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Paperback. Houston's meteoric rise from a bayou trading post to the world's leading oil supplier owes much to its geography, geology, and climate. This title presents the history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated unprecedented growth - and the environmental cost of that development. Editor(s): Melosi, Martin V.; Pratt, Joseph A. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTK; KNBP; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822959632
ISBN
9780822959632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.44

Hardback. A gripping narrative non-fiction tale about the rise of the early drug culture in America, by the author of the acclaimed Can't Find My Way Home Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824753
ISBN
9780306824753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bannister, Martin T. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606925126
ISBN
9781606925126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 34.96

Hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, Stefanee L. Num Pages: 154 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614706953
ISBN
9781614706953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.38
€ 110.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTS; JHB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162775
ISBN
9780691162775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173597
ISBN
9780691173597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.40

hardcover. Shedding light on British war aims and maritime strategy, this book is suitable for scholars of Napoleonic Wars and British political, diplomatic, economic and maritime/military history. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSP; 1KLS; 3JH; HBLL; HBWH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
I B TAURIS
Condition
New
SKU
9781848851962
ISBN
9781848851962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. The book reviews past and present debates on the challenges faced in attaining equitable economic development. The book aims to provide an introduction to economics where the application to poverty is central and guides learning. And it aims to help those who already know some economics learn more about poverty and inequality. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190212773
ISBN
9780190212773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.20

Hardback. Explores the fiction, poetry, theatre and cinema representing the 9/11 attacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638529
ISBN
9780748638529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.99
€ 107.83

Paperback. Discusses works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Simon Armitage and Mohsin Hamid in relation to the specific problems of writing about such a visually spectacular 'event' that has had enormous global implications. Focusing on 9/11, this book offers an overview of some of the main texts that have represented the attacks and their aftermath. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748691197
ISBN
9780748691197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226679822
ISBN
9780226679822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 Black and White Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583943601
ISBN
9781583943601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.06

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, 45 b/w; 19 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815910
ISBN
9781472815910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.69

Paperback. Analyses the works of Anglo writers and artists who encountered American Indians in the course of their travels in the Southwest during the one-hundred-year period beginning in 1840. This book looks at the accounts produced by government-sponsored explorers, and surveys the writers who popularised the region in fiction and travelogue. Num Pages: 250 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826330291
ISBN
9780826330291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Hardcover. "The first comprehensive history of the composition of one of the most famous and iconic speeches in American history, one that persuasively resolves previously unresolved issues relating the speech and enriches our understanding of how the speech reflected Lincoln's evolving ideas"-- Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619337
ISBN
9780700619337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 179 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333013
ISBN
9781590333013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.80

Paperback. It is generally accepted that Social Security must be reformed, but there is little agreement on what should be done to reform the program. This book looks at the social pension reforms of 12 other countries, assesses the US Social Security program, and evaluates how these twelve models inform opportunities for adaptation of the system. Num Pages: 384 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1 New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324259
ISBN
9780881324259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Explores why Europe's growth slowed, what contribution information technology makes to growth, and what policies could facilitate economic transformation. It emphasizes a system with strong work incentives and competitive intensity. The authors conclude, that social programs and policies must be reoriented so that they encourage economic change. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; KCM; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323436
ISBN
9780881323436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.65

Hardcover. This book examines the cultural, social, and historical affinities between the Francophone Caribbean and the American South, considering figures as diverse as Barack Obama, Frantz Fanon, Miles Davis, James Brown, Edouard Glissant, William Faulkner, Maryse Conde and Lafcadio Hearn. Editor(s): Munro, Martin; Britton, Celia. Series: Francophone Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KJ; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846317538
ISBN
9781846317538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.40

Paperback. Intended for scholars and students with interests in Caribbean studies, postcolonial studies, francophone studies, migration studies, and African-American studies, this title analyses post-1946 Haitian writing as a literature of exile. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318542
ISBN
9781846318542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262836
ISBN
9780520262836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Paperback. Compelling analysis revealing the endemic violence and systematic impoverishment at the heart of 'development'. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTF; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333946
ISBN
9780745333946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.31

Hardcover. Modern Peruvian cuisine - with soul. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 253 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780297868613
ISBN
9780297868613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; KNBN; KNDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304. Weight in Grams: 1597.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352379
ISBN
9780764352379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.42

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