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Hardback. Industrial Development in a Frontier Economy is pioneering microanalysis of 59 Argentinean corporations between 1890 and 1930 that explains Argentina's failure to develop an efficient manufacturing sector, even as countries in similar circumstances successfully modernized. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759830
- ISBN
- 9780804759830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.04
€ 82.04
Hardback. Whether seeking a secluded jog or an adventurous outing, residents and tourists alike will find this handsome guide indispensable for finding oases away from the noise of the city. Illustrator(s): Klingler, Mark A. Num Pages: 400 pages, 204, 13 maps, 91 colour illustrations, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412030
- ISBN
- 9781421412030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.31
€ 71.31
Paperback. In this application of game theory to political phenomena, Cohen focuses on Chile and Brazil. He explores why democratic reforms failed in Latin America, arguing that political outcomes cannot be explained without treating beliefs and preferences as having a causal force in their own right. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLSB; 1KLSH; JPA; JPHV; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112725
- ISBN
- 9780226112725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
paperback. Offers comprehensive exploration of the challenges faced by incarcerated women in the United States. This book shows that serving time in prisons designed by and for men, not only does little to address what landed women there in the first place, but also undermines their prospects for an improved life on the outside. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 381 x 381 x 574. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588263957
- ISBN
- 9781588263957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.56
€ 31.56
Paperback. Series: Best Hikes Near Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 41 colour illustrations, 41 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493006717
- ISBN
- 9781493006717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.91
€ 26.99
€ 21.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; ANB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810129429
- ISBN
- 9780810129429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Hardcover. A portrait of Alabama rivers. From their primal seepages in the Appalachian highlands or along the broad Chunnenuggee Hills, Alabama's rivers carve through the rocky uplands and down the Fall Line rapids, then ease across the coastal plain to their eventual confluence with the Gulf of Mexico. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; AJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 279 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817316303
- ISBN
- 9780817316303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.96
€ 40.96
Provides a basic introduction to the cultures and spiritual teachings of four Native American nations: Delaware, Cherokee, Sioux, Navajo; and also discusses such critical issues as the pan-national spiritual movements and the environment. Num Pages: 432 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208629
- ISBN
- 9780872208629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.45€ 42.95
€ 54.45
€ 42.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Young, Mabel A.; Barnes, Jack O. Num Pages: 113 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; RND; RNFD; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620813553
- ISBN
- 9781620813553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.52€ 65.29
€ 93.52
€ 65.29
Hardcover. Richard M. Weaver made contributions to the study of rhetoric, the criticism of culture, the teaching of composition and the understanding of America's South. This biography examines all his works and the scholars who influenced him. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; CFG; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210302
- ISBN
- 9780826210302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.20
€ 69.20
Paperback. Demonstrates the role that race has played in the formation of knowledge. This book demonstrates how race theory intersects with other bodies of knowledge by examining discursive records such as travelogues, literature, and historiography and theoretical structures such as common sense, pseudoscientific racism, and Eurocentrism. Editor(s): Young, Joseph A.; Braziel, Jana Evans. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JHMP; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072567
- ISBN
- 9780252072567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.95
€ 24.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime quickly becomes a struggle for survival when they get lost in the wilds of the jungle. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; BTP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Octopus Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- CL 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849538824
- ISBN
- 9781849538824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.38
€ 15.99
€ 11.38
Hardcover. Includes a selection of Richard Wright's haiku on pages 153-171. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220011
- ISBN
- 9780826220011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.27
€ 70.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah. Series: Wallflower Critical Guides S. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1162. Series: Wallflower Critical Guides S. 620 pages. Editor(s): Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 38. Weight: 1162.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903364529
- ISBN
- 9781903364529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813551753
- ISBN
- 9780813551753
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.69
€ 46.69
Paperback. Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745505
- ISBN
- 9780804745505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168922
- ISBN
- 9780231168922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Almost 100 years before Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth was mistreated by a streetcar conductor. She took him to court and won! Before she was Sojourner Truth, she was known simply as Belle. Even after she escaped from slavery, she knew her work was not yet done. She changed her name and travelled, inspiring everyone she met and sharing her story. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 195 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780448486789
- ISBN
- 9780448486789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.91
€ 7.91
Paperback. Series: American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415826143
- ISBN
- 9780415826143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
Rediscovering Jacob Riis: Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-...
Yochelson, Bonnie, Czitrom, Daniel
Paperback. Before publishing his book How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis (1849-1914) spent his first years in the US as an immigrant and itinerant laborer, until he landed a job as a muckraking reporter. This book places Jacob Riis' images in historical context. It explores Riis' reporting and activism within the gritty specifics of Gilded Age New York. Num Pages: 296 pages, 96 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJC; AJB; AJCR; BGH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 80 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226182865
- ISBN
- 9780226182865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.02
€ 30.02