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Hardback. The management of watersheds is one of the complex tasks that scientists, users and policy makers are confronted with, especially when freshwater resources have diminished and conflicts on water allocation have increased. This book provides information on management-related aspects of the basin in Mexico: the Lerma-Chapala watershed. Editor(s): Hansen, Anne M.; Afferden, Manfred van. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBKF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306467479
ISBN
9780306467479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.39

Paperback. Over the years, independent campaigns led by George Wallace, John Anderson, and Ross Perot have attracted more electoral support than at any time since the 1920s. This title explains why and when the two-party system deteriorates and third parties flourish. Num Pages: 306 pages, 12 tables, 23 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JPHF; JPL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev Exp
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026138
ISBN
9780691026138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.12
€ 43.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 490 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
490
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309260
ISBN
9780822309260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16-page b&w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Lyons Press Connecticut
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592289424
ISBN
9781592289424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 3.82

hardcover. This book reveals how taken-for-granted political structures have shaped the fate of religion in Australian and American public life. Series: Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion & Politics. Num Pages: 298 pages, 3 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBF; JFSR; JHB; JNF; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107103719
ISBN
9781107103719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.03

Hardcover. What accounts for the persistence of the figure of the black criminal in popular culture created by African Americans? This title explores the rationale behind this tradition of criminal self-representation from the Harlem Renaissance to the gangsta culture. It traces the legacy of badness in Rudolph Fisher and Chester Himes' detective fiction. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226550350
ISBN
9780226550350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 75.68

Paperback. * Each chapter is written by a leading HRM specialist. * International in outlook. . Editor(s): Towers, Brian. Series: Human Resource Management in Action S. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1MBF; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631198512
ISBN
9780631198512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.12

Hardcover. The author argues that in the post-9/11 era, North America is evolving from a primarily economic space to a strategic 'securitized' one and that NAFTA has been used by the US as a regulatory framework for dealing with the pressures of globalization that have emerged in the post-Cold War era. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFS; JP; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230517967
ISBN
9780230517967
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.36

Paperback. A history of the American Federation of Labor, which played a key role in wartime production and was a major actor in the contentious relationship between the state, organized labor, and the working class in the 1940s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748244
ISBN
9780814748244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Offers an analysis of the wide range of literary works that extends into the 21st century. This book covers drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, science fiction, and detective novels. It features discussion of American works within the context of such 21st-century issues as globalization, medicine, gender, education, and other topics. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Histories of American Literature. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405192323
ISBN
9781405192323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.49
€ 92.23

Hardback. This is the only full-length critical study of James Patterson and his best-selling detective fiction. Series: Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313320859
ISBN
9780313320859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.83

Hardcover. In a letter of January 1955, Wallace Stevens referred to Paul Valery as a 'prodigy of poetry'. This book explores the multiple parallels between these two great 20th century poets. It brings Valery's and Stevens' poetics and poetry into conversation, and focuses on the resonance of Valery's musical ideas in Stevens' poetic theory and practice. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194376
ISBN
9781845194376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.47

Paperback. Makes the case that Los Angeles better represents the spectrum of gay and lesbian community activism and culture than cities with a higher gay profile. This book shows how activists lay claim to streets, buildings, neighborhoods, and, in the example of West Hollywood, an entire city. Series: American Subjects. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398848
ISBN
9781566398848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.04

Hardcover. Martin Luther King, Jr's ideas - his call for racial equality, his faith in the ultimate triumph of justice, his insistence on the power of nonviolence to bring about a major transformation of American society - are as vital and timely as ever. This book chronicles the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956. Editor(s): Carson, Clayborne; Burns, Stewart; Carson, Susan; Holloran, Peter. Series: Martin Luther King Papers. Num Pages: 598 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BG; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 190 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1306.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520079526
ISBN
9780520079526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.03
€ 55.51

Paperback. All in the Family demonstrates how policymakers employ family across a host of policy areas to achieve their "non-family" goals and the consequences this has for policy stability over time. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756099
ISBN
9780804756099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. This is the first definitive study of the presidency of America's least understood and most under-appreciated Chief Executive. Combining government with private resources, Hoover became the first president to pit government action against the economic cycle, setting precedents and spawning ideas employed by his successor and all future presidents. Num Pages: 560 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137346735
ISBN
9781137346735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.58
€ 29.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Altvater, Elmar; etc. Translator(s): Bond, T. Num Pages: 282 pages, 20figs.15tabs.3M. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; 1KLSA; GTF; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 400. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Zed Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0012461
ISBN
9780862329495
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. She discusses the role of consumers-their reasons for purchasing life insurance, their perceptions of the industry, and how their desires and demands shaped the ultimate product. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 410 pages, 6, 5 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411941
ISBN
9781421411941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.56

paperback. An examination of the meanings of blackness in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which is often called the most African part of Brazil. Translator(s): Langdon, Elena. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346463
ISBN
9780822346463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.48

Hardback. Drawing on extensive conservation experience in the greater Yellowstone region, the author outlines the leadership and policy issues associated with managing Greater Yellowstone's natural resources and assesses the successes and failures of those who have worked there toward sustainability over the years. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300124224
ISBN
9780300124224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. Reveals the complex and at times contradictory cultural and political processes through which Arabness is forged in the contemporary United States Series: Nation of Newcomers. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758878
ISBN
9780814758878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Warriors of the Plains explores the art of North American Plains Indian warriors - weapons, amulets, clothing and ceremonial objects - with particular emphasis on their ritual use and symbolic meanings. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 col illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 295 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714125978
ISBN
9780714125978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. Details the health issues faced by the Corps of Discovery on the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 illustrations, 1 map, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; MBX; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803235113
ISBN
9780803235113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873515054
ISBN
9780873515054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.30

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