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Hardcover. In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping it Alive an award-winning criminal defense attorney turns a critical eye towards the death penalty in America. Filled with gripping case studies, the book analyzes why the death penalty remains active in most states in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice system. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 maps, 2 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JKVP; LNFX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442232679
ISBN
9781442232679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.15

Paperback. In the 1380s and 90s, Nicolo and Antonio Zen journeyed from Venice up the North Atlantic, encountering warrior princes, fighting savage natives and, just possibly, reaching the New World a full century before Columbus. This title tells the story of their adventure travelled throughout Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; JFHF; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571243785
ISBN
9780571243785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSJ1; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674671
ISBN
9780816674671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 444 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HDD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634010
ISBN
9780815634010
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 444 pages, 50 black and white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HDD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634300
ISBN
9780815634300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.84

Afro-Cuban identity in Post-Revolutionary Novel and Film examines the changing discourse on race as portrayed in Cuban novels and films produced after 1959. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; APFA; DSB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611484229
ISBN
9781611484229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.67

Hardback. This interdisciplinary volume investigates the cultural and political landscapes of Colombia through citizenship, displacement, local and global cultures, grass-root movements, political activism, human rights, environmentalism, and media productions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; DSB; HBTB; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465809
ISBN
9781580465809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.41

Hardback. Emphasizes individual experiences and personal reactions to death. This book highlights the importance of two key factors in American society which determine who dies and under what circumstances: persistent social inequality and the American consumerist ethic. It is suitable for upper-level students across the social sciences. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745639147
ISBN
9780745639147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Paperback. Presents a fresh approach to the topics surrounding the processes and rituals of death and dying in the United States. This book highlights the importance of two key factors in American society which determine who dies and under what circumstances: persistent social inequality and the American consumerist ethic. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745639154
ISBN
9780745639154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.64

Exploring motion pictures, burlesque, and Broadway theater-three forms of entertainment that were regularly condemned by anti-obscenity activists in the early 1900s-Friedman shows how the struggle to define and regulate obscenity played out in New York before it was codified nationally by the U.S. Supreme Court. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JFMP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110662
ISBN
9780231110662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 130.32

Paperback. The 1960s were heady years in Argentina. The isolation of the Peron era was over, the economy was doing well, and the arts were invigorated. This book presents an examination of the 1960s as a brief historical moment when artists, institutions, and critics organized to promote an international identity for Argentina's visual arts. Translator(s): Kahn, Dr. Peter. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 432 pages, 63 illustrations (22 color/16 pg insert, 41 b&w). BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338932
ISBN
9780822338932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Presents the thirty-year story of students, faculty, and administrators struggling with the politics of race in higher education at U C Berkeley's prestigious law school - one of the first institutions to implement affirmative action policies and one of the first to be forced to remove them. Num Pages: 262 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520233096
ISBN
9780520233096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFE2; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172622
ISBN
9780231172622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 90.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; JFFE2; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 267 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172639
ISBN
9780231172639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A study of how women's views of television and the media relate to their personal stance on abortion. Over four years, the authors watched television with women, visiting city houses, suburban subdivisions, modern condominiums, and public housing projects. Here are the results of that research. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFMA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680323
ISBN
9780226680323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1KB; VXQG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Santa Monica Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800091
ISBN
9781595800091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.89

Paperback. Transnational ethnic identity issues studied through an ethnography of Chinese American visits to Chinese villages organized under a program set up by the Chinese government Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332633
ISBN
9780822332633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. When the author's sister-in-law, Marcella Wagner, was run off the freeway by a hit-and-run driver, she was left paralyzed from the chest down. Like so many Americans, neither Marcella nor her husband, Dave, had health insurance. Using Marcella and Dave's situation as a case in point, the author reveals the system's many shortcomings. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 7 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226140445
ISBN
9780226140445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.29

Paperback. Editor(s): Pavlov, Andrea M.; Novikov, Stefan G. Num Pages: 74 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTG; HBW; JWX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612099866
ISBN
9781612099866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 52.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724620
ISBN
9780814724620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

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