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hardcover. Using the lens of business history to contextualize the development of an American literary tradition, this book shows how African-American literature and culture greatly influenced the development of realism, which remains one of the most significant genres of writing in the United States. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312239213
ISBN
9780312239213
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 137 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
137
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590331873
ISBN
9781590331873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.32
€ 69.00

Paperback. Augusten Burroughs's jaw-dropping memoir, out now in paperback: 'Adrian Mole scripted by Hieronymous Bosch' Fiona Hook, The Times Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 260.
Edition
Main
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843541516
ISBN
9781843541516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.50

hardcover. Five Faces of Exile is the first transnational history of Asian American intellectuals. Espiritu explores five Filipino American writers whose travels, literary works, and political reflections transcend the boundaries of nations and the categories of "Asia" and "America." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751209
ISBN
9780804751209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. Five Faces of Exile is the first transnational history of Asian American intellectuals. Espiritu explores five Filipino American writers whose travels, literary works, and political reflections transcend the boundaries of nations and the categories of "Asia" and "America." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751216
ISBN
9780804751216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Brady, Augustus. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634637848
ISBN
9781634637848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.77
€ 172.11

Hardcover. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536. France, the United States, and the Oil Shock, 1973-1974. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. 244 pages, black & white illustrations. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452252
ISBN
9780857452252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.17

Hardcover. Addressing the chronic underestimation of capital and operating costs in urban transportation projects, this book provides a detailed analysis of the cost estimating process using case studies from three US cities and outlines a practical framework for this process. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFCC; KFFD; KNG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446. 202 pages, black & white illustrations. Addressing the chronic underestimation of capital and operating costs in urban transportation projects, this book provides a detailed analysis of the cost estimating process using case studies from three US cities and outlines a practical framework for this process. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFCC; KFFD; KNG. Dimension: 169 x 240 x 17. Weight: 446.
Publisher
Praeger
Number of pages
202
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275942199
ISBN
9780275942199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 12.32

Hardback. Industrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gomez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps, 15 graphs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; KCF; KCM; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072725
ISBN
9780674072725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.55
€ 55.14

Paperback. The buildings and spaces of New York City's mass media landscape Series: History of Communication. Num Pages: 192 pages, 38 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMG; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078828
ISBN
9780252078828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

paperback. Explores diverse culture practices such as Chicano rock-and-roll dancing; the Boy Scouts and heroism; 'zines and community; Native American boxing; African American hip-hop; fan clubs and femininity; Malcolm X's zoot suit; Filipino Mcintosh suits; lesbian, bisexual, and gay Internet culture; Chicano lowriding; and graffiti and spatial mobility. Editor(s): Willard, Michael; Austin, Joe Alan. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706466
ISBN
9780814706466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Drawing together an array of distinguished scholars from political science, criminology, sociology, and law, this volume examines the death penalty in the US. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762314676
ISBN
9780762314676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.68

Paperback. The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to African Americans and enabled slavery's westward expansion. The author tracks arguments made by Taney Court justices in the two decades prior to Dred Scott and in its immediate aftermath. He reveals that Dred Scott was an outgrowth of Jacksonian jurisprudence. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328423
ISBN
9780820328423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Hardback. Editor(s): Banks, Austin. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634826778
ISBN
9781634826778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92
€ 145.21

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPB; JWA; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501703195
ISBN
9781501703195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628736786
ISBN
9781628736786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Arguing that the capital punishment must be stopped, this book exposes us to the realities of state killing and examines its foundations in ideas about revenge and retribution. It takes us inside the courtroom of a capital trial, and presents interviews with jurors and lawyers who make decisions about life and death. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 color photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102610
ISBN
9780691102610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Uses the lens of executive clemency in capital cases to discuss the fraught condition of mercy in American political life. This book examines the history of capital clemency in the twentieth century and surrounding legal controversies and philosophical debates about when mercy should be extended. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JMC; JKVP; JPQB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691133997
ISBN
9780691133997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. Uncovers the ways that race influences capital punishment, and attempts to situate the linkage between race and the death penalty in the history of America, in particular the history of lynching. This book looks at how the death penalty gives meaning to race, as well as why the racialization of the death penalty is uniquely American. Editor(s): Ogletree, Charles J., Jr. Series: From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740224
ISBN
9780814740224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Takes an interdisciplinary approach to the legal challenges posed by the criminal wrongdoing of governments Editor(s): Sarat, Austin; Hussain, Nasser. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAQ; LNDH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814739853
ISBN
9780814739853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

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