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Hardcover. This analysis of the negative response to the discovery of the homosexual in late 19th-century America investigates the responses of the emergent medical community to this problem, and discusses how the negative reception of the homosexual impacted the future social conception of gay men and women. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234928
ISBN
9780312234928
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.43

Paperback. Countering the popular misconception that racial discrimination has largely not existed in Puerto Rico, this book shows that racial prejudice has long had an insidious effect on Puerto Rican society. It is of interest to specialists in Caribbean studies, Puerto Rican history, and Latin America studies, and also to scholars in a variety of fields. Num Pages: 192 pages, 34 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318422
ISBN
9780822318422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. A long-anticipated revised edition of one of the most respected and popular guides to the Gettysburg National Military Park. Editor(s): Luvaas, Jay; Nelson, Harold W.; Fullenkamp, Leonard J. Series: US Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Edition
2 Rev Exp
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700618545
ISBN
9780700618545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.19

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the language of the American legal system. Editor(s): Feinman, Jay M. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBD; LAT; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195181333
ISBN
9780195181333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Provides the comprehensive treatment of amphibians and reptiles biology and evolution ever produced. Costa Rica has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in the study of tropical biology as well as the development of ecotourism and ecoprospecting. It is an essential book for a wide audience of nature lovers and naturalists. Num Pages: 516 pages, 516 colour plates, 396 maps, 335 line drawings, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 278 x 42. Weight in Grams: 2722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226735382
ISBN
9780226735382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.74
€ 58.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147941
ISBN
9780231147941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226517056
ISBN
9780226517056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.48

Paperback. The first phase of the Civil War was fought west of the Mississippi River at least six years before the attack on Fort Sumter. Starting with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, this title traces the development of the conflict between the pro-slavery elements from Missouri and the New England abolitionists who migrated to Kansas. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803281264
ISBN
9780803281264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.92

Hardback. A comprehensive study of American poetry from colonial times to the present day, which features a wealth of views and reviews by contemporary American literary critics. The poets discussed range from Longfellow and Poe to Ginsberg and Plath. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D.; Millier, Brett Candlish. Num Pages: 894 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
894
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078368
ISBN
9780231078368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.98
€ 55.90

Paperback. Distinguished poet and novelist Jay Parini presents some of his best writings-both classic and previously unpublished works-on topics ranging from baseball to Frost and Emerson to the culture of creative writing. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780231110716
ISBN
9780231110716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. This collection of critical essays attempts to construct a comprehensive portrait of Vidal's writings and to determine why his work has been underestimated. It includes an interview with Vidal in which he discusses his career and his troubled relationship with literary reviewers. Editor(s): Parini, Jay, Ph.D. Num Pages: 321 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072083
ISBN
9780231072083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.72
€ 88.98

Hardback. Series: Game of My Life. Num Pages: 212 pages, 20 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSBT; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613219218
ISBN
9781613219218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.04

Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSD; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600789748
ISBN
9781600789748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.28

Paperback. A photographic guide that traces the evolution of University of Chicago's campus architecture from the university's founding in 1890 to its plans for the twenty-first century. It features the work of architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Ives Cobb, Holabird & Roche, Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Netsch, and, Cesar Pelli. Num Pages: 186 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMG; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226046808
ISBN
9780226046808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Examining the powerful drive that leads men and women literally to shed their skins gubarand--in mind and body--to cross the boundary of sex, Prosser argues that sex change is, at best, a narrative--thus transsexuals make for adept and absorbing authors. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BG; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109352
ISBN
9780231109352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822312208
ISBN
9780822312208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 66 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
66
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590337059
ISBN
9781590337059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; VX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
DC Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897190470
ISBN
9781897190470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
DC Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897190715
ISBN
9781897190715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
DC Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897190005
ISBN
9781897190005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
DC Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897190234
ISBN
9781897190234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; JPHF; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670383
ISBN
9780816670383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Paperback. Jay Winik brings to life in gripping detail the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1x16pg b 6 b&w chap opener photos; 7 b&w maps thru-out. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 679.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501125362
ISBN
9781501125362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.83

Paperback. Since the 1990s, gay and lesbian civil rights organizations have increasingly focused on the right of same-sex couples to marry, which represents a major change from earlier activists' rejection of the institution. This title explores this shift and its connections to the transformation of the US from a welfare state to a neo-liberal one. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226895291
ISBN
9780226895291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

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