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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBTV; JPA; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641737
- ISBN
- 9780691641737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.79
€ 203.79
Hardback. Illustrated with photographs and featuring the voices of participants in apprenticeships, this book provides a window into not only the traditional artistic processes and tricks of the trade, but also the practitioners' reflections on the significance of their craft, and their motivations for maintaining and teaching it. Num Pages: 264 pages, 180 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AFTB; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978660413
- ISBN
- 9780978660413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.28
€ 51.99
€ 46.28
Paperback. Explores the comic in the work of three North American writers. Pughe concentrates mainly on their texts: Robert Coover's "A Night at the Movies" and "The Public Burning"; Stanley Elkin's "The Dick Gibson Show", "The Franchiser" and "The Magic Kingdom"; and Philip Roth's Zuckerman series. Series: International Cooper Series in English Language & Literature. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764350239
- ISBN
- 9783764350239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.21
€ 64.21
Hardcover. Creates a resource where women can find a role model, someone with whom they can relate. Profiling women with a wide diversity of experiences and career opportunities allows the reader to find a common connection. This series of book highlights both the pleasant and unpleasant career experiences which these women underwent. Editor(s): Hinkle, Amber S.; Kocsis, Jody A. Series: ACS Symposium Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004189
- ISBN
- 9780841239128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFD; HBWJ; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710749
- ISBN
- 9780811710749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.94
€ 13.99
€ 11.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565355
- ISBN
- 9781604565355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.12€ 41.56
€ 59.12
€ 41.56
Paperback. Chronicles the 170-year history of a square mile of plantation land in Holmes County, Mississippi. Shifting between history and autobiography, this title illustrates the quest for justice among the Choctaws, African-Americans, and Whites on the parcel of land designated Section 13. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; 3JJ; DN; HBTB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780918954848
- ISBN
- 9780918954848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.74
€ 52.74
Hardcover. Num Pages: 870 pages, 4 halftones, 3 charts, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1952
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 870
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014770
- ISBN
- 9780674014770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.80€ 183.81
€ 209.80
€ 183.81
Paperback. Customizing Indigeneity follows the Aguaruna on their paths to becoming leaders of Peru's Amazonian movement, revealing both their creative cultural agency and the constraints of contemporary indigenous movement politics along the way. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761192
- ISBN
- 9780804761192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. The amazing and forgotten story of Wall Street's first black millionaire in pre-Civil War New York. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; BGB; HBJK; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250099815
- ISBN
- 9781250099815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.93
€ 20.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. Examines the checkered history of program budgeting (PPB) as a means of rationalizing the allocation of resources within and across government agencies. This book includes a study of the adoption and effects of PPB at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KJMV1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017771
- ISBN
- 9781589017771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.52
€ 41.52
paperback. This study explores civil-military relations in Brazil following the transition to civilian leadership in 1985. The author documents the marked decline in the political power of the armed forces and invokes rational-choice theory to account for the success of civilian politicians Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPA; JPHV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846209
- ISBN
- 9780807846209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.11
€ 56.11
Paperback. Aims to bring together the work of some of the young scholars in the field of national education policy studies, focusing on the federal role in reform efforts. This book addresses such issues as desegregation, education choice, Title I, National Defense Education Act, politics of pre-K education, and Supreme Court decisions on equal opportunity. Editor(s): Kaestle, Carl F.; Lodewick, Alyssa E. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615438
- ISBN
- 9780700615438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.29
€ 41.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910443
- ISBN
- 9781439910443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
hardcover. Explores the complicated history of the suffrage movement in New York State by delving into the stories of women who opposed the expansion of voting rights to women. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JPHF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252037474
- ISBN
- 9780252037474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.81
€ 124.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHV; KJV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552661567
- ISBN
- 9781552661567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.14
€ 24.99
€ 22.14
Paperback. Leading economist John B. Taylor's straightforward plan to rebuild America's economic future by returning to its founding principles. Num Pages: 240 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345452
- ISBN
- 9780393345452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.40
€ 24.99
€ 21.40
Paperback. Features the story of Villanova's 2005 season and of how coach Andy Talley and his team negotiate this territory. This work offers a view of the class system that exists in college football, conditions that paradoxically threaten a sport that has only grown in popularity. Num Pages: 333 pages, 11 Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JMC; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803259591
- ISBN
- 9780803259591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.47
€ 21.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 109 pages, 80 b/w photos & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873516440
- ISBN
- 9780873516440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.95
€ 16.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. Bring together the fields of Asian American studies and psychoanalytic theory and explores the role of sexuality in racial formation and the place of race in sexual identity. This title examines images - literary, visual, and filmic - that configure past and contemporary perceptions of Asian American men as emasculated, homosexualized, or queer. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326366
- ISBN
- 9780822326366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
Paperback. History of the American sexual revolution as depicted through the correspondence between Ira Reiss and Albert Ellis, two leading social scientists and pioneers of the revolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102736
- ISBN
- 9780759102736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.17
€ 73.17
Paperback. Shows how Martin Luther King, Jr used the biblical story of Exodus to motivate African Americans in their struggle for freedom from racial oppression. This title explains how King constructed a symbolic framework for interpreting the setbacks of the Civil Rights movement, even as he challenged them to remain faithful to the cause. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Religion. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602580169
- ISBN
- 9781602580169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.17
€ 52.17
Paperback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this study contributes to a re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076671
- ISBN
- 9780252076671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Charles Doran examines why Canadian unity is important, what drives Quebec separatism in the American view, and the nature of the historical era that has shaped and conditioned secessionist impulse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802083913
- ISBN
- 9780802083913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.89
€ 43.99
€ 38.89