The Americas
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The Americas
Hardback. Despite claims that written exams narrowed the curriculum, ruined children's health, and turned teachers into automatons, once tests took root in American schools their legitimacy was never seriously challenged. William Reese puts today's battles over standards and benchmarks into perspective by showcasing the history of the pencil-and-paper exam. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JNB; JNKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073043
- ISBN
- 9780674073043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.98€ 52.08
€ 56.98
€ 52.08
Paperback. Presents a feminist study that argues against the idea that the popularity of body work means that women are enslaved to a male-fashioned 'beauty myth'. This title demonstrates that women actually use body work to escape that beauty myth. Num Pages: 181 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 181
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228566
- ISBN
- 9780520228566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.88
€ 33.99
€ 24.88
Hardback. Academics from a range of disciplines and from a number of European and Latin American countries come together to question what it means to have a 'sustainable society' and to ask what role alternative social and solidarity economies can play. Editor(s): North, Peter; Scott Cato, Molly. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KL; KCM; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447327226
- ISBN
- 9781447327226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.54
€ 105.54
Hardback. In Wilde Times, Joel Lobenthal brings the world of Wilde thrillingly to life. With unfettered access to Wilde and her family, friends, and colleagues, Lobenthal takes the reader backstage to some of the greatest ballet triumphs of the modern era-and some of the greatest tragedies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; ASDL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688030
- ISBN
- 9781611688030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.89
€ 31.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Ever wonder where sand comes from? Or why shells are coloured differently? Or how to estimate the size of a wave? Featuring more than forty fun hands-on activities for families with children, Lessons from the Sand reveals the science behind the amazing natural wonders found on the beaches of North and South Carolina. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, 212 colour illustrations, 39 figs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WN; YNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469627373
- ISBN
- 9781469627373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.39
€ 24.99
€ 23.39
Hardcover. Editor(s): Devabhaktuni, Sony; Guaita, Patricia; Tapparelli, Cornelia. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; AMA; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- EPFL Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782940222902
- ISBN
- 9782940222902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.05€ 64.13
€ 76.05
€ 64.13
Paperback. Series: Criminology and Justice Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 black & white tables, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JKV; LNDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415522144
- ISBN
- 9780415522144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.84
€ 25.84
Paperback. Black Citymakers revisits the Black Seventh Ward neighborhood and residents of W.E.B. DuBois's The Philadelphia Negro over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 306 pages, 32 figures; 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190249670
- ISBN
- 9780190249670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.76
€ 51.76
Hardback. "This publication accompanies the exhibition The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard's Teaching Cabinet, 1766-1820, on view at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from May 19 through December 31, 2017, and at The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018." Editor(s): Lasser, Ethan W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 326 color + b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; ABC; ACQ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 299 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300225921
- ISBN
- 9780300225921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.46
€ 53.48
€ 42.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 292 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857230573
- ISBN
- 9788857230573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.17
€ 54.99
€ 46.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062433862
- ISBN
- 9780062433862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.28
€ 30.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Contouring the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612723
- ISBN
- 9781442612723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.15
€ 36.99
€ 33.15
Paperback. American Literature in Context after 1929 explores thehistorical events and literary movements that shaped Americanliterature from the Great Depression onward. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186001
- ISBN
- 9781405186001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.54
€ 29.54
Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509355
- ISBN
- 9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Paperback. Dennis's wide-angle perspective reveals the Memorial Day Massacre as not simply another bloody incident in the long story of labor-management tension in American history but as an illustration of the broad-based movement for social democracy which developed in the New Deal era. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK; KCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410180
- ISBN
- 9781421410180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.26
€ 24.99
€ 22.26
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Permuted Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781618689924
- ISBN
- 9781618689924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 13.00
€ 33.99
€ 13.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 black & white halftones, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJC; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236066
- ISBN
- 9781442236066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226497242
- ISBN
- 9780226497242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.64
€ 34.99
€ 27.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781681773285
- ISBN
- 9781681773285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.96
€ 30.99
€ 24.96
Paperback. The Burr trial pitted Marshall, Jefferson and Burr in a dramatic three-way contest that left a permanent mark on the new nation. Series: Cambridge Studies on the American Constitution. Num Pages: 242 pages, 12 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330. Law, Politics, and the Character Wars of the New Nation. Series: Cambridge Studies on the American Constitution. 237 pages, 12 b/w illus. 1 map. The Burr trial pitted Marshall, Jefferson and Burr in a dramatic three-way contest that left a permanent mark on the new nation. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Dimension: 157 x 226 x 14. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 237
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107606616
- ISBN
- 9781107606616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33