The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. A decade of budgetary, policy, and ideological contention has resulted in American universities being run by management models and the nation is seen by some to have lost its vision of the public good and the necessary components of a democracy. This work seeks to redress these trends. Series: Culture and Politics Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742510487
- ISBN
- 9780742510487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Hardback. The essays in this collection use the interpretative lens to interrogate the meanings of Meyer's books, making a compelling case for the cultural relevance of Twilight and providing insights on how we can "read" popular culture to our best advantage. Editor(s): Anatol, Giselle Liza. Num Pages: 255 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSK; DSY; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230110670
- ISBN
- 9780230110670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.59
€ 67.59
Hardcover. The private and public writings in this volume reveal the early relationship between renowned Civil War diarist Sarah Morgan (1842-1909) and her future husband, Francis Warrington Dawson (1840-1889). This is a selection of their letters along with articles that Morgan wrote for the "Charleston News and Courier". Editor(s): Roberts, Giselle. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325910
- ISBN
- 9780820325910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
Drawing on a rich array of sources, including her father's striking account of his childhood in China, Tiger Writing not only illuminates Gish Jen's work but explores the aesthetic and psychic roots of the independent and interdependent self--each mode of selfhood yielding a distinct way of observing, remembering, and narrating the world. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 208 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 111 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072831
- ISBN
- 9780674072831
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Paperback. Offers a collection of seventeen connected structures that center on several towers, one of which a 99-foot high, all made from concrete-encassed iron adorned in found glass, ceramic, and shells, the Towers were made by the hands of Sabato (Sam) Rodia an Italian immigrant who built his dream world over thirty three years. Editor(s): Del Giudice, Luisa. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America (FUP). Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMG; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823257973
- ISBN
- 9780823257973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.64
€ 50.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. NO description available Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJW; YQCR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780175663279
- ISBN
- 9780175663279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.38
€ 18.38
The Fourth Amendment in Flux. The Roberts Court, Crime Control, and Di...
Gizzi, Michael C.; Curtis, R. Craig
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622573
- ISBN
- 9780700622573
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Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
Paperback. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 872 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 872
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601038
- ISBN
- 9780691601038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.37€ 98.65
€ 128.37
€ 98.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Clemens, Gladys. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631171130
- ISBN
- 9781631171130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.04€ 149.48
€ 219.04
€ 149.48
Race and the Politics of Knowledge Production: Diaspora and Black Tran...
Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour (Ed.)
Hardback. Contributors of African descent from the United States and Brazil reflect on their multidimensional experiences in the field as researchers, collaborators, and allies to communities of color. They expose the complex and contradictory strategies that Black researchers must use to implement and develop their community-centered research agenda. Editor(s): Mitchell-Walthour, Gladys L.; Hordge-Freeman, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFSL3; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137553935
- ISBN
- 9781137553935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.68
€ 149.68
Paperback. An Anthology. 404 pages. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Braithwaite, Charles A. Describes the part African Americans played in the frontier army and as homesteaders, community builders, and activists. This title tells of the struggle for civil rights and against Jim Crow, and examines African American cultural growth and contributions as well as economic and political aspects of black life on the Great Plains. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226678
- ISBN
- 9780803226678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
The Study of the American Superintendency, 2000. A Look at the Superin...
Glass, Thomas E.; Bjork, Lars G.; Brunner, C....
Hardback. This book is a must-have for school leaders, aspiring school leaders, and those charged with preparing and supporting school leaders. It includes a wide range of information about and from superintendents, including chapters devoted to women and minority school leaders. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876522486
- ISBN
- 9780876522486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.54
€ 65.54
The State of the American School Superintendency. A Mid-decade Study.
Glass, Thomas E.; Franceschini, Louis A.
Hardback. A profile of the school superintendency, this work offers an examination of superintendents' personal characteristics, professional experience, and professional preparation and training; superintendent/school board relations; other issues affecting education and leadership; and the history of the school superintendent in American public education. Num Pages: 148 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578866366
- ISBN
- 9781578866366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.72
€ 198.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSR1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739166833
- ISBN
- 9780739166833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.58
€ 154.58
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451684575
- ISBN
- 9781451684575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.65
€ 20.99
€ 18.65
Hardcover. Central to the question of how to promote economic growth in Latin America is the role different types of regimes play in determining economic performance. This text challenges conventional wisdom regarding the expected advantages of military rule for economic growth. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHL; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038748
- ISBN
- 9780268038748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. Central to the question of how to promote economic growth in Latin America is the role different types of regimes play in determining economic performance. This text challenges conventional wisdom regarding the expected advantages of military rule for economic growth. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHL; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038755
- ISBN
- 9780268038755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Asks whether traditional observations about farm families apply to three hundred Iowa children who grew up with some tie to the land during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, a time of widespread farm bankruptcies and factory closings. The answer, the authors show, is a resounding yes. Series: The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health & Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development. Num Pages: 394 pages, 37 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJPN; JFSP1; JHBK; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226212531
- ISBN
- 9780226212531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.70
€ 41.99
€ 32.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346410
- ISBN
- 9781612346410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. This is the first definitive study of the presidency of America's least understood and most under-appreciated Chief Executive. Combining government with private resources, Hoover became the first president to pit government action against the economic cycle, setting precedents and spawning ideas employed by his successor and all future presidents. Num Pages: 566 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230103092
- ISBN
- 9780230103092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.44
€ 103.44