
ISBN
9780745326610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53
€ 81.49

Hardback. Assesses security in Iraq and the wider middle east -- and the possibility of war with Iran. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326122
ISBN
9780745326122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53
€ 81.71

Paperback. A concise history of how the US has used nuclear weapons to dominate the world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324944
ISBN
9780745324944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.20

Paperback. The first book to analyse three decades of neoliberal economic, labour and social policies in Chile, from the Pinochet dictatorship until today. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745324500
ISBN
9780745324500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Leading academics investigate the left turn in Latin American politics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JMC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324227
ISBN
9780745324227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.02

Paperback. Former CBS corresondent explores the abyss of misunderstanding and mis-reporting in both the US and Arab media. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324197
ISBN
9780745324197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.42

Hardback. "A majestic work, moving from the Cold War to now. .. An essential critique of the world of the 21st century." Professor William S. Lucas, University of Birmingham Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FCA; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745323893
ISBN
9780745323893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53
€ 81.49

Paperback. Reveals how George W. Bush's religious fundamentalism has been transformed into political policy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745323053
ISBN
9780745323053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Exposes the power of pro-Israeli lobby groups in US politics. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322582
ISBN
9780745322582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 23.95

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