×


 x 

Shopping cart

The Americas

Results 17761 - 17800 of 29442

The Americas

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394910
ISBN
9780888394910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 82 images and three maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764337987
ISBN
9780764337987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Addresses the story of Mexicans in Chicago and the history of Hull-House. This book examines Mexicans in the Hull-House colonia, Chicago's largest Mexican settlement. It includes 131 color and black-and-white photographs, many of them previously unpublished, and four essays. Editor(s): Ganz, Cheryl R.; Strobel, Margaret. Series: Latinos in Chicago and Midwest. Num Pages: 168 pages, 131 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AFPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 13. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071973
ISBN
9780252071973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; AFP; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816525775
ISBN
9780816525775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.26

paperback. Explains Pound's early non anti-Semitic beliefs and why his views changed to anti-Semitic. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071591
ISBN
9780252071591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.86

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641300
ISBN
9780691641300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.91

Hardback. The first book to address the fundamental nexus that binds poverty and income inequality to soaring health care utilization and spending, Poverty and the Myths of Health Care Reform is a must-read for medical professionals, public health scholars, politicians, and anyone concerned with the heavy burden of inequality on the health of Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, 76, 76 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ; MBN; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420226
ISBN
9781421420226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.49

Paperback. The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. This title includes discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements and chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty. Num Pages: 226 pages, 25 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
226
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276369
ISBN
9780520276369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.59

Hardback. Editor(s): Haas, Marlin C. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629483603
ISBN
9781629483603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.54
€ 128.01

Paperback. In the 1990s, policy specialists made "dependency" the issue and crafted incentives to get people off welfare. This work gives an account of the thinking behind these very different views of "the poverty problem," in a century-spanning inquiry into the politics, institutions, ideologies, and social science that shaped poverty research and policy. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691102559
ISBN
9780691102559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. Orenstein, Marc F. Plattner, Charles Simkins, Alejandro Toledo, Ilcheong Yi Editor(s): Fukuyama, Francis; Diamond, Larry; Plattner, Marc F. Series: A Journal of Democracy Book. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11, 10 figures, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFA; JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405704
ISBN
9781421405704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ackerman, Anita. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634637275
ISBN
9781634637275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.23
€ 128.85

Hardback. While poverty persists as a major social problem, Canadians are increasingly framing their concerns over poverty and its consequences as issues of human rights and citizenship. This volume examines the ideas and practices of human rights, citizenship, legislation, and institution-building that are crucial to addressing poverty in this country. Editor(s): Young, Margot; Boyd, Susan B.; Brodsky, Gwen; Day, Shelagh. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFA; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812870
ISBN
9780774812870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.41

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBJK; HBTB; JHMC. 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
V9780691648897
ISBN
9780691648897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.34

Paperback. The inequalities in the treatment of individuals whose gender, race, class, or sexual orientation relegates them to a minority status are presented as the root cause of social, economic, and political problems in this survey of Canadian social issues. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552661062
ISBN
9781552661062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. The surprising truth behind Barack Obama's decision to continue many of his predecessor's counterterrorism policies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393081336
ISBN
9780393081336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.26

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSC; JPA; JPF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642437
ISBN
9780691642437
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.83

Paperback. During most of this century, American health policy has emphasized caring for acute conditions rather than preventing and managing chronic illness. This book explains why this has been so and offers a forceful argument for fundamental change in national health care priorities. It discusses ideas about illness and health care. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201514
ISBN
9780520201514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99

Paperback. Dealing with Class, Gender and Ethnic Inequality at a Bolivian Marian Shrine. Series: Nijmegen Studies in Development and Cultural Change (NICCOS). 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JHMC. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 12. Weight: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
LIT Verlag
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9783643900142
ISBN
9783643900142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.52

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467129
ISBN
9781608467129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.95

Paperback. Explores why the United States - counter to widely accepted wisdom in international relations theory - chose the course it did. In this book the author asserted that domestic political institutions and culture played a decisive role in preventing the mobilization of resources necessary to implement an expansionist grand strategy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626161771
ISBN
9781626161771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.00

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; DSBD; HRCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644981
ISBN
9780691644981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.47

Hardback. This brisk history traces City Light's origins to 1889 and follows its story through the national energy crisis of 2000-2001 up to the present. Num Pages: 128 pages, 158 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTK; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985763
ISBN
9780295985763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.08

Paperback. This book explores how French Canada's aspirations migrated north with natural resource development, creating a culture of hydroelectricity that continues to shape territorial planning and relations with Aboriginal peoples in the province. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 624 pages, 24 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JFSL9; RNT; THRD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774824170
ISBN
9780774824170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.13

Paperback. Examines the hard facts of supply and demand to underscore the vast quantities of power we need, and how little of that horsepower can come from 'renewable' sources - and then shows that the US has vast resources at hand, if only it dares muster the political will needed to tap them. Num Pages: 448 pages, charts/grafs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 143 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586489533
ISBN
9781586489533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634722
ISBN
9780745634722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634715
ISBN
9780745634715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.95

Paperback. Collects ten articles and essays by Clarence Stone, a theorist in urban politics. This volume encompasses theoretical work on urban political power; examinations of political leadership in community politics; considerations of race, class, and political power in Atlanta; and, writings on the politics of social reform and urban regeneration. Editor(s): Orr, Marion; Johnson, Valerie C. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615735
ISBN
9780700615735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.65

Hardback. This book examines America's evolving strategy on the international security environment, and comprehensively analyzes how different strategies position states to compete in the present and future, manage risk, and prevail despite uncertainty. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757263
ISBN
9780804757263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.09

Paperback. This book examines America's evolving strategy on the international security environment, and comprehensively analyzes how different strategies position states to compete in the present and future, manage risk, and prevail despite uncertainty. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774338
ISBN
9780804774338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173542
ISBN
9780691173542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.61

Hardback. A study of a grassroots campaign where longtime labor and environmental allies found themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that pitted good jobs against good air. It analyzes how those issues came to be opposed and in doing so unpacks the racial and class dynamics that shape Americans' grasp of labor and environmental issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHM; JPW; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813546070
ISBN
9780813546070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.60

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813546087
ISBN
9780813546087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.70

Paperback. Founded in 1965, the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) is an American institution with an international reputation. This work establishes the full importance and vitality of the AACM. It uncovers a vibrant, multicultural universe and reveals a major piece of the history of avant-garde music and art. Num Pages: 690 pages, 4 colour plates, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
690
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226476964
ISBN
9780226476964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.25

Hardback. The inside story of the Black Panther Party by its leading photographer and cofounder Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 287 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1340.
Publisher
Abrams
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419722400
ISBN
9781419722400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.92

Paperback. The impact of global thinkers on Emerson; Emerson's impact on global thought Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; HPCD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688290
ISBN
9781611688290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Feffer, John. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLJ0013789
ISBN
9781583225790
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Despite rhetorical differences, the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama have both claimed broadly unrestrained presidential power in matters of military force, surveillance, and the state secrets privilege. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; 3JMG; JPHL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299307400
ISBN
9780299307400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.38

Paperback. Since the early 1960s, scholarly thinking on the power of US presidents has rested on these words: "Presidential power is the power to persuade." Power, in this formulation, is strictly about bargaining and convincing other political actors to do things the president cannot accomplish alone. This work argues otherwise. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102702
ISBN
9780691102702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226459905
ISBN
9780226459905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90