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Paperback. Latin America is a profoundly philanthropic region with deeply rooted traditions of solidarity with the less fortunate. This volume brings together groundbreaking perspectives on such diverse themes as corporate philanthropy, immigrant networks, and new grant-making and operating foundations with corporate, family, and community origins. Editor(s): Portocarrero, Felipe. Series: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press Massachusetts
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019652
- ISBN
- 9780674019652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.07
€ 27.99
€ 24.07
Paperback. This book explores human creativity to illustrate how the legal system can protect a wide variety of authors from attribution failures and other assaults to the intended messages of their works. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763677
- ISBN
- 9780804763677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS; JPA; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349949038
- ISBN
- 9781349949038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.53
€ 122.53
Paperback. American Garden Writing features the letters, travel journals, essays, natural histoires, and seed catalogues of over 50 authors, including Thomas Jefferson, Frederick Olmsted (who designed Central Park), Henry David Thoreau, and Edith Wharton. Editor(s): Marranca, Bonnie. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DQ; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Edition
- Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589790230
- ISBN
- 9781589790230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.55
€ 20.55
Paperback. Originally published by UNC Press in 1961, this work is a comprehensive history of the roles played by African Americans during the American Revolution. It also addresses the diplomatic repercussions created by the British evacuation of African Americans at the close of the war. Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 266 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846032
- ISBN
- 9780807846032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.21
€ 51.21
Paperback. As well as Jean-Claude Parrot's story, this is also the story of the formation of a union. In this book, you will follow the life of one of Canada's greatest union leaders as he fought to give the workers a voice. You also learn about how the struggle was waged and how a union leadership worked tirelessly in the service of the union membership. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781552661642
- ISBN
- 9781552661642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.10
€ 26.99
€ 23.10
Paperback. Shedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art historiography. Editor(s): O'Brien, Elaine; Chiu, Melissa; Tejada, Roberto; Nicodemus, Everlyn; Genocchio, Benjamin; Coffey, Mary K. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332308
- ISBN
- 9781444332308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.83
€ 49.83
paperback. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Univ of Texas PR ed.
- SKU
- V9780292746992
- ISBN
- 9780292746992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.42
€ 21.99
€ 21.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664155
- ISBN
- 9781552664155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.13
€ 26.99
€ 23.13
Hardcover. This book provides an introduction to the political, regulatory, technology, process and people aspects of compliance. Num Pages: 972 pages, , black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 972
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470095898
- ISBN
- 9780470095898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.41
€ 188.41
Paperback. For roughnecks in search of trouble, Deadwood was the place to go. To reform the town's notorious habits, Federal Judge Granville G Bennett moved to Deadwood, and his young daughter, Estelline, grew up with the town. This book offers an account of its change from a congeries of horse thieves, and claim jumpers to a railroad town. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780803260658
- ISBN
- 9780803260658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.59
€ 23.99
€ 23.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 60 colour & 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; AJC; HBJK; JFSG; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 217 x 9. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873517942
- ISBN
- 9780873517942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.51
€ 15.51
Paperback. A description of life of the Lakota Indians in the late nineteenth century from the perspective of an Indian. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293328
- ISBN
- 9780803293328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.35
€ 20.99
€ 20.35
Paperback. FDR's Four Freedoms-Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear-were presented to the American people in his 1941 State of the Union address, and they became the inspiration for a second bill of rights, extending the New Deal and guaranteeing work, housing, medical care, and education. Num Pages: 358 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972178
- ISBN
- 9781597972178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.97
€ 26.99
€ 23.97
Paperback. Details missed opportunity in the newspaper industry's diversity efforts Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; GTC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 175 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078941
- ISBN
- 9780252078941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
paperback. Korinek shows that rather than promoting domestic perfection, Chatelaine did not cling to the stereotypes of the era, but instead forged ahead, providing women with a variety of images, ideas, and critiques of women?s role in society. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 512 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802080417
- ISBN
- 9780802080417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.48
€ 51.99
€ 46.48
Hardback. Dilemmas of Modernity provides a new framework for understanding Bolivia's contested present through the study of local encounters with transnational law, liberalism, and the institutions and agents of development. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 tables, 27 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759816
- ISBN
- 9780804759816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.39
€ 130.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338186
- ISBN
- 9781590338186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.42
€ 40.99
€ 29.42
Paperback. Offers a contribution to our understanding of the political and religious forces that drove the great cultural encounter between Spain and the Americas known as the 'conquest of Mexico.' This book features maps that illuminate the routes of the conquistadors, and the organization of indigenous settlements. Editor(s): Carrasco, David. Num Pages: 504 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826342874
- ISBN
- 9780826342874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.82
€ 42.82
With increasing numbers of transracial adoptions in the U.S., White Parents, Black Children brings to light the difficult racial issues that are often challenging for families to talk about. This book helps parents, educators, and others working with children to understand the issues, and help children develop a healthy understanding of themselves. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207622
- ISBN
- 9781442207622
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Condition: New
€ 75.71
€ 75.71
paperback. Analyzes family practices and class formation in modern Mexico by examining the ways in which family-oriented public policies and institutions affected cross-class interactions as well as relations between parents and children. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 396 pages, 23 b-w illus. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; HBTB; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ of Nebraska Pr United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803213593
- ISBN
- 9780803213593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.29
€ 38.29
During the early 1880s, a wave of peasant unrest swept the mountainous Huasteca region of northeastern Mexico. This account traces the material and ideological roots of the rebellion to nineteenth-century liberal policies of land privatisation and to the growth of a radical anarchocommunist agrarian consciousness. Num Pages: 208 pages, , maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826353382
- ISBN
- 9780826353382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
Paperback. Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. The labor history presented here includes consideration of the importance of women workers, ethnic America, and post-World War II workers. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118541494
- ISBN
- 9781118541494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
paperback. An extensive, diverse, and balanced contribution not only to Zionist history and American Jewish history but also to the history of Jewish women. Translator(s): Berkowitz, Tamar. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906764593
- ISBN
- 9781906764593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.50
€ 41.99
€ 37.50