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Paperback. Defends the positive or "welfarist" view of Abraham Lincoln and the Federalist Papers. This book challenges conventional scholarship by arguing that the government has a constitutional duty to pursue the well-being of all the people. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPHC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123752
- ISBN
- 9780691123752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.77
€ 45.77
Widely recognized as one of the greatest short story writers of the last half century, Alice Munro's works have been collected in such volumes as Dance of the Happy Shades, The Beggar Maid, Open Secrets, Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You, and The View from Castle Rock. Editor(s): Moulder, Cathy. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 188 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1189.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859241
- ISBN
- 9780810859241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.69
€ 180.69
Hardback. Explores why astronomy captivated Joseph Cornell, and considers hundreds of his works - found-footage films, three-dimensional space-object boxes, enigmatic collages, and cosmic ephemera - that contain references to astronomical phenomena. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 color illus. 81 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134987
- ISBN
- 9780691134987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65€ 46.37
€ 59.65
€ 46.37
Paperback. An examination of the relationship between modernism and postmodernism within the frame of 20th-century American culture. The essays suggest that the relationship between the modern and the postmodern is not one of rupture, belatedness, dilution or extremity, but of haunting. Editor(s): Scandura, Jani. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814781371
- ISBN
- 9780814781371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico. This work connects foreign investment in Mexico, largely in railroad development, with its effects on the people living in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico's region of greatest ethnic diversity. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553279
- ISBN
- 9780742553279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.90
€ 159.90
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HRAM2; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642062
- ISBN
- 9780691642062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.56
€ 195.56
Hardcover. Baby takes a whirlwind tour and sees the sights of New York City in this board book that celebrates the Big Apple. Num Pages: 24 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 208 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280. 24 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. Baby takes a whirlwind tour and sees the sights of New York City in this board book that celebrates the Big Apple. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Dimension: 208 x 212 x 9. Weight: 280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452106199
- ISBN
- 9781452106199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.42
€ 14.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. Explores the struggle for influence that dominated the planning and development of Chicago's South Side during the Progressive Era. This work examines the University of Chicago, Chicago's public parks, and the Black Belt to consider how community leaders looked to the physical design of the city to shape its culture and promote civic interaction. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 448 pages, 71 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226033945
- ISBN
- 9780226033945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.47
€ 36.99
€ 28.47
paperback. In this text, attorney Raymond F. Gregory addresses the millions of women who think they might be facing sexual discrimination at work and traces the history of federal measures enacted to assist workers in contesting unlawful employer conduct. Num Pages: 244 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHBL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813531373
- ISBN
- 9780813531373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 46.52
€ 52.99
€ 46.52
Hardcover. Profiles of New Mexico's distinguished National Heritage Fellows--masters of Hispanic and Native American folk and traditional arts and crafts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; BG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 194 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135754
- ISBN
- 9780890135754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.83
€ 40.99
€ 28.83
Paperback. identifies a number of formal and informal checks on government as disseminator, withholder, and controller of ideas and information. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261754
- ISBN
- 9780520261754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.62
€ 34.99
€ 25.62
Paperback. "O'Shaughnessy's excellent, clearly written book is an important contribution to Caribbean and US history. He successfully explains why the Caribbean colonists, far from supporting the American Revolution, preferred to keep the British empire intact.. Highly recommended."-Choice Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217322
- ISBN
- 9780812217322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.37
€ 46.99
€ 41.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages, 207 color and 20 b/w illustrations, 141 range maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; GBC; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370. A Comprehensive Guide. 367 pages, 207 colour & 20 b/w illustrations, 138 range maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLCR; GBC; PSVW3; PSVW5. Dimension: 183 x 125 x 21. Weight: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237599
- ISBN
- 9780520237599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Paints a picture of how a small town in the West coped with disaster at the turn of the twentieth century. This book illustrates that even the smallest things we do have consequences - good or bad. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989419
- ISBN
- 9780295989419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.54
€ 37.54
Paperback. Editor(s): Kosc, Grzegorz; Juncker, Clara; Monteith, Sharon; Waldschmidt-Nelson, Britta. Num Pages: 322 pages, 20 b/w & 6 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837622164
- ISBN
- 9783837622164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.28
€ 51.99
€ 36.28
Hardback. Dorothee Schneider relates the story of immigrants' passage from an old society to a new one, and American policymakers' debates over admission to the United States and citizenship. Bringing together the histories of Europeans, Asians, and Mexicans, the book opens up a fresh view of immigrant expectations and government responses. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047563
- ISBN
- 9780674047563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.44€ 53.20
€ 58.44
€ 53.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739145418
- ISBN
- 9780739145418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.60
€ 116.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGBA; KJMB; KNGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771640671
- ISBN
- 9781771640671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.58
€ 24.99
€ 22.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479894604
- ISBN
- 9781479894604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
paperback. Rev. and updated ed. of: The Civil War and Reconstruction, 2001 Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 maps and charts, 148 halftones, 38 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199782017
- ISBN
- 9780199782017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.73
€ 23.73
Hardback. Series: Fallen Leaf Reference Books in Music. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780914913146
- ISBN
- 9780914913146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.53
€ 114.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Quinn, Abraham. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633217782
- ISBN
- 9781633217782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.80€ 67.17
€ 97.80
€ 67.17
Hardcover. Almost unimaginably immense, North America stretches from a few degrees short of the North Pole to a few degrees shy of the equator. Archaeologists are now racing to unravel the mysterious past of the forgotten peoples who once inhabited this sprawling land. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLC; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471042372
- ISBN
- 9780471042372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.55
€ 36.99
€ 28.55
paperback. Looks at the evolving identities of American Indigenous women today, their ongoing struggles against a centuries-old legacy of colonial disempowerment, and how they are seen and portrayed by themselves and others. This title examines how American Indigenous women have perceived and depicted by non-Natives, including scholars, and by themselves. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282865
- ISBN
- 9780803282865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.07
€ 20.99
€ 20.07