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Opening Zion: A Scrapbook of the National Park's First Official Touris...
Clark, John, Clark, Melissa
Paperback. Part fashion spread, part adventure guide, and all Utah cultural treasure, this book is a stunning visual record of six female Univeristy of Utah students who explored Zion National Park in 1920 as its first official tourists. Num Pages: 97 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 303 x 10. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bonneville Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607810063
- ISBN
- 9781607810063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Reveals how community-based organizations create innovative spaces for political participation among new generations of Korean Americans. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804756587
- ISBN
- 9780804756587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613245934
- ISBN
- 9781613245934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.94€ 175.92
€ 259.94
€ 175.92
hardcover. Featuring essays on parliament and politics, Ottawa and the provinces, and external affairs, the Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs provides a comprehensive account of the year's events. Editor(s): Leyton-Brown, David. Series: Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 406 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GBCY; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802047014
- ISBN
- 9780802047014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.82
€ 136.82
Paperback. This history of Ottumwa's meatpacking workers provides insights into the development of several forms of labour relations in Iowa during the Democratic party's ascendancy across much of industrial North America following World War II. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFSJ1; KNDF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877457138
- ISBN
- 9780877457138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.38
€ 27.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 220 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 753.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932887
- ISBN
- 9781608932887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.65
€ 26.99
€ 25.65
Hardback. Margaret Randall explores the Cuban Revolution's impact on the outside world, tracing Cuba's international outreach in healthcare, disaster relief, education, literature, art, liberation struggles, and sports to show how this outreach is a fundamental characteristic of the Revolution and of Cuban society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTF; HBJK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363842
- ISBN
- 9780822363842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.81
€ 117.81
The Inter-American Convention Against Corruption. Annotated with Comme...
. Ed(S): Manfroni, Carlos A.; Werksman, Richa...
Hardback. This work examines and comments on the first international agreement aimed exclusively at fighting corruption in the Western Hemisphere. It explains the sense and consequences of each specific commitment, adopted by the countries belonging to the Organization of American States. Editor(s): Manfroni, Carlos A.; Werksman, Richard S. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105481
- ISBN
- 9780739105481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.54
€ 131.54
Hardcover. Although its brown vans are on every block and its delivery service reaches more than 200 countries, UPS is among the world's most underestimated and misunderstood companies. For the first time, a UPS "lifer" tells the behind-the-scenes story of how a small messenger service became a business giant. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJM; TRCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787994020
- ISBN
- 9780787994020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.67
€ 27.99
€ 22.67
Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec (Language and Globalizati...
Warren, Jane, Oakes, Leigh
Paperback. Globalisation is calling for new conceptualisations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. Quebec, driven by the pressures of maintaining Francophone identity and accommodating migrant groups, provides a fascinating case study of how to foster a sense of belonging. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KBCQ; 2ADF; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580107
- ISBN
- 9780230580107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Since 1732, when Georgia was created out of South Carolina territory, the boundary between the two states has been disputed. Using documentary and cartographic resources, Vorsey reconstructs the geographical conditions that existed at the time the documents were drafted and investigates how eighteenth-century citizens perceived these conditions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBFS; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820332420
- ISBN
- 9780820332420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Up the Creek - Holiday reads and travel literature describing John Harrison's Amazon adventure, canoeing up a remote tributary to Brazil's Jari River. The book follows the author's desire to reach the upper limits of the Jari and across the border to French Guiana, describing Amazonian wildlife, bouts of sickness and unexpected encounters. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JJPN; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338. An Amazon Adventure. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). 288 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. Deals with the author's Amazon adventure, an extremely hazardous canoe trip taken just for the hell of it up one of the more obscure tributaries of the Amazon. In this title, the author's tale is full of suspense, humour and descriptions of Amazon wildlife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JJPN; WSSN5; WTL. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841623849
- ISBN
- 9781841623849
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.54
€ 17.99
€ 15.54
hardcover. This collection examines how immigration law shapes immigrant illegality, the concept of immigrant illegality, and how its power is wielded and resisted. Editor(s): Menjivar, Cecilia; Kanstroom, Daniel. Num Pages: 412 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107041592
- ISBN
- 9781107041592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.95
€ 125.95
Paperback. Describes a manner of deliberating about who should serve on the Supreme Court - an approach that puts the burden on nominees to show that their judicial philosophies and politics are acceptable to senators and citizens alike. This book makes a fresh case for the virtue of judicial moderates. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143521
- ISBN
- 9780691143521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.30
€ 25.99
€ 19.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Milkman, Ruth. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFS; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486173
- ISBN
- 9780801486173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 36.42
€ 41.99
€ 36.42
Paperback. The murder of 18-year-old Ovida "Cricket" Coogler in 1949 launched a series of court inquiries and trials that would reshape the direction of New Mexico politics and expose political corruption. Paula Moore examines the infamous murder and the events that unfolded in its wake.University of New Mexico Press Num Pages: 215 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JJPG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826343420
- ISBN
- 9780826343420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. Who are the 'plain people', the men and women who till their fields with horse and plow, travel by horse and buggy, live without electricity and telephones, and practice 'help thy neighbor' in daily life? The author visited southeast Iowa for thirteen years. This title presents an informative and companionable introduction to their lifeways. Series: A Bur Oak Book. Num Pages: 126 pages, 11 woodcuts, 5 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587297854
- ISBN
- 9781587297854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. Spotlights spectacular acts of racial violence--from police stops (racial profiling) to lynching campaigns--and shows how African American men and women have employed performance to respond to the intrusion of such events within their daily lives. Masterful Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKP; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051113
- ISBN
- 9780472051113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.49
€ 37.99
€ 32.49
paperback. Recovers one woman's compelling history through a modern-day family's adventures into realms of ultimately timeless experiences Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; BGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236387
- ISBN
- 9780803236387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.68
€ 21.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Atlantic Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601381354
- ISBN
- 9781601381354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.39
€ 34.99
€ 23.39
"Originally published in hardcover as Down the World's Most Dangerous River by Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1929." Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGA; HBJK; RGR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826351555
- ISBN
- 9780826351555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Hardback. Ranging in original publication dates between 1940 and 1985, this title features forty-one titles that reveal a great deal about Duncan's life in poetry - including his impressions of poets whose work he admires, both contemporaries and precursors. Editor(s): Maynard, James. Series: The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan. Num Pages: 592 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 39. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267732
- ISBN
- 9780520267732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.55€ 45.69
€ 58.55
€ 45.69
Paperback. Explores the connection between philosophy and practical politics through a study of six American chief executives: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218780
- ISBN
- 9780826218780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. Evaluates various options in terms of the degree to which they create a level playing field for US industry, their effectiveness in guarding against emissions leakage, their impact on the cost of emissions reductions to the US economy, and the extent to which they would hurt or support efforts for constructive engagement with other nations. Num Pages: 112 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324204
- ISBN
- 9780881324204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.61
€ 21.99
€ 17.61