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Paperback. These essays are a treatment of one of the changes that have shaped Latin America since independence: decentralization of the state. Contributors argue that though the assignment of political, fiscal, and administrative duties to subnational governments has been an important political developments, it is also one of the most overlooked. Editor(s): Montero, Alfred P.; Samuels, David J. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025595
- ISBN
- 9780268025595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Exploring the major changes that have shaped Latin America since independence - decentralization of the state - this text explores the causes of decentralization in six significant case studies: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela. Shorter analyses of Uruguay and Peru are also included. Editor(s): Montero, Alfred P.; Samuels, David J. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025588
- ISBN
- 9780268025588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.30
€ 50.30
Paperback. Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661650
- ISBN
- 9780745661650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardcover. Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661643
- ISBN
- 9780745661643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Paperback. Brazilian Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary politics of South Americas largest democracy. Accessibly written for students, the book traces the major trends in Brazils political development and analyses the main challenges facing the country today. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633619
- ISBN
- 9780745633619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.08
€ 26.08
Hardback. Brazilian Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary politics of South Americas largest democracy. Accessibly written for students, the book traces the major trends in Brazils political development and analyses the main challenges facing the country today. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633602
- ISBN
- 9780745633602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.24
€ 73.24
Hardback. Friedrich von Boetticher was Germany's only military attache accredited to the United States between the world wars. Num Pages: 356 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; BG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888775
- ISBN
- 9781574888775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
Hardcover. Award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano takes an incisive look at the estimated 65 million Americans who straddle the line between the middle-class communities in which they grew up and the upper-class corporate world they inhabit from nine to five. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471263760
- ISBN
- 9780471263760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 35.63
€ 45.99
€ 35.63
hardcover. While mainstream economic thought assumes tastes and technology as given, it has had little to say about how society has promoted and adjusted to technological change. The book presents a utopian design for society, whose purpose is to promote discovery, invention and innovation, which have become principal aspects of national state competition. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393030
- ISBN
- 9780792393030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.08
€ 201.08
Hardcover. The terrain between Panama and Tierra del Fuego contains some of the richest mammalian fauna. Containing identification keys and brief descriptions of each order, family, and genus, this title covers marsupials, shrews, armadillos, sloths, anteaters, and bats. Editor(s): Gardner, Alfred L. Num Pages: 912 pages, 283 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 222 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226282404
- ISBN
- 9780226282404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 93.94
€ 112.96
€ 93.94
Hardback. This text offers Alfred Kroeber's report on his 1926 expedition to the ruins of the Nazca region. Kroeber's report contains a complete analysis and seriation of the beautiful painted pottery of Nazca. Editor(s): Carmichael, Patrick. Num Pages: 283 pages, photographs, drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S.
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989646
- ISBN
- 9780761989646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.45
€ 139.45
Hardback. The development of an American science establishment began early in the twentieth century when the federal government began to invest in a national scientific infrastructure. How did this complex marriage between science and government occur? This work is an overview of the science establishment and its relationship with the federal government. Num Pages: 272 pages, 59 halftones, 18 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231117067
- ISBN
- 9780231117067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691644530
- ISBN
- 9780691644530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.48
€ 110.48
Paperback. Takes the reader on a journey through the American Revolution, exploring the role played by ordinary women and men in shaping events during and after the Revolution. This book also explores their impact on the Founding generation of the new American nation, and finally, how this populist side of the Revolution has fared in public memory. Num Pages: 419 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796863
- ISBN
- 9780814796863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Explores the way historians have contested the meaning of the American Revolution Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814797112
- ISBN
- 9780814797112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, 11 tables, 13 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674940529
- ISBN
- 9780674940529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPB; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632070
- ISBN
- 9780691632070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.86
€ 200.86
Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JPA; JPH; JWA; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645506
- ISBN
- 9780691645506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.96
€ 181.96
Hardback. A Companion to the American Novel provides a comprehensive treatment of the development of the novel in the United States from 1780 to the present day. Leading scholars in the field trace the development of the American novel during a specific period, paying special attention to the interaction of cultural forces and aesthetic principles. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 180 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405101196
- ISBN
- 9781405101196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.06
€ 212.06
Hardcover. A Companion to the American Short Story traces the development of this versatile literary genre over the past two centuries. Written by leading critics in the field, it explores a wide range of writers, from Edgar Allen Poe and Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, and Charles Chesnutt at the end of the nineteenth century. Editor(s): Bendixen, Alfred; Nagel, James. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405115438
- ISBN
- 9781405115438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 50.93
€ 51.99
€ 50.93
Hardcover. Editor(s): Alford, Ruth D.; Reilly, Rod. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619425118
- ISBN
- 9781619425118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.83€ 116.23
€ 168.83
€ 116.23
Paperback. Examines how twenty-six poverty-stricken African American men from Chicago view their prospects for getting ahead. This book documents their definitions of good jobs and the good life - and their beliefs about whether and how these can be attained. It reveals how these men have experienced varying degrees of exposure to more-privileged Americans. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSC; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127002
- ISBN
- 9780691127002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Hardback. Editor(s): Singh, Nirbhay N.; Breland-Noble, Alfiee M.; Al-Mateen, Cheryl S. Series: Springer Series on Child and Family Studies. Num Pages: 351 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 2 colour t. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSP2; JKSM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 855.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319254999
- ISBN
- 9783319254999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.93
€ 253.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Pate, Alexs D.; Fletcher, Pamela R.; Powell, Otis J. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873519731
- ISBN
- 9780873519731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.28
€ 20.99
€ 20.28