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Paperback. An anthology that presents some of the best contemporary Native American Indian authors. It includes selections from "Mending Skins" by Eric Gansworth, "Designs of the Night Sky" by Diane Glancy, "Bleed into Me" by Stephen Graham Jones, "Hiroshima Bugi: Atomu 57" by Gerald Vizenor, and Elsie's "Business" by Frances Washburn. Editor(s): Vizenor, Gerald Robert. Series: Native Storiers: A Series of American Narratives. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; C; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803217171
- ISBN
- 9780803217171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.58
€ 26.99
€ 22.58
Through cross-cultural comparisons, archaeological data, and ethnographic insights, Joel W. Palka addresses central questions about Maya pilgrimage practice and discusses the broad importance of Maya ritual landscapes and pilgrimage for Mesoamerica as a whole. Series: Archaeologies of Landscapes in the Americas Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HDD; HRK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826354747
- ISBN
- 9780826354747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.57
€ 95.57
Hardcover. The story of the company that was founded by the inventor of the snowmobile In 1942, Joseph-Armand Bombardier invented the snowmobile and founded his company to manufacture them. From its humble beginnings as an entrepreneurial company in rural Quebec, led by an enterprising inventor, Bombardier Inc. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KND; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118482940
- ISBN
- 9781118482940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.09
€ 29.99
€ 23.09
paperback. An extensive, diverse, and balanced contribution not only to Zionist history and American Jewish history but also to the history of Jewish women. Translator(s): Berkowitz, Tamar. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906764593
- ISBN
- 9781906764593
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.50
€ 41.99
€ 37.50
Paperback. Featuring 45 of the greatest off-road bicycle rides along Colorado's Front Range, this guide includes rides from Fort Collins south to Boulder, Denver, Colorado Springs, and everywhere in between. Readers will find highly detailed and accurate maps, route directions, brilliant photography, vivid descriptions, and much more. Series: Regional Mountain Biking Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WSQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786725
- ISBN
- 9780762786725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.33
€ 23.99
€ 19.33
Hardback. Opinions will vary widely on all the presidents, but this work will make those opinions more penetrating and judicious.- James MacGregor Burns Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568330419
- ISBN
- 9781568330419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.66
€ 40.99
€ 35.66
Hardcover. Of all the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson had the most substantial direct experience with the issues surrounding intellectual property rights and their impact on creativity, invention, and innovation. This title discusses the lessons Jefferson's efforts offer us. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LAZ; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927718
- ISBN
- 9780813927718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
Hardback. This volume and its predecessor condense the vast amount of literature on the nonpasserines of Ontario into a compact reference manual that will be essential to biologists, environmental planners, and serious birders. Illustrator(s): James, Ross. Num Pages: 400 pages, 88 maps, 84 drawings of birds. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; PSVW6; RNK; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5487. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774817622
- ISBN
- 9780774817622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.66
€ 118.66
A history of the U.S. armoured forces from the advent of the tank in battle during World War I to the campaign to drive Iraq out of Kuwait in 1991. This book chronicles the impact of mechanization on the U.S. army and U.S. Marine Corps. Editor(s): Hofmann, George F.; Starry, Donn A. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121307
- ISBN
- 9780813121307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.79
€ 94.79
The Prosperity Agenda. What the World Wants from America - and What We...
Soderberg, Nancy; Katulis, Brian
hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Turner Publishing Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470105290
- ISBN
- 9780470105290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.65
€ 29.99
€ 26.65
paperback. Filled with international intrigue and larger-than-life characters, Canada between Vichy and Free France adds greatly to our comprehension of Canada's foreign relations and political history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612785
- ISBN
- 9781442612785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. When American settlers arrived in the southwestern borderlands, they assumed that the land was unencumbered by property claims. But, as Maria Montoya shows, the Southwest was no empty quarter waiting to be parceled up. Claims were contested by Native Americans who had lived on the land for generations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 25 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613816
- ISBN
- 9780700613816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.17
€ 44.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; JFFH; MBD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697335
- ISBN
- 9780816697335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.75
€ 27.75
Hardback. Takes the reader into the heart of what we mean by 'experimental' in avant-garde music. This title examines five disparate events. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 3 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268500
- ISBN
- 9780520268500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.04€ 56.38
€ 73.04
€ 56.38
Paperback. This volume employs a pro and con format to offer an introduction to the affirmative action debate. Part one draws on state and federal court decisions to support affirmative action to counter racial and gender bias and part two cites the same kinds of evidence to argue against affirmative action. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742502109
- ISBN
- 9780742502109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.94
€ 59.94
paperback. Editor(s): Kachuba, John B. Series: America's Haunted Road Trip. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Clerisy Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578603527
- ISBN
- 9781578603527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.06
€ 18.99
€ 18.06
Paperback. Franny Nudelman analyzes the idealization of mass death and explores ways of depicting the violence of war. Considering martyred soldiers in relation to suffering slaves, she argues that responses to wartime death cannot be fully understood without attention to the brutality directed against African Americans during the antebellum era. Series: Cultural Studies of the United States. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855577
- ISBN
- 9780807855577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Paperback. A controversial examination of the Jewish "success story" in American that questions notions of identity, assimilation, and ethnicity. Editor(s): Fried, Albert. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; DQ; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231102353
- ISBN
- 9780231102353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.64
€ 53.99
€ 38.64
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614472
- ISBN
- 9780691614472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.57€ 53.84
€ 69.57
€ 53.84
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with United States senators who previously served in the House of Representatives as well as journalists and staff members, this volume provides a portrait of the two American Houses of Congress. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 4th
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393930603
- ISBN
- 9780393930603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Hardcover. Offers a sociophonetic exploration of voice pitch characteristics of speakers across the cultures of Japan and America. This volume makes an argument for the socio-cultural role of voice pitch in the expression of emotion and politeness and how culture and gender can intersect with each other. Num Pages: 160 pages, 28 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; CFB; CFH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781845533502
- ISBN
- 9781845533502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Robert. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KB; 2AB; CFA; CJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319467764
- ISBN
- 9783319467764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.62
€ 123.62
Paperback. This anthology collects descriptions, poems, narratives, satires and essays written in and about the British West Indies between 1657 and 1777. It offers period commentaries on slavery, colonialism, gender relations, African and European history, natural history, agriculture and medicine. Editor(s): Krise, Thomas W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DQ; DSBD; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226453927
- ISBN
- 9780226453927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.07
€ 35.99
€ 28.07
Hardcover. The emergence of firm level data such as the European Community Innovation Survey (CIS), has led to a surge of studies on innovation and firm behaviour. Written by an international group of contributors, the studies in this book document progress in four inter-related fields. Editor(s): Kleinknecht, Alfred; Mohnen, Pierre A. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; KCH; KJMV6; KN; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333961094
- ISBN
- 9780333961094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.02
€ 187.02