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Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 422 colour & b/w photos & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348907
ISBN
9780764348907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25
€ 46.73

Hardback. Welfare reform was a spectacular success in New York under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and surprising because of the city's history of liberal social programs and its huge, entrenched welfare system. It changed the organizational culture, insisted on work first, adopted information technology, protected against fraud, and contracted for job placement. Editor(s): Savas, E. S. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549272
ISBN
9780742549272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.56

Paperback. Offers an historical-materialist critique of practices in multiculturalism and cultural studies. Rejecting contemporary theories of inclusion as affirmations of the capitalist status quo, this book envisions a future of politically equal and economically empowered citizens through the democratisation of power and the socialisation of property. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328667
ISBN
9780822328667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have attempted to clean up the House committee system, without success. Adler contends that legislators resist the changes due to the ambition for reelection. using extensive evidence Adler shows a system conditioned to fail. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007564
ISBN
9780226007564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Looks at the mechanisms that govern how policy is enacted and implemented in the United States. This book includes essays on topics ranging from those dealing with the microfoundations of congressional output, to large N empirical analyses that assess theories of lawmaking, to policy-centered case studies. Editor(s): Adler, E. Scott; Lapinski, John S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121598
ISBN
9780691121598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Takes readers into the ritualized world of mainstream American addiction treatment. This book explores the puzzling question: why do addiction counselors dedicate themselves to reconciling drug users' relationship to language in order to reconfigure their relationship to drugs? Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones. 11 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH1; JHMC; MMZR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144504
ISBN
9780691144504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardcover. In The Arc of Due Process in American Constitutional Law, Sullivan and Massaro identify the historical underpinnings of due process while describing the evolution of the American due process doctrine. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199990801
ISBN
9780199990801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.59

Paperback. A study of the organization, life and meaning of the "Nation of Islam" and, by extension, all Black Nationalist movements. This work dispels the common conception that the movement functioned primarily for political purposes. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226218533
ISBN
9780226218533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR; KCHS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Urban Institute Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877667001
ISBN
9780877667001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888394699
ISBN
9780888394699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Paperback. A cultural comparison of two national games - cricket and baseball - written from the viewpoint of a practitioner of both codes. Cambridge University and Kent batsman Ed Smith has spent the winters since 1998 in Spring Training with the New York Mets baseball team and contrasts these iconic sports. Num Pages: 224 pages, Section: 8, colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; WSJC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116662
ISBN
9780349116662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. A collection of essays analyzing and emphasizing the origins, strategies, creative tensions, and politics of the Civil Rights Movement Editor(s): Eagles, Charles W. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878052981
ISBN
9780878052981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Paperback. This is an account of growing competitiveness in Southern party politics and elections. It tracks Southern votes shifting economic, cultural and religious loyalties, black/white conflicts and interests during and after federal civil rights intervention and the struggles of candidates and officials. Num Pages: 464 pages, 47 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012486
ISBN
9780674012486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.15
€ 48.00

Paperback. This is the second annual of "CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture", a thematic volume with selected papers from material published in the journal in volumes 3.1-4 (2001) and 4.1-4 (2002). Editor(s): Fitz, Earl E.; McClennen, Sophia. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557533586
ISBN
9781557533586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739197486
ISBN
9780739197486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.89
€ 11.46

Hardback. Concentrating on ideology and cultural values, this text explores the motivations that caused Northerners to fight America's Civil War. The book addresses the intellectual and social elites of Northern society, but also assesses the opinions of the common man on the subject and ideology of war. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 16. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217984
ISBN
9780823217984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.95

Paperback. Winner of the US Civil War Center Ribbon of Honor. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614219
ISBN
9780700614219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.14

Paperback. By presenting a picture of the pro-Southern justices on the Court, this work offers readers an understanding of how they came to their opinions, even as they failed to anticipate the impact their decision would have - a miscalculation that to some degree undermined the Court's power and authority within the American political system. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615032
ISBN
9780700615032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.31

Hardcover. During America's turbulent antebellum era, the Supreme Court decided important cases - most famously Dred Scott - that spoke to sectional concerns and shaped the nation's response to the slavery question. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the major slavery cases that came before the Court between 1825 and 1861. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616664
ISBN
9780700616664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.05

Paperback. Chronicles the case of a runaway slave who was tracked to Boston by his owner. Compellingly details the struggle over his fate and how that became a focal point for national controversy. Reveals how the case became one of the most dramatic and widely publicized events in the long-running conflict over the issue of fugitive slaves. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617364
ISBN
9780700617364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646534
ISBN
9780691646534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Leary, Earl V. Num Pages: 129 pages, colour maps & tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606926482
ISBN
9781606926482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.88
€ 45.08

Paperback. This wide-ranging inquiry into the socio-cultural forces that define the three nations of North America seeks out ways in which the countries can become more comfortable with their collective future on the continent. Editor(s): Earle, Robert L.; Wirth, John D. Series: Comparative Studies in History, Institutions & Public Policy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724876
ISBN
9780804724876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JKSW1; JKVF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 202 x 90. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062227256
ISBN
9780062227256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.89

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