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The Americas
Hardback. Spurred by court rulings requiring states to increase public-school funding, the US spends more per student on K-12 education than almost any other country. This work traces the history of reform efforts and concludes that the principal focus of both courts and legislatures on ever-increasing funding has done little to improve student achievement. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNKG; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130002
- ISBN
- 9780691130002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.15
€ 49.99
€ 36.15
Hardback. Record numbers of Americans fear that our political process is broken-for good reason. Our nation faces unprecedented challenges, yet our politicians spend most of their energy attacking one another. All the while, no one in public life has offered a practical way to neutralize the bitter partisanship that paralyzes Washington. Num Pages: 216 pages, tables, figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972697
- ISBN
- 9781597972697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
paperback. A study of the bracero program during World War II. It describes the labor history of Mexican and Chicano workers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. It analyses the ways in which Braceros were active agents of their own lives. It also describes the living and working conditions in migrant farm camps. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, map, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJH; GTB; HBT; JPFF; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295978499
- ISBN
- 9780295978499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.88
€ 35.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 13 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; HBWQ; JFFN; JFSL4; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295998329
- ISBN
- 9780295998329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Hardcover. Examines the literature of the Revolutionary era to explore the ways in which American patriots employed the classics and to assess antiquity's importance to the early political culture of the United States. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928333
- ISBN
- 9780813928333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493023394
- ISBN
- 9781493023394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.19
€ 17.99
€ 17.19
hardcover. A perspective on Latinos - not only as a diverse and growing population in the US with distinct social, cultural and economic features, but as a political force with a collective ethnic identity. It explores the personal identity and resiliency, adaptive strategies, and successes of Latinos. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687282
- ISBN
- 9780847687282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.27
€ 179.27
Hardback. Analyzes the pattern of assimilation and incorporation among the Hispanic population in the Washington DC metro region. Following a comprehensive introduction looking at theoretical and policy implication, this book discusses the literature of ethnic incorporation and assimilation in urban regions. Editor(s): Pumar, Enrique S. Series Editor(s): Cunnigen, Donald; Bruce, Marino A. Series: Research in Race & Ethnic Relations. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JFFN; JFFP; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780523446
- ISBN
- 9781780523446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.74
€ 120.74
Hardcover. This is the personal story of a middle-class, Jewish, US educated Cuban who joins Che Guevara and Fidel Castro to become a leader in the dramatic and dangerous urban underground during the struggle and ultimate triumph of the revolution, from 1952-1959. Num Pages: 336 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787961695
- ISBN
- 9780787961695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.86
€ 29.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Reveals the human drama behind the radical agrarian reform process that unfolded in Peru during the final three decades of the twentieth century. This book also evaluates Peru's military government (1969-79), its audacious agrarian reform program, and what that reform meant to Peruvians from all walks of life. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 21 photographs, 3 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344698
- ISBN
- 9780822344698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Presents a rationale for the development of political alternatives to the exclusionary, exploitative institutions of neoliberal globalization. This work lays out the foundational elements for a politics of just and sustainable co-existence. It explains the political principles of liberation and addresses matters such as reform and revolution. Translator(s): Ciccariello-Maher, George. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343288
- ISBN
- 9780822343288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.48
€ 29.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL4. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816524686
- ISBN
- 9780816524686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Hardcover. Over the course of several years, photographer Chris Enos travelled US Route 285 from Santa Fe through south-eastern New Mexico into West Texas, documenting the nearly 500-mile corridor with its vestiges of another, more prosperous and hopeful era. This title presents a varied series of photographs of residences and businesses. Num Pages: 104 pages, 222 colour & 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWX; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135358
- ISBN
- 9780890135358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.23
€ 47.99
€ 34.23
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722350
- ISBN
- 9780814722350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. A candid discussion of the confines of the term "post-racial" Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- First Printing (Numerals Begin with 1)
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752982
- ISBN
- 9780814752982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Explorer's Guide Maine Coast & Islands: Key to a Great Destination (Th...
English, Nancy, Tree, Christina
Paperback. The best of the best all along Maine's magnificent coastline. Series: Explorer's Great Destinations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100+ color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Countryman Press
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581572827
- ISBN
- 9781581572827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.57
€ 20.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811735254
- ISBN
- 9780811735254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.41
€ 20.99
€ 17.41
Num Pages: 192 pages, 220+ b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1274. 192 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Dimension: 284 x 218 x 22. Weight: 1280.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340710
- ISBN
- 9780764340710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.32
€ 53.99
€ 35.32
Hardcover. Esplin argues that Borges, through a sustained and complex literary relationship with Poe s works, served as the primary catalyst that changed Poe s image throughout Spanish America from a poet-prophet to a timeless fiction writer." Series Editor(s): Smith, Jon; Richardson, Riche. Series: The New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349053
- ISBN
- 9780820349053
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardback. The first history of America's major literary form offers new views of our literary history and a sophisticated examination of areas of fiction that have only recently begun to receive attention. Editor(s): Elliott, Emory; Davidson, Cathy N.; O'Donnell, Patrick; Smith, Valerie; Wilson, Christopher P. Num Pages: 905 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 905
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231073608
- ISBN
- 9780231073608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.48€ 100.69
€ 133.48
€ 100.69
hardcover. A survey of the literature of United States, from prehistoric cave narratives to the radical movements of the sixties and the experimentation of the eighties. Num Pages: 1263 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 69. Weight in Grams: 1970.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058124
- ISBN
- 9780231058124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.73€ 132.85
€ 167.73
€ 132.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Emond, Hunter F.; Leavy, Miles. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619422223
- ISBN
- 9781619422223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.72€ 115.01
€ 167.72
€ 115.01
Paperback. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 104 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816533442
- ISBN
- 9780816533442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
Hardback. More than twelve million immigrants, many of them children, passed through Ellis Island's gates between 1892 and 1954. Children also came through the "Guardian of the Western Gate," the detention center on Angel Island in California that was designed to keep Chinese immigrants out of the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 b&w photos, chronology, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTD; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597972963
- ISBN
- 9781597972963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30