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Hardback. Num Pages: 255 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319315881
- ISBN
- 9783319315881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.99
€ 111.99
Paperback. What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans' answer to this question over the past century, this book provides an account of modern adoption's history. It also details efforts by the US Children's Bureau and the Child Welfare League of America to establish adoption standards in law and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226327600
- ISBN
- 9780226327600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardcover. A comprehensive narrative of the development of the American diesel locomotive Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 200 pages, 160 b&w photos, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGT; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 886.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253348630
- ISBN
- 9780253348630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Hardcover. Market reforms in Latin America have resulted in a variety of outcomes, which have often been disappointing. This books studies market reforms in eight key Latin American countries, aiming to shed light on the question of why similar policies have resulted in a variety of outcomes, ranging from outright failures to clear successes. Editor(s): Fanelli, Jose Maria. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230500570
- ISBN
- 9780230500570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.54
€ 123.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, Maps, Charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Wilderness Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780899976723
- ISBN
- 9780899976723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.53
€ 26.99
€ 25.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Buckley, Phillip. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; 1KLCH; 1KLCS; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218253
- ISBN
- 9781633218253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.13€ 129.44
€ 190.13
€ 129.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Grivoyannis, Elias C. Num Pages: 331 pages, 138 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137462961
- ISBN
- 9781137462961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.13
€ 155.13
Paperback. Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; MFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479894864
- ISBN
- 9781479894864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.18
€ 36.99
€ 31.18
Paperback. Describes the daily experiences of Jewish and Italian immigrant women in New York City. Series: New Feminist Library. Num Pages: 303 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853456827
- ISBN
- 9780853456827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.17
€ 14.99
€ 14.17
paperback. Reproducing the British Caribbean: Sex, Gender, and Population Politics after Slavery Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781469616056
- ISBN
- 9781469616056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.03
€ 48.03
Hardback. The relationship between law and bioethics and the influence of both on medical research and clinical practice is a topic that is often mentioned but rarely subjected to sustained critical analysis. This book considers a number of issues in medicine in which the influence of the law has been profound and positive. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466656
- ISBN
- 9780306466656
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Hardback. Each volume in this series contains transcriptions of passenger lists containing German surnames for ships entering all US ports beginning in 1846. Lists are arranged by date of ship arrival and are indexed by passenger names. This volume covers the period from July 1847 to March 1848. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050852
- ISBN
- 9780842050852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.87
€ 244.87
Hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560726449
- ISBN
- 9781560726449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.67€ 59.90
€ 77.67
€ 59.90
Hardback. For 500 years Catholicism has been the dominant religious force throughout Latin America. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC7; HRCC96; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617848
- ISBN
- 9780745617848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.59
€ 70.59
Paperback. The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas held during the Illinois senatorial race of 1858 are among the most important statements in American political history, dramatic struggles over the issues that would tear apart the nation in the Civil War: the virtues of a republic and the evils of slavery. Editor(s): Holzer, Harold. Num Pages: 422 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823223428
- ISBN
- 9780823223428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.89
€ 45.99
€ 40.89
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595586780
- ISBN
- 9781595586780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.41
€ 27.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. Archival postcard views and modern photos are combined to show what has changed to the buildings and locations of San Antonio. The Alamo is prominently featured. While appreciating the citys past, the author includes his memories of the old town in an ef Num Pages: 128 pages, 350 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 281 x 9. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330407
- ISBN
- 9780764330407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.89
€ 30.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Supreme Court confirmations remain highly contentious and controversial, due to the Senate's effort to curb the potential excesses of executive. Michael Comiskey offers an analysis of that process to date. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613472
- ISBN
- 9780700613472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.20
€ 35.20
Paperback. If you were looking for a philosopher likely to appeal to Americans, Friedrich Nietzsche would be far from your first choice. The author delves deeply into Nietzsche's philosophy, and America's reception of it, to tell the story of his curious appeal. Num Pages: 464 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006765
- ISBN
- 9780226006765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 16.98
€ 25.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. Series: United States in the World: Foreign Perspectives. Num Pages: 234 pages, xvi, 220 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226852058
- ISBN
- 9780226852058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.04
€ 35.99
€ 28.04
Hardcover. In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 220 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230363366
- ISBN
- 9780230363366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardback. Our federal campaign finance system is in a state of disarray. The current regulatory scheme is not curbing, and may be abetting, the enormous increase in campaign contributions and expenditures. The enormous influence of major campaign donors on the process of government is a growing cause of national concern. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPVL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823220953
- ISBN
- 9780823220953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.42
€ 96.42
Paperback. Offers a look at the educational policies and practices of the presidency of Plutarco Elias Calles in post-revolutionary Mexico. This title examines the Calles government's attempts to centralise control over education in the US-Mexican borderlands region and to transform its rural and indigenous inhabitants into more 'mainstream' Mexicans. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; JNF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552382509
- ISBN
- 9781552382509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.84
€ 47.84
Paperback. Chronicles the evolution of economic expertise in Mexico over the course of the twentieth century. This book shows how internationally credentialed experts came to set the agenda for the Mexican economics profession and to dominate Mexican economic policymaking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 line illus. 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117935
- ISBN
- 9780691117935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.73
€ 45.99
€ 32.73