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Paperback. Examines the hopes and disappointments, the victories and defeats, and the integrity and weaknesses of the men who have held the office of President of the Unites States. Featuring up-to-date information, including the inauguration of Barack Obama, this i Num Pages: 512 pages, 43 black-&-white photographs index, bibliography, chronology. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Checkmark Books
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816082476
- ISBN
- 9780816082476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. The White House Situation Room is arguably the most important facility in the most important building in the world. As the president's intelligence and alert center, it provides vital communication and crisis management capabilities to the chief executive and his advisers. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574887006
- ISBN
- 9781574887006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. * First volume to examine the diffusion of non--violence in the 20th Century in global perspective. * Contains interviews with leading world figures including Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, and the Dalai Lama. Editor(s): Zunes, Stephen; Asher, Sarah Beth (University of San Francisco, USA); Kurtz, Lester. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FKA; 1FKP; 1H; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLS; 1MBF; GTJ; JH; JPA; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180760
- ISBN
- 9781577180760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.50
€ 62.50
Hardback. Editor(s): Walby, Sylvia; Gottfried, Heidi; Gottschall, Karin; Osawa, Mari. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403994578
- ISBN
- 9781403994578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.42
€ 123.42
Paperback. The first and only guide to the history and architecture of America's famous opera houses The American opera scene has grown with the country, spawning a proliferation of beautiful and enchanting opera houses. Num Pages: 240 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGC; AMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471144212
- ISBN
- 9780471144212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.45
€ 46.45
Paperback. Phantom Communities reconsiders the status of the simulacrum-sometimes defined as a copy of a copy, but more rigorously defined as a copy that subverts the legitimacy and authority of its model-in light of recent debates in literature, art, philosophy, and cultural studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; ABA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733366
- ISBN
- 9780804733366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Examines the recent work of the Latin American theologian, Juan Luis Segundo. The author evaluates Segundo's resources in order to develop a more adequate contemporary Christological method. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819191069
- ISBN
- 9780819191069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.92
€ 79.92
Paperback. The Japan Foundation is the Japanese government's agency for cultural diplomacy and international cultural affairs. This directory is part of a project through which The Japan Foundation gathers information about Japan specialists and Japanese studies institutions in various countries. Series: Japan Studies Series. Num Pages: 577 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; GBCT; HBJF; JHMC; JNM; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831455
- ISBN
- 9780824831455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.83€ 81.39
€ 89.83
€ 81.39
Hardback. An annotated bibliography to the criticism of the work of James Fenimore Cooper, regarded as a pioneer in the development of the American social and political novel. The material is divided into broad subject categories and, where appropriate, subdivided by the Cooper work in question. Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in American Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313279195
- ISBN
- 9780313279195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Paperback. This student-friendly introduction combines both thematic andchronological approaches in exploring the pivotal role religionplayed in American history - and of its impact across a range ofissues, from identity formation and politics, to race, gender, andclass. Editor(s): Porterfield, Amanda; Corrigan, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161381
- ISBN
- 9781405161381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.33
€ 47.33
Paperback. The Works Progress Administration housed America's largest arts funding program, part of the New Deal's foray into nationwide work relief. The Massachusetts writers' project put a range of blue-collar workers to work as government writers. This work probes the Massachusetts experience to discover the consequences of New Deal patronage for writers. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495395
- ISBN
- 9781558495395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48
Hardcover. Higher education and university-based research rank among the main forces shaping our world. Focusing on knowledge rather than institutions, this work offers an insight into how higher learning took its present form and the direction in which it is headed. Num Pages: 216 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033569
- ISBN
- 9780268033569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.65
€ 114.65
Paperback. Yup'ik elders of southwest Alaska recall, "Our ancestors were never heavy with a tool kit." They carried in their minds what they needed to live rich lives in the harsh environment of the Bering Sea coast. This volume gives readers a sense of the complexity and variety of Yup'ik tools and technology. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Meade, Marie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2JN; CF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987804
- ISBN
- 9780295987804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Paperback. Challenging notions that the "white backlash" of the 1960s and 70s was driven by increasing race resentment, Durr examines white working-class life and politics in the neighbourhoods, workplaces and community institutions of blue-collar Baltimore in the decades after World War II. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations, 5 tables, 7 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSC; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854334
- ISBN
- 9780807854334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.10€ 46.67
€ 50.10
€ 46.67
paperback. The first comprehensive account in decades of major party system change in Canada. Editor(s): Bittner, Amanda; Koop, Royce. Num Pages: 728 pages, 37 graphs, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824095
- ISBN
- 9780774824095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.70
€ 44.99
€ 39.70
hardcover. Like many books, this one argues for a more restrained Supreme Court. Unlike most other books, however, this one grounds that call in a fully elaborated constitutional theory that goes beyond the "counter-majoritarian difficulty." Num Pages: 125 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490650
- ISBN
- 9781137490650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.29
€ 132.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1943
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870740114
- ISBN
- 9780870740114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
hardcover. Much energy has been devoted to interpreting or changing legal rules to defending older business models against the threats posed by the new technologies. These efforts are failing and the entertainment industry has fallen into crisis. This book chronicles how we got into this mess and presents alternative proposals. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750134
- ISBN
- 9780804750134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.58
€ 107.58
Paperback. Here for the first time is a wide-ranging collection of essays by white faculty who explore the unique goals, successes, and challenges they encounter in choosing the unusual position of the 'other' in a higher education environment dedicated first and foremost to the empowerment of Black Americans. Editor(s): Lenoar, Foster; Guyden, Janet A.; Miller, Andrea L. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694617
- ISBN
- 9780847694617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Paperback. This volume seeks to demonstrate that the consolidation and legitimization of power by President Getulio Vargas's Estado Novo depended on the reorganization of social relations in the private sphere. New necessities and opportunities for women were created without changing gender inequality. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 illustrations, 10 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845592
- ISBN
- 9780807845592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.77€ 50.73
€ 54.77
€ 50.73
The ancient civilizations of the South American Andes created spectacular monuments and buildings, and these edifices had a range of impact on the cultures they served. Jerry Moore examines what the architecture of the Moche, Chimu, and Inca reveals about the roles of authority, conflict, and ritual in the cultural identities of these societies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 73 b/w illustrations, 15 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813028224
- ISBN
- 9780813028224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.83€ 69.20
€ 75.83
€ 69.20
A guide to this highly prized group of mushrooms known for their beautiful colours, distinctive features, relative abundance and edibility. The book features species descriptions, easy to follow keys that emphasize macroscopic features for eastern and western North America and information on collecting, cooking and preserving boletes. Num Pages: 356 pages, 450 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSG; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 211 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605881
- ISBN
- 9780815605881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.49€ 85.46
€ 94.49
€ 85.46
Hardcover. Fictional narratives produced in Latin America often borrow tropes from contemporary science fiction to examine the shifts in the nature of power in neoliberal society. King examines how this leads towards a market-governed control society and also explores new models of agency beyond that of the individual. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338754
- ISBN
- 9781137338754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Num Pages: 574 pages, 48 pp of photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1332.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 574
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407376
- ISBN
- 9780887407376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.81
€ 36.99
€ 24.81