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Paperback. Series: Globalization and Community. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 b&w photos, 5 maps, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; JPQB; JPR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677436
- ISBN
- 9780816677436
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Covering all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodity production and farming systems, this comprehensive survey synthesizes twenty years of research on climate change and Canadian agriculture. Editor(s): Wall, Ellen; Smit, Barry; Wandel, Johanna. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, approx. 10 b/w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAC; RBP; RNU; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813945
- ISBN
- 9780774813945
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.12
€ 44.99
€ 39.12
Paperback. Provides information about all of the dimensions a director needs to understand in order to operate a school. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810846029
- ISBN
- 9780810846029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.15
€ 98.15
Hardcover. Novelist Todd Babiak commemorates Edmonton Public Library's centenary with a bustling narrative and rich history. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; 3JM; GLMB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888647290
- ISBN
- 9780888647290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.46
€ 49.99
€ 35.46
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JPH; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604565
- ISBN
- 9780691604565
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Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 43.74
€ 55.24
€ 43.74
Hardcover. This is detailed account of the character and problems of Polish emigres in the United States from the end of the Polish uprising of 1830 to the end of the second Polish uprising of 1863. Stasik presents the activities of the Polish political exiles in the United States over a period of more than thirty years, explaining many of the basic causes of the emigration. Editor(s): Pula, James S. Translator(s): Podraza, Eugene. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334860
- ISBN
- 9780880334860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.81
€ 54.81
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sports Publishing LLC United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613212370
- ISBN
- 9781613212370
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.27
€ 16.99
€ 15.27
Paperback. A study of the civilian population that fell victim to the brutality of the 1860s Kansas Indian wars. It recounts the captivity of Susanna Alderdice, who was killed along with three of her children by her Cheyenne captors at the Battle of Summit Springs in July 1869, and of her four-year-old son, who was wounded then left for dead. Num Pages: 384 pages, 39 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803222885
- ISBN
- 9780803222885
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.59
€ 24.99
€ 23.59
paperback. Tracing social and historical problems related to racial identity, this title discusses why race is a matter of such importance in America and examines the treatment of mixed race in law, society, and literature. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392655
- ISBN
- 9781566392655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.01
€ 44.99
€ 39.01
Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures in the Americas
. Ed(S): Tulchin, Joseph S.; Aravena, Francis...
Paperback. Examining Latin American security in the post-Cold War era, policymakers and analysts from across the Americas assess the security threats and agendas of different sub-regions--such as the Caribbean Basin, the Andean nations, and the Southern Cone--and evaluate the potential for wider hemispheric cooperation. Editor(s): Tulchin, Joseph S.; Aravena, Francisco; Espach, Ralph H. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736084
- ISBN
- 9780804736084
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.43
€ 34.99
€ 33.43
paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- No Exit United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842432532
- ISBN
- 9781842432532
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Condition: New
€ 6.16
€ 6.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8-pp. b/w photo insert on text. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586488994
- ISBN
- 9781586488994
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.20
€ 20.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. This work aims to disprove the idea that the United States has been on a steady march toward the end of racial discrimination. Rather, progress has been made only in brief periods and has always been followed by periods of stagnation and retrenchment. Num Pages: 418 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226443416
- ISBN
- 9780226443416
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.67
€ 34.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Soap opera speaks a universal language, presenting characters and plots that resonate far beyond the culture that creates them. This book presents an analysis of telenovelas and narco-dramas. It assesses the dynamic role of melodrama in creating meaningful cultural images to explain why these genres have become so successful. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st PB Edition
- SKU
- V9780292717121
- ISBN
- 9780292717121
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.49
€ 29.99
€ 26.49
Not trusting biographers, Jefferson wrote his autobiography at 77. This text returns to original manuscripts and correspondence for a new view of the statesman's life. It extends the story where Jefferson left off, weaving excerpts from other writings with passages from the autobiography. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122359
- ISBN
- 9780813122359
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Condition: New
€ 37.17
€ 37.17
Paperback. Explores the role ethnic minorities from China, Japan, North Africa, and the Middle East have played in constructing a national identity, thereby challenging dominant notions of Brazilian nationality and citizenship. By examining how acculturating minority groups have represented themselves, this title re-envisions what it means to be Brazilian. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822322924
- ISBN
- 9780822322924
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
paperback. Featuring 40 of the best hikes in the New York metro area, this exciting new guidebook points locals and visitors alike to trailheads within an hour's drive of the city. Series: Best Hikes Near Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780762761210
- ISBN
- 9780762761210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.81
€ 24.99
€ 19.81
Hardcover. Lhamon's reading shows us how these plays built a public blackness and how they engaged a disaffected white audience, who found in Jim Crow's sass and wit and madcap dancing an expression of rebellion and resistance against the oppression and confinement suffered by all ordinary people. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DQ; DSBF; DSG; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010628
- ISBN
- 9780674010628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.49€ 71.86
€ 80.49
€ 71.86
Hardback. All you need to know about more than 50 critical cabinet and subcabinet positions filled by presidential appointment. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568330761
- ISBN
- 9781568330761
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.36
€ 40.99
€ 35.36
Paperback. This is the first book to provide an overview of the complex relationship between Asian Americans and the media. Synthesises a wealth of scholarship in this emergent field and also contributes its own original perspective whilst remaining pedagogically focused. Series: Media and Minorities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642741
- ISBN
- 9780745642741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.14
€ 26.14
Hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates and struggles around how to organize economies and societies around the world. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780857242075
- ISBN
- 9780857242075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.85
€ 220.85
Paperback. This book answers the growing need for a textbook that deals with Asian American health from a public health perspective. Examines and explains the many preventable conditions (heart disease, diabetes, and cancer among them) and how working with the cultures of the various groups can improve their health and well-being. Editor(s): Trinh-Shevrin, Chau; Islam, Nadia Shilpi; Rey, Mariano Jose. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 180 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787998295
- ISBN
- 9780787998295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Hardback. This book examines major sports, both professional and intercollegiate, from baseball, football, and basketball to golf, tennis, stock car racing, and extreme sports, to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial, gender, national, and class identities. Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231125345
- ISBN
- 9780231125345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.50€ 75.03
€ 97.50
€ 75.03
Paperback. For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in which the categories trap and confine us. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470452080
- ISBN
- 9780470452080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.14
€ 20.99
€ 19.14