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Hardback. From the Pension Research Council of the Wharton School, this book explores the diversity of governmental pension plans and investigates how these financial institutions must change in years to come. Editor(s): Mitchell, Olivia S.; Hustead, Edwin C. Series: Pension Research Council Publications. Num Pages: 408 pages, 71 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KFFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235784
ISBN
9780812235784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.71

Paperback. Jewish Polity and American Civil Society is a study of the civic and political engagements of American Jews as mediated by their communal and denominational institutions. The book explores how the various branches of the organized Jewish community seek to influence public affairs. Editor(s): Mittleman, Alan; Sarna, Jonathan D.; Licht, Robert A. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521223
ISBN
9780742521223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.26

Hardback. A study of how Jews have grappled with the presence of religion, both their own and others, in American public life. It surveys historical Jewish approaches to church-state relations and analyzes Jewish responses to the religion clauses of the First Amendment. Editor(s): Mittleman, Alan; Sarna, Jonathan D.; Licht, Robert A. Num Pages: 392 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFSR1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521230
ISBN
9780742521230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Mohl, Raymond A.; Biles, Roger. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 967.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742552357
ISBN
9780742552357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.29

Hardback. Features experts in atmospheric sciences, human health, economics, social and political sciences contributing to an assessment of the complex elements needed to structure air quality policy in the 21st century. This analysis is developed through a case study of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Editor(s): Molina, Luisa T.; Molina, Mario J. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 852.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402004520
ISBN
9781402004520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.46

Paperback. Offers an assessment of the complex elements needed to structure air quality policy in the 21st century using the Mexico City Metropolitan Area as a case study. This book provides a list of policy recommendations, emphasizing the value of integrated assessment and a long-term perspective. Editor(s): Molina, Luisa T.; Molina, Mario J. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402005077
ISBN
9781402005077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.32

Paperback. Addresses the need for a solid understanding of fluvial processes and aquatic ecology in order to predict both river and salmonid response to restoration projects. This volume will be of interest to geomorphologists, aquatic biologists, civil engineers, planners, and all those interested in the interface of science and policy. Editor(s): Montgomery, David; Bolton, Susan; Booth, Derek; Wall, Leslie. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295982953
ISBN
9780295982953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.32

paperback. An anthology that brings work by contemporary Canadian cultural analysts together with that of an earlier generation, including Harold Cardinal, Northrup Frye, Harold Innis, and Marshall McLuhan. Editor(s): Mookerjea, Sourayan; Szeman, Imre; Faurschou, Gail. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344162
ISBN
9780822344162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

hardcover. This work analyzes the foreign policies of 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Assessing the discipline, the introduction develops a common framework that compares the relevant explanatory weight of foreign policy determinants individual, state, and international level for each country Editor(s): Mora, Frank O.; Hey, Jeanne A. K. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516007
ISBN
9780742516007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.77

hardcover. Reviews soil biodiversity and related ecological processes in one of the key biodiversity hotspots, the Amazon, and nearby regions of Brazil. This book covers both the tropical savannah and rainforests. Chapters describe the biology, ecology, taxonomy, geographic distribution and sampling methods for the important soil functional groups. Editor(s): Moreira, F. M. S. (Federal University of Lavras, Brazil); Siqueira, J. O. (Federal University of Lavras, Brazil); Brussaard, L. (Wageningen University, The Netherlands). Num Pages: 304 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; PSAF; PSG; RBGB; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cabi United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845930325
ISBN
9781845930325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.87

Hardback. This book examines the capybara, a neotropical mammal that has the highest potential for production and domestication. It collects the work of over 45 authors from nine different countries. Editor(s): Moreira, Jose Roberto; Ferraz, Katia Maria P. M. B.; Herrera, Emilio A.; Macdonald, David W. Num Pages: 422 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; PSVW7; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461439998
ISBN
9781461439998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 284.89

Hardback. The essays in this volume are arranged so as to allow a clear understanding of how and why white political supremecy came to be in the early United States. Editor(s): Morrison, Michael A.; Stewart, James Brewer. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742521308
ISBN
9780742521308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.81

Paperback. This study examines the converging culture, telecommunications and new media industries in North America. With a broadly political-economic perspective, this work the goes on to provide an account of changes in the aftermath of trade agreements, and sets these changes in a global context. Editor(s): Mosco, Vincent; Schiller, Dan. Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTC; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509542
ISBN
9780742509542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.61

Paperback. Presents the American experience in the World War II era. This book looks at the conflict through the ordeals of an array of men and women. Editor(s): Muir, Malcolm, Jr. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 285 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
285
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027861
ISBN
9780842027861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Hardback. A number of essays in this volume show how the foreign policies of the US and Germany have directly or inadvertently contributed to the influx of refugees from the former Yugoslavia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the former Soviet Union. Editor(s): Munz, Rainer; Weiner, Myron. Series: Migration & Refugees S. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFFD; JFFN; JPQB; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571810878
ISBN
9781571810878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.96

paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Kevin P.; Pierce, Jennifer L. Num Pages: 376 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816653218
ISBN
9780816653218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Papers presented at a symposium at the annual meeting of the South-eastern Archaeological Conference, held in Nashville, Tenn., November 1986, explore the wide range of societal organization during the Late Woodland period (A.D. 600-900) in the Southeast, and address explicitly the kinds of explanat Editor(s): Nassaney, Michael S.; Cobb, Charles R. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306437519
ISBN
9780306437519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.93

Hardback. Traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture, and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. This book includes several chapters that explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds. Editor(s): Nava, Carmen; Lauerhass, Ludwig, Jr. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537569
ISBN
9780742537569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.22

Paperback. Traces Brazil's singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture, and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. This book includes several chapters that explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds. Editor(s): Nava, Carmen; Lauerhass, Ludwig, Jr. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742537576
ISBN
9780742537576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.58

Hardback. Focuses attention on the richly fossiliferous Neogene stratigraphic sections of the Dominican Republic. This ttile provides an updated geological framework and a series of studies of evolutionary stasis and change among different lineages and associated ecological communities. Editor(s): Nehm, Ross H.; Budd, Ann F. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJD; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402082146
ISBN
9781402082146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Nelson, Professor Claudia; Martin, Michelle H. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1MBF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JMU; JNKC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403963505
ISBN
9781403963505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.70
€ 46.45

Hardback. Aims to sensitize readers to the unfairness and inappropriate uses of testing instruments, which under optimal circumstances have the potential to benefit different students. This title includes papers that explores models and practices that are being piloted both in America and abroad as educators grapple with the effects the assessment. Editor(s): Nettles, Arie L.; Nettles, Michael T. Series: Evaluation in Education and Human Services. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792384014
ISBN
9780792384014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.25

Hardback. Helps the reader understand contemporary equity issues in educational testing and assessment and to examine these issues in the context of educational reform. The book explores the factors that contribute to the gaps in student achievement along racial and social class lines, and offers ideas for improving the measurement of America's students. Editor(s): Nettles, Michael T.; Nettles, Arie L. Series: Evaluation in Education and Human Services. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792395317
ISBN
9780792395317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.80

Paperback. Wide-ranging collection of twenty-seven essays analyzes, argues with, and celebrates that unruly tradition of Montana writing. Editor(s): Newby, Rick; Hunger, Suzanne E. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 35.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560444176
ISBN
9781560444176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.28

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