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Paperback. Focuses on what is arguably the most important aspect of the immigration debate: how best to understand and resolve illegal immigration from Mexico. This book discusses legal and non-Mexican immigration. It sets the context of immigration and explores the job experiences of illegal immigrants and their quest for the American dream. Num Pages: 304 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972659
ISBN
9781597972659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Hardcover. A rare opportunity to go one-on-one with an industry giant and one of today's most respected financial thinkers, Merton Miller on Derivatives is a refreshingly accessible overview of derivatives, the revolution they have wrought, and the disasters they've supposedly caused. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM1; KFFM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471183402
ISBN
9780471183402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. A physician, medical researcher, and feminist scholar integrates up-to-date medical research with practical information for use in women's daily lives. She offers a way of looking at health issues affecting women that accentuates their living better rather than just longer. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804731379
ISBN
9780804731379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.38

Paperback. This book traces the Eisenhower administration's enthusiastic pursuit of the profoundly destabilizing technology of nuclear weapons, and its significance for the course of the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JPS; JWK; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137022387
ISBN
9781137022387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 31.06

Hardcover. After September of 1921, membership declined and morale in the UNIA began to weaken. The final failure of the Black Star Line resulted when negotiations with the United States Chipping Board for the purchase of the long proposed African ship collapsed in March 1922. Deals with the period of crisis in the UNIA's political and economic fortunes. Editor(s): Hill, Robert A.; Ball, Tevvy; Blum, Erika; Bair, Barbara. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 1192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 171 x 79. Weight in Grams: 1852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
1192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520054462
ISBN
9780520054462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.71
€ 72.97

Paperback. * Contains 25 original essays by leading experts in the history of the American West * Covers the culture, politics, and environment of the American West through periods of migration, settlement, and modernization * Discusses Native Americans and their conflicts and integration with American settlers. Editor(s): Deverell, William. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 584 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1012.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156530
ISBN
9781405156530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.47

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813574875
ISBN
9780813574875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.82

Hardcover. Explores foundational issues surrounding the interaction of religion and the academy in the 21st century. Featuring the work of scholars from diverse institutional, disciplinary and religious backgrounds, it issues from a three-year Lilly Seminar on religion and higher education. Editor(s): Sterk, Andrea. Series: Erasmus Institute Books. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040536
ISBN
9780268040536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JHMP; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474224
ISBN
9780801474224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Magnet, Myron. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 640. Very good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc Chicago, IL
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0249962
ISBN
9781566633987
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTW; JPS; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782920
ISBN
9780804782920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.14

Paperback. Homelessness is usually discussed in terms of its origins or in terms of its amelioration. Media accounts focus on poverty, lack of shelter, or attempts by the homeless, social service agencies, and government to end homelessness by policy and direct action. This title presents a dramatic portrait of the social and personal lives of the homeless. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566395144
ISBN
9781566395144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Down-home Southern cooking is as much a part of Kentucky's heritage as fine horses or bourbon whiskey. This title includes various recipes for Kentucky specialties such as the Chocolate Almond Torte, Tombstone Pudding, and the Real Hot Brown. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813193489
ISBN
9780813193489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.26

Paperback. An ethnography of post-Soviet Cuba s health-care sector which reveals Cuba to be a pragmatic and contradictory state. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 illustrations, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHMP; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352051
ISBN
9780822352051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

Hardback. This "Long War" has left its imprint on virtually every aspect of American life. This book looks at America's response to the national-security crisis touched off by the events of World War II. It considers topics ranging from grand strategy and strategic bombing to ideology and economics, and assesses the changing American way of war. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131582
ISBN
9780231131582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.99
€ 81.56

Hardback. In Quasi-Democracy? David Stewart and Keith Archer examine political parties and leadership selection in Alberta using mail-back surveys administered to voters who participated in the Conservative, Liberal, and NDP leadership conventions elections of the 1990s. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; JPA; JPHL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807906
ISBN
9780774807906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Rev Exp
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781810371
ISBN
9780781810371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFP; JHBK; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479866298
ISBN
9781479866298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. A Controversial Argument Against the Disease Theory of Addiction There is absolutely no proven scientific evidence supporting the misconception that substance abuse and other addictions are genetically acquired diseases. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1999 Reissued Paper Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787946432
ISBN
9780787946432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. A case study of the civil rights era as it happened in smaller cities, like Grand Rapids, Michigan Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781439909225
ISBN
9781439909225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.70

Paperback. By the 1940s, the idealization of motherhood had waned, and the American mothers found themselves blamed for a host of societal and psychological ills. This title traces this important shift by exploring the evolution of maternalist politics, changing perceptions of the mother-child bond, and the rise of new approaches to childbirth and suffering. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226670225
ISBN
9780226670225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. This book explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in a study of the civil war and its aftermath. It investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212855
ISBN
9780520212855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Shows that presidents and leaders of all stripes have worked to put the Court on a pedestal and have encouraged its justices to accept the role of ultimate interpreters of the Constitution. This work examines why presidents have found judicial supremacy to be in their best interest and why constitutional leadership has been passed to the courts. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141022
ISBN
9780691141022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Hardback. Argues that maize biodiversity in central and southern Mexico is threatened as much by rural out-migration as by the flow of genes from genetically modified to local corn varieties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 photo, 11 tables, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNAC; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349389
ISBN
9780822349389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.84

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