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Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226706009
- ISBN
- 9780226706009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.48€ 58.85
€ 69.48
€ 58.85
Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613749166
- ISBN
- 9781613749166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.86
€ 27.99
€ 25.86
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752296
- ISBN
- 9780814752296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Despite heightened partisanship in the US Congress and constituencies split along ideological lines, congressional representatives buck their parties and seldom do precisely what voters ask. This book challenges standard explanations of legislative preferences to emphasize the role that personal influences play in representatives' voting behavior. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134598
- ISBN
- 9780691134598
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.93
€ 45.99
€ 32.93
Paperback. Provides information about places to visit and things to do to commemorate the anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War and provides descriptions and images for each entry, plus clear directions on where to look or how to get there. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762772070
- ISBN
- 9780762772070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.93
€ 15.99
€ 13.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Garner, Allison S.; Murphy, Daniel C. Num Pages: 161 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 264 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246160
- ISBN
- 9781613246160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.08€ 174.12
€ 257.08
€ 174.12
Paperback. Cases of child abuse and neglect reported in the media have led to a crisis of confidence in the current child protective services (CPS) systems in the USA, and to frequent calls for reform. Jane Waldfogel agrees that the public has a right to be concerned. Num Pages: 296 pages, 43 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780674007239
- ISBN
- 9780674007239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.15
€ 44.99
€ 37.15
Paperback. Demonstrates how a politics of polarity have defined the experience of Chinese immigration in America. This book is a useful resource on the Asian immigrant experience for researchers and students in Chinese American studies, Asian American history, immigration studies, and American history. Editor(s): Cassel, Susie Lan. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 480 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100015
- ISBN
- 9780759100015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.36
€ 74.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340062
- ISBN
- 9780764340062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.52
€ 20.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. While past conflicts are not erased by reforms, in the new order there is often greater potential for more responsible, accountable, and democratic government. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801864216
- ISBN
- 9780801864216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.32
€ 32.99
€ 28.32
paperback. Providing heterogeneous accounts of the intersections between the fine art world with literature, jazz, film, and theater in New York, Paris, Milan, Brazil, and Cuba between 1959 and 1960, the contributors show this period to be pivotal in the culture and politics of Western Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Guilbaut, Serge; O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJPG; ACXD; APFA; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360414
- ISBN
- 9780822360414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.25
€ 32.99
€ 30.25
Paperback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545205
- ISBN
- 9780742545205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.15
€ 49.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Richardson, Campbell; Rivera, James T. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTH1; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622577897
- ISBN
- 9781622577897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.44€ 112.50
€ 164.44
€ 112.50
Paperback. Exploring the role of World War II in the transformation of American social, cultural and political life, this book includes essays covering topics as varied as government censorship, Hollywood movie-making, swing music, family life, sexuality, cultural images and working-class life. Num Pages: 356 pages, 25 halftones, 9 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226215129
- ISBN
- 9780226215129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.18
€ 36.99
€ 29.18
Paperback. Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252082344
- ISBN
- 9780252082344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.16
€ 31.99
€ 29.16
Paperback. Part of a series which offers accounts of the literary careers of the most widely read British and Irish authors. This volume looks at T.S.Eliot and traces the professional, publishing and social contexts which shaped his writing. Series: Literary Lives. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333452783
- ISBN
- 9780333452783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.81
€ 57.81
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hentschke, Jens. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403973917
- ISBN
- 9781403973917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83
Hardback. The First Seminole War shaped how the United States demarcated its spatial and legal boundaries. Rooted in exceptionalism, manifest destiny, and racism, the legal framework that emerged from Andrew Jackson's invasion of Florida laid the groundwork for the Monroe Doctrine, the Dred Scott decision, and westward expansion, as Deborah Rosen shows. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967618
- ISBN
- 9780674967618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.21€ 49.03
€ 53.21
€ 49.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679041
- ISBN
- 9780816679041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
€ 31.99
€ 29.02
paperback. Dynamics of American Political Parties examines the process of gradual change that inexorably shapes and reshapes American politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521708876
- ISBN
- 9780521708876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.56
€ 34.99
€ 33.56
Num Pages: 248 pages, 350 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1494.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310805
- ISBN
- 9780764310805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 31.77
€ 47.99
€ 31.77
Developing Self-Regulation of Learning and Teaching Skills Among Teach...
Bembenutty, Hefer; White, Marie-Claude; Velez...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Education. Num Pages: 151 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNC; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401799492
- ISBN
- 9789401799492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.75
€ 62.75
Hardback. Health care costs make up nearly a fifth of US gross domestic product, but health care is a peculiar thing to buy and sell. This book looks at the contradictions inherent in one particular health care market - hospital care. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JHB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160405
- ISBN
- 9780691160405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.52
€ 49.99
€ 35.52
Paperback. This work is an analysis of the role of the vice president in foreign policy. Based on the experiences of the five vice presidents who were the most active in global affairs - Nixon, Mondale, Bush, Quayle and Gore - this work analyzes how he should, or should not, be used in US foreign policy. Series: The Presidency and Public Policy. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102183
- ISBN
- 9780739102183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65