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Paperback. Deregulating Telecommunications critically examines the transition from monopoly to competition in the U.S. and Canadian telecommunications industries. Accessibly written with a minimum of technical language, this thorough yet concise book looks at the history of the telephone industry, its regulation, and over a century of related public policy. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPQB; KJV; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698257
- ISBN
- 9780847698257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Paperback. Trash Taste, Popular Power, and the Transformation of American Television. Series: Console-ing Passions. 360 pages, 35 illustrations, 10 tables. During the latter half of the 1980s and throughout the 1990s, television talk shows, infotainment news, and screaming supermarket headlines became ubiquitous in America as the 'tabloidisation' of the nation's media took hold. This title analyses important aspects and key debates that have emerged around this phenomenon. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFD; KNTD. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 22. Weight: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325697
- ISBN
- 9780822325697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. A reminder that the ancient philosophies and folkways are just as valuable and relevant in today's world as they were generations ago. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1497.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426203350
- ISBN
- 9781426203350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.14
€ 28.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): McCorb, Kevin H. Num Pages: 201 pages, tables, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; JW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612095134
- ISBN
- 9781612095134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.04€ 151.27
€ 219.04
€ 151.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 160 photos and 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 202. .
- Publisher
- Amber Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782745136
- ISBN
- 9781782745136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.31
€ 26.99
€ 20.31
Hardback. Aimed at educators, sociologists, political scientists, and policy makers, this book will be hailed as the definitive assessment of the origins and evolution of performance funding. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421416908
- ISBN
- 9781421416908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190456672
- ISBN
- 9780190456672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.93
€ 38.93
Hardback. Shows how Thomas Jefferson's opinions of Patrick Henry influenced William Wirt's depiction of him. This book traces Henry's life through his relationship with the world of books. It examines Henry's education; his legal career; his use of books to improve his speaking style; and his relationship to the antislavery movement. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFCX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927589
- ISBN
- 9780813927589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.41
€ 27.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. A spirited and lively introduction to American literature, this book acquaints readers with the key authors, works, and events in the nation's rich and ecclectic literary tradition. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSC; DSG; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 208 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199862061
- ISBN
- 9780199862061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.09
€ 39.09
Paperback. McMahon demonstrates how FDR's goals of constructing a stronger presidency and undermining the power of conservative Southern Democrats dovetailed with his administration's efforts to seek racial equality through the federal courts. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226500881
- ISBN
- 9780226500881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.96
€ 34.99
€ 27.96
Paperback. Wood, New York University. Editor(s): Middlebrook, Kevin J. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 1KLSA; 1KLSB; 1KLSC; 1KLSG; 1KLSR; 1KLSV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPHF; JPHV; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863868
- ISBN
- 9780801863868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.84
€ 40.99
€ 34.84
Paperback. Since the 1980s, Mexico has alternately served as a model of structural economic reform and as a cautionary example of the limitations associated with market-led development. This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessment of the principal economic and social policies adopted by Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s. Editor(s): Middlebrook, Kevin; Zepeda, Eduardo. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFS; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804747202
- ISBN
- 9780804747202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Hardback. Once revered as one of the finest officers in the US Navy, Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont is, if remembered at all, criticized for resisting technological advancement and for half-heartedly leading the disastrous all-ironclad Union naval attack on Charleston. Kevin J. Weddle challenges this reduction. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16ill.4M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923321
- ISBN
- 9780813923321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.43
€ 57.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 111. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801483288
- ISBN
- 9780801483288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
€ 46.99
€ 42.18
Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of the relationship between music and social and political consciousness on the island of Trinidad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJWWT; AV; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822341659
- ISBN
- 9780822341659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. "Breweriana". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 176 x 4. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747810445
- ISBN
- 9780747810445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Hardback. Through an examination of 1980s America cultural texts and media, Kevin L. Ferguson offers analyses of critical and cultural strategies for fashioning self-knowledge in the American 1980s. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2090
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137586384
- ISBN
- 9781137586384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. Shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again, ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. This book uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HRC; JFFE; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278493
- ISBN
- 9780520278493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1035 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 288 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2028.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352065
- ISBN
- 9780764352065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.96€ 64.62
€ 85.96
€ 64.62
Hardback. A detailed and thorough challenge to the Revisionist historians' claims that the Vietnam War was in fact won in the period after the 1968 Tet Offensive only to be thrown away by media influence on a war weary public. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 illustrations, 27 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780700623525
- ISBN
- 9780700623525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.25
€ 79.25
Paperback. Explains the causes and consequences of "white flight" in Atlanta and elsewhere. Seeking to understand segregationists on their own terms, this book moves past stereotypes to explore the meaning of white resistance. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSG; JFSL; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133867
- ISBN
- 9780691133867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.12
€ 36.99
€ 33.12
Paperback. Rejects the stereotypes of a conformist and conflict-free suburbia. This work argues that suburbia must be understood as a central factor in the modern American experience. It includes ten essays that challenge our understanding of suburbia. It reveals the role suburbs have played in the transformation of American liberalism and conservatism. Editor(s): Kruse, Kevin M.; Sugrue, Thomas. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456638
- ISBN
- 9780226456638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.01
€ 36.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BGL; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393353020
- ISBN
- 9780393353020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.63
€ 18.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. This title examines the factors that contributed to the outcomes of such tornadoes as the mid-April outbreak that devastated communities in North Carolina. Num Pages: 102 pages, 10 tables, 10 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; RBP; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781878220257
- ISBN
- 9781878220257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.27
€ 25.99
€ 21.27