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Hardback. Many of American journalism's best-known and most cherished stories are exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media-driven myths. In this book, the author confronts and dismantles prominent media-driven myths, describing how they can feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect blame from policymakers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 27 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291270
- ISBN
- 9780520291270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.48
€ 95.09
€ 72.48
Hardback. Fashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. The author approaches the fashion industry from the perspective of indigenous Maya people who make and sell knockoffs. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b/w, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JHMC; KNSX; LNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520290969
- ISBN
- 9780520290969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.77
€ 95.09
€ 72.77
Hardback. There is no better time than now to consider the labor history of the Golden State. While other states face declining union enrollment rates and the rollback of workers' rights, California unions are embracing working immigrants, and voters are protecting core worker rights. What's the difference? Num Pages: 544 pages, 50 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520288409
- ISBN
- 9780520288409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.13€ 54.28
€ 70.13
€ 54.28
Hardback. Focusing on the work of several food justice groups - including Community Services Unlimited, a South Los Angeles organization founded as the nonprofit arm of the Southern California Black Panther Party - this title explores the possibilities and limitations of the community-based approach, and more. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFA; JHB; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287440
- ISBN
- 9780520287440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.40
€ 95.09
€ 72.40
Hardback. In May 1937, seventy thousand workers walked off their jobs at four large steel companies known collectively as "Little Steel." The strikers sought to make the companies retreat from decades of antiunion repression, abide by the newly enacted federal labor law, and recognize their union. This book tells a different story about the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520285606
- ISBN
- 9780520285606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.48
€ 95.09
€ 72.48
Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278110
- ISBN
- 9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.45
€ 95.09
€ 72.45
Paperback. Solving the riddle of America's immigration puzzle, this text seeks to address the question of why an increasingly high-tech society has use for so many immigrants who lack the basic skills that the modern economy seems to demand. Num Pages: 299 pages, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231627
- ISBN
- 9780520231627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.53
€ 36.99
€ 26.53
paperback. Studying the economic and cultural upheaval that shook mainland Greece and the Aegean area in the eighth century, this work also looks at the role that poetry played in this upheaval. Series: Classics and Contemporary Thought. Num Pages: 311 pages, 13 figures, 12 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780520226913
- ISBN
- 9780520226913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.38
€ 38.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Japan was the only non-Western nation to industrialize before 1900 and its leap into the modern era has stimulated vigorous debates among historians and social scientists. This title considers daily life in the three centuries leading up to the modern era in Japan. Num Pages: 227 pages, 6 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218123
- ISBN
- 9780520218123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. When Orange County, California, filed for Chapter 9 protection on December 6, 1994, it became the largest municipality in United States history to declare bankruptcy. Presenting an analysis of this momentous fiscal crisis, this title uncovers the many twists and turns from the dark days in December 1994 to the financial recovery of June 1996. Num Pages: 320 pages, 86 tables, 1 map, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBTB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214866
- ISBN
- 9780520214866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.53
€ 36.99
€ 26.53
paperback. This text paints a portrait of Palestinian society on the verge of modernity. Through the voices of merchants, peasants and Ottoman officials, the book investigates the ways in which urban-rural dynamics in a provincial setting gave meaning to Ottoman rule and European economic expansion. Num Pages: 340 pages, 6 illustrations, 3 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; JH; JP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520203709
- ISBN
- 9780520203709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Describes Rincon in detail, from the day the brainstorm to bid on the land took shape in the mind of a Perini Co executive until its champagne-soaked opening party. This book focuses on what it takes to build a tiny, self-contained city. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG; KFFR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520083998
- ISBN
- 9780520083998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.63
€ 36.99
€ 26.63
Hardback. This study defies the conventional wisdom that the 17th century gave birth to the political and economic forces that culminated in the Industrial Revolution, claiming instead that earlier reformers, such as More and Fortescue, laid the groundwork by fashioning an economic conception of state. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLC; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520081451
- ISBN
- 9780520081451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.94€ 53.41
€ 68.94
€ 53.41
Hardcover. Blaise Cendrars, one of twentieth-century France's most gifted men of letters, came to Hollywood in 1936 for the newspaper "Paris-Soir". This book records Cendrars' experiences on Hollywood's streets and at its studios and hottest clubs. Illustrator(s): Guerin, Jean. Translator(s): White, Garrett. Num Pages: 195 pages, photograph, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; KNTC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078079
- ISBN
- 9780520078079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.15
€ 53.49
€ 42.15
Paperback. A study that makes a case for very deep roots of Eastern European backwardness. It states that while economics may limit the freedom of action of political players, it does not determine political outcomes. It offers a theoretically complex synthesis that demonstrates the interaction of politics and economics. Editor(s): Chirot, Daniel. Num Pages: 269 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprinted edition
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520076402
- ISBN
- 9780520076402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.56
€ 36.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. These essays provide an introduction to economics for historians. The book shows how to use economic thinking, economic models and economic methods to enrich historical research, examining such issues as long-term trends, institutions, labour, international affairs, and money and banking. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 b&w illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520072695
- ISBN
- 9780520072695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.39
€ 38.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. In the seventh century the kingdom of Samarkand sent formal gifts of fancy yellow peaches, large as goose eggs and with a color like gold, to the Chinese court at Ch'ang-an. This book examines these exotics imported into China during the T'ang Dynasty and depicts their influence on Chinese life. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780520054622
- ISBN
- 9780520054622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Software development failures are invariably caused by a combination of circumstances -- circumstances that are rarely technical in origin. Increasingly, standard risk management practices used in other industries are being applied to software development projects. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: KJMP; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 192 x 22. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471997825
- ISBN
- 9780471997825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.83
€ 122.83
Hardback. This study focuses on the impact of the European Monetary Union on European capital markets and the long-term loan markets (as opposed to the short-term money/currency markets) that finance European industry and commerce. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCBM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471997627
- ISBN
- 9780471997627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.15
€ 116.15
Hardback. Taking a design-oriented approach that is grounded in academic research but has also had practical testing, this book offers insights and instruments that should benefit any organization wishing to manage its IT investments from an infrastructural perspective. Series: John Wiley Series in Information Systems. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJ; UKR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471988175
- ISBN
- 9780471988175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.51
€ 87.51