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Hardback. As scientists claiming specialized knowledge about indigenous peoples, especially American Indians, anthropologists used expositions to promote their quest for professional status and authority. This title shows how anthropology showcased itself "to show each half of the world how the other half lives". Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 552 pages, 48 photos, 2 maps, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803237599
- ISBN
- 9780803237599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.22
€ 64.22
Hardback. The essays in this book treat the relationships among politics, taxation, and the rule of law. A central tenet of democratic ideology is that taxation is something that we choose to do to ourselves, rather than being something that is imposed on us by some ruler. Editor(s): Racheter, Donald P.; Wagner, Richard E. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071546
- ISBN
- 9781402071546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
Hardback. Betrayed aims to tell the truth of public education - from the perspective of a parent who has fought the education bureaucracy. Num Pages: 254 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610480444
- ISBN
- 9781610480444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.61
€ 134.61
Paperback. "A soldier, a politician, and an author, General Fitzhugh Lee (1835--1905) had earlier attended West Point as a cadet and proved to be a boisterous challenge to the superintendent of the Academy, who w" Num Pages: 489 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306805899
- ISBN
- 9780306805899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.48
€ 26.99
€ 18.48
Paperback. Looks at the long-run prospects for the international economic position of the United States, with particular focus on the growth of the US trade deficit and foreign debt and prospective foreign financing of this debt. Editor(s): Bergsten, C. Fred. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324327
- ISBN
- 9780881324327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.92
€ 19.99
€ 15.92
paperback. In this wide-ranging work, Claude Levi-Strauss examines the mythology of American Indians and seeks to illustrate how contact with Europeans have altered these tales. Translator(s): Tihanyi, Catherine. Num Pages: 294 pages, 4 halftones, 3 maps, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226474724
- ISBN
- 9780226474724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.46
€ 32.99
€ 25.46
Hardback. Angela Johnson is a three-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Author award, the Prinz prize, a MacArthur Foundation genius award, and numerous other book awards. This book introduces Johnson's work, illuminating its nuances through research and interviews and correspondence with her. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850927
- ISBN
- 9780810850927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.01
€ 92.01
Hardcover. Num Pages: 95 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 95
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338148
- ISBN
- 9781590338148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.05€ 48.30
€ 62.05
€ 48.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Bearman, Peter; Neckerman, Kathryn M.; Wright, Leslie. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 illus.; 72 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157766
- ISBN
- 9780231157766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.32€ 99.29
€ 132.32
€ 99.29
Paperback. Set against a backdrop of war and revolution, this book brings sixty years of missionary nursing out of the shadows by examining how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan and how China, in turn, influenced the nature of missionary nursing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRLP; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774814003
- ISBN
- 9780774814003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.20
€ 44.99
€ 40.20
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453977
- ISBN
- 9780801453977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
Paperback. Reviews the foreign policy of eleven Latin American countries and argues that a combination of pragmatism and ideology characterises contemporary Latin American approaches to international relations. Editor(s): Gardini, Gian Luca; Lambert, Peter. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137361769
- ISBN
- 9781137361769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Hardback. The fascinating history of turnpikes, steamboats, canals, railroads, and trolleys in Connecticut Num Pages: 268 pages, 47 illus., 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819568564
- ISBN
- 9780819568564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. Latin America has long been strongly identified with the Roman Catholic Church. Yet the face of religion has changed in the region, as is evidenced by various landmarks that appear on the social and geographic landscape. Editor(s): Garrard-Burnett, Virginia. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025843
- ISBN
- 9780842025843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.55
€ 148.55
Hardcover. William James is rarely considered a political theorist, but Miller argues that political concerns were central to his intellectual work. Highlighting James' view of the "democratic temperament", he shows how the psychologist's views apply to the possibility of reviving democracy in our era. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608317
- ISBN
- 9780700608317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.67
€ 50.29
€ 46.67
Moving Every Child Ahead: From NCLB Hype to Meaningful Educational Opp...
Jessica R. Wolff Michael A. Rebell
Paperback. Examines the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) through the lens of educational equity. This book advances a benchmark for measuring and ensuring the quality of public education. It recommends ways that NCLB might be reauthorized with more meaningful provisions to serve students in poverty, in and out of schools. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 168 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807748503
- ISBN
- 9780807748503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- M. Evans & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871319579
- ISBN
- 9780871319579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.98
€ 17.99
€ 17.98
Hardback. The American story of blacklists, scapegoating, conspiracies, and cover-ups that have taken over national politics throughout our history when the mainstream has adopted extremist fear that secret networks-from the Illuminati and Freemasons to Communists and Muslim terrorists-have infiltrated society and threatened destruction from within. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 192 x 25. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493003341
- ISBN
- 9781493003341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.59
€ 29.99
€ 22.59
Hardcover. Hecht examines the relationship between Jewish assimilation and the changing face of the American musical though the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; AVGM; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230113275
- ISBN
- 9780230113275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.46€ 45.38
€ 51.46
€ 45.38
Examination of the U.S. Air Force's Aircraft Sustainment Needs in the ...
Committee On Examination Of The U.s. Air Forc...
Paperback. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 0. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Academies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780309215206
- ISBN
- 9780309215206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.35€ 48.19
€ 50.35
€ 48.19
Paperback. An investigation of Latin American culture in the US in a cross section of three generations of Latin American immigrants Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814788295
- ISBN
- 9780814788295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.24
€ 36.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press Ithaca
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487682
- ISBN
- 9780801487682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.12
€ 36.99
€ 29.12
paperback. This practical book on canyoneering provides complete descriptions of basic through advanced techniques, designed to equip canyoneers at all levels with the technical skills they need to enjoy a clean canyoneering experience and avoid dangerous mistakes. Full-color photos throughout. Series: How to Climb Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WSZG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762782734
- ISBN
- 9780762782734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 26.79
€ 34.99
€ 26.79
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vaughne, Isabella A. Num Pages: 170 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP; JW; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617285103
- ISBN
- 9781617285103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.56€ 137.79
€ 202.56
€ 137.79