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Paperback. It's a common complaint: the United States is overrun by rules and procedures that shackle professional judgment, have no valid purpose, and serve only to appease courts and lawyers. This book argues, however, that few Americans would want to return to an era without these legalistic policies. Series: Chicago Series in Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226211657
- ISBN
- 9780226211657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.55
€ 36.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. The significance of news and the institutions that produce it to American history Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTK; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252074042
- ISBN
- 9780252074042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.38
€ 27.99
€ 25.38
Hardcover. Obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions. Laura Dawes traces changes in diagnosis, treatment, and popular conceptions of the most serious health problem facing American children today, and makes the case that understanding the cultural history of a disease is critical to developing effective public health policy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; MBX; MJW; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674281448
- ISBN
- 9780674281448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.08€ 50.26
€ 55.08
€ 50.26
Hardcover. The definitive history of the Broadway musical: the shows, the stars, the movers, and the shakers. Num Pages: 848 pages, 16 pages of four-color; 105 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393067156
- ISBN
- 9780393067156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.43
€ 50.99
€ 42.43
paperback. Treat yourself to a genuine taste of Texas with this collection of authentic and savory dishes as broad as the Texas sky and as hearty as a cowboy's laugh. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589791008
- ISBN
- 9781589791008
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.01
€ 17.99
€ 17.01
Paperback. The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities. Num Pages: 376 pages, 66 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBJK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421415772
- ISBN
- 9781421415772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.65
€ 34.99
€ 29.65
hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Casemate Ipm United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001289
- ISBN
- 9781612001289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.73
€ 34.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. Reveals how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. This book focuses on the work of the professional illusionists who actually made magic with moving pictures between 1895 and 1929. It combines film and theatre history to uncover the evidence of the exchanges between magic and filmmaking in the United States and France. Num Pages: 200 pages, 27 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; ASZG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252076978
- ISBN
- 9780252076978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074622
- ISBN
- 9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781808323
- ISBN
- 9780781808323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.23
€ 16.99
€ 16.23
Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442238411
- ISBN
- 9781442238411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? By showing how law and politics interact in the construction of American law, this book sheds light on the role that the Supreme Court plays in the constitutional order. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 halftones. 20 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151052
- ISBN
- 9780691151052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APW; JFC; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626212
- ISBN
- 9780816626212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
€ 31.99
€ 28.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index, footnotes. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761819530
- ISBN
- 9780761819530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.49
€ 138.49
Hardback. Infused with blood and honor of Jim Bowie, Davie Crockett and Sam Houston - Texans became tough, hell bent for leather. Here you will find such men, the Wiley brothers. This is their story on how they started the Texas Rangers to bring law and order to the Texas frontier. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Longstreet Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563527135
- ISBN
- 9781563527135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.85
€ 26.99
€ 24.85
paperback. Explores the ways in which writers of American literature have represented encounters between communities speaking different languages. Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521721615
- ISBN
- 9780521721615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.72
€ 27.99
€ 27.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JM; JFSG; KCG; KCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 305 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226294483
- ISBN
- 9780226294483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.13
€ 49.99
€ 39.13
Rosenzweig and Thelen analyze results from a unique and comprehensive survey in which they polled 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and its continuing influence on their present as well as their hopes for the future. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111485
- ISBN
- 9780231111485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
Paperback. Charles M. Blow was the baby of the family, fiercely attached to his "do-right" mother. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After - the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. This is the story of how Charles escaped that world to become one of America's most innovative and respected journalists. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BGLA; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Mariner Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544570115
- ISBN
- 9780544570115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.03
€ 17.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Dijkstra, Valentin. Num Pages: 87 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 7. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 87
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628081145
- ISBN
- 9781628081145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.80€ 67.17
€ 97.80
€ 67.17
Hardback. Presents information on the natural histories of birds of the Sierra Nevada, the origins of their names, the habitats they prefer, how they communicate and interact with one another, their relative abundance, and where they occur within the region. Illustrator(s): Hansen, Keith. Num Pages: 446 pages, 293 color illustrations, 1 b/w photograph, 1 line illustration, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274938
- ISBN
- 9780520274938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.36€ 55.51
€ 72.36
€ 55.51
Paperback. The Los Angeles riot of 1992 marked America's first high-profile multiethnic civil unrest. Latinos, Asian Americans, whites, and African Americans were involved as both victims and assailants. Drawing from local as well as international examples, this book present strategies such as coalition building, dispute resolution, and community organizing. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715840
- ISBN
- 9780814715840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
The Prophetic Pulpit. Clergy, Churches, and Communities in American Po...
Djupe, Paul A.; Gilbert, Christopher P.
Paperback. American religious professionals occupy a prominent role in shaping the interests and attitudes of their congregations. Djupe and Gilbert analyse national data from a survey of over 2400 Episcopal and Evangelical Lutheran Church of America clergy, looking at their motivations for political action. Num Pages: 272 pages, tables, figures, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC91; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511934
- ISBN
- 9780742511934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.14
€ 72.14
Psychiatry and Racial Liberalism in Harlem, 1936-1968 (Rochester Studi...
Phd Dennis A Dennis A. Doyle
Hardcover. Reveals the history of the individuals who worked to make psychiatry more available to Harlem's black community in the early Civil Rights Era. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; JFSL3; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464925
- ISBN
- 9781580464925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32