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Paperback. Will the United States have an educational caste system in 2030? Drawing on both demographic data and case studies, this book reveals the depths of the educational crisis looming for Latino students, the nation's largest and most rapidly growing minority group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 line illustrations, 39 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JNFR; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047051
ISBN
9780674047051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.00
€ 30.01

Hardback. Editor(s): Fernandez-Kelly, Patricia; Shefner, Jon. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271027500
ISBN
9780271027500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.22
€ 92.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JM; JFFA; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 277 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173054
ISBN
9780691173054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages, 11 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JM; JFFA; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162843
ISBN
9780691162843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. This study explores the different ways people view the law. It identifies three common narratives: one is based on the idea of the law as magisterial and remote; another views the law as a game to be played; and a third narrative describes the law as an arbitrary power to be actively resisted. Series: Language & Legal Discourse S. Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 line drawing, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LAB; LAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226227443
ISBN
9780226227443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.47

Paperback. This final volume to Patricia E. Roy's pivotal trilogy exploring racial discrimination against Chinese- and Japanese-Canadians examines the removal of all Japanese-Canadians from the BC coast during WWII, while Chinese-Canadians gained the right to vote in 1947. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 b/w photos, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBC; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813815
ISBN
9780774813815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

paperback. Patricia E. Roy continues her study into why British Columbians were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810111
ISBN
9780774810111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.54

Paperback. Scholars in the history of medicine, nursing, and public policy, those interested in the intersections of identity, work, gender, education, and race, and nurses will find this a provocative book. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; MQCW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895654
ISBN
9780801895654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.15

paperback. An examination of the meanings of blackness in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which is often called the most African part of Brazil. Translator(s): Langdon, Elena. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346463
ISBN
9780822346463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.28

Paperback. Looks at how medical treatments of AIDS have changed and grown; how blood policies were formed; how value-based debates raged and continue to rage over prevention; how communities developed to first respond to the crisis, and later organized to fight for health care; and, how foreign policy is being shaped. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH2; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878403783
ISBN
9780878403783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.31

Hardback. Richly illustrated with often antic images from alphabet books and primers, The Story of A relates the history of the alphabet as a genre of text for children and of alphabetization as a social practice in America, from early modern reading primers to the literature of the American Renaissance. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 line diagrams 52 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 4852 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731744
ISBN
9780804731744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.76

Hardback. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508. The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II. 288 pages, illustrated throughout. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001036
ISBN
9781612001036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Presenting a study of the evolution of American women's clothing, this book traces the history of modern sportswear as a universal style that broke down traditional gender roles. It shows that behind this development was a growing interest in sports that was further nurtured by the establishment of schools of higher education for women. Num Pages: 296 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495494
ISBN
9781558495494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.28

Hardcover. The book focuses on the unique position of Tiffany and Tiffany Studios in advancing American religious art and design. Editor(s): Pongracz, Patricia C. Num Pages: 216 pages, 125 Colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AGR; AMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 285 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1552. 216 pages, 125 Colour. Editor(s): Pongracz, Patricia C. The book focuses on the unique position of Tiffany and Tiffany Studios in advancing American religious art and design. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AGR; AMN. Dimension: 248 x 285 x 25. Weight: 1552.
Publisher
D Giles Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804021
ISBN
9781907804021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 292 pages, 7 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734530
ISBN
9780804734530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.90

Paperback. What does it mean to be a child or an adolescent growing up on the streets or in a state institution? How do children define their everyday lives in the midst of global processes? This ethnographic study situates childhood and adolescence as social forms in the complex urban world of Caracas, Venezuela. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHMC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804745529
ISBN
9780804745529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Brown, Patricia; Mitchell, Kevin M. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNZL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624170478
ISBN
9781624170478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.91
€ 158.22

Paperback. In 1916, 17-year-old Jesse Washington, a retarded black boy, was publicly tortured, lynched, and burned on the town square of Waco, Texas. Drawing on research from the national files of the NAACP, local newspapers and archives, and other sources, this book presents the reconstruction of the crime and how it influenced the antilynching campaign. Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 b&w photos, map, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585445448
ISBN
9781585445448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493017539
ISBN
9781493017539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.87

Paperback. Traces the story of the now state-recognized Waccamaw Siouan tribe from its beginnings in the Southeastern United States, through their first contacts with Europeans, and into the 21st century, detailing the struggles these Indians have endured over time. Series: Contemporary American Indian Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817351243
ISBN
9780817351243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

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