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Paperback. Offers a nuanced, empirically grounded picture of therapeutic culture. This title includes both an extended history and a series of critical interventions organized around keywords like pain, privacy, and narcissism. It will change the way we've been taught to see the landscape of therapy and self-help. Editor(s): Aubry, Timothy Richard; Travis, Trysh. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JM; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226250137
- ISBN
- 9780226250137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.76
€ 33.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Simpson, Jean. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFMA; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631172977
- ISBN
- 9781631172977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.12€ 73.57
€ 98.12
€ 73.57
Hardback. Provides a glimpse into modern-day American families. This title focuses on a variety of issues that face American families: the differing stress levels among parents; the problem of excessive clutter in the American home; the importance (and decline) of the family meal; the vanishing boundaries that once separated work and home life; and more. Editor(s): Ochs, Elinor; Kremer-Sadlik, Tamar. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273979
- ISBN
- 9780520273979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.82€ 53.00
€ 67.82
€ 53.00
Paperback. From the era of the industrial factory to the age of the microchip, Pivotal Tuesdays explores four twentieth-century elections-1912, 1932, 1968, and 1992-using the election of the American president as a lens through which to explore the broader sweep of the nation's social, economic, and political history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812223934
- ISBN
- 9780812223934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.06
€ 33.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Chaison, Gary N. Series: Cornell International Industrial & Labor Relations Report. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483806
- ISBN
- 9780801483806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.65
€ 52.65
Hardcover. Nunavik is the first Inuit-controlled school district in Canada. This book offers a history of the development of self-government in education in Arctic Quebec, from the arrival of the first traders & missionaries in the mid-nineteenth century up to the creation of the Kativik School Board & its evaluation in the 1990s. Num Pages: 357 pages, b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JH; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552380567
- ISBN
- 9781552380567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.18
€ 56.18
Paperback. Combines cultural and technological history, to show how agriculture functioned as a colonizing force in the American west. The author uses agricultural textbooks, USDA documents and settlement accounts to explore the idea that civilization progresses by bringing agriculture to the wilderness. Series: Studies in Rural Culture. Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807845851
- ISBN
- 9780807845851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.31
€ 50.31
Paperback. Challenges the conventional critical reading of the American poetic project as an engagement with or reaction against Emersonian thought. Rowe demonstrates how ideals of individualism, intellectualism, and otherworldiness inevitably undermine any political effectiveness that a writer may seek to achieve. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058957
- ISBN
- 9780231058957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.61
€ 47.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Turner Publishing Company United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471789642
- ISBN
- 9780471789642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.41
€ 18.41
Paperback. The story of the fighting at Monocacy, known as the "Battle that Saved Washington." A pivotal day and an even more pivotal campaign that went right to the gates of Washington, D.C. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 maps, 150 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611213461
- ISBN
- 9781611213461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.74
€ 18.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Barclay, Donald A; Maguire, James H; Wild, Professor Peter. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874804447
- ISBN
- 9780874804447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.31
€ 23.99
€ 22.31
Hardcover. A document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between the president and one of his close advisors, John Kenneth Galbraith. His letters are a source of advice about economics, public policy, and the federal bureacracy. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674528376
- ISBN
- 9780674528376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.05
€ 52.99
€ 44.05
Paperback. This volume presents research, analysis and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involement of Mayan communities in national development; the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions; and other issues. Editor(s): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Amaro, Nelson; Jonas, Susanne. Num Pages: 264 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508675
- ISBN
- 9780742508675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 58 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493013289
- ISBN
- 9781493013289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.01
€ 20.01
Hardcover. While Brown versus Board of Education remains much more famous, Mendez versus Westminster School District (1947) was actually the first case in which segregation in education was successfully challenged in federal court. This title provides a concise account of its legal issues and legacy. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL1; JN; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617180
- ISBN
- 9780700617180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.13
€ 58.13
Paperback. Cinderella and Pygmalion stories provide inspiration for the plots of Hollywood romantic comedies, dramas, and even action films. This book examines a key aspect of film style: the costume. Series: International Library of Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781848850408
- ISBN
- 9781848850408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.72
€ 26.99
€ 22.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463737
- ISBN
- 9781580463737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.03
€ 40.99
€ 34.03
paperback. Illustrator(s): Janowitz, Sophia. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Write Bloody Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781938912481
- ISBN
- 9781938912481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.57
€ 19.99
€ 17.57
hardcover. As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Num Pages: 668 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHM; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 668
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781785330797
- ISBN
- 9781785330797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.48
€ 211.48
Paperback. Series: American Traveler. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 74.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Renaissance House Pub
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558381216
- ISBN
- 9781558381216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
Hardcover. "Demonstrates that, twenty years hence, the promises of NAFTA have not come to pass. NAFTA took effect at a time when Mexico was undergoing a democratic transition. The treaty was supposed to encourage this transition and improve environmental and labor conditions on the U.S.- Mexico border"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826519597
- ISBN
- 9780826519597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.93
€ 125.93
Paperback. Critical legal information for enhancing and expanding the activities of charitable fund-raisers As the competition for gifts grows increasingly intense, managers and fund-raisers for charitable organizations must learn how to work with tax and business law to optimize their return. Series: Wiley Nonprofit Law, Finance, and Management Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVX; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471356196
- ISBN
- 9780471356196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.47
€ 101.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5766 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715164
- ISBN
- 9780804715164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.40
€ 38.99
€ 35.40
Divided into three sections, this work explains how the concepts and practices of traditional European Judaism were adapted to North American culture beginning in the late nineteenth century. This book also deals with the beginnings of Hasidic Judaism in North America prior to the Second World War. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRJ; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843062
- ISBN
- 9781934843062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.89
€ 84.89