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Paperback. An essential introduction to how sociologists think about and research crime and punishment. Editor(s): Hartmann, Douglas; Uggen, Christopher. Series: The Society Pages. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393920383
ISBN
9780393920383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. This title mixes interviews, essays, and representative scripts from three successful American television dramatists. It seeks to be of use to the novice scriptwriter by providing a "close study of exemplary writing". Series: Television S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b&w photographs, 2 colour photographs, 3 full scripts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; CBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628798
ISBN
9780815628798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.77

The American Southwest has long fascinated audiences. Authors and filmmakers of the 20th century have created a pantheon of mavericks who often cross a metaphorical boundary among the literal ones of Anglo, Native American and Hispanic cultures. This text focuses on such border crossings. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; APFA; DSA; DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121802
ISBN
9780813121802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.92

Hardcover. The question: can - or should - the United States try to promote reform in client states in the Third World is at the heart of this book. The book focuses on three case studies of reformist intervention in Asia: China 1946-1948; the Philippines 1950-1953; and Vietnam 1961-1963. Num Pages: 374 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FMV; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005778
ISBN
9780674005778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 47.31

Hardcover. Between WWI and the Great Depression, administrators at Teachers College of Columbia University and the National Education Association (NEA) established a federal department of education and a national system of schooling. This book recounts their efforts and the resistance mounted by Catholics. Series: Cushwa Studies in American Catholicism. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBT; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041106
ISBN
9780268041106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.61

Hardcover. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNKJ; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
127
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560726371
ISBN
9781560726371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.24
€ 86.97

Paperback. An indispensable book for architects, urban designers and planners, landscape architects, architectural and urban scholars, government officials, developers, environmentalists, and citizens interested in understanding and shaping the American metropolis. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 14. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982045
ISBN
9780295982045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.75

Paperback. When the United States goes to war, the nation's attention focuses on the president. This title reveals that even in politically sensitive wartime environments, individual members of Congress frequently propose legislation, hold investigative hearings, and engage in national policy debates in the public sphere. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 halftones, 20 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453569
ISBN
9780226453569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. 18 line illus. 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JPQB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171869
ISBN
9780691171869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.78

Hardcover. When the United States goes to war, the nation's attention focuses on the president. This title reveals that even in politically sensitive wartime environments, individual members of Congress frequently propose legislation, hold investigative hearings, and engage in national policy debates in the public sphere. Series: Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 halftones, 20 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226453552
ISBN
9780226453552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.90
€ 93.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. 18 line illus. 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; JPQB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780691171852
ISBN
9780691171852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 82.11

Hardback. This sweeping history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England examines the experiences of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Drawing on an unprecedented quantity of letters, diaries,and testimonies, Douglas Winiarski recovers the pervasive and vigorouslay piety of the early eighteenth century. Num Pages: 608 pages, 23 halftones, 8 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; HRAX; HRCC2; HRCS; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1030.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469628264
ISBN
9781469628264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.31

Paperback. Including real-life cases, this book reveals the dynamics of the corporate governance process and the double standards that often characterize it. It suggests that women have been ill-advised by experts, who tend to teach females how to act like their male, executive counterparts. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KJB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791059
ISBN
9780814791059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. Fully exposes the extraordinary invasion of US citizens' privacy perpetrated on a historic scale by an institution tasked with protecting American life. What Hoover's War on Gays reveals is the FBI's distinctly unethical, off-the-books long-term targeting of gay men and women and their organisations under cover of "official" rationale. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK2; JKVF1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 38. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700621194
ISBN
9780700621194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.11

Paperback. In their homelands in what is now New York state, the Iroquois have assumed a prominent role in public debate as residents of the region seek ways to resolve multibillion-dollar land claims. This work presents a study of the historical and social issues raised during the Iroquois' long struggle over disputed territorial titles. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803217768
ISBN
9780803217768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.45

Paperback. Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, and many more. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405198240
ISBN
9781405198240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.95

Paperback. This volume presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the animal community of the tropical rain forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico. The contributors weave the strands of information about the energy flow within the forest into a tool for understanding community dynamics known as a food web. Num Pages: 628 pages, 50 halftones, 77 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJP; PSTS; PSV; RGBL; RNC; RNK; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
628
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706009
ISBN
9780226706009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 58.86

Paperback. A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. A journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle and a stunning archaeological discovery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786695079
ISBN
9781786695079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. This book offers an alternative way of taking up the American Philosophical tradition as a way of doing philosophy and a way of life. Douglas Anderson explores the relationship between American philosophy and other features of American culture, including where in that culture thinking that could be called "philosophical" is to be found. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 461.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780823225514
ISBN
9780823225514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.25

Hardcover. The Engines of Empire explores the complex relationship between Victorians and their greatest invention: the steamship. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798068
ISBN
9780804798068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 590 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; GTJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608933976
ISBN
9781608933976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 halftones. 34 line illus. 28 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; JFFB; JFFM; LNSH9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157290
ISBN
9780691157290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.21

Paperback. This text examines the links between persistent poverty among blacks in the United States and the unparalleled degree of deliberate segregration that they experience in American cities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 line illustration, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018211
ISBN
9780674018211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.29

Paperback. Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 tables. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691125978
ISBN
9780691125978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.90

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