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Paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816619870
- ISBN
- 9780816619870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.83
€ 29.99
€ 26.83
Hardback. This work is a comparative study of how these three dramatists seek and devise new models to address the specific conditions of Blacks in America. Each writer relies on a different approach, each powerful, yet apparently contradictory. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817505
- ISBN
- 9780761817505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.46
€ 118.46
paperback. Introduces us to the violent, secret world of domestic abuse that cops must not only navigate, but which some also perpetrate. The author draws on lessons learned on the job to make powerful arguments for drug decriminalization, abolition of the death penalty, and radically revised approaches to prostitution and gun control. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Avalon Publishing Group United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560258551
- ISBN
- 9781560258551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
paperback. Shows that electoral competition and partisan government helped balance the conflicting demands of voters' interests with the financial pressures generated by capital scarcity. Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 b/w illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPQB; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521711227
- ISBN
- 9780521711227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.80
€ 22.80
Paperback. Using Colorado's initiative with Amendment 2 as its focus, this text seeks to untangle the complex standards and subtle rhetoric the Supreme Court uses to apply the equal protection clause. It reveals how these standards are used to favour certain groups over others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288604
- ISBN
- 9780226288604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.38
€ 30.99
€ 24.38
Paperback. Explores issues of trust and distrust among low-income women in the US - at work, around childcare, in their relationships, and with caseworkers - and presents richly detailed evidence from interviews about our welfare system and why it's failing the very people it is designed to help. Num Pages: 314 pages, 2 line illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274723
- ISBN
- 9780520274723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814713464
- ISBN
- 9780814713464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. An ethnography exploring the aesthetics and politics of South Asian American (desi) hip hop artists. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822347606
- ISBN
- 9780822347606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111317
- ISBN
- 9780231111317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.54
€ 45.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544455931
- ISBN
- 9780544455931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.34
€ 10.34
Hardcover. Num Pages: 294 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JP; KNAL; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Government of British Columbia Canada
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780772654601
- ISBN
- 9780772654601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.09
€ 29.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. This text explores the desire, suffering, exultation, spiritual rapture and dedication to art that characterizes the poetry of Emily Dickinson, and attempts to decipher their many complex and witty references to texts and paintings of her time. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 color illustrations in an 8 page insert plus 9 halftones scattered throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674656666
- ISBN
- 9780674656666
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.61
€ 36.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Throughout his writings, Michael Novak has urged America to adopt a tripartite system of democratic capitalism that would nourish the values and virtues on which free societies depend. These essays are an introduction to Novak's portrait of democratic capitalism. Editor(s): Younkins, Edward W. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511712
- ISBN
- 9780742511712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.04
€ 73.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493006489
- ISBN
- 9781493006489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.66
€ 20.99
€ 17.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; WNGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299294045
- ISBN
- 9780299294045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.96
€ 28.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464895
- ISBN
- 9781580464895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.87
€ 36.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Examines the conditions for the diffusion, selective imitation, and contingent utility of congressional institutions and practices in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, the European Parliament, and the democracies in Latin America and Eastern Europe. This volume finds that diffusion is sensitive to history, geography, and contextual factors. Editor(s): Power, Timothy J.; Rae, Nicol C. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959212
- ISBN
- 9780822959212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 48.24
€ 52.99
€ 48.24
Hardback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Guisti-Cordero, Juan A.; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453169
- ISBN
- 9781845453169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.24
€ 156.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 maps, 5 b/w illus & 54 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; PSVW6; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551050133
- ISBN
- 9781551050133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.18
€ 15.99
€ 12.18
Paperback. Employee relations, food and liquor liability, partron civil rights, and federal regulations are all subjects that concern hospitality operators, who know that preventing legal problems is the best way to keep profits from being siphoned off by expensive legal hassles. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJM; KNSH; LAY; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471413158
- ISBN
- 9780471413158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 176.20
€ 176.20
Paperback. This text examines the history of one of America's most famous railroads, the Erie, and its successor after 1960, the Erie Lackawanna. It covers the period between the Erie's fourth bankruptcy in the late 1930s, and its final liquidation in 1976. Num Pages: 308 pages, 45 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; KCZ; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 12. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727983
- ISBN
- 9780804727983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.41
€ 40.99
€ 34.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782921114837
- ISBN
- 9782921114837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.19
€ 36.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 245 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFK; WCN; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406362
- ISBN
- 9780887406362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.31
€ 20.99
€ 17.31
Hardcover. On Dissent attempts to offer a conceptual yardstick that develops clarity about the phenomenon we call 'dissent'. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 120 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276. Very good copy in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0007407
- ISBN
- 9780521767194
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99