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Paperback. Founded on a commitment to expression and community, the annual weeklong festival event Burning Man at Nevada's Black Rock Desert presents challenges to its organizers. This title tracks how a small, underfunded group of organizers transformed into an unconventional corporation with a ten-million-dollar budget and two thousand volunteers. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 halftones, 2 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226102382
- ISBN
- 9780226102382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.62
€ 37.99
€ 29.62
Paperback. In 2003, in the face of errors and accidents caused by medical and surgical trainees, the American Council of Graduate Medical Education mandated a reduction in resident work hours to eighty per week. This title takes up the apparent paradox of medical professionals resisting reforms designed to help them and their patients. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226430034
- ISBN
- 9780226430034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 14 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; BG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335419
- ISBN
- 9780764335419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.18
€ 25.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Through the use of evidence from the film and popular fiction of Vietnam, Katherine Kinney draws a picture of a nation politically, culturally, and socially divided, and a war that has been memorialized as a contested site for art, media, politics, and ideology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JFCX; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 361. Paperback in good to very good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0020488
- ISBN
- 9780195141962
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 5AK; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 280 x 214 x 8. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613744611
- ISBN
- 9781613744611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.02
€ 19.02
Paperback. How a TV show changed the way we hear America singing Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 b&w illus., 9 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222718
- ISBN
- 9780253222718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277588
- ISBN
- 9780520277588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2AB; 2ADS; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Smokestack Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993454738
- ISBN
- 9780993454738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.48
€ 14.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. Shows how Ute women accommodated Anglo ways that benefited them but refused to give up indigenous culture and ways that gave their lives meaning and bolstered personal autonomy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; ACBK; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220386
- ISBN
- 9780803220386
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Hardcover. When US-led forces invaded Iraq in March 2003 Katherine M. Skiba went as an "embed". Her memoir provides a you-are-there account of her experiences with the Army's legendary 101st Airborne, the division celebrated for its heroism in World War II as the "Band of Brothers.". Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JM; BGB; HBJF1; HBLX; JWG; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613823
- ISBN
- 9780700613823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.04
€ 68.04
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 halftones, 1 line art illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780816647026
- ISBN
- 9780816647026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.36
€ 29.99
€ 23.36
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608462056
- ISBN
- 9781608462056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.65
€ 38.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Williamson, Katherine R. Num Pages: 118 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606926871
- ISBN
- 9781606926871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 70.11
€ 100.65
€ 70.11
Paperback. Resources and guidance for the journey of Common Core implementation In this age of the Common Core State Standards, all content area teachers must integrate literacy standards into their curriculum. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118710203
- ISBN
- 9781118710203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.98
€ 31.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities In this age of the Common Core State Standards, all content area teachers must integrate literacy standards into their curriculum. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118710159
- ISBN
- 9781118710159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.67
€ 32.99
€ 26.67
Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269675
- ISBN
- 9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Americans like to think that they look after their own, especially in times of hardship. And for the Great Depression and the Great Society eras, the collective memory is one of solidarity and compassion for the less fortunate. This title challenges this story by examining opinion polls and letters to presidents from average citizens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135632
- ISBN
- 9780691135632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.01
€ 42.99
€ 31.01
Paperback. This book examines the purpose and structure of social policy and presents the various domains of policy required for the course (child welfare, housing, social security, income, and more). Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 190 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452240312
- ISBN
- 9781452240312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 236.68
€ 236.68
Paperback. Examines the significance of race in the US system of representative democracy for African Americans. This work examines whether black members of the US House legislate and represent their constituents differently than white members do. It also looks at the issue of representation from the perspective of ordinary African Americans. Num Pages: 224 pages, 35 tables. 1 halftone. 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117867
- ISBN
- 9780691117867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
paperback. Based on analysis of public opinion data since the 1970s, this title examines how Black opinions on welfare, affirmative action, crime control, school vouchers, civil rights for other minorities, immigration, the environment, and US foreign policy have changed. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017023
- ISBN
- 9781589017023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17