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Paperback. This is a study of school desegregation in Virginia. It traces the evolution of the Richmond public schools from segregation to desegregation to resegregation in the decades following the "Brown" decision. It analyses the "separate but equal" system and its impact on life in the city. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 151 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFF; JFSL1; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914817
ISBN
9780813914817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. Drawing on archival materials, secondary sources, and eyewitness accounts of the brave men and women who marched, this gripping account offers a brief and nuanced narrative of this critical phase of the black freedom struggle. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421605
ISBN
9781421421605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.19

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644066
ISBN
9780691644066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 206.89

Paperback. A twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the author's classic study of popular religion in Italian Harlem. In the preface, it discusses significant shifts in the field of religious history and calls for new ways of empirically studying divine presences in human life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 24. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300157529
ISBN
9780300157529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Explores the relationships men, women, and children have formed with the Virgin Mary and the saints in twentieth-century American Catholic history, and reflects on how people live in the company of sacred figures and how these relationships shape the ties between people on earth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRCC7; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127767
ISBN
9780691127767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Hardcover. Editor(s): Moffitt, Robert A. Series: NBER-Conference Report. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226392493
ISBN
9780226392493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.73
€ 92.61

hardcover. Editor(s): Moffitt, Robert A. Series: NBER-Conference Report. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226370477
ISBN
9780226370477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.73
€ 93.25

Paperback. Celebrates Havana's citizens. From images of buildings which combine classical influences with splashes of vibrant colour to intimate portraits of the people, this book offers fresh and realistic presentation of Havana. Num Pages: 144 pages, 97 Colour. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 808.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789209276
ISBN
9780789209276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.62

Paperback. Drawing upon his background in law, government and political science, U.S. Second Circuit Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann contends that Congress's work product - including sources beyond the text - must inform courts' interpretation of statutes. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; LNZL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190263294
ISBN
9780190263294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.94

Hardback. Examines Colombian society's attempt to move beyond the Western Hemisphere's worst mid-century conflict and how that effort molded notions of belonging and understandings of the past. In this book, the author reconstructs encounters between government officials, rural peoples, provincial elites, and more. Series: Violence in Latin American History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photos, 3 charts, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520293922
ISBN
9780520293922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 72.48

Paperback. Examines Colombian society's attempt to move beyond the Western Hemisphere's worst mid-century conflict and how that effort molded notions of belonging and understandings of the past. In this book, the author reconstructs encounters between government officials, rural peoples, provincial elites, and more. Series: Violence in Latin American History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photos, 3 charts, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293939
ISBN
9780520293939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.22

Hardback. This in-depth study of fourteen pulp manufacturing mills in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand provides the most extensive and systematic empirical examination, to date, of the reasons firms achieve the levels of environmental performance that they do. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; KNDS; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748063
ISBN
9780804748063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 18 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870334672
ISBN
9780870334672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.17

Hardback. With more people living alone today than at any time in U.S. history, Ferguson investigates loneliness in American fiction, from its mythological beginnings in Rip Van Winkle to the postmodern terrors of 9/11. At issue is the dark side of a trumpeted American individualism. Ferguson shows that we can learn, from our literature, how to live alone. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066762
ISBN
9780674066762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Looks at the fundamental issue of equality and how and why governments have fallen short of their democratic ideals. This book explores the growth of democratic institutions, expansion of citizenship, and various obstacles that stand in the way of gains in political equality. It assesses the contemporary political landscape in United States. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300126877
ISBN
9780300126877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.40

Paperback. This work questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. It reveals the Constitution's potentially antidemocratic elements and explains why they are there, compares the American constitutional system to other democratic systems, and more. Series: Castle Lectures Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHV; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300095241
ISBN
9780300095241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300103922
ISBN
9780300103922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.27

Paperback. Find out how to take advantage of IRS and state tax regulations to minimize, or totally eliminate, a tax bill with Doing Business Tax-Free, 2nd Edition. Packed with dozens of helpful real-life examples, the book's unique quick-reference format routes readers directly to the tax strategies that are right for their business situation. Num Pages: 288 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471418214
ISBN
9780471418214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
2Rev Ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446788
ISBN
9780801446788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.66

Paperback. Provides a perspective on Kennedy's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and penetrates deep into what it was like for him to assume a position of such power at a time of national crisis. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922953
ISBN
9781847922953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. Looking for some new business insights? Forget about Wall Street. Learn a lesson or two from Arthur Miller and David Mamet on Broadway. Put down Forbes and Fortune for once and spend an evening with Chaucer and George Bernard Shaw. You'll pass an enjoyable evening and discover some fresh new management perspectives. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; DSB; DSK; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471371687
ISBN
9780471371687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864420
ISBN
9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.03

Hardback. The pace of structural change in the equity markets has accelerated dramatically and, as it has, regulation has come to play a central role in the development of market structure. This book considers regulation's contribution to the efficiency of the US equity markets. Editor(s): Schwartz, Robert A. Series: Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets Series. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792372820
ISBN
9780792372820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Kuenster, Robert. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638630
ISBN
9781566638630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

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