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Paperback. A provocative theoretical critique of representations of race in socially engaged films made since the 1960s. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347019
ISBN
9780822347019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848-1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, told the exciting, moving story of his life to Frank B Linderman, the well-known western writer who had befriended him. This title offers an account of the nomadic, spiritual, and warring life of Plains Indians before they were forced on to reservations. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 map, 9 photographs, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
new edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280182
ISBN
9780803280182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.93

Paperback. This book studies the decisions of the United States circuit courts and their grounding in law and judicial ideology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 119 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757133
ISBN
9780804757133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. This book studies the decisions of the United States circuit courts and their grounding in law and judicial ideology. Num Pages: 264 pages, 119 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753661
ISBN
9780804753661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.44

Hardback. A comprehensive analysis of theories of statutory interpretation and their use in the Rehnquist Court. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 tables, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759120
ISBN
9780804759120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. Charts the resurgence of Virginia's Democratic Party in the 1980s and the Republicans' efforts to turn back the gains made by Chuck Robb and Douglas Wilder. This book closes with Democratic Tim Kaine taking the governor's seat and George Allen and Mark Warner poised to enter the 2008 presidential primaries. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552104
ISBN
9780742552104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.98

hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813537016
ISBN
9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Paperback. This text seeks to show how the proliferating regulations and oversight mechanisms designed to prevent or root out corruption seriously undermine the ability to govern. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
292
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226020525
ISBN
9780226020525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Hardcover. Editor(s): Salamone, Frank A. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810887084
ISBN
9780810887084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 55 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPV; KJT; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1940
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
55
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833023889
ISBN
9780833023889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.57

Paperback. Editor(s): Marshall, Frank. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCQ; JFF; JPHC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629144184
ISBN
9781629144184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.23

Hardcover. Alexis de Tocqueville is a widely-shared icon of Franco-American political culture. This study seeks to allow for a clearer understanding of Tocqueville's writings by supplying their missing French context for English-speaking readers. Translator(s): Raps, Beth G. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813917788
ISBN
9780813917788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.80

Paperback. Entangled Territorialities offers vivid ethnographic examples of how Indigenous lands in Australia and Canada are tangled with governments, industries, and mainstream society. Editor(s): Dussart, Francoise; Poirier, Sylvie. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHMC; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487521592
ISBN
9781487521592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.92

Hardback. In telling the story of how New York has grown from Dutch colonial outpost to the global city, 'the capital of the 21st century', Francois Weil also examines the social tensions that have arisen from this evolving role and how the New York experience has affected American notions of urban space. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 59 photos and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129343
ISBN
9780231129343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.50
€ 72.84

Hardback. Americans' long and restless search for identity through family trees illuminates the story of America itself, according to Francois Weil, as preoccupation with social standing, racial purity, and national belonging gave way to an embrace of diversity in one's forebears, pursued through Ancestry.com and advances in DNA testing. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 33. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
250
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674045835
ISBN
9780674045835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADF; DSB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551524108
ISBN
9781551524108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Hardcover. 528 pages, maps. Challenges the view that the lowlands of Central and Western Europe would revert to their prehistoric state of closed forest systems if free from human intervention. This text uses examples from pollen analyses and studies on tree species, and tests hypothesis of herbivore governance of vegetation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DF; 1KB; PSAF; PSTS; PSVS; RBX. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 34. Weight: 950.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
CABI
Edition
First
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851994420
ISBN
9780851994420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.23

Hardback. A history of the society and economy of Sao Paulo from its origins to the introduction of coffee in the mid-19th century. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 tables, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744652
ISBN
9780804744652
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.08

Hardback. The process of democratization has been a recurring feature of contemporary international affairs. This book will examine another major case of transition to democracy, that of post-Franco Spain, and consider the extent to which the efforts of the United States in nurturing that transition paid off. Editor(s): Cull, Nicholas John; Jimenez, Francisco Javier Rodriguez; Gomez-Escalonilla, Lorenzo Delgado. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy. Num Pages: 252 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 3 graphs, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; JPF; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461445
ISBN
9781137461445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Hardback. Francisco Goldman provides a timely and provocative journey into the heart of Mexico City. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611856163
ISBN
9781611856163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.00

Paperback. A true detective story tracing the murder investigation of a human rights activist and Guatemalan bishop. It also traces Los Intocables struggle with the Guatemalan authorities, revealing the involvement of youth gangs, political corruption and organised crime. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848871953
ISBN
9781848871953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Scholars and students of Latin America, political economy, and democratization studies will find Gonzalez's arguments engaging and the framework he built for this study especially useful in their own work. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6, 4 graphs, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; KCM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405421
ISBN
9781421405421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.50

Paperback. This book will interest scholars of Latin American politics, democratization studies, market reform, and comparative politics and international relations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSH; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888007
ISBN
9780801888007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.19

Paperback. The current volume from the editors of the acclaimed Reclaiming Latin America will address the current trajectories of rightwing politics in Latin America in the face of leftist governments and regional alliances, the discrediting of neoliberalism, and the decline of US hegemony. Editor(s): Dominguez, Francisco; Lievesley, Geraldine; Ludlam, Steve. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPFM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848138117
ISBN
9781848138117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.95

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