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The Americas

Paperback. Asks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes. Series: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health & Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 394 pages, 37 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJPN; JFSP1; JHBK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226212531
ISBN
9780226212531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Central to the question of how to promote economic growth in Latin America is the role different types of regimes play in determining economic performance. This text challenges conventional wisdom regarding the expected advantages of military rule for economic growth. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHL; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038755
ISBN
9780268038755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. Central to the question of how to promote economic growth in Latin America is the role different types of regimes play in determining economic performance. This text challenges conventional wisdom regarding the expected advantages of military rule for economic growth. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHL; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038748
ISBN
9780268038748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451684575
ISBN
9781451684575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSR1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739166833
ISBN
9780739166833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.82

Hardback. A profile of the school superintendency, this work offers an examination of superintendents' personal characteristics, professional experience, and professional preparation and training; superintendent/school board relations; other issues affecting education and leadership; and the history of the school superintendent in American public education. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578866366
ISBN
9781578866366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.04

Hardback. This book is a must-have for school leaders, aspiring school leaders, and those charged with preparing and supporting school leaders. It includes a wide range of information about and from superintendents, including chapters devoted to women and minority school leaders. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876522486
ISBN
9780876522486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.92

Paperback. An Anthology. 404 pages. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Braithwaite, Charles A. Describes the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. This title tells of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and examines African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226678
ISBN
9780803226678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Contributors of African descent from the United States and Brazil reflect on their multidimensional experiences in the field as researchers, collaborators, and allies to communities of color. They expose the complex and contradictory strategies that Black researchers must use to implement and develop their community-centered research agenda. Editor(s): Mitchell-Walthour, Gladys L.; Hordge-Freeman, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFSL3; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137553935
ISBN
9781137553935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.35

Hardback. Editor(s): Clemens, Gladys. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631171130
ISBN
9781631171130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.07
€ 150.15

Hardback. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 872 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
872
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630816
ISBN
9780691630816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 413.12

Paperback. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 872 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
872
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601038
ISBN
9780691601038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.56
€ 97.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700622573
ISBN
9780700622573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.00

Paperback. NO description available Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJW; YQCR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 52.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780175663279
ISBN
9780175663279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.67

Paperback. Offers a collection of seventeen connected structures that center on several towers, one of which a 99-foot high, all made from concrete-encassed iron adorned in found glass, ceramic, and shells, the Towers were made by the hands of Sabato (Sam) Rodia an Italian immigrant who built his dream world over thirty three years. Editor(s): Del Giudice, Luisa. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America (FUP). Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMG; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257973
ISBN
9780823257973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.00

Hardcover. The private and public writings in this volume reveal the early relationship between renowned Civil War diarist Sarah Morgan (1842-1909) and her future husband, Francis Warrington Dawson (1840-1889). This is a selection of their letters along with articles that Morgan wrote for the "Charleston News and Courier". Editor(s): Roberts, Giselle. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325910
ISBN
9780820325910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.07

Paperback. A decade of budgetary, policy, and ideological contention has resulted in American universities being run by management models and the nation is seen by some to have lost its vision of the public good and the necessary components of a democracy. This work seeks to redress these trends. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510487
ISBN
9780742510487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.43

Hardback. A decade of budgetary, policy, and ideological contention has resulted in American universities being run by management models and the nation is seen by some to have lost its vision of the public good and the necessary components of a democracy. This work seeks to redress these trends. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510470
ISBN
9780742510470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.13

Hardback. These hard-to-find writings afford an inside look at the emergence of Girard's scapegoat theory from his pioneering analysis of rivalry and desire. Girard unbinds the Oedipal triangle from its Freudian moorings, replacing desire for the mother with desire for anyone--or anything--a rival desires. Editor(s): Anspach, Mark R. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747790
ISBN
9780804747790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.80

Paperback. Traces the epochal shifts in the relationship between capital accumulation and state formation over a 700-year period. This book concludes with an examination of the forces which have shaped and are poised to undermine America's world power. Num Pages: 400 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New and Updated Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844673049
ISBN
9781844673049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. Explores the identity of the American philosopher. Through informal conversations, leading philosophers discuss the rise of post-analytic philosophy in America and its relations to European thought and to the American pragmatist tradition. Translator(s): Crocitto, Rosanna. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226066486
ISBN
9780226066486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.59

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lucisano, Giovani. Num Pages: 181 pages, tables & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607415107
ISBN
9781607415107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.38
€ 100.83

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ferrero, Giosue; Balducci, Camilla. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KFFD1; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613248799
ISBN
9781613248799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.45
€ 109.50

Hardback. Series: Global Studies of the United States. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 black and white photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252039751
ISBN
9780252039751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

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