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Paperback. aeo Provides an ethnographically rich account of sociolinguistic variation in an adolescent population. aeo Shows how local processes coincide with the global patterning of variation with class, gender and age. aeo Uncovers the nature of social meaning and the dynamics of influence in variation. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CFD; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186045
- ISBN
- 9780631186045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Hardback. Lesley Gill traces the rise and fall of the strong labor unions and working class of Barrancabermeja, Colombia, showing how the incursion of neoliberalism, the drug trade, and counterinsurgency military campaigns into civil society that began in the 1980s has destabilized everyday life and decimated the city's powerful social institutions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360292
- ISBN
- 9780822360292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.41
€ 120.41
Hardback. This is the first detailed study account of the life and career of Chaumont whose chief claim to fame was the fact that from 1777 to 1785 Benjamin Franklin lived in his home in the Parisian suburb of Passy. Num Pages: 404 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571810502
- ISBN
- 9781571810502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.12
€ 170.12
Studies the different ways religions have coped with the pressures of modernization in America. This work examines how these religions have confronted changing attitudes regarding the meaning and purpose of sex, the definition of marriage, the responsibility of fathers, and the status of children. Editor(s): Browning, Don S.; Clairmont, David A. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRLM; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138000
- ISBN
- 9780231138000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.29
€ 94.29
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613420
- ISBN
- 9780691613420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.45
€ 91.45
Hardback. A documentary record of the life and thought of the 28th President of the US - Woodrow Wilson. It covers the period from September 1894 through August 1896, which reveals Wilson reaching the height of his powers as an undergraduate teacher, a public lecturer, and a writer. It also contains many of his speeches. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 640 pages, 15ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691046037
- ISBN
- 9780691046037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.41€ 121.16
€ 163.41
€ 121.16
Paperback. Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez argues that the writing of the Peurto Rican diaspora should be considered an integral field of study. The story of an American community of colour, "Boricua Literature" is also about contemporary critical race and gender studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814731475
- ISBN
- 9780814731475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. In examining the conflicts of the Revolutionary era, Andrew Lenner's work provides an overview of the "culture of constitutionalism" - the clash of ideas about the nature and structure of "Union" - that pervaded the early republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520707
- ISBN
- 9780742520707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.52
€ 177.52
Paperback. The only comprehensive guidebook dedicated to the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, this updated, revised edition is packed with all the information you need to know Series: Explorer's Complete. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581573008
- ISBN
- 9781581573008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.94
€ 24.99
€ 21.94
Hardback. Emile Berliner invented the gramophone and disc record. This is a discography of the first disc recordings in the United States. It documents over 3000 discs, which were sold from 1892 to 1900. Listings are arranged by catalogue number and cross-indexed by title, performer and recording date. Series: Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Discographic Reference. Num Pages: 336 pages, photographs, indexes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVX; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313292170
- ISBN
- 9780313292170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.13
€ 68.13
Hardcover. This book breaks new ground in the historiography of Mexico during the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz by subjecting to detailed analysis the traditional belief that the ideology of the intellectual/political elite known as 'the scientists' was grounded in the philosophical ideas of Herbert Spencer. Series: Liverpool Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382561
- ISBN
- 9781781382561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.52
€ 135.52
Paperback. In the COMBAT AIRCRAFT series. Covering the exploits of the B-24 in the south-west Pacific during World War II. Includes 30 original artworks and, black and white scale drawings of all major variants. With text relating the personal experiences of the crews in the battle over the Pacific. Series: Osprey Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b&w and 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; HB; JWL; JWM; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855327818
- ISBN
- 9781855327818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.87
€ 21.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JKSW1; JKVF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 202 x 90. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062227256
- ISBN
- 9780062227256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.86
€ 19.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Woolf, Amy F. Num Pages: 48 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 141 x 4. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338766
- ISBN
- 9781590338766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.83
€ 40.99
€ 28.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067950
- ISBN
- 9780520067950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.19
€ 37.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. In the 1990s, numerous Latin American nations privatized their public pension systems. These reforms dramatically transformed the way these countries provide retirement income. This book is a study of the origins of this surprising trend. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 tables, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCBM; KFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747073
- ISBN
- 9780804747073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.61
€ 35.99
€ 31.61
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; BGH; BGX; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641102
- ISBN
- 9780691641102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.07
€ 165.07
Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199539079
- ISBN
- 9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 7.28
€ 19.99
€ 7.28
Hardback. Baker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures. Num Pages: 552 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407180
- ISBN
- 9781421407180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.14€ 56.03
€ 62.14
€ 56.03
The Argentine Right. Its History and Intellectual Origins, 1910 to the...
Deutsch, Sandra Mcgee. Ed(S): Dolkart, Ronald...
hardcover. Looks at the Argentine Right from its roots in 19th-century European political theory through to the collapse of the conservative government in the 1980s. The contributors describe the Right's development, uneasy alliance with Peronists, years of triumph and subsequent retreat to opposition status. Editor(s): Dolkart, Ronald H. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFM; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024181
- ISBN
- 9780842024181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.90
€ 159.90
Hardback. Socrates Sculpture Park is one of the most acclaimed public art spaces in the country. This book presents the history, spirit, and nature of this collaborative enterprise through photographs and essays that reveal the beauty, energy, and import of this successful public art space. Editor(s): Baker, Alyson; Mestrovic, Ivana. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b/w + 204 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 254 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300120981
- ISBN
- 9780300120981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.18
€ 38.99
€ 28.18
Hardback. Editor(s): Roberts, Casey. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634844383
- ISBN
- 9781634844383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.75€ 128.25
€ 173.75
€ 128.25
Paperback. Presenting an account of bad guys in Washington, this title lets readers to discover about 101 bastards. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781440503702
- ISBN
- 9781440503702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.92
€ 15.99
€ 14.92
hardcover. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763349
- ISBN
- 9780804763349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.58
€ 143.58