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Paperback. Intellectual ideas on "international community" can contribute to how cultures perceive one another. These ideas can be misunderstood if they are framed in a culturally exclusive way. This text examines how Russian elites engage American ideas of world order and why they perceive them as unlikely to promote a just or stable international system. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042295
- ISBN
- 9780268042295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
Hardcover. Owing to a fall in the numbers of US students proceeding on to further education at degree-level, businesses and schools have begun to offer job preparation and training courses at high school level. This process is charted along with practical insights for educators and employers. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKC; JNM; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780787900748
- ISBN
- 9780787900748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.37
€ 54.37
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cullerne, Brandon; Laston, Michael. Num Pages: 215 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 185 x 260 x 17. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622579327
- ISBN
- 9781622579327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 316.44€ 210.27
€ 316.44
€ 210.27
Paperback. Winner of the Bancroft Award: "Monumental..a tour de force..awesome in its coverage of political events."-Gordon Wood, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- Abridged College Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393931112
- ISBN
- 9780393931112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.40
€ 27.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. The exact place of the family in a healthy political community, and the appropriate way to sustain it, are profoundly complicated and difficult questions. The distinguished contributors to this book endeavor to provide some answers. Editor(s): Wolfe, Christopher. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JPH; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847692255
- ISBN
- 9780847692255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.70
€ 65.70
Hardcover. Explains why our post-industrial, networked, decentralized society doesn't need Big Government anymore. This book provides a roadmap to the American future, illuminated by fundamental insights into our deeply-rooted underlying culture of freedom and liberty. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594036439
- ISBN
- 9781594036439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.05
€ 27.99
€ 26.05
A popular theme of collecting is kitchen glass: bowls, reamers, measuring cups, shakers, and more. During the 1930s McKee Glass Company created some of todays most interesting and sought-after designs. This new book offers historical insight into the McK Num Pages: 144 pages, 327 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330841
- ISBN
- 9780764330841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.72
€ 36.99
€ 31.72
Hardback. This book identifies the forces behind the explosive growth in Asian American literature. It charts its emergence and explores both the unique place of Asian Americans in American culture and what that place says about the way Americanness is defined. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734004
- ISBN
- 9780804734004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.73
€ 125.73
Paperback. A collection of essays considering how country music became "white," how that fictive racialization has been maintained, and how African American artists and fans have used country music to elaborate their own identities. Editor(s): Pecknold, Diane. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351634
- ISBN
- 9780822351634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.61
€ 35.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813551708
- ISBN
- 9780813551708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback / so. Series: Breweries. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; TDCT; WBXD2; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811712118
- ISBN
- 9780811712118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.66
€ 20.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 301 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923090
- ISBN
- 9780939923090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.23
€ 31.99
€ 21.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135405
- ISBN
- 9780231135405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.87€ 79.61
€ 105.87
€ 79.61
Hardcover. What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745671505
- ISBN
- 9780745671505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
An authoritative guide to American literature, this Companion examines the experimental forms, socio-cultural changes, literary movements, and major authors of the early 20th century. This Companion provides authoritative and wide-ranging guidance on early twentieth-century American fiction. Editor(s): Weinstein, Cindy; Stoneley, Peter. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133678
- ISBN
- 9781405133678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSX; HRCX7; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691636016
- ISBN
- 9780691636016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.98
€ 248.98
Paperback. Challenging the conception of empowerment associated with the Black Power Movement and its political and intellectual legacies, this title contends that power can be found not only in martial resistance, but, surprisingly, where the black body has been inflicted with harm or humiliation. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814740958
- ISBN
- 9780814740958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardcover. A compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Luskey, Brian P.; Woloson, Wendy A. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812246896
- ISBN
- 9780812246896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.26
€ 73.26
Hardback. Examines how immigrants acquire American ideas about race, both pre- and post-migration, in light of U.S. military presence and U.S. cultural dominance over their home country, drawing on interviews and ethnographic observations of Koreans in Seoul and Los Angeles. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758864
- ISBN
- 9780804758864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.09
€ 140.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 594 pages, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Number of pages
- 594
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971493
- ISBN
- 9780865971493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.69
€ 25.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. H. Jefferson Powell offers a powerful new approach to one of the central issues in American constitutional thinking today: the many ways in which constitutional arguments and outcomes are shaped both by historical circumstances and by political goals - including those of judges. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226677248
- ISBN
- 9780226677248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.28
€ 41.99
€ 32.28
Paperback. The explosive growth and low cost of online trading has created a new class of investor who can now make a living buying and selling stocks over the Internet in a way that was once reserved for Wall Street's most powerful brokerage firms and investment banks. While technology has made entering the "major leagues" easy, staying in is not. Num Pages: 208 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471442998
- ISBN
- 9780471442998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.61
€ 21.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. A leading political theorist s impassioned call for the democratic left to counter the conservative stranglehold over American religious and economic culture. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX6; JPA; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342724
- ISBN
- 9780822342724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
paperback. This volume presents an assembly of essays that together offer a remarkably vivid depiction of the varied Deaf experience in America. Editor(s): Cleve, John Vickrey Van. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures, tables, references. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563683596
- ISBN
- 9781563683596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.41
€ 24.99
€ 20.41