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Paperback. An argument for a cultural bioethics that recognizes and attempts to address the greater vulnerability to exploitation experienced by groups including African Americans and women in medical and legal contexts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL; MBDC; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349174
ISBN
9780822349174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. Legal Fictions is a bold declaration that, in the U.S., the black body is thoroughly bound by law. It is an unflinchingly look at the implications of that claim and a virtuoso survey of the ways that black authors of literary fiction have engaged with the law's constructions of race since the era of slavery. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JHMC; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822355953
ISBN
9780822355953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. Investigates intact marriages to examine the impact of fresh expectations in a culture of divorce. This title examines the shifting meanings of divorce and gender for two generations of middle-class, married couples. It states that the social and economic conditions support and undermine the efforts of spouses to redefine the meaning of marriage. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397254
ISBN
9781566397254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. Arguing that the presidency is not defined by the Constitution - but by what presidents say and how they say it, "Deeds Done in Words" has been the definitive book on presidential rhetoric. This title reveals how our media-saturated age has transformed the rhetorical strategies presidents use to increase and sustain the executive branch's powers. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092218
ISBN
9780226092218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.89

Hardcover. Arguing that the presidency is not defined by the Constitution, but by what presidents say and how they say it, "Deeds Done in Words" has been the definitive book on presidential rhetoric. This title reveals how our media-saturated age has transformed the rhetorical strategies presidents use to increase and sustain the executive branch's powers. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226092201
ISBN
9780226092201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.33
€ 69.96

Paperback. Offers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their home communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284746
ISBN
9780520284746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 551 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFF; JP; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 186 x 261 x 28. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633218857
ISBN
9781633218857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 438.08
€ 295.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347385
ISBN
9780822347385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. This book focuses specifically on short fiction written since 1950, a particularly rich and diverse period in the history of the form. A selective approach has been taken, focusing on the best and most representative work. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627660
ISBN
9780748627660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.80

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kask, Robert J. Num Pages: 147 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; KNTX1; UR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614701743
ISBN
9781614701743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.70
€ 109.71

Hardback. - This popular textbook offers a thorough and accessible approach to Canadian Studies through comparative analyses of Canada and the United States, their histories, geographies, political systems, economies, and cultures. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 figure, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646933
ISBN
9781442646933
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.26

Paperback. Series: American Revolutionary War. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AJ; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Capstone Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781491421581
ISBN
9781491421581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Series: American Revolutionary War. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AJ; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Capstone Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781491421604
ISBN
9781491421604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 55 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFH; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350115
ISBN
9780764350115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.26

Hardcover. A political biography of the Hungarian politician Tibor Eckhardt, with special emphasis on his years in the United States when he was the leader of the Hungarian National Committee. It is a study of Hungarian emigre politics and American policies before Word War II and during the Cold War, via-a-vis Hungary and the Hungarian National Committee. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880336079
ISBN
9780880336079
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.92

Paperback. Series: Food Lovers' Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WTH; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 16.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762773145
ISBN
9780762773145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Examining the significant influence of the Soviet Union on the work of four major African American authors - and on twentieth-century American debates about race, this book remaps black modernism, that reveals the importance of the Soviet experience in the formation of a black transnationalism. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329909
ISBN
9780822329909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. A collection of essays addressing the relationships between racial and ethnic identities and place in North America. Eighteen geographers examine the ways in which place fashions, recreates and contextualizes human identity, exploring social, cultural and economic aspects. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874174878
ISBN
9780874174878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama."--Amazon.com. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062439666
ISBN
9780062439666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062305206
ISBN
9780062305206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.87

Hardcover. Catherine Bowler's Blessed represents the first attempt to examine the twentieth-century American prosperity gospel movement as a whole, seeking to introduce readers to its major figures and features. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199827695
ISBN
9780199827695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.35

Paperback. In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of "savages" from the New World provoked intense fascination. This book shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289550
ISBN
9780520289550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.99

Hardback. Wildflowers of Maine presents a selection of the color paintings, of pioneering botanist Kate Furbish. Including some of the more prominent flowers to be found in Maine, plus a few rarities, this delightful gift formatted edition is a treat for the senses Illustrator(s): Furbish, Kate. Num Pages: 160 pages, 125 colour illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; AGB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 6. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608936557
ISBN
9781608936557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.64

Hardback. Two environmental reporters tell the fascinating story behind Texas's unlikely triumph in the clean-energy marketplace through wind farming Num Pages: 209 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; KNBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292735835
ISBN
9780292735835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

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