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The Americas
Hardback. What is the magic formula for turning a place into a high-tech capital? How can a city or region become a high-tech powerhouse like Silicon Valley? This book examines why high-tech development became so economically important late in the twentieth century, and why its magic formula of people, jobs, and capital has been so difficult to replicate. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117164
- ISBN
- 9780691117164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 54.95
€ 71.30
€ 54.95
Paperback. A wincingly funny account of Divorce, Dating and other Near-Death Experiences Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; MJD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0011056
- ISBN
- 9781408830550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. A wincingly funny account of Divorce, Dating and other Near-Death Experiences Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; MJD; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KRA0011022
- ISBN
- 9781408830550
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This work covers critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the USA by drawing from the four goals of the colloquia, to identify, assess, and critique the distinctive elements in Catholicism's approach to civic life, and to generate recommendations for strengthening Catholic civic engagement. Series: American Catholics in the Public Square. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRCC7; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531581
- ISBN
- 9780742531581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.51
€ 163.51
American Catholics and Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice: 1 (Ameri...
Margaret O'Brien Steinfels
Paperback. This work covers critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the USA by drawing from the four goals of the colloquia, to identify, assess, and critique the distinctive elements in Catholicism's approach to civic life, and to generate recommendations for strengthening Catholic civic engagement. Series: American Catholics in the Public Square. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRCC7; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531598
- ISBN
- 9780742531598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Hardcover. Margaret Mead wrote this comprehensive sketch of the culture of the United States - the first since de Tocqueville - in 1942 at the beginnning of the Second World War, when Americans were confronted by foreign powers from both Europe and Asia in a particularly challenging manner. Mead's work became an instant classic. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812179
- ISBN
- 9781571812179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Paperback. Ancient Rome and Modern America explores the vital role the narratives and images of Rome have played in America's understanding of itself and its history. Series: Classical Receptions. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJK; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 247 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405139342
- ISBN
- 9781405139342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.93
€ 50.99
€ 50.93
Hardback. Provides information on how to analyze incentives for economic and institutional change and then demonstrates how incentives shape beliefs and choices. This book states that, contrary to commonly held assumptions, US commercial banking is governed by a closely integrated combination of markets and governments. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402074622
- ISBN
- 9781402074622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.66
€ 125.66
Hardcover. Offers a compelling portrait of Catholic women religious throughout American history Num Pages: 277 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795569
- ISBN
- 9780814795569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Hardback. This book is about poor women, many of them single mothers, Aboriginal, or both, who have defied the odds to become apprenticing carpenters. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20ill.4tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JHBL; JNRV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811187
- ISBN
- 9780774811187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174463
- ISBN
- 9781590174463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.89
€ 32.99
€ 26.89
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JPH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271019987
- ISBN
- 9780271019987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.27
€ 44.99
€ 34.27
Hardcover. The first comprehensive survey of the New York Historical Society's internationally renowned collection of early American silver, one of the finest in the United States. Num Pages: 352 pages, 175 Colour, 175 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 221 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1844.
- Publisher
- D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904832652
- ISBN
- 9781904832652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 40.24
€ 53.48
€ 40.24
Hardcover. Features one hundred American folk art objects acquired by avant-garde sculptor Elie Nadelman and his wife Viola Speiss Flannery Nadelman. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFTB; AGC; WCU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 288 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2248.
- Publisher
- GILES
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907804298
- ISBN
- 9781907804298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 39.55
€ 52.99
€ 39.55
Hardback. Boilerplate - the fine-print terms and conditions that we become subject to when we click "I agree" online or enter an employment contract - pervades all aspects of our modern lives. The author argues that our courts, legislatures, and regulatory agencies have fallen short in their evaluation and oversight of the use of boilerplate clauses. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155333
- ISBN
- 9780691155333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.84
€ 54.99
€ 39.84
Paperback. Though the law of property affects our everyday lives and most basic rights, our legal culture continues to struggle over how to explain or justify the institution of property. This collection of essays assesses the liberal personality theory of property. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702285
- ISBN
- 9780226702285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629147123
- ISBN
- 9781629147123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.74
€ 16.99
€ 15.74
Hardback. Medicine and public health clearly advanced during the war-and continued to do so after military hostilities ceased. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421409993
- ISBN
- 9781421409993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.22
€ 44.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Focuses on one of the most vibrant local food economies in the country, the Hudson Valley that supplies New York restaurants and farmers markets. This title explores the historical roots of farmworkers' predicaments and examines the ethnic shift from Black to Latino workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 229
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276697
- ISBN
- 9780520276697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
paperback. This guide leads the way to restaurants, accommodations, and attractions throughout the Hoosier State, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan City's Washington Park Zoo, Berne's Swiss Heritage Village, and much more. Series: Fun with the Family Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 20.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762729784
- ISBN
- 9780762729784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.37
€ 14.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. This is the first major book on the more than 20-year history of Beaconsfield, an important artists association in Canada founded by two trained painters David Crawforth and Naomi Siderfin. Their story of curatorial innovation and experimentation over the years will inspire any burgeoning artist or curator. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 colour and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908966575
- ISBN
- 9781908966575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. The housing market crash shattered Americans' boundless faith in home ownership. This title tells a history of our national obsession with real estate. It reveals that the aspiration for single-family home ownership was forged in impoverished immigrant neighborhoods in industrializing cities. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226282107
- ISBN
- 9780226282107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardcover. In the spring of 1915, Chicagoans elected the city's first black alderman, Oscar DePriest. This book tells the history of three generations of African American activists - the ministers, professionals, labor leaders, clubwomen, and entrepreneurs - who transformed twentieth-century urban politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226135908
- ISBN
- 9780226135908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.85€ 47.41
€ 55.85
€ 47.41
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226418438
- ISBN
- 9780226418438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.92
€ 32.99
€ 25.92