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Paperback. The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short-and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks. Num Pages: 264 pages, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226728292
- ISBN
- 9780226728292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.35
€ 38.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. This study offers an explanation of why the radical Catholic church is losing, and Pentecostalism and "umbanda" are winning, the battle for souls in urban Brazil. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRCC7; HRCC96; HRCX6; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520205031
- ISBN
- 9780520205031
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.23
€ 32.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. With its archaeological sites, colonial architecture, pristine beaches, and alluring cities, Mexico has long been an attractive destination for travellers. This book takes a broad historical and geographical look at Mexico, covering a range of tourist destinations from Tijuana and Acapulco, and the development of tourism from the 1840s onwards. Editor(s): Berger, Dina; Wood, Andrew Grant. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345718
- ISBN
- 9780822345718
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.61
€ 35.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. Nine distinguished historians debunk the myth of the Lost Cause in an effort to replace falsity with truth. Editor(s): Gallagher, Gary W.; Nolan, Alan T. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222664
- ISBN
- 9780253222664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.36
€ 27.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC; JP; YQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817939021
- ISBN
- 9780817939021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.79
€ 20.79
Hardback. '77 tells the story of the AFC champion Broncos, and how their success lifted a city from cowtown status to one of the most popular sports markets in the nation. It also explains what became of some of the key players, including Lyle Alzado, Craig Morton, Tom Jackson, Louis Wright, and Randy Gradishar. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589792135
- ISBN
- 9781589792135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.50
€ 26.99
€ 25.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Roberts, Gillian; Stirrup, David. Num Pages: 314 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554589845
- ISBN
- 9781554589845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Centennial Edition, with a New Foreword and Append
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477072
- ISBN
- 9780801477072
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.18
€ 23.99
€ 22.18
Paperback. Exploring the fantastic in Spanish American literature as an expression of subversiveness that threatening to undermine the culture Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902417
- ISBN
- 9781439902417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.20
€ 35.99
€ 32.20
Paperback. A beautiful, full-color guidebook to more than 40 of the best hikes following the history of the state of Washington. Series: Hiking Through History. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762792252
- ISBN
- 9780762792252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.22
€ 26.99
€ 21.22
paperback. A Guide to Tree Health and Selection in the Central Valley of California. 112 pages, colour photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; TVR; WMPS. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Craven Street Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933502052
- ISBN
- 9781933502052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.29
€ 27.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. Traces the legal meaning and cultural implications of prominent American trials across the history of the nation. This book shows how courtrooms are forced to cope with unresolved communal anxieties and how they sometimes make legal decisions that change the way Americans think about themselves. Num Pages: 414 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226243269
- ISBN
- 9780226243269
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.41
€ 24.99
€ 20.41
Paperback. Examines the folklore of Mary Ellen Pleasant's real and imagined powers. Addressing the lack of a historical record of black women's lives, this book argues that the silences and mysteries of Pleasant's past, whether never recorded or intentionally omitted, reveal as much about her life as what has been documented. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252075278
- ISBN
- 9780252075278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780781813044
- ISBN
- 9780781813044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.75
€ 27.75
Paperback. Series: Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781462513345
- ISBN
- 9781462513345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.33
€ 54.33
Paperback. Not long after he led the legal team in Brown v Board of Education, Thurgood Marshall aided Kenya's constitutional negotiations, as adversaries battled over rights and land - not with weapons, but with legal arguments. This work tells the story of Marshall's work with Kenyan leaders as they fought with the British for independence in the 1960s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1KBB; HBJH; JPVH1; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152448
- ISBN
- 9780691152448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.47
€ 29.99
€ 21.47
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 188 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816629992
- ISBN
- 9780816629992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
Hardback. Canning Gold is a meticulously researched examination of how sweet corn canning helped shape the economy, landscape and people of rural Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont during the "corn shop century," 1860-1960's. Paul Frederic powerfully demonstrates the strong community bond essential for the industry's initial success. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761821991
- ISBN
- 9780761821991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.26
€ 131.26
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Thomas, Andy. Num Pages: 112 pages, 22 illus. & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565541108
- ISBN
- 9781565541108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.83
€ 16.99
€ 14.83
hardcover. Freedom Bound is about the origins of modern America. It is a history of colonizing, work and civic identity. Num Pages: 636 pages, 1 b/w illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521761390
- ISBN
- 9780521761390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.21
€ 93.21
Hardback. The paleoecological history of the Americas is as complex as the region is broad: stretching from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego, it features some of the most extraordinary vegetation on the planet. With plants as his scientific muse, the author traces the evolution of ecosystems, beginning from the Late Cretaceous period onwards. Num Pages: 392 pages, 69 halftones, 34 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; PSTS; RBX; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226306797
- ISBN
- 9780226306797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.54€ 109.80
€ 135.54
€ 109.80
Paperback. Point Reyes National Seashore has a long history as a working landscape; yet, since 1962 it has also been managed as a National Seashore. This title chronicles how national ideals about what a park "ought to be" have developed over time and what happens when these ideals are implemented by the National Park Service (NPS). Num Pages: 368 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277083
- ISBN
- 9780520277083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Places migrants at the centre of pressing concerns, contending that border crossers have long been vital to social change Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716496
- ISBN
- 9780814716496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Dana Polan considers what made Julia Child s TV show, The French Chef, so popular during its original broadcast and such enduring influences on American cooking, American television, and American culture since then. Series: Spin Offs. Num Pages: 312 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822348726
- ISBN
- 9780822348726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51