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Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 59, 51 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801454028
ISBN
9780801454028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.38

Hardcover. Presents a survey of the Brooklyn Museum's collection of American paintings, from the late colonial era to the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 85 colour illustrations, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACQ; ACV; AFC; AGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 962.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904832119
ISBN
9781904832119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Series: Cornerstone Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Monthly Review Press Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853458463
ISBN
9780853458463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.48

Hardcover. Citizenship and the Origins of Women's History in the United States challenges twenty-first-century assumptions of nineteenth-century women's history by tracing the ways women's history was politicized, particularly in light of the growing activism of women and the first woman's rights movement. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244892
ISBN
9780812244892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

Hardcover. A piece of Plymouth Rock. A lock of George Washington's hair. Wood from the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born. Kept in museum collections across the US, such objects are the touchstones of our popular engagement with history. This book explores the history of private collections of items like these, illuminating how Americans view the past. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226059600
ISBN
9780226059600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.09

Hardback. Every Closed Eye Ain't Sleep examines the origins and perpetuation of the achievement gap from the perspective of the African-American community. Num Pages: 126 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610481045
ISBN
9781610481045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.73

Paperback. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Num Pages: 504 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 7 figures, 4 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708. Crime, Segregation and Citizenship in Sao Paulo. 504 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 4 maps, 8 tables. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight: 708.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221437
ISBN
9780520221437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardback. Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico. This work connects foreign investment in Mexico, largely in railroad development, with its effects on the people living in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico's region of greatest ethnic diversity. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742553279
ISBN
9780742553279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.85

Paperback. Ignacio Ellacuria was a key, although controversial, figure in Salvadoran public life. This book offers a history of the Church in El Salvador, an analysis of Ellacuria's philosophy and theology, an introduction to liberation theology, and an account of the critical importance of the University of Central America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2 figures, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; HRCC7; HRCM; JPVH; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392532
ISBN
9781566392532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.65

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571324
ISBN
9780813571324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.32

Hardcover. Spanning a period of eighty years, this book depicts a nineteenth-century central New York family grappling with shifting mores, civil war, and vast changes in technology, transportation, culture, education, and even regional landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, 10 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608608
ISBN
9780815608608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. 'Paupp has achieved a well-articulated alternative vision of a future world order based on law, equity, and sustainability.' Professor Richard Falk, Princeton University Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670. The Fall of America's Empire and the Rise of the Global Community. 472 pages. 'Paupp has achieved a well-articulated alternative vision of a future world order based on law, equity, and sustainability.' Professor Richard Falk, Princeton University. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 28. Weight: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326139
ISBN
9780745326139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. The study of the Civil War in the Western Theater is more popular now than ever before, and the center of that interest is the months-long Vicksburg Campaign, which is the subject of National Park Historian Terrence J. Winschel's book Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, Vol 2, now in paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 images; 7 maps 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611212488
ISBN
9781611212488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.09

Hardback. Collected interviews with one of the most popular, significant figures in art comics since the 1990s Editor(s): Wandtke, Terrence R. Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 black & white illustations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJP; AKLC; BGFA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496805508
ISBN
9781496805508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.66

Paperback. Is there a crisis in Canadian health care? This book provides a concise introduction to the fundamentals of health care in Canada and examine various ideas for reforming the system sensibly. Num Pages: 120 pages, figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810166
ISBN
9780774810166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKT; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 95 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781580628495
ISBN
9781580628495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.58

Paperback. Can the Supreme Court be free of politics? This book argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court. It asserts that politically motivated constitutional decisionmaking is not only inevitable, it is legitimate and desirable as well. It examines that a political Court possesses instrumental value in American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691007182
ISBN
9780691007182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.02
€ 42.10

Hardback. Though best known for her 1930s documentary images of New York City, this book examines a broad range of Berenice Abbott's work - including portraits from the 1920s, little known and uncompleted projects from the 1930s, and experimental science photography from the 1950s. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 80 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 22. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266759
ISBN
9780520266759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.65
€ 64.59

Hardback. "A cultural analysis of representation and representational discourse that advances black feminist practice as a modality through which black social life is both theorized and made material." Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274727
ISBN
9780823274727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.83

Hardback. This text is the definitive resource for practicing palliative social work clinicians. Editor(s): Altilio, Terry; Otis-Green, Shirley. Series: Oxford Textbooks in Palliative Medicine. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JK; JKSN; MM; MMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 225 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2158.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
848
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199739110
ISBN
9780199739110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 214.49

Paperback. In this highly provocative book, Terry Bouton challenges the received wisdom about what was achieved in 1776, arguing that the American Revolution did not produce the democracy that was hoped for by the American people when they joined the Revolutionary movement. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195378566
ISBN
9780195378566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.66

Hardcover. This is a study of American writing about foreign travel. Considering travel memoirs and journals, guidebooks and novels, this text applies recent forms of ideological and postcolonial criticism to a body of work published from 1810 to 1992. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820316734
ISBN
9780820316734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.22

Paperback. This new edition of Copp's best-selling, award-winning history includes a new introduction that reflects on the genesis of the book and its impact on our understanding of the Second World War. Series: Joanne Goodman Lectures. Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626553
ISBN
9781442626553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.09

hardcover. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802009326
ISBN
9780802009326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.61

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