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The Americas
The Truth About Big Medicine. Righting the Wrongs for Better Health Ca...
. Ed(S): Brown, Cheryl L.; James, John T.
hardcover. This title drills deeply into the broken American health care industry-demonstrating how the medical industry's self-serving interests have run afoul of safe care. Written by passionate experts in multiple relevant fields, this book shows readers how the system works, why it works this way, how it harms and often kills people and how we can fix it. Editor(s): Brown, Cheryl L.; James, John T. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442231603
- ISBN
- 9781442231603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.45
€ 79.45
Hardback. The obesity epidemic has a disproportionate impact on communities that are hard-hit by social and economic disadvantages. This book explores effective models for treating and preventing obesity in such communities. Editor(s): Brennan, Virginia M.; Kumanyika, Shiriki K.; Zambrana, Ruth Enid. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415444
- ISBN
- 9781421415444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.49
€ 104.49
Hardback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745703
- ISBN
- 9780804745703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.21
€ 251.21
Hardback. The authors in this edited volume examine the political economy of the history of Congress by showing how changes in Congressional practices and institutions are related to key economic and political events. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 536 pages, 7 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755900
- ISBN
- 9780804755900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.39
€ 207.39
hardcover. This book analyzes continuity and change in elections to the U.S. House of Representatives from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, with emphasis on the elections of 1994, 1996, and 1998. Most of the essays closely examine these recent elections, documenting the erosion of incumbency and insulation, but pointing out important continuities. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; Cogan, John F.; Fiorina, Morris P. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 line diagrams 41 tables 77 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737371
- ISBN
- 9780804737371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.42
€ 161.42
Hardback. Worship Space Acoustics Editor(s): Bradley, David T.; Ryherd, Erica E.; Ronsse, Lauren M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMN; AMR; TTA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 222 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1701.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493930968
- ISBN
- 9781493930968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.64
€ 74.64
Colonial Lives: Documents on Latin American History, 1550-1850
. Ed(S): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey
paperback. Offers a variety of archival documents in translation which bring to life the political and economic workings of Latin American colonies during 300 years of Spanish rule, and the day-to-day lives of the colonies' inhabitants. Editor(s): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125122
- ISBN
- 9780195125122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.55
€ 137.55
paperback. An interdisciplinary examination of the role of Native ghosts in North American culture. Editor(s): Boyd, Colleen E.; Thrush, Coll. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803211377
- ISBN
- 9780803211377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.62
€ 42.99
€ 38.62
Late Cenozoic of Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina: An Interdis...
. Ed(S): Bouza, Pablo; Bilmes, Andres
hardcover. Editor(s): Bouza, Pablo; Bilmes, Andres. Series: Springer Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 314 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, 40 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; RBGD; RBGF; RNCB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9783319485072
- ISBN
- 9783319485072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.34
€ 130.34
Hardback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Guisti-Cordero, Juan A.; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453169
- ISBN
- 9781845453169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
Hardback. The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas is the first edited collection to discuss the presence of Greek drama across the continents and archipelagos of the Americas from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Bosher, Kathryn; Macintosh, Fiona M.; McConnell, Justine; Rankine, Patrice D. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 944 pages, 94 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2AHA; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; DSBB; DSG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 182 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199661305
- ISBN
- 9780199661305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.38
€ 229.38
paperback. Provides a historical and international framework for understanding the changing role of women in the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean. This book aims to challenge the traditional policies, goals, and effects of development. Editor(s): Bose, Christine; Acosta-Belen, Edna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392938
- ISBN
- 9781566392938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.39
€ 36.99
€ 36.39
The Mexican Economy, 1870-1930. Essays on the Economic History of Inst...
. Ed(S): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H.
