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Paperback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774823432
ISBN
9780774823432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.32

Hardback. This book examines the explosive growth of the CIO in Canada during the Second World War, showing how cultural as well as economic forces were at work in the gritty work of union organizing. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774823425
ISBN
9780774823425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679829
ISBN
9780816679829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Follows the story of a large-scale development effort in central Mexico, and the grassroots efforts to stop it. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803235106
ISBN
9780803235106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. Through a combination of interviews with nurses, doctors, and chaplains across the United States and close observation of their daily routines, the author takes readers inside major academic medical institutions to explore how today's doctors and hospitals address prayer and other forms of religion and spirituality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922119
ISBN
9780226922119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBC; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554588886
ISBN
9781554588886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CF; HBJK; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
2 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472034949
ISBN
9780472034949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.85

Hardcover. Reveals that pawnshops have long played an integral role in Americans' economic lives. Presenting the history of pawn-broking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the practice was inextricably intertwined with the rise of capitalism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KCZ; KFFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905679
ISBN
9780226905679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.27

Paperback. Providing the definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 39 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226905686
ISBN
9780226905686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.89

hardcover. The Mississippi Delta evokes a sense of mystery, beauty, and hardship in equal measure. Its haunted fields, turbulent history, and resilient people have been the inspiration for countless songs, tales, and literary works. From the Delta people at work and play to the cloud-draped, endless horizons, this volume paints a portrait of this place. Editor(s): McDaris, Wendy. Num Pages: 112 pages, 96 full-colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604730890
ISBN
9781604730890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; BM; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556439148
ISBN
9781556439148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. From its founding in the late 1880s through the 1950s, Brownsville was a white, predominantly Jewish, working class neighbourhood. During the 1960s however the area became stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto. This study focuses on the challenges of neighbourhood co-operation. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 333 pages, 28 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226684475
ISBN
9780226684475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Tracing Robert Clifton Weaver's career through the creation, expansion, and contraction of New Deal liberalism, this book illuminates his instrumental role in the birth of almost every urban initiative of the period, from public housing and urban renewal to affirmative action and rent control. Num Pages: 444 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226214016
ISBN
9780226214016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 262 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Counterpoint
Edition
1st Trade ed. after a 1998 Ltd. edition of 50 copi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619027800
ISBN
9781619027800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. An account of the ways in which defense attorneys represent capital defendants, this book brings to light the paramount role these attorneys have played in shaping the modern system of capital punishment. It explains how attorneys' skills and abilities influence the determination of which capital defendants are sentenced to death. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069118
ISBN
9780472069118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.98

Paperback. With natives as your guides, Backroads & Byways leads you down the road less traveled Series: Backroads & Byways. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581573503
ISBN
9781581573503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.47

Paperback. An identification guide and reference to marine mammal biology, conservation, and governmental protective regulations in Florida. Written by two scientists, it seeks to inform people how their activities affect marine mammals and what they can do to help safeguard the environment of Florida. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 b&w photographs, 3 drawings, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; PSVW73; RNKH; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813026879
ISBN
9780813026879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.09

Paperback / so. Series: Families in Focus (Paperback). Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV; JFFN; JFSF; JFSL3; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562841
ISBN
9780813562841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.31

Hardcover. Editor(s): Wells, E. Christian; Davis-Salazar, Karla L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b/w photos, 32 line art illus, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBTB; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870818714
ISBN
9780870818714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820343426
ISBN
9780820343426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.88

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