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The Americas

Hardback. Consists of mini-biographies of 15 Americans who lived during the Antebellum period in American history. This anthology presents a portrait of the lives of lesser-known Americans. Editor(s): Morrison, Michael A. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 251 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028349
ISBN
9780842028349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.94

Paperback. How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? By showing how law and politics interact in the construction of American law, this book sheds light on the role that the Supreme Court plays in the constitutional order. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 halftones. 20 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151052
ISBN
9780691151052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

paperback. Analyzing the impact of black abolitionist iconography on early black literature and the formation of black identity, this book argues that the visual offered an alternative to literacy for current and former slaves, whose works mobilize forms of illustration that subvert dominant representations of slavery by both apologists and abolitionists. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221087
ISBN
9780253221087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742558618
ISBN
9780742558618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.52

Paperback. On a hot summer day in 1876, George Armstrong Custer led the Seventh Cavalry to the famous defeat in US military history. Outnumbered and exhausted, the Seventh Cavalry lost more than half of its four hundred men, and every soldier under Custer's direct command was killed. This title takes readers to each of the important places of Custer's life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226201474
ISBN
9780226201474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612053028
ISBN
9781612053028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.65

Paperback. The role of for-profit prisons in the history of oppression and legal discrimination aimed primarily at African American men Series: Critical Perspectives in Criminology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073083
ISBN
9780252073083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. Language policies impact language choice, language prestige, and language spread. Rising regional integration, both formal and informal, adds to the sensitivity and complexity of language politics, whether in North America, South America or Europe. This book shows how language politics vary across the Americas and contrast with Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; CFB; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137567826
ISBN
9781137567826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.89

Hardback. Suing Alma Mater provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; LNTD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409221
ISBN
9781421409221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.81
€ 54.68

Hardback. A sobering evaluation of a landmark case Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas. Num Pages: 206 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762448
ISBN
9780814762448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.34

Paperback. Suing Alma Mater provides a clear-eyed perspective on the legal issues facing higher education today. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; LNTD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409238
ISBN
9781421409238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.30

Paperback. The United States, argues Michael A. Palmer, is engaged in a political crusade to modernize the Islamic world. Americanism is in the vanguard of modernity's relentless advance, promoting capitalist markets and democratic institutions. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; 3J; HBJF; JFSR2; JPH; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971652
ISBN
9781597971652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. Over the years, federal courts have dramatically retreated from actively promoting school desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally articulated in Brown v Board of Education. This title analyses why the state courts have taken on this active role. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706177
ISBN
9780226706177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 84 pages, 53 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 249 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Publisher
Lodima Press United States
Number of pages
84
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
First Hardcover Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781888899023
ISBN
9781888899023
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.41
€ 52.37

Hardback. A road map that reveals the Keystone State's most sensitive species and what can be done to manage and conserve these important natural resources, Terrestrial Vertebrates of Pennsylvania is a valuable tool for wildlife managers, conservationists, and naturalists. Editor(s): Steele, Michael A.; Brittingham, Margaret C.; Maret, Timothy J.; Merritt, Joseph F. Num Pages: 528 pages, 301, 135 black & white illustrations, 135 maps, 31 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; PSVW; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895449
ISBN
9780801895449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.03
€ 53.60

Hardcover. This second edition covers the history of United States intelligence, and includes several key features: *Chronology *Introductory essay *Appendixes *Bibliography *Over 600 cross-referenced entries on key events, issues, people, operations, laws, regulations Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810878891
ISBN
9780810878891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; AJCR; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608461295
ISBN
9781608461295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.41

Paperback. Packed with details on more than 200 breweries, this book offers actual and armchair travelers alike a handbook that includes: Agnew's exclusive choices on which beers to try at each location; entries on every brewery's history and philosophy; and information on tours, tasting rooms and attached pubs, and dining options and other amenities. Series: Heartland Foodways. Num Pages: 232 pages, 174 color photographs, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBXD2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 15. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252078279
ISBN
9780252078279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

paperback. By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political, and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. This book shows that most Jews felt culturally obliged to mark themselves as different - and believed that doing so made them both better Jews and better Americans. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116532
ISBN
9780691116532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. During the 2004 presidential election, Congress and the president remade the post-World War II national security infrastructure in less than five months, creating the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348230
ISBN
9781612348230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

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