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Hardcover. Secret Service highlights the many tensions that arise when undercover police and their covert methods are deployed too freely in a liberal democratic society. It will prove invaluable to readers attuned to contemporary debates about policing, national security, and civil rights in a post-9/11 world. Num Pages: 720 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 43. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802007520
- ISBN
- 9780802007520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.10
€ 103.10
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Prestel Germany
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783791344119
- ISBN
- 9783791344119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.55
€ 20.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781501705595
- ISBN
- 9781501705595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Improving Childhood Asthma Outcomes in the United States
Nicholas, Will; Lara, Marielena; Morton, Sall...
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833031464
- ISBN
- 9780833031464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.39
€ 21.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Thompson, Sanna J. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613249253
- ISBN
- 9781613249253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 225.11€ 150.02
€ 225.11
€ 150.02
There was an active transatlantic black literary tradition as early as the 1760s. This book situates this literature in its own historical terms. It addresses the shifting meanings of race and gender during this period and explores how black identity was cultivated within a capitalist economy. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent; Gould, Philip. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3photos. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KB; 1KJ; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122038
- ISBN
- 9780813122038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.66
€ 50.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; JFSJ1; JFSK1; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609807498
- ISBN
- 9781609807498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.57
€ 18.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 62 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764334092
- ISBN
- 9780764334092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.95
€ 18.99
€ 13.95
Hardback. Until the late 1980s, there were very few democratically elected governments in the developing world. These areas were characterized by a range of authoritarian regimes from military administrations to one--party dictatorships. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; GTF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745621418
- ISBN
- 9780745621418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.71
€ 76.71
Paperback. Fries's Rebellion was the third in three popular uprisings immediately following the Revolution-after Shays's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion-that directly challenged the still-fledgling federal government. This is the first book on the watershed event in early America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219203
- ISBN
- 9780812219203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604560619
- ISBN
- 9781604560619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.74€ 67.92
€ 98.74
€ 67.92
Hardcover. Examines scientific views about children's emotional needs and mother love from World War II until the 1970s, paying particular attention to John Bowlby's ethological theory of attachment behavior. In this title, the author tracks the development of Bowlby's work and the research that he used to support his theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020556
- ISBN
- 9780226020556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.86€ 75.68
€ 91.86
€ 75.68
Hardback. Although their leaders and staff are not elected, bureaucratic agencies have the power to make policy decisions that carry the full force of the law. This book explores an issue central to political science and public administration: How do Congress and the president ensure that bureaucratic agencies implement their preferred policies? Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPP; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226924403
- ISBN
- 9780226924403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.34€ 85.92
€ 103.34
€ 85.92
Paperback. Award-winning author, public intellectual, and former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch critiques a lifetime's worth of school reforms and reveals the simple--yet difficult--truth about how we can create actual change in public schools Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465036585
- ISBN
- 9780465036585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.24
€ 19.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. This work provides students with up-to-date reviews of the main controversies in American politics and society and is designed to complement David McKay's "American Politics and Society". The book stimulates students' interest by offering a range of arguments for and [against particular positions. Editor(s): McKay, David; Houghton, David; Wroe, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228950
- ISBN
- 9780631228950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.25
€ 52.25
paperback. Through a series of ethnographic case studies, this volume presents the responses of American women whose experiences of motherhood have failed to match up to the standards and norms which have been set by consumer culture. Editor(s): Layne, Linda L. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751558
- ISBN
- 9780814751558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. A-Z entries detail the lives, works, and critical reception of more than 70 American writers of the 19th century. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313321405
- ISBN
- 9780313321405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.97€ 77.34
€ 84.97
€ 77.34
Hardcover. This text offers an account of the Israel-Palestinian peace process, dealing in particular with the factors on the Palestinian side. The book details the Abu Iyad and Abu Jihad streams within the PLO, seeks the roots of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements, and discusses American policies. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723202
- ISBN
- 9781898723202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Paperback. This work is a vision of wilderness in the Klamath Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon, seen through the lens of "evolutionary mythology". Using his explorations of the diverse ecosystems in this region, the author ponders the role of evolution and myth in American culture. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; JFHF; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236592
- ISBN
- 9780520236592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.27
€ 32.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. This book is a history of the conflict-ridden privatization of communal land in the pueblo of Papantla, a Mexican Indian village transformed by the fast growth of vanilla production and exports in the second half of the 19th century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 tables, 7 figures, 2 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758482
- ISBN
- 9780804758482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650357
- ISBN
- 9780691650357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.72
€ 232.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 50922nd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465016662
- ISBN
- 9780465016662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.61
€ 25.99
€ 24.61
Hardback. Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) was recognized as the first African-American art song composer and arranger of spirituals for concert use. Includes a bibliography, chapter notes, and detailed index. Many photos and musical examples. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 496 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810822917
- ISBN
- 9780810822917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.77
€ 165.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 98 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPQ; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 98
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334997
- ISBN
- 9781590334997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42