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Paperback. An in-depth history of animation from 1898-1928 that includes accounts of mechanical ingenuity, marketing and art. The text explains techniques of sketching and camera work, and discusses the styles of such animators as Winsor McCay and Ladislas Starevitch, placing work in its social and economic context. Num Pages: 436 pages, 141ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 29. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226116679
ISBN
9780226116679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.02

Hardback. Evaluates the validity of a key proposition of public choice theory: that competition is associated with superior performance by governmental organizations. Three forms of competition in local government are identified, with their extent and consequences assessed in both the UK and USA. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JMH; JPR; KJF; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333641873
ISBN
9780333641873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; WNC; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632204868
ISBN
9781632204868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99

Paperback. Describes Cambodian history, migration, and resettlement in the US. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071010
ISBN
9780252071010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.30

Paperback. Through fiction, memoir, music, and art, this book offers a glimpse of the Catskills experience over a century and assesses its continuing impact on American culture. The book features contributions from such writers as Isaac Bashevis Singer and Vivian Gornick; and original contributions from historians, sociologists, and scholars of American and Judaic studies. Editor(s): Brown, Phil. Num Pages: 367 pages, 26 figures, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123617
ISBN
9780231123617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.30

Hardback. The American fixation with marriage owes much of its intensity to a small group of reformers who introduced Americans to marriage counseling in the 1930s. This book tells the American story of a culture gripped with the hope that, with enough effort and the right guidance, more perfect marital unions are within our reach. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRLM5; JFSJ; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047969
ISBN
9780674047969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816627493
ISBN
9780816627493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Edition
First
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554883875
ISBN
9781554883875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 16.52

Paperback. Clean copy in good to very good condition. Some light shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KRF0006773
ISBN
9780875463551
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. During the Cold War, Chinese Americans struggled to gain political influence in the United States. This book looks at the divergent ways that Chinese Americans in these two cities balanced domestic and international pressures during the tense Cold War era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226193564
ISBN
9780226193564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.52

Hardcover. Szefel investigates the use of poetry in addressing political reform at the turn of the twentieth century. It charts the work of poets and editors - many of whom were women and minorities - who created a network of organizations to nurture writers who addressed the problems wrought by Progressive-era capitalism. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230112841
ISBN
9780230112841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.87
€ 46.64

Hardback. Focuses on a group of African American families in a multicultural urban environment, many of them poor and all of them with children who have been diagnosed with serious chronic medical conditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267343
ISBN
9780520267343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 69.64

Paperback. Gathers together for the first time the best research on religion in contemporary New York City Editor(s): Carnes, Tony; Karpathakis, Anna. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR; JFSG; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716014
ISBN
9780814716014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; MMG; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 115 x 21. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877736998
ISBN
9780877736998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. Series: Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813548814
ISBN
9780813548814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.30

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403967589
ISBN
9781403967589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. Describes music as a metaphor of the society in which it takes place. This book examines various contexts in which music is produced, experienced, and evaluated. It includes the dynamics of orchestra rehearsals in the conservatory, "master class" lessons with a distinguished performer-pedagogue, and the ritual characteristics of solo recitals. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398916
ISBN
9781566398916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971362
ISBN
9781597971362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

Hardcover. Identifying trees and shrubs by their scientific name is an essential component of the professional skills of foresters and other types of environmental scientists. This book is an ideal guide for learning procedures as well as a reference book for field use. Num Pages: 624 pages, 550 line drawings, glossaries, references, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KB; GBC; PSAB; PSTS; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471161585
ISBN
9780471161585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.09

Paperback. This book traces several of the most recent trends in both the Italian and the American critical traditions, exploring the points at which the two traditions intersect or for specific reasons fail to intersect. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADT; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 11. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
No Earlier Edition Stated
SKU
V9780804728300
ISBN
9780804728300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.42

Paperback. America and Rogue States narrates and analyzes the US relationship with the main nuclear-threatening, terrorist-sponsoring outcast states during the last two decades. Series: American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137019998
ISBN
9781137019998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.46
€ 36.91

Paperback. Modern Navajo tribal government originated in 1923 solely to approve oil leases. This book tracks the major changes brought to the Navajo people in the six decades following the discovery and exploitation of oil and gas on tribal lands. Num Pages: 189 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826320421
ISBN
9780826320421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.96

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680964
ISBN
9781781680964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between climate and society and its contemporary implications. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405145831
ISBN
9781405145831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.95

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