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Hardback. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. Children and Change in a Caribbean Village. 252 pages, 20 ills & tables, 3 maps. Over several generations, villagers of Dominica have been shifting from Patwa, an Afro-French creole, to English, the official language. Despite government efforts at Patwa revitalization and cultural heritage tourism, rural caregivers and teachers prohibit children from speaking Patwa in their presence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KJWWD; 2JS; CFB; JFSP1; JHMC. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 18. Weight: 478.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
266
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457608
ISBN
9780857457608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.79

Paperback. Presents the history of public health surveillance in the United States to span more than a century of conflict and controversy. This work situates the tension inherent in public health surveillance in a broad social and political context. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253254
ISBN
9780520253254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.93

Paperback. Drawing on interviews with over 100 young men and women, and five years of research, the author explores the fast-paced world of kids and their cars. She reveals a world where cars have incredible significance for kids, as a means of transportation and thereby freedom to come and go, as status symbols and as a means to express their identities. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSP2; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799314
ISBN
9780814799314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Series: Chef's Table. Num Pages: 208 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WBA; WBN; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 50.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786411
ISBN
9780762786411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 22.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 231 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226424309
ISBN
9780226424309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

hardcover. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645684
ISBN
9781442645684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15

Paperback. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's childbearing became understood as a social problem in early twentieth-century Alberta. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHBK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613942
ISBN
9781442613942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hockey, PQ explores how Canada's national sport has been used to signify a specific Quebecois identity. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648135
ISBN
9781442648135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.79

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JNM; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163666
ISBN
9780691163666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. How can intense religious beliefs coexist with pluralism in America? Examining the role of the religious imagination in contemporary religious practice and in some of the best-known works of American literature, this title shows how belief for its own sake has become an answer to pluralism in a secular age. Series: 20/21. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; 3JMC; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145754
ISBN
9780691145754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Chronicles the settlement and development of Jewish communities along the river. This work discusses the associations among the towns and the big cities of the region, especially Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. It also demonstrates how the circumstances of a specific region influenced the evolution of American Jewish life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124308
ISBN
9780813124308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.32

Paperback. "The Crisis" was an integral part of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (1910-1934), W E B Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. This book is an exploration of how W E B Du Bois created a "visual vocabulary" to define a collective memory and historical identity for African Americans. Num Pages: 296 pages, 106 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218131
ISBN
9780253218131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis - dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years. This book shows why compromise is so important, what stands in the way of achieving it, and how citizens can make defensible compromises more likely. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New Preface by the authors
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160856
ISBN
9780691160856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

paperback. During the Second World War, women pilots were given the opportunity to fly military aircraft for the first time in history. Num Pages: 146 pages, 20 b+w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597972666
ISBN
9781597972666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
377
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931859998
ISBN
9781931859998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.18

paperback. This text looks at opinion polls, the news media, special interest groups, and interviews with congressional members, using the Iran-Contra hearing as a case study. It explores the construction, interpretation and uses of public opinion and questions the media's role in forming public policy. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231108218
ISBN
9780231108218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 91 black & white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AMX; HBJK; HBLW; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679614
ISBN
9780816679614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.45

Hardcover. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814727683
ISBN
9780814727683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.20

Paperback. A historical examination of the social culture of body image Num Pages: 219 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
219
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727690
ISBN
9780814727690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490322
ISBN
9781786490322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. One-third of America's adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. This book argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable - and growing - group of second-class citizens. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226137667
ISBN
9780226137667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 79.61

Hardback. In documenting these events, Foster offers a broader understanding of the difficulties in sexually integrating any workplace, even when the organization approaches the situation with as positive an outlook and as strong a motivation as did NASA. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; PDX; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421401959
ISBN
9781421401959
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Paperback. Chronicles the first decades of an informal lottery called the jogo do bicho, or animal game, which originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1892, and remains popular in Brazil today. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 photos, 11 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349884
ISBN
9780822349884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.78

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cardosa, Amy V. Num Pages: 166 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600213298
ISBN
9781600213298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.92
€ 95.53

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