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Paperback. This examination of the relationship between families and the state uses child support policy as a lens of analysis. It presents the origins, evolution and organization of federal child support policies and shows how some policies expand government and social control over the beneficiaries. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JKSB1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847683727
ISBN
9780847683727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.69

Hardcover. This is presidential power in its rawest form, revealed alongside the private vulnerabilities of the world's most public man. Editor(s): Germany, Kent B.; Johnson, Robert David; McKee, Guian A.; Holland, Max; Shreve, David. Series Editor(s): May, Ernest. Series: The Presidential Recordings. Num Pages: 3536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 168 x 150. Weight in Grams: 4320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Three-volume slipcased set
Number of pages
3536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393062861
ISBN
9780393062861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.17
€ 151.10

Hardback. Lyman Bostock was a professional baseball player for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels in the 1970s. Many believed he was good enough to win multiple batting titles, yet his murder meant it would never come to be. This book tells the story of Bostock's humble beginnings, his too-brief baseball career, and his tragic death. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; BTC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442252059
ISBN
9781442252059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

Hardback. Series: Major Figures in Spanish and Latin American Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 2ADP; BGL; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 31. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300180824
ISBN
9780300180824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 45.45

Paperback. Leading personalities, civilian and military, Mexican and American, are given incisive and fair evaluations. The coming of war is seen as unavoidable, given American expansion and Mexican resistance to loss of territory, compounded by the fact that neither side understood the other. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 486 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
486
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803261075
ISBN
9780803261075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 350 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 248 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
National Geographic
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426211751
ISBN
9781426211751
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.73

hardcover. Fifteen Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, including Harrison Salisbury, David Halberstam, Edna Buchanan, and others, describe the events that led to their awardwinning stories. Num Pages: 211 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231070287
ISBN
9780231070287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.86

Paperback. Provides an account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. These for-profit prisons are becoming increasingly popular as state budgets get tighter. This book provides a look inside one of these private prisons as told through the eyes of an inmate, K.C. Carceral, who has been in the prison system. Editor(s): Bernard, Thomas J. Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799550
ISBN
9780814799550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Examines Africa's five regions regarding changes in U.S.-Africa relations as a consequence of the demise of the global Cold War.
Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312223885
ISBN
9780312223885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Paperback. Challenges assumptions about welfare policies, welfare recipients, and crime control Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814760796
ISBN
9780814760796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. Angela Johnson is a three-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Author award, the Prinz prize, a MacArthur Foundation genius award, and numerous other book awards. This book introduces Johnson's work, illuminating its nuances through research and interviews and correspondence with her. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 267.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850927
ISBN
9780810850927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.95

Paperback. With The Everything Easy Mexican Cookbook, you'll learn how to re-create classic Mexican dishes right at home Series: Everything. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Adams Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440587160
ISBN
9781440587160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.89

Paperback. A complete hiking guide to some of the most beautiful and mystical lands in America's Southwest Series: Explorer's 50 Hikes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581574104
ISBN
9781581574104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 401.
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811008269
ISBN
9789811008269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.68

Paperback. "Discover haunted places in Colorado!"-- Series: America's Haunted Road Trip. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Clerisy Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578605590
ISBN
9781578605590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.34

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190457563
ISBN
9780190457563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.03

Hardback. No up-to-date book on Venezuelan politics out there Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047951
ISBN
9781849047951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. Covers the scientific inquiry-from biochemistry, physics, and astronomy, to genetics, evolutionary theory, and cognition. This title provides a comprehensive overview of the 2012 year's scientific developments. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062117915
ISBN
9780062117915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.56

paperback. Series: America's Haunted Road Trip. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; VXQG; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 271.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Clerisy Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Firsttion ed.
SKU
V9781578605095
ISBN
9781578605095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A refreshingly original look at the Politics of Race in Britain over the last 50 years, offering a valuable historical perspective on black political organisation. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. Weight in Grams: 223.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745314600
ISBN
9780745314600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.13

Hardback. Gulson and Webb show how school choice can represent and manifest the hopes and fears, contestations and settlements of contemporary racial biopolitics and ethnic politics of education in multicultural cities. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447320074
ISBN
9781447320074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.30

Paperback. Offers an analysis of the crimes, prosecution, and incarceration of black women in Philadelphia at the turn of the twentieth century. This book reconstructs black women's crimes and their representations in popular press accounts and within the discourses of urban and penal reform. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337997
ISBN
9780822337997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

The narrative of the discovery of a hacked up body outside of Philadelphia leads to a police investigation and trial of a woman and man, which sheds like on post-Reconstruction America, the history of African Americans, illicit sex, and domestic violence. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190241216
ISBN
9780190241216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.32

Hardcover. A new revised and updated edition of an indispensable classic This updated Second Edition of Investigative Accounting in Divorce provides a solid grounding in every aspect of investigative accounting services in divorce proceedings. Num Pages: 576 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; KFC; LNM; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 186 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1220.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471418320
ISBN
9780471418320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.18

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