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Hardcover. 90 miles off the coast of Florida a new revolution is afoot. This time instead of guerrillas marching through the streets of Havana, it is a global economy that will revolutionize Cuba. Open for Business examines the Cuban economy from its long held and outdated economic model to its early steps into developing a dynamic market economy. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815727675
ISBN
9780815727675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. Race, Sex, and History in the Small Spaces of Andean Life. Series: Narrating Native Histories. 360 pages, 52 illustrations, 2 figures. Explores the multiple identities of a community of people in the Bolivian highlands through their own lived experiences and their own voices. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFSL9; JHMC. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 20. Weight: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352679
ISBN
9780822352679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Hardback. Shows how early American painters transformed themselves from provincial followers of the established traditions of Europe into some of the innovative artists in the world. This book explores not only the status of artists and their personal relationship to their work but also the dialogue between the artist and society. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 246 pages, 96 halftones, 4 full-color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132961
ISBN
9780231132961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.22
€ 76.55

Paperback. This thoughtful collection of essays examines forest policy in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. Editor(s): Salazar, Debra J.; Alper, Donald K. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KBCB; JPRB; KNAL; RGBL; RNF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780774808163
ISBN
9780774808163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.25

Hardcover. Contains discussions by a wide range of philosophers and historians of philosophy. This book is suitable for philosophers interested in scepticism. It presents in English the work of philosophers from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Editor(s): Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1996th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792337690
ISBN
9780792337690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.07

Hardcover. Everything you need to know about the United States' and Canada's most enjoyable hiking routes and backcountry excursions. Num Pages: 224 pages, color illustrations; maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393065138
ISBN
9780393065138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.57

Hardcover. Acting as a comprehensive guide to understanding the nonprofit sector, this book takes a fresh look at the nonprofit sector and the power it has to use its growing visibility and strength. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 587.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787954147
ISBN
9780787954147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439912171
ISBN
9781439912171
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 7ill.7tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; LAT; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675565
ISBN
9780226675565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Over the years the American religious landscape has undergone a dramatic change. More and more churches meet in converted warehouses, and many have ministers who've never attended a seminary. This title offers an examination of these 'new paradigm churches' - sometimes called megachurches or postdenominational churches. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC99; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218116
ISBN
9780520218116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.35

Hardback. Offers a narrative history of the neglected but essential period of African American literature between the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights era. This title reveals how artistic collectives in New York, Chicago, and Washington fostered a sense of destiny and belonging among diverse and disenchanted peoples. Num Pages: 608 pages, 60 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141350
ISBN
9780691141350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.06

Hardback. An ethnography exploring disagreements among Paraguayan peasants, government bureaucrats, and development experts about how state bureaucracy should function, what archival documents are for, and who gets to narrate the past. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350194
ISBN
9780822350194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.18

Hardcover. Relying almost exclusively upon recently declassified OSS and British intelligence documents and survivor interviews, this book examines the transatlantic association in espionage and sabotage, guerrilla warfare and disinformation. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBWQ; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333721506
ISBN
9780333721506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.68

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845231743
ISBN
9781845231743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 12.77

Hardcover. The political and economic history of Latin America has been marked by great hopes and even greater disappointments. This book asks why the nations of Latin America have failed to share in the fruits of globalization and highlights the dangers of the turn to economic populism in the region. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184784
ISBN
9780226184784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.52

Paperback. How and why three emerging religious groups failed to find a peaceful home in a purportedly tolerant region Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HRCC99; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252075889
ISBN
9780252075889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMP; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148870
ISBN
9780231148870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 17.86

Hardback. In an era of anxiety about the safety and industrialization of the food supply, kosher food--with $12 billion in sales--is big business. Timothy Lytton tells a story of successful private-sector regulation: how independent certification agencies rescued U.S. kosher supervision from corruption and made it a model of nongovernmental administration. Num Pages: 214 pages, 12 graphs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJC; KNDF; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072930
ISBN
9780674072930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.68
€ 47.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644346
ISBN
9780816644346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, here analyses the interconnecting worlds of myth, ritual and literature in Africa. Series: CANTO. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521398343
ISBN
9780521398343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.28

Hardcover. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226298375
ISBN
9780226298375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.37

Hardback. 112 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). R M Schindler's Kings Road House is celebrated as an icon of early modern architecture, but this wasn't the case when it was finished in 1922. This title focuses on the construction of the house and the people who lived, worked, and performed there, demonstrating the building's significance in the social history of Southern California. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMB; AMKD. Dimension: 259 x 190 x 14. Weight: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271944
ISBN
9780520271944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. A work which sets out to show that the separation of Church and State is invoked to further Christian domination of American society. The book contains material of interest to scholars of Church history, Jewish persecution, normative political theory and constitutional law. Editor(s): Feldman, Stephen M. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRC; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726846
ISBN
9780814726846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

hardcover. Drawing on data sets and applying the theoretical tools of both sociology and economics, this book examines the substantive issues, challenges, and problems confronting the diverse and in many ways fragile book publishing industry in the United States, and presents the social and economic analysis of its state and future trends. Num Pages: 280 pages, 87 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804750318
ISBN
9780804750318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.51

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