The Americas
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The Americas
paperback. Examines the realities of social inequality, providing critical analyses of contemporary issues at the center of national debate homelessness, the underclass, poverty, welfare, unemployment, health and mental health care, and gender and intercultural relations. Editor(s): Lykes, M. Brinton; Banuazizi, Ali; Liem, Ramsay (Professor of Psychology, Boston College, USA); Morris, Michael (Professor of Psychology, University of New Haven, USA). Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFS; JKS; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394222
- ISBN
- 9781566394222
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Condition: New
€ 40.85
€ 40.85
Paperback. Throughout history, work has always been the taproot of American democracy, enabling diverse people to forge connections with each other and to address the nation's problems. This book presents an analysis of diverse civic practices. It argues that work is the center of effective citizenship. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHBL; JPHV; JPVH1; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394581
- ISBN
- 9781566394581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.60
€ 39.60
paperback. We often think of 'progress' and 'economic growth' as natural developments that benefit various members of society. This title challenges this view and instead suggests that specific definitions of progress and economic growth can be molded by powerful individuals, organizations, and classes. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394864
- ISBN
- 9781566394864
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Condition: New
€ 35.56
€ 35.56
Paperback. Lesbian and gay academics all over the country are subjected to homophobic personal slights, harassment, and discrimination. How do they cope, and what kinds of actions can promote positive change? This book tells the author's story and reports on the experiences of some 300 lesbian and gay academics with at least 15 years in their profession. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394888
- ISBN
- 9781566394888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.19
€ 36.19
Paperback. Examines the stories of lesbian and bisexual women in a Northeast community who share who they are, how they have come to see themselves as lesbian or bisexual, and what those identities mean to them. This book argues that identities are multiple and contingent. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395106
- ISBN
- 9781566395106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.57
€ 34.57
Paperback. Describes forty hiking trails around Philadelphia. This book features hiking trails that range from 1.0 to 12.6 miles in length, and take you through dense forests or wide-open meadows, past early farmsteads or a ringing boulder field from the last ice age. Editor(s): Newman, Linda. Num Pages: 200 pages, 41 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSZC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566395304
- ISBN
- 9781566395304
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Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Paperback. On February 13, 1982, the Guatemalan army stormed into the remote northern Guatemala village of Santa Maria Tzeja. This book describes the experiences of the survivors - both those who stayed behind in conditions of savage repression and those who fled to Mexico where they learned to organize and defend their rights. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 figure, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFD; JFSF; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396226
- ISBN
- 9781566396226
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Condition: New
€ 36.75
€ 36.75
Paperback. Analyzes the dramatic developments in the lives of contemporary Southern women. This title include case studies that portray women's diverse circumstances and activities from rural African American women in the Mississippi Delta taking on new roles as community builders to female textile workers in North Carolina. Editor(s): Smith, Barbara Ellen. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396806
- ISBN
- 9781566396806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.26
€ 35.26
Paperback. Habitat for Humanity[registered], a grassroots house-building ministry founded in 1976 by evangelical Christians, is one of the popular nonprofit organizations in operation. The author tells the story of Habitat's development and the special fervor it evokes among volunteers and those for whom it builds houses. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; HRCX7; JKSB; JKSN1; KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398039
- ISBN
- 9781566398039
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Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Paperback. The heroic texts depicting the discovery of territories, and the ultimate subjection of land and cultures to European nation-states all but erase the vanquished. This work lays bare the discursive strategies that generated the founding texts of Latin American history and engulfed its subjected peoples in silence for 500 years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSU; HBA; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398343
- ISBN
- 9781566398343
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Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Paperback. Explores women's place in the US political economy at the beginning of the twentieth century, viewed from the national level, but also highlighting the variations in women's experiences according to racial ethnic background, class and geography. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398381
- ISBN
- 9781566398381
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Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Paperback. The Cold War has been over for ten years and no country threatens this nation's existence, yet, we still spend billions of dollars on covert action and espionage. In this book, ten prominent experts describe, from an insider perspective, what went wrong with US intelligence and what needs to be done to fix it. Num Pages: 241 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398480
- ISBN
- 9781566398480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.06
€ 37.06
Paperback. What do students learn? What do teachers teach? What educational and rehabilitative goals are embedded in official and unofficial policy? This book presents an examination of education within the juvenile justice system. It can open your eyes to how we educate some of our neediest children. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JKVQ2; JNK; JNL; JNSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398701
- ISBN
- 9781566398701
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Condition: New
€ 30.87
€ 30.87
Paperback. Offers a chronicle of two teachers and their own educational progress. In processing their own responses to the encounter, along with their students', the authors meditate on their own ideas on teaching and learning, and redefine the obligation that a teacher has to his or her students. Series: Teaching/Learning Social Justice. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNK; JNL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398763
- ISBN
- 9781566398763
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Condition: New
€ 33.81
€ 33.81
Migration, Transnationalization and Race in a Changing New York
. Ed(S): Cordero-Guzman, Hector R.; Smith, Ro...
Paperback. A collection of essays which explore the interaction between economic globalization and transnationalization, demographic change, and the evolving racial, ethnic, gender dynamics in the City. It analyzes the complex forces that shape the contemporary immigrant experience in New York City. Editor(s): Cordero-Guzman, Hector R.; Smith, Robert C.; Grosfoguel, Ramon. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFN; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398886
- ISBN
- 9781566398886
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Condition: New
€ 38.98
€ 38.98
Book. Num Pages: 77 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; AJB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 239 x 13. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 77
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570250248
- ISBN
- 9781570250248
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.38
€ 31.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. "The Fate of Family Farming" employs a hands-on approach, with much local New England detail, in its exploration of the history and future of American family farming as an idea and as an ongoing way of life. It examines the economic and ecological challenges that farmers face, and their strategies for survival. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584650270
- ISBN
- 9781584650270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.89
€ 20.99
€ 19.89
Hardback. An architectural study of hotels in the Adirondacks between 1850 and 1950, focusing on the cultural history of travel and tourism. Using photographs, plans and reproductions, the author seeks to capture the spirit of a bygone world and reveal fundamental shifts in American cultural expectations. Num Pages: 292 pages, 246 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AMG; AMKD; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; TTVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584650966
- ISBN
- 9781584650966
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.68
€ 41.99
€ 41.68
Paperback. The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 years of architectural evolution in northern New England Num Pages: 211 pages, 150 illus. 45 figs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; AM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584650997
- ISBN
- 9781584650997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.43
€ 31.99
€ 28.43
Hardback. ghton Thaxter was an author, painter, gardener, and one of the most popular New England poets of the late nineteenth century. Drawing on previously unexamined letters and family papers as well as Thaxter's own writings and other sources, Mandel reveals new details about the author's life and places her in a broader literary and cultural context. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584652977
- ISBN
- 9781584652977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.46
€ 24.99
€ 22.46