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Paperback. Spanish cosmographers were charged with turning their observations of the New World into a body of knowledge that could be used for governing. The author shows that this knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 colour plates, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055404
- ISBN
- 9780226055404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. 'It is indispensable that Ecuador has peace, but to have peace you need freedom and to have freedom you need justice. And the Indian population needs justice.' - President Gustavo Noboa, January 23, 2000. For five centuries, the Indians had very little voice. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9; JPA; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051071
- ISBN
- 9780842051071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.35
€ 149.35
Paperback. Deals with Susan Glaspell's and Sophie Treadwell's plays from a theatrical, rather than literary, perspective, and presents a comprehensive overview of their work from lesser known plays to seminal productions of "Trifles" and "Machinal". Series: Routledge Modern and Contemporary Dramatists. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415404846
- ISBN
- 9780415404846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.56
€ 42.56
Paperback. Examines the success of the Humana Festival of New American Plays festival and theater's Pulitzer Prize-winning productions that have reflected new-play trends in regional theaters and on Broadway. This title details how Actors Theatre of Louisville was established and why the Humana Festival became successful in a short time. Series Editor(s): Schanke, Robert A. Series: Theater in the Americas. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 239 x 22. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809328499
- ISBN
- 9780809328499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.63€ 48.70
€ 52.63
€ 48.70
Hardcover. This is a guide to the lighthouses of the Great Lakes. Discussing Michigan maritime history, the book also provides a more general history of the United States Lighthouse Service and its descendants, and how these organisations functioned on the Great Lakes. Num Pages: 208 pages, 65 b&w illustrations, 215 colour illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 993.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814325544
- ISBN
- 9780814325544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. Examines the role of "Jewish Daily Forward" during the heyday of Jewish immigration to the United States, from 1897 to 1917. This book offers an assessment of this newspaper as its writers and columnists engaged with the centenary transition that saw myriad political and social change. It is suitable for those interested in modern Jewish history. Num Pages: 162 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845193409
- ISBN
- 9781845193409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Hardcover. For more than 50 years America's unrelenting hostility toward the Cuban Revolution has resulted in the development of a siege mentality among island leadership and its citizens. In a vibrant new look at Cuban-American relations, Keith Bolender analyzes the effects this has had on economic, cultural, and political life. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 511.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275547
- ISBN
- 9781137275547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596981539
- ISBN
- 9781596981539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.21
€ 30.99
€ 24.21
The Self in European and North American Culture. Development and Proce...
. Ed(S): Oosterwegel, J. H.; Wicklund, Robert...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Chersonnisos, Crete, Greece, January 10--14, 1994 Editor(s): Oosterwegel, J. H.; Wicklund, Robert A. Series: NATO Science Series D:. Num Pages: 395 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336723
- ISBN
- 9780792336723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 363.78
€ 363.78
Paperback. Learn why we are busy, how busyness is affecting American families and lives, and what real people are doing about it. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754927
- ISBN
- 9780804754927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.31
€ 32.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813569451
- ISBN
- 9780813569451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.89
€ 33.99
€ 26.89
American Civil-Military Relations: The Soldier and the State in a New ...
. Ed(S): Nielsen, Suzanne C.; Snider, Don M.
hardcover. politics, and national security policy. Editor(s): Nielsen, Suzanne C.; Snider, Don M. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780801892875
- ISBN
- 9780801892875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.47
€ 83.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 73 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634826815
- ISBN
- 9781634826815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.52€ 75.92
€ 99.52
€ 75.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309221078
- ISBN
- 9780309221078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.21€ 53.43
€ 56.21
€ 53.43
Envisioned for use in the elementary school classroom, this is a comprehensive history of Kentucky designed for young students. Numerous illustrations, thought-provoking questions, and historical mysteries to be solved seek to challenge young readers and to help them think about their state, themselves, and their future. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 photographs, 25 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123363
- ISBN
- 9780813123363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.64
€ 56.64
Paperback. Detailed descriptions and maps of forty of the best bicycle rides in Illinois, from easy afternoon jaunts to multi-day tours. Series: Road Biking Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WSQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762746880
- ISBN
- 9780762746880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.32
€ 17.99
€ 15.32
Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076126
- ISBN
- 9780226076126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.78
€ 27.99
€ 22.78
Paperback. In her provocative new book, Stacie Goffin presents a leadership manifesto for the field of early care and education. With an action-oriented frame of reference, she offers a unique point of view on efforts to improve programme quality and developmental and learning outcomes for children. Num Pages: 120 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 8. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807754603
- ISBN
- 9780807754603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Paperback. This study presents an historical overview of the themes relating to religious intolerance, tolerance and liberty. The readings contained within the anthology cover the attitudes of religious pluralism from antiquity to the present day. Editor(s): Mullan, David George. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBTB; HRAF; HRAX; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631206705
- ISBN
- 9780631206705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.60
€ 52.60
Hardcover. Demonstrates how evolutionary theories shaped the American socialist movement and examines the attempts of radicals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to synthesise the evolutionary ideas of Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer with socialist philosophy, social theory and political practice. Series: History of American Thought & Culture S. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JPFF; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299136000
- ISBN
- 9780299136000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.26€ 64.13
€ 70.26
€ 64.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BM; HBTW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345806338
- ISBN
- 9780345806338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.74
€ 18.99
€ 16.74
Paperback. She discusses the role of consumers-their reasons for purchasing life insurance, their perceptions of the industry, and how their desires and demands shaped the ultimate product. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 410 pages, 6, 5 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411941
- ISBN
- 9781421411941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.34
€ 43.99
€ 36.34
Surrounding the war with an aura of nostalgia both fosters the delusion that war can cure our social ills and makes us strong again, and weakens confidence in our ability to act effectively in our own time."-Journal of Military History Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412214
- ISBN
- 9781421412214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 516 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBWJ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572338227
- ISBN
- 9781572338227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.94€ 68.00
€ 74.94
€ 68.00