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The Americas

The first book about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families that connects issues of gender, sexuality, and the family with the broader issues of social movements, politics, and law. Editor(s): Bernstein, Mary; Reimann, Renate. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK; JHBK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231116909
ISBN
9780231116909
Condition: New

€ 154.65

Hardback. Bush administration. Editor(s): Bessette, Joseph M.; Tulis, Jeffrey K. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPHL; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892950
ISBN
9780801892950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Beushausen, Wiebke; Bruske, Anne; Commichau, Ana-Sofia; Helber, Patrick; Kloss, Sinah. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 b/w & 1 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JH; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837626926
ISBN
9783837626926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.31
€ 41.70

Hardback. These essays analyze contemporary problems in the Philosophy of Religion in a historical context. They take the opportunity to correct Eurocentric biases that distort knowledge not only of religions from beyond the West, but of the West's own traditions. Editor(s): Bilimoria, Professor Purushottama; Irvine, Andrew. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1K; HPD; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048125371
ISBN
9789048125371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.13

Hardback. Chemical additives are used to enhance the properties of many industrial products. This book provides a thorough review of the chemical additives used in the textile, plastics, lubricants, paper, leather and electronics industries, and describe the effect of each additive on the properties of the product. Editor(s): Bilitewski, Bernd; Darbra, Rosa Mari; Barcelo, Damia. Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; RNH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 619.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
2012
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642248757
ISBN
9783642248757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Biswas, Asit K.; Tortajada, Cecilia; Braga, Benedito (National Water Agency, Brasilia); Rodriguez, Diego J. (Interamerican Development Bank, Washington DC). Series: Water Resources Development and Management. Num Pages: 298 pages, 49 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642063541
ISBN
9783642063541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.96

Hardback. Contains several in-depth case studies which comprehensively analyze the present status of water quality management practices at country and state levels, especially in terms of their effectiveness and overall impacts. This book's objective is to identify opportunities, shortcomings, and constraints that exist. Editor(s): Biswas, Asit K.; Tortajada, Cecilia; Rodriguez, Diego J. (Interamerican Development Bank, Washington DC); Braga, Benedito (National Water Agency, Brasilia). Series: Water Resources Development and Management. Num Pages: 298 pages, 49 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540242901
ISBN
9783540242901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.96

paperback. The first comprehensive account in decades of major party system change in Canada. Editor(s): Bittner, Amanda; Koop, Royce. Num Pages: 728 pages, 37 graphs, 35 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824095
ISBN
9780774824095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. These essays do not assume the primacy of national allegiance. Instead, by using the 'sense of place' as a prism to look at German identity in new ways, they examine a sense of 'Germanness' that was neither self-evident nor unchanging. Editor(s): Blackbourn, David; Retallack, James N. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628656
ISBN
9781442628656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Drawing on decades of acquired expertise, this book examines wartime assessment in both theory and practice and, through alternative dimensions of assessment such as justice and proportionality, the war of ideas and economics. Editor(s): Blanken, Leo J.; Rothstein, Hy; Lepore, Jason J. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626162457
ISBN
9781626162457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.31

Hardback. In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate. This volume chronicles that debate and includes contributions from both sides of the political spectrum in America and the Middle East-and even from al-Qa'ida. Editor(s): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, Abdou; Mneimneh, Hassan I.; Roberts, Alex. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742550063
ISBN
9780742550063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.03

Paperback. In 2002, sixty prominent American intellectuals released an open letter defending the use of military force against al-Qa'ida. The letter sparked an impassioned international debate. This volume chronicles that debate and includes contributions from both sides of the political spectrum in America and the Middle East-and even from al-Qa'ida. Editor(s): Blankenhorn, David; Filali-Ansary, Abdou; Mneimneh, Hassan I.; Roberts, Alex. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742550070
ISBN
9780742550070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.23

Paperback. By highlighting the role of the Public Sociologist and the international conception of human rights, this volume uniquely contributes to scholarship and current debates, while it also accomplishes two other objectives: first, it will be useful in the classroom; and second, it reorganizes themes that relate to globalization from a new perspective. Editor(s): Blau, Judith; Smith, Keri E. Iyall. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 2. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545878
ISBN
9780742545878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.94

hardcover. A collection of essays, written in honour of Harvey Mansfield, that offer analyses of Machiavellianism, liberalism and America. Editor(s): Blitz, Mark; Kristol, William. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HP; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508279
ISBN
9780742508279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.78

Hardback. Encompassing the study of the relationship between the governments of liberal democracies in 11 countries, mainly from Western Europe, but also including the United States and India, this work also assesses the parties which support these governments. Editor(s): Blondel, Jean; Cotta, Maurizio. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1FKA; 1KBB; JPFK; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333616604
ISBN
9780333616604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.53

Paperback. An introduction to American drama, aimed at students, academics and serious readers, which is also concerned that the unfamiliar names and forgotten voices of those who made a major contribution to its history, have been unfairly neglected. Editor(s): Bloom, Clive; Docherty, Brian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 271.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532874
ISBN
9780333532874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.21

Paperback. A collection of specially commissioned essays in which leading scholars and critics define the American modernist canon. Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, this radical poetry is inspired by the concept of democracy and extends across American from east to west. Editor(s): Bloom, Clive; Docherty, Brian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333532898
ISBN
9780333532898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Blumenthal, Julia Von; Br Chler, Stephan; Brochler, Stephan; Von Blumenthal, Julia. Num Pages: 251 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531154688
ISBN
9783531154688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.95

Hardback. Nouragues is a tropical forest research station in French Guiana. It was established in 1986 for research on natural mechanisms of forest regeneration. Since then a lot of research has been done on this and related topics. This book provides an overview of the main research results, and focuses on plant communities, and vertebrate communities. Editor(s): Bongers, Frans; Charles-Dominique, Pierre; Forget, P-M; Thery, Marc (CNRS and MHHN Unite Mixte de Recherche, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale, Brunoy, France). Series: Monographiae Biologicae. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; PSAF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001239
ISBN
9781402001239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.47

Paperback. Where do most of the former members of Congress go after leaving office? This book is a chronicle of where former members are living, what they are doing, how they happened to leave Congress-voluntarily or not-and what they see for themselves in the future. Editor(s): Borders, Rebecca; Dockery, C.C. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819198204
ISBN
9780819198204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.49

Hardback. Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth. Editor(s): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742078
ISBN
9780804742078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.74

paperback. Provides a historical and international framework for understanding the changing role of women in the political economy of Latin America and the Caribbean. This book aims to challenge the traditional policies, goals, and effects of development. Editor(s): Bose, Christine; Acosta-Belen, Edna. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392938
ISBN
9781566392938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Hardback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Guisti-Cordero, Juan A.; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453169
ISBN
9781845453169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.40

Hardback. In this volume a series of contributions look at the impact of direct democracy on those processes of representative democracy to raise -- and answer -- the question: Does direct democracy harm representative democracy? Editor(s): Bowler, Shaun; Glazer, Amihai. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230604452
ISBN
9780230604452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

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