Hardback. Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth. Editor(s): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742078
- ISBN
- 9780804742078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.43
€ 172.43
Paperback. Where do most of the former members of Congress go after leaving office? This book is a chronicle of where former members are living, what they are doing, how they happened to leave Congress-voluntarily or not-and what they see for themselves in the future. Editor(s): Borders, Rebecca; Dockery, C.C. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819198204
- ISBN
- 9780819198204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.23
€ 56.23
Hardback. Nouragues is a tropical forest research station in French Guiana. It was established in 1986 for research on natural mechanisms of forest regeneration. Since then a lot of research has been done on this and related topics. This book provides an overview of the main research results, and focuses on plant communities, and vertebrate communities. Editor(s): Bongers, Frans; Charles-Dominique, Pierre; Forget, P-M; Thery, Marc (CNRS and MHHN Unite Mixte de Recherche, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale, Brunoy, France). Series: Monographiae Biologicae. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; PSAF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001239
- ISBN
- 9781402001239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.86
€ 246.86
hardcover. A collection of essays, written in honour of Harvey Mansfield, that offer analyses of Machiavellianism, liberalism and America. Editor(s): Blitz, Mark; Kristol, William. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HP; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508279
- ISBN
- 9780742508279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.98
€ 129.98
Paperback. By highlighting the role of the Public Sociologist and the international conception of human rights, this volume uniquely contributes to scholarship and current debates, while it also accomplishes two other objectives: first, it will be useful in the classroom; and second, it reorganizes themes that relate to globalization from a new perspective. Editor(s): Blau, Judith; Smith, Keri E. Iyall. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 2. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545878
- ISBN
- 9780742545878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.12
€ 75.12
The Islam/West Debate. Documents from the World Debate on Terrorism, U...
. Ed(S): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, A...
Paperback. In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate. This volume chronicles that debate and includes contributions from both sides of the political spectrum in America and the Middle East-and even from al-Qa'ida. Editor(s): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, Abdou; Mneimneh, Hassan I.; Roberts, Alex. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550070
- ISBN
- 9780742550070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
The Islam/West Debate. Documents from the World Debate on Terrorism, U...
. Ed(S): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, A...
Hardback. In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate. This volume chronicles that debate and includes contributions from both sides of the political spectrum in America and the Middle East-and even from al-Qa'ida. Editor(s): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, Abdou; Mneimneh, Hassan I.; Roberts, Alex. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742550063
- ISBN
- 9780742550063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.93
€ 153.93
Drawing on decades of acquired expertise, this book examines wartime assessment in both theory and practice and, through alternative dimensions of assessment such as justice and proportionality, the war of ideas and economics. Editor(s): Blanken, Leo J.; Rothstein, Hy; Lepore, Jason J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162457
- ISBN
- 9781626162457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.59
€ 128.59
Paperback. These essays do not assume the primacy of national allegiance. Instead, by using the 'sense of place' as a prism to look at German identity in new ways, they examine a sense of 'Germanness' that was neither self-evident nor unchanging. Editor(s): Blackbourn, David; Retallack, James N. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442628656
- ISBN
- 9781442628656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.32
€ 42.99
€ 38.32
paperback. The first comprehensive account in decades of major party system change in Canada. Editor(s): Bittner, Amanda; Koop, Royce. Num Pages: 728 pages, 37 graphs, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824095
- ISBN
- 9780774824095
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.39
€ 40.99
€ 36.39
Hardback. Explores the lives and work of 151 professionals who quite literally shaped both the land itself and our ideas of what the American landscape means. This book identifies a host of public spaces deserving of recognition, and sheds light on the process by which they may be protected. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Charles A.; Foell, Stephanie S. Num Pages: 496 pages, 62 colour & 400 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927893
- ISBN
- 9780813927893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.91
€ 97.91
The Southern Agrarians and the New Deal. Essays After "I'll Take My St...
. Ed(S): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas...
Hardback. A collection of six essays by key American Agrarians such as Donald Davidson, Andrew Nelson Lytle and Herman Clarence Nixon. Combined with an introduction, they offer a radically revised view of the Agrarian movement as it was redefined and revived during the New Deal. Editor(s): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas A. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPWD; JPWF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919959
- ISBN
- 9780813919959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.95
€ 74.95