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Hardcover. Shows that fundraising mechanisms - ranging from complex transnational gift-giving systems to national bonds - are organizational tools that can be used to bind dispersed groups to the nation. This title examines how the Irish republicans and the Zionist movement secured financial support in US during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745662640
- ISBN
- 9780745662640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.64
€ 69.64
Paperback. An analysis of the complex moral interpretations crime was given by Mexico's urban poor and of the evolving institutional responses to crime and punishment in modern Mexico. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 17 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327479
- ISBN
- 9780822327479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. True stories of the the Cowboy State's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats. Series: Outlaw Tales. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 12.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772377
- ISBN
- 9780762772377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.39
€ 17.99
€ 15.39
Imperfect Balance: Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Amer...
Imperfect Balance 8211 Landscape Tra
paperback. This work offers an alternative view of the "New World" before the arrival of the Europeans. Drawing on knowledge from the fields of palaeo-climatology, historical ecology, and botany, this book examines how the Western Hemishpere's indigenous inhabitants transformed their natural environment. Editor(s): Lentz, Dr. David L. Series: Historical Ecology Series. Num Pages: 788 pages, 122 figures. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLC; PSAF; RNC; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 788
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111577
- ISBN
- 9780231111577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.70
€ 59.70
Paperback. This book is an invitation to think about why children chew pencils; why we talk to our cars, our refrigerators, our computers; rosary beads and worry beads; Cuban cigars; why we no longer wear hats that we can tip to one another and why we don't seem to long to; and what has been described as bourgcois longing. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076126
- ISBN
- 9780226076126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.20
€ 27.99
€ 22.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231172509
- ISBN
- 9780231172509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97€ 86.01
€ 114.97
€ 86.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; VXQG; WTH. Dimension: 212 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926700434
- ISBN
- 9781926700434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.95
€ 16.99
€ 12.95
Hardcover. Waterman argues that the movie studios have multiplied their revenues by effectively using pay television and home video media to extract the maximum amounts that individual consumers are willing to pay to watch the same movies in different venues. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 illustrations, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 179 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019454
- ISBN
- 9780674019454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.48
€ 46.99
€ 38.48
Hardback. Reveals a novel thesis concerning slave resistence and the roots of abolitionism Num Pages: 365 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 1QDB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814773499
- ISBN
- 9780814773499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.90
€ 83.90
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 848
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780684850047
- ISBN
- 9780684850047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
Num Pages: 184 pages, 229 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; AFJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349270
- ISBN
- 9780764349270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.04
€ 41.99
€ 35.04
Hardback. Examines the leadership styles of earliest presidents, men who served at a time when it was by no means certain that the American experiment in free government would succeed. This book explains how these early presidents and their successors shaped the American presidency and helped the republic prosper despite challenges at home and abroad. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133584
- ISBN
- 9780691133584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.04
€ 29.04
Hardback. Series: Claremont Institute Series on Statesmanship and Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550025
- ISBN
- 9780742550025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.11
€ 137.11
Hardback. Focuses on Native literatures in a postcolonial context. This work contains essays that consider the complex social and political influences that have shaped American Indian literatures in the second half of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on core themes of identity, sovereignty, and land. Series: Columbia Guides to Literature Since 1945. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117647
- ISBN
- 9780231117647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.85
€ 120.85
Paperback. In the heart of Indianapolis in the mid 1960's, through a twist of fate and fortune, a young girl came to live with a mother and her seven children. What began as a temporary childcare arrangement between Sylvia Likens' parents and Gertrude Baniszewski turned into a crime that would haunt cops, prosecutors, and a community for decades to come. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 pages photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 109 x 18. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- St. Martin's True Crime
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780312946999
- ISBN
- 9780312946999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.59
€ 10.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. This book brings together a wide range of materials from history, religion, philosophy, horticulture, and meteorology to argue that Emerson articulates his conception of history through the language of the weather. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 17. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728140
- ISBN
- 9780804728140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
paperback. This work examines the career of Lloyd Morrisett - a television executive who developed the successful children's television programme "Sesame Street", with the aim of teaching pre-school children the basics of literacy. His other media and journalistic achievements are also listed. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; JFD; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823220410
- ISBN
- 9780823220410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Paperback. Correspondence between a Japanese couple separated in different internment camps in the US during WWII reveals the human side of this tragic and shameful episode in US history. Early chapters detail their lives in Japan, their arrival in Seattle in 1919, and their lives in the US up until 1941. Inc Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages, 32 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976457
- ISBN
- 9780295976457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.78
€ 37.78
Paperback. With 53 colour photographs and an appendix of adapted plants, this guide is a useful resource for reaping the rewards of landscaping with native and adaptive plants. It is suitable for gardeners facing the challenging winds, soils, and droughts of low- and high-desert gardens. Num Pages: 144 pages, 58 colour & 51 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890131664
- ISBN
- 9780890131664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.83
€ 40.99
€ 28.83
Paperback. Presents a cultural analysis of the conservative shift in national politics that transformed the United States during the Reagan-Bush era. This work focuses on two fundamental aspects of this shift: the suburbanization of evangelicalism and the rise of Christian popular culture, especially popular music. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255968
- ISBN
- 9780520255968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.30
€ 32.99
€ 24.30
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the use of crime and punishment as a way to manage undocumented immigration in the United States. Editor(s): Dowling, Julie A.; Inda, Jonathan Xavier. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804778817
- ISBN
- 9780804778817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.19
€ 36.99
€ 33.19
Hardback. This text looks at the legendary puquios of Nasca, the underground aqueduct system built by Incans which is arguably responsible for this strange abundance of water. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFC; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739106419
- ISBN
- 9780739106419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.12
€ 157.12
LIFE was one of the premiere sources of news about the Vietnam War. This special book includes new interviews with veterans, a special photo essay on the history of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, a pictorial report on unified Vietnam today, and a revisiting of LIFE's editorial treatment of the war. Editor(s): The Editors of Life. Num Pages: 176 pages, photographs included. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 263 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Time Inc Home Entertaiment United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618931016
- ISBN
- 9781618931016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.05
€ 31.05
Paperback. On November 29, 1864, over 150 Native Americans, mostly women, children, and elderly, were slaughtered in one of the most infamous cases of state-sponsored violence in U.S. history. Kelman examines how generations of Americans have struggled with the question of whether the nation s crimes, as well as its achievements, should be memorialized." Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674503786
- ISBN
- 9780674503786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.77
€ 27.99
€ 23.77