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Paperback. This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from the county of Taishan, from which, until 1965, a high percentage of the Chinese in the United States originated. The author vividly depicts the continuing ties between Taishanese remaining in China and their kinsmen seeking their fortune in "Gold Mountain." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746878
ISBN
9780804746878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219765
ISBN
9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. This first detailed comparative study of ethno-religious intermarriage provides the background for understanding the dynamics of intermarriage in a culturally pluralistic society like Canada. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804318
ISBN
9780774804318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 180 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; AFKV; AGC; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 283 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Publisher
Hatje Cantz
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783775740418
ISBN
9783775740418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.10

Paperback. Explains how to select a first-rate foreign policy team, how to avoid the pitfalls that plagued earlier presidents, how to ensure that decisions, once carefully made, are successfully implemented, and how to employ the full range of tools available to a president to persuade other countries to support US objectives. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 203 x 47. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Harper Perennial United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Updated ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061351815
ISBN
9780061351815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.00
€ 16.73

Paperback. For eight years, during Bill Clinton's two presidential terms, Madeleine Albright was an active participant in some of the most dramatic events of our time-from the pursuit of peace in the Middle East to NATO's humanitarian intervention in Kosovo. This title tells the story of former Secretary of State. Num Pages: 592 pages, Four Eight-Page Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062265463
ISBN
9780062265463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.88

Hardback. Providing an overview of all of James M. Cain's fiction, including an analysis of the major themes of his entire literary career, the book examines Cain's impact on and importance in 20th-century culture, film in particular. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881181
ISBN
9780810881181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.99

Hardcover. These recollections centre on the American novelist, poet, screenwriter, journalist, film critic and cult hero, James Agee. Contributors include his widow Mia Agee, John Huston, Anderw Lytle and Walker Evans - his collaborator on "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men". Editor(s): Madden, David; Folks, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319131
ISBN
9780820319131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.58

Hardback. Offers an account of a French woman's impressions of America in the late nineteenth century that reveals an unusual cross-cultural journey through fin de siecle Paris, Chicago, and New York. This translation includes an introductory essay that situates the author's account in the larger context of European visitors to Chicago in the 1890s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252035135
ISBN
9780252035135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 232 x 11. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Northland Publishing China
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780873587877
ISBN
9780873587877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.78

paperback. Describes how to set up the matrix, fill in cells and combine criteria, and use it as an aid for decision making. This title provides a basis for graduate education in public policy analysis and can also serve as a text in planning, evaluation research, or public administration. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406418
ISBN
9780878406418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.20

Hardback. Lays out new strategies for advocacy groups to achieve a sustainable, healthy food system. Editor(s): MacRae, Rod; Abergel, Elisabeth. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; MBNH3; RNFF; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822688
ISBN
9780774822688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

Neil MacNeil and Richard A. Baker present an authoritative, comprehensive single-volume history of the U.S. Senate. The two authors have observed and written about the Senate for a combined total of more than one hundred years. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPH; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195367614
ISBN
9780195367614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AFKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 244 x 12. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Royal British Columbia Museum Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780772647733
ISBN
9780772647733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WDKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 213 x 7. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nightwood Editions United States
Edition
Csm
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889712362
ISBN
9780889712362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Macleod, Tim S. Num Pages: 302 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607411970
ISBN
9781607411970
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.84
€ 94.53

Paperback. A collection of 14 essays that locates and describes shifts in the American concept of childhood, as those changes are suggested in nearly two centuries of children's stories. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820318035
ISBN
9780820318035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.60

Hardcover. Editor(s): MacLeod, Lucy S.; Thomson, Olivia C. Num Pages: 160 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604568547
ISBN
9781604568547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.45
€ 80.32

Hardcover. This critical institutional history marks the University of Alberta's centennial. Num Pages: 392 pages, 130+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644442
ISBN
9780888644442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.91
€ 40.40

Paperback. Nine writers record two centuries worth of human history, tracing the evolution of trading routes into the Rockies' largest park. Series: Mountain Cairns: A Series on the History and Culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 400 pages, colour photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644831
ISBN
9780888644831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

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