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Hardcover. A 2014 New York Times Book Review Notable Book From an "imaginatively twisted and fearless" writer (Los Angeles Times), a hilarious memoir of middle age. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JM; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393088687
- ISBN
- 9780393088687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Hardback. Cairns examines how Graham's case became a touchstone in the on-going debate over capital punishment Num Pages: 238 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFMC; JFSJ1; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803230095
- ISBN
- 9780803230095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.57
€ 34.57
Paperback. Helps you Examine the power of traditional Southern attitudes toward race and religion, and consider the "don't ask, don't tell" attitude about homosexuality in some communities. This title shows how gay culture is thriving in the form of women's festivals, gay bars, and unusual networks like that of Asian and Pacific Islanders in Atlanta. Editor(s): Dews, C.L.; Law, Carolyn Leste. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398145
- ISBN
- 9781566398145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. This book explains how the United States Constitution made the transition from a very divisive proposal to a consensually legitimate framework for governing. The Federalists' proposal had been bitterly opposed, and constitutional legitimation required a major transformation. The story of that transformation is the substance of this book. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741064
- ISBN
- 9780804741064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.39
€ 162.39
paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895686050
- ISBN
- 9781895686050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.71
€ 24.99
€ 21.71
Hardcover. A little-discussed aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a mandate that requires failing schools to hire after-school tutoring companies and to pay them with federal funds. This title takes a hard look at the implications of this blurring of the boundaries between government, schools, and commerce in New York City. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451732
- ISBN
- 9780226451732
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.61€ 75.95
€ 90.61
€ 75.95
Paperback. Bringing together diverse perspectives, including feminism, Marxism, critical race theory, semiotics, and textual analysis, this is the first anthology to focus exclusively on the murders of more than five hundred women and girls in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Editor(s): Gaspar de Alba, Alicia; Guzman, Georgina. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 40 b&w photos, 1 figure, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSJ1; JFSL4; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292723177
- ISBN
- 9780292723177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.86
€ 35.99
€ 32.86
Examining the powerful ways in which religious considerations have shaped American political discourse, this collection of thirteen essays from prominent historians and political scientists explores the intersection of religion, politics, race relations, and Southern culture in post - Civil War America. Editor(s): Feldman, Glenn. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HRC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813123639
- ISBN
- 9780813123639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.45
€ 50.45
Hardback. Series: New Horizons in Contemporary Writing. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628921632
- ISBN
- 9781628921632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.59€ 77.95
€ 124.59
€ 77.95
Paperback. Revises American film history by recuperating the extensive and all-but-forgotten participation of black film critics during the early twentieth century. This work excavates a wealth of early critical writing on the cinema by black cultural critics, academics, journalists, poets, writers, and film fans. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326144
- ISBN
- 9780822326144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. A political movement rallies against under regulated banks, widening gaps in wealth, and gridlocked governments. Sound familiar? Historians wrote approvingly of the Populists up into the 1950s. This title sets out to uncover the truth of populism, focusing on the prominent Populist state, Kansas. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226054087
- ISBN
- 9780226054087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.82
€ 32.99
€ 25.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Edition
- Special
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310341321
- ISBN
- 9780310341321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
Hardback. Offers an examination of Asian immigration to the United States, focusing on three central questions: What causes Asian immigration to the United States? How do post-1965 Asian immigrants impact American society? How do new Asian immigrants and their children adapt to American life? Series: Polity Immigration and Society Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645025
- ISBN
- 9780745645025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.88
€ 69.88
Hardback. An examination of the arguments made by critics as they have sought to modify or replace liberalism. It explains the process of both radical and limited degrees of ideological change and reveals three approaches to this - cultural transformation, oppositional politics, and conceptual critique. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802275
- ISBN
- 9780875802275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Hardback. Series: Icons. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTH; WTHH1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762770007
- ISBN
- 9780762770007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.46
€ 17.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Clark, Brenda; Kilburn, Nicole; Russell, Nick. Num Pages: 144 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Ill
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550174199
- ISBN
- 9781550174199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.87
€ 26.99
€ 22.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 38 illus.; 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149341
- ISBN
- 9780231149341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.26€ 86.01
€ 113.26
€ 86.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSL3; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471327226
- ISBN
- 9780471327226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.70
€ 29.99
€ 24.70
Num Pages: 128 pages, 233 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339233
- ISBN
- 9780764339233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.38
€ 35.99
€ 30.38
Hardback. American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128368
- ISBN
- 9780691128368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Paperback. Offers a new perspective on contemporary debates over how we understand and represent our own society and its class divisions Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814767412
- ISBN
- 9780814767412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Examines the promise and pitfalls of many of the most controversial forms of school choice as well as the introduction of greater competition into the recruitment and compensation of teachers and principals. These essays paint the picture of an education landscape that will be shaped by choice and competition in the 21st century. Editor(s): Peterson, Paul E. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545816
- ISBN
- 9780742545816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.05
€ 60.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BTC; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613736692
- ISBN
- 9781613736692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.94
€ 18.94
Paperback. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. This book examines the religious and social lives of the women in the COGIC Women's Department from its founding in 1911 through the mid-1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC96; HRCC99; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858080
- ISBN
- 9780807858080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.50
€ 49.50