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The Americas
Paperback. Built on interviews and detailed surveys of almost a thousand recent college graduates from a diverse range of colleges and universities, this book reveals a generation facing a difficult transition to adulthood. It compels us to re-examine the aims, approaches, and achievements of higher education. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 halftones, 19 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226197289
- ISBN
- 9780226197289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.96
€ 24.99
€ 19.96
Paperback. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226028569
- ISBN
- 9780226028569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226028552
- ISBN
- 9780226028552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 89.00
€ 108.20
€ 89.00
Paperback. With endless sand and surf beaches and adrenaline-charged adventure activities too, Costa Rica has something to offer all travellers. From the idyllic white shoreline of the Nicoya Peninsula to the verdant slopes of Volcan Arenal, Footprint's Costa Rica Handbook will help you get the best out of your trip. Series: Footprint Focus Guide. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 116 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Footprint Travel Guides
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910120705
- ISBN
- 9781910120705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.87
€ 15.99
€ 14.87
Paperback. Great fun, this illustrated, fact-filled trivia guidebook to the first decade of rock & roll, breezily written (but painstakingly accurate), will take the baby boomer down a musical memory lane strewn with genuine "golden-oldies." Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 424 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; AVGP; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252069192
- ISBN
- 9780252069192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.89
€ 24.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643519
- ISBN
- 9780691643519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.41€ 130.66
€ 176.41
€ 130.66
Hardcover. Focuses on the failure of the efforts to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay and suggests an approach often used in cleaning up environmentally damaged sites. This book presents a view of the environmental condition of Chesapeake Bay. It covers a part of the history of the Bay that is not widely known, including how the Bay was formed. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 1KBBFV; 1QSAN; JW; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118686270
- ISBN
- 9781118686270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.97
€ 59.97
Paperback. Presents salient patterns in American immigrants' religious lives, past and present Editor(s): Alba, Richard D.; Raboteau, Albert J.; DeWind, Josh. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814705056
- ISBN
- 9780814705056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 line illus. 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691161075
- ISBN
- 9780691161075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.15
€ 46.99
€ 33.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018136
- ISBN
- 9780674018136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.56
€ 38.99
€ 32.56
Hardback. The first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419220
- ISBN
- 9781421419220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.57€ 55.46
€ 60.57
€ 55.46
Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247437
- ISBN
- 9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. Demonstrates how crucial French films were in making 'going to the movies' popular in the United States, first in vaudeville houses and then in nickelodeons. This book exposes the consequences of that popularity. It offers a revealing cultural history of American cinema's nationalization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; JFC; JPFN; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214781
- ISBN
- 9780520214781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Beginning signers can now improve their recognition of the most commonly used signs with this easy-to-follow handbook. Illustrates 800 common signs organized by topics including food, travel, family, sports and more. 800 illustrations. Num Pages: 176 pages, 800 sign illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 248 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563681301
- ISBN
- 9781563681301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.21
€ 19.99
€ 17.21
Paperback. Finally, Stevick contemplates the potential of electronic media to significantly alter traditional Amish practices, culture, and staying power. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCV; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- second edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413716
- ISBN
- 9781421413716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.77
€ 30.99
€ 25.77
Paperback. The construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSP3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756080
- ISBN
- 9780226756080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Hardback. Analyzing various decisions made by the Director of National Intelligence and examining in detail, issues from Hurricane Katrina to the national security computer networks, this book demonstrates the dangers of an overly centralized intelligence system. It also offers clear ideas for reform that go beyond risky organizational changes. Series: Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742551275
- ISBN
- 9780742551275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.35
€ 21.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. Are the elderly posing a threat to America's political system with their enormous clout? Are they stretching resources to the breaking point with their growing demands for care? This text seeks to offer fresh insight into a wide range of social and political issues relating to the elderly. Num Pages: 382 pages, 18 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675688
- ISBN
- 9780226675688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.51
€ 34.99
€ 27.51
Hardcover. In this revised edition of "Antitrust Law", Richard A. Posner explains his call for an economic approach to antitrust law to new generations of lawyers and students. He updates and amplifies his approach as it applies to the developments, both legal and economic, in the antitrust field since 1976. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675763
- ISBN
- 9780226675763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.56€ 58.80
€ 70.56
€ 58.80
Paperback. This is a concise compendium of America's sex laws, summarizing the laws regulating personal sexual activity; revealing gaps, anachronisms, anomalies, inequalities and irrationalities; and providing an empirical basis for studies of sexual regulation. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA; LNF; LNM; LNT; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675657
- ISBN
- 9780226675657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.51
€ 31.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. In this comprehensive study of the modern American public intellectual - that individual who speaks to the public on issues of political or ideological moment - Richard Posner charts the decline of a venerable institution that included worthies from Socrates to John Dewey. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 line illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012462
- ISBN
- 9780674012462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.23
€ 36.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. Making a significant contribution to the theory of democracy, this reference maintains that the advantage of democracy is not that it is the rule of the wise or the good, but that it enables stability and orderly succession in government and limits the tendency of rulers to empower themselves to the disadvantage of the public. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018495
- ISBN
- 9780674018495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.55
€ 40.99
€ 33.55
Paperback. The financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is the most alarming of our lifetime because of the warp-speed at which it is occurring. This title presents a non-technical examination of this mother of various financial disasters and of the, as yet, stumbling efforts to cope with it. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCL; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 122 x 27. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674060395
- ISBN
- 9780674060395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.41
€ 35.99
€ 30.41
Paperback. This work traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous success of Hank Williams. The book also explores what it means to be authentic within popular culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226662855
- ISBN
- 9780226662855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.23
€ 35.99
€ 28.23