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Hardcover. This new edition of the critically acclaimed Handbook of Laboratory Health and Safety was designed to help safety officers, laboratory managers, principal investigators, and laboratory workers bring lab health and safety into the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; KNXC; PDN; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471026280
- ISBN
- 9780471026280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.79
€ 230.79
Hardback. This work offers both a historical account of the crazy-quilt of legislation dealing with immigration that Congress has passed over the years and a theoretical explanation, building on the "new institutionalism", of how these laws came to be passed. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724852
- ISBN
- 9780804724852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.67
€ 81.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 308 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD; JPWL; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403981998
- ISBN
- 9781403981998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.96
€ 123.96
Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780857502650
- ISBN
- 9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.15
€ 10.99
€ 9.15
Paperback. Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond. Series: Blackwell History of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139717
- ISBN
- 9781405139717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.71
€ 36.71
Paperback. An account of Richmond during the Civil War. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815412205
- ISBN
- 9780815412205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.18
€ 19.18
Paperback. These multidisciplinary essays explore the cultural mediation of relationships between people and urban spaces in Latin/o America and how these mediations shape the identities of cities and their residents. Editor(s): Young, Richard A.; Holmes, Amanda. Series: Pitt Latin American Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961208
- ISBN
- 9780822961208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.82
€ 53.99
€ 44.82
Paperback. Examines the challenges Mexico faces in reforming the administration of its justice system - a critical undertaking for the consolidation of democracy, the well-being of Mexican citizens, and US-Mexican relations. This book provides a useful resource for scholars, legal practitioners, policy makers, students, and others. Editor(s): Cornelius, Wayne A. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022921
- ISBN
- 9780268022921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.52
€ 51.99
€ 46.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; WN; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 279 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1451.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781496809018
- ISBN
- 9781496809018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Plume
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147516466
- ISBN
- 9780147516466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.27
€ 16.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. In American music, the notion of "roots" has been a powerful refrain, but the musical traditions that constitute the US musical heritage are hotly debated. This book explores the competing musical visions of America's past that vie for influence over the public imagination. Series: Cultural Studies of the United States. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 illustrations, notes, discography, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807848623
- ISBN
- 9780807848623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.63
€ 51.99
€ 43.63
- Publisher
- Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552665213
- ISBN
- 9781552665213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Hardcover. Shaped by the experiences of the Iranian Revolution, Iranian-American autobiographers use this chaotic past to tell their current stories in the United States. Wagenknecht analyzes a wide range of such writing and draws new conclusions about migration, exile, and life between different and often clashing cultures. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479617
- ISBN
- 9781137479617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870495687
- ISBN
- 9780870495687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.78
€ 54.99
€ 45.78
paperback. Contains sixteen essays which approach the literature of the Puerto Rican diaspora from theoretical positions with insightful results. This book analyzes how the diasporic experience of Puerto Ricans is played out in the context of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Editor(s): Torres-Padilla, Jose L.; Rivera, Carmen Haydee. Series: American Ethnic & Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; DSB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988245
- ISBN
- 9780295988245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; GTB; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688432
- ISBN
- 9780847688432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.95
€ 63.95
Covering Canadian Crime: What Journalists Should Know and the Public S...
. Ed(S): Richardson, Chris; Smith Fullerton, ...
hardcover. Covering Canadian Crime offers a deep and detailed look at both the perennial issues in crime reporting and how changes in technology, business practices, and professional ethics are affecting today's crime coverage. Editor(s): Richardson, Chris; Smith Fullerton, Romayne. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JKV; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442631014
- ISBN
- 9781442631014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.22
€ 90.22
A reconstruction of the fate of the expeditions that tried to found a permanent French colony on the Eastern Seaboard in the 1560's. From the French perspective, the author relates their defeat by Spanish Commander Pedro Menendez de Aviles, who destroyed France's Fort Caroline and its relief fleet. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 3 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM; HBTQ; HBTR; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813017846
- ISBN
- 9780813017846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.49€ 53.91
€ 58.49
€ 53.91
Hardcover. Traces the history of the cemetery in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America, with a specific discussion of the art, architecture, and history of the cemeteries of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Series: Painted Turtle. Num Pages: 280 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; AMGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1139.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Painted Turtle
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814340196
- ISBN
- 9780814340196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Hardback. Series: Zona Tropical Publications. Num Pages: 304 pages, halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; RNF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 250 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801454011
- ISBN
- 9780801454011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.86
€ 62.86
Hardcover. Providing a thorough and novel account of US and Japanese foreign policymaking toward regional institution-building in post-Cold War Asia, this study serves as the first comparative analysis of these two major actors in this realm of regional cooperation and demonstrates not only how but also when state identity shapes a state's foreign policy. Series: Asia Today. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137307736
- ISBN
- 9781137307736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 811 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 48. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 811
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780449909331
- ISBN
- 9780449909331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.76
€ 23.99
€ 21.76
Public Choice Interpretations of American Economic History
Heckelman, Jac C.; Moorhouse, John C. (Depart...
Hardback. By adding the insights of public choice economists to the traditional tools used to understand economic actors and institutions, this book provides insights into several issues of American history. Each contribution analyzes an episode in American economic history within a public choice framework of rational maximization. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792377214
- ISBN
- 9780792377214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Friedman, Sheldon; Jacobs, David H. Series: LERA Research Volumes. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 257. An excellent, clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Industrial Relations Research Association Champaign, IL
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- KRS0018177
- ISBN
- 9780913447819
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49