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The Americas

paperback. Recent public declarations by a number of health organizations and institutes that we are experiencing an obesity crisis, and moreover, that obesity is the 'new tobacco' makes Baby Boomer Health Dynamics both timely and topical. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 300 pages, 65 figures, 57 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802086358
ISBN
9780802086358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. Offers a different way to learn about American politics. The book is organized in sections that cover the major American political institutions - the presidency, Congress, the courts - as well as core topics such as political parties, macroeconomic management, voting and elections, policymaking, public opinion, and federalism. Editor(s): Valelly, Richard M. Num Pages: 656 pages, 45 line illus. 43 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1120.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124728
ISBN
9780691124728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.83
€ 53.22

In 1846, William Freeman, a young man of African and Native-American descent, stabbed to death four members of the white Van Nest family with no apparent motive, leading to the first insanity plea in New York State's history. This account reconstructs the crime, its context and implications. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607915
ISBN
9780815607915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. African American writers have consistently drawn connections between hunger and illiteracy, and by extension between food and reading. This book investigates the juxtaposition of mulnutrition and spectacular food abundance as a key trope of African American writing. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325620
ISBN
9780820325620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 276 x 7. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Urban Land Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874203660
ISBN
9780874203660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.10

Hardcover. How skirting the law once defined America's relation to the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393065336
ISBN
9780393065336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.65

Paperback. In the spring of 1966, while the war in Vietnam was still popular, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th Infantry Division as part of the military build-up. This title tells the story of young draftees who had done everything that their nation had asked of them and had received so little in return - lost faces of a distant war. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBWS2; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472803337
ISBN
9781472803337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. Examines the interplay between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal visions of justice and certainty to determine whether there is a space between the two concepts in which modern treaties can be made. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JFSL9; JPVH3; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774811316
ISBN
9780774811316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. This unique assessment of the presidency of George W. Bush reviews the successes and failures of his first and second terms. Editor(s): Wroe, Andrew; Herbert, Jon. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627417
ISBN
9780748627417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Hardback. This unique assessment of the presidency of George W. Bush reviews the successes and failures of his first and second terms. Editor(s): Wroe, Andrew; Herbert, Jon. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 579.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748627400
ISBN
9780748627400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.60
€ 119.62

Paperback. "A savvy analysis of the game's financial problems" (Los Angeles Times), now updated throughout and featuring a new chapter on recent controversies and upheavals in the game. Selected as one of the best books of the year by Business Week. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465006151
ISBN
9780465006151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.16

Paperback. A look at the future of the business of sports in America Num Pages: 234 pages, 66 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902837
ISBN
9781439902837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

hardcover. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631846
ISBN
9781566631846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.88

Paperback. Yup'ik elders of southwest Alaska recall, "Our ancestors were never heavy with a tool kit." They carried in their minds what they needed to live rich lives in the harsh environment of the Bering Sea coast. This volume gives readers a sense of the complexity and variety of Yup'ik tools and technology. Editor(s): Fienup-Riordan, Ann. Translator(s): Meade, Marie. Num Pages: 360 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2JN; CF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 180 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987804
ISBN
9780295987804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.26

Inspired by the work of economists Ha-Joon Chang and Dani Rodrik, editors Andrew Smith and Dimitry Anastakis bring together essays from both historians and economists in this collection to test claims that wealth comes from either protectionism or free trade. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFS; KCZ; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648043
ISBN
9781442648043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

paperback. "Talking turkey" about the bird you thought you knew Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076879
ISBN
9780252076879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 halftones, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195343328
ISBN
9780195343328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 200 colour illustrations, 225 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
New, Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493025794
ISBN
9781493025794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.52

paperback. Compounding history, investigation and travelogue, this outlines one of the bitterest political stories of our age. In 1973, Pinochet overthrew the Chilean democratic socialist government of Allende. In 1998, Spanish efforts to indict him for crimes against humanity revived the ideological divide. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1KLSH; 3JJP; HBTV; JPS; JPVH; JPWQ; LBBD; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215478
ISBN
9780571215478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. This book tells stories of the fastest men on ice. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; BGS; WSBB; WSBX; WSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780857502650
ISBN
9780857502650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the brewpubs and breweries of New England Num Pages: 296 pages, 99 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
UPNE
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584654698
ISBN
9781584654698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816644544
ISBN
9780816644544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

Paperback. In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to locals as Denali, 'The High One' - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. This book reveals the full story of this expedition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171298
ISBN
9780552171298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Hardcover. Learning to Change closely examines the success and frustrations of teachers grappling with the more typical reforms affecting public schools--integrated curriculum, common learning standards, and alternative modes of assessment. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787950279
ISBN
9780787950279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.31

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