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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hardback. .
Publisher
Permuted Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618689924
ISBN
9781618689924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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