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Hardback. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork and postcolonial theory, Sarah A. Radcliffe centers the experiences of rural indigenous women in Ecuador to show how the efforts of development agencies to reduce social and economic equality fail because they do not reckon with the legacies of colonialism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; GTF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359784
- ISBN
- 9780822359784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.39
€ 132.39
Paperback. American rivers are suffering from poor water quality, altered flows, and diminished natural habitat. This title presents case studies of eight river restoration efforts, including dam removals on the Neuse and Kennebec rivers, simulation of seasonal flows on the Colorado river, and the failed attempt to restore salmon runs on the Snake river. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPRB; RNF; TNFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403905
- ISBN
- 9780878403905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.62
€ 70.62
Paperback. As the residents of McAllen, Texas, sleep soundly, a small number of agents of the US Border Patrol wait on the banks of the Rio Grande. This book describes the daily risks they face and the insights they hold as a result of their experience with the hard realities of immigration policy, the war on drugs, and the threat of terrorist infiltration. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725942
- ISBN
- 9780896725942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.21
€ 25.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. The history of Haiti has been marked by oppression at the hands of colonial and dictatorial overlords, but there has also been a history of resistance and sometimes triumph. This study aims to show that Haiti's vibrant and expressive music has been a important element in the power struggle. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226032924
- ISBN
- 9780226032924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Unraveling the truth about the sinister extortion scheme that preyed on innocent Chicagoans Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JKV; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076756
- ISBN
- 9780252076756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJT; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Diamond Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888698084
- ISBN
- 9781888698084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
paperback. The home run has changed the game of baseball, moving it into a sport where might makes right and fans clamor for the clout. Series: Most Wanted. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971928
- ISBN
- 9781597971928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.16
€ 15.16
Paperback. At the height of the antagonism of the Cold War, the US State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, in order to win the hearts of the Third World and to counter perceptions of American racism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022607
- ISBN
- 9780674022607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.26
€ 34.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; AJRK; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816677511
- ISBN
- 9780816677511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. This is the story of William Preston, a leading representative of Kentucky's slaveholding, landed gentry, the group who dominated economic, political and social life in the commonwealth before the Civil War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780916968335
- ISBN
- 9780916968335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Hardcover. Num Pages: 283 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729334
- ISBN
- 9781560729334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.04€ 82.70
€ 109.04
€ 82.70
Paperback. The first full account of Whitman's Civil War years sheds new light on the man, his poetry, and the treatment of the war's sick and wounded. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; 3JH; BGH; DSBF; DSC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195147094
- ISBN
- 9780195147094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.11
€ 28.11
Germans to America, Aug. 8, 1881-Oct. 31, 1881: Lists of Passengers Ar...
. Ed(S): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P.
hardcover. This is volume 40 in a series offering genealogists and family-history researchers an indexed source of German-surname immigrants. The entire project covers the period 1850-1890. The data is based upon original passenger lists filed by vessels entering US ports. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025058
- ISBN
- 9780842025058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.57
€ 236.57
Paperback. Focuses on the 19th-century transformation in San Francisco from Gold Rush to earthquake to show how the city's diverse residents created a modern American city through everyday "cultural frontiers," such as restaurants, hotels, and annual fairs and expositions, among others." Num Pages: 312 pages, 39 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617227
- ISBN
- 9780700617227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.84
€ 41.84
Hardcover. Examining the dynamics of industry, recreation, and environment; Chiang explores the social history of Monterey's development from a seaside resort to a working-class fishing town and, finally, to a tourist attraction again Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; KNAF; KNSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991399
- ISBN
- 9780295991399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 37. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780226324807
- ISBN
- 9780226324807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.46
€ 36.99
€ 29.46
Incorporating rich data from seven years of observations, interviews, and research, Richardson and Martinez offer a clear comparative framework for understanding state higher education. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891618
- ISBN
- 9780801891618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.82
€ 59.82
Paperback. The Battle of Antietam, waged on September 17, 1862, marked the bloodiest single day's fighting in American history. Five days later, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. This book brings you face-to-face as never before with the people and events that shaped this epic event. Series: Touring History. Num Pages: 96 pages, 71 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493012961
- ISBN
- 9781493012961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.27
€ 13.99
€ 13.27
A dramatic rise in "nones"-individuals without religious affiliation-has taken place in less than two decades. Many of these people are seekers who self-identify as "spiritual but not religious (SBNR)." In Belief without Borders, theologian Linda Mercadante, once an SBNR herself, sets out to find them and let them speak for themselves. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAB; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199931002
- ISBN
- 9780199931002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.00
€ 68.00
Paperback. For most Americans, September 11, 2001, symbolized the moment when their security was altered. For Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans, 9/11 also ushered in a backlash in the form of hate crimes and a string of devastating government initiatives. This book analyses the impact of the post-9/11 events on Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257351
- ISBN
- 9780520257351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. One of a series which promotes scholarship about the experiences of sexual minorities, this book explores the social and cultural significance of the private. The author proposes that, far from a universal right, privacy is limited by one's racial - and sexual - minority status. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 129 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814735947
- ISBN
- 9780814735947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.17
€ 29.99
€ 27.17
Hardback. Historical Dictionary of the American Theater: Modernism by Felicia Hardison Londre and James Fisher covers the theatrical practice and practitioners as well as the dramatic literature of the United States of America from 1880 to 1929. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 223 x 42. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810855335
- ISBN
- 9780810855335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.49
€ 257.49
paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487330
- ISBN
- 9780801487330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.37
€ 32.99
€ 32.37
Paperback. In clear and witty writing, Morson offers first serious study of the many kinds of aphorisms, their relation to longer works, and the philosophical wisdom they offer. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781695
- ISBN
- 9780804781695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27