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Hardcover. A history of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield system, America's largest and oldest health insurer, from its beginnings to the 1990s. It draws on company archives and shows how its management has pursued the goal of health care coverage over seven decades of social and economic change. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKSW; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802244
ISBN
9780875802244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.15

Paperback. We didn't know. For half a century, Western politicians and intellectuals have so explained away their inaction in the face of genocide in World War II. This book covers a collection of critical, reflective, essays that offer detailed sociological, political, and historical analyzes of western responses to the war. Editor(s): Cushman, Thomas; Mestrovic, Stjepan G. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; HBTZ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715352
ISBN
9780814715352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Examines the role of race and immigration in the development of the American social welfare system by comparing how blacks, Mexicans, and European immigrants were treated by welfare policies during the Progressive Era and the New Deal. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 halftone. 11 line illus. 5 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152240
ISBN
9780691152240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.14

Paperback. With annotated footnotes, this work explores the debate over manners, morals, and cultural authority in the decades following American Revolution. It also includes an introduction that provides readers with a background on life and politics in the United States in 1787, when Americans were in the midst of nation-building. Num Pages: 147 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814747933
ISBN
9780814747933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. The Many Meanings of Poverty is about poverty in a colonial context--it argues that the cultural meanings of poverty defined social compacts that served to bolster and undermine the sources of colonialism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables, 4 figures, 10 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751780
ISBN
9780804751780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. This ambitious book, newly available in paperback, examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBLC1; HBTB; LNSH3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408. 264 pages, 2. This ambitious book, newly available in paperback, examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBLC1; HBTB; LNSH3. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight: 408.
Publisher
Edinburgh Up
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748654383
ISBN
9780748654383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. Tells the story of brave Arctic explorers who died in their attempts to seek the North-West Passage and North Pole during the years 1845-1877. Among them was Jim Hand from Bray, Co Wicklow. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; BTH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845889456
ISBN
9781845889456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.48

Hardcover. A poignant memoir of pre-1979 Iran and the human drama behind the fall of the last shah Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; BM; HBJF; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774168260
ISBN
9789774168260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFA; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634856027
ISBN
9781634856027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.95
€ 216.21

Paperback. Offers a view on how America began to intervene in world affairs. By proposing an economic remedy to a political problem, this book anticipates policies embodied in the Marshall Plan, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 190 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBT; JPSD; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231235877
ISBN
9780231235877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Shows how America began to intervene in world affairs. This book covers developments in New York, Washington, Santo Domingo, Brussels, and London. It recounts a little-known incident: the takeover by the Santo Domingo Improvement Company (SDIC) of the foreign debt, national railroad, and national bank of the Dominican Republic. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 190 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBT; JPSD; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125864
ISBN
9780231125864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.15

Paperback. After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation. Translator(s): Leach, Catherine S. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; BGLA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392288
ISBN
9780141392288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. The Bright Young People were one of the most extraordinary youth cults in British history. A pleasure-seeking band of bohemian party-givers and blue-blooded socialites, they romped through the 1920s gossip columns. This book chronicles England's 'lost generation' of the Jazz Age. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099474470
ISBN
9780099474470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 586 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 894.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403999276
ISBN
9781403999276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 223.72

paperback. This is the first book of its kind to look across disciplines at this vital aspect of British art, literature and culture. It brings the various intertwined histories of social realism into historical perspective, and argues that this sometimes marginalized genre is still an important reference point for creativity in Britain. Editor(s): Tucker, D. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; DSA; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349317868
ISBN
9781349317868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.19

Hardback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719087318
ISBN
9780719087318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.03

Hardback. An oral-history-based biography of a seminal Asian-American activist. The book traces Embrey's life from her youth in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles, to her harrowing experiences in the Japanese internment camps, to her many decades of passionate advocacy on behalf of her fellow internees. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 206 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2007th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600676
ISBN
9780230600676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.33

Paperback. Traces public housing's history in Chicago from its New Deal roots through mayor Richard M Daley's Plan for Transformation. In the process, the author chronicles the Chicago Housing Authority's own transformation from the city's most progressive government agency to its largest slumlord. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226360867
ISBN
9780226360867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. In 1999, more than 50,000 protesters at the World Trade Organization meeting turned downtown Seattle into a war zone. Windows were smashed, stores were looted, and 500 were arrested. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050142
ISBN
9780842050142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.44

Paperback. In 1999, more than 50,000 protesters at the World Trade Organization meeting turned downtown Seattle into a war zone. Windows were smashed, stores were looted, and 500 were arrested. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050159
ISBN
9780842050159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.62

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JWA; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703096
ISBN
9781501703096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 130. . Good copy in dustwrapper. DW with some nicks and tears.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1953
SKU
KTG0001600
ISBN
9780708300824
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This oral history collection brings together extended interviews with fifteen women, illuminating the part that gender roles play in ensnaring women in cycles of domestic abuse and homelessness and highlighting the physical stresses. It also challenges liberal myths about homeless people, and homeless women in particular. Editor(s): Hellegers, Desiree. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 236 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBTD; JFFB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230116580
ISBN
9780230116580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.91

Hardcover. This reference contains 50 colour full-page maps and extensive explanatory text to explore the often complicated and war-torn history of the Balkans. The maps not only illustrate the area's physical geography, but also the political development and key moments in Balkans history. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBTP; JP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 453.
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239619
ISBN
9780312239619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.52

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