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The Americas
Paperback. Citing recent examples including Enron, Arthur Andersen, and WorldCom, Permission to Steal explores what went wrong and advocates a universal reassessment of what is considered "good" in corporate America. * A fascinating exploration of the recent corporate scandals which have rocked the global business community. Series: Blackwell Public Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 120 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145404
- ISBN
- 9781405145404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Paperback. By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between climate and society and its contemporary implications. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JH; RBP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145824
- ISBN
- 9781405145824
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Condition: New
€ 34.98
€ 34.98
Hardback. By considering three case study regions in Mexico during the Colonial era, Climate and Society in Colonial Mexico: A Study in Vulnerability examines the complex interrelationship between climate and society and its contemporary implications. Series: RGS-IBG Book Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145831
- ISBN
- 9781405145831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.56
€ 79.56
Paperback. * An authoritative historiographical volume that surveys the state of U.S. diplomatic history. *25 essays cover the entire history of American foreign relations from the colonial period to the present. * Discusses the major sources and analyzes the most influential books and articles in the field. Editor(s): Schulzinger, Robert (University of Colorado, USA). Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 31. Weight in Grams: 928.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149860
- ISBN
- 9781405149860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.94
€ 62.94
Hardback. This student-friendly handbook provides an engaging overview of American fiction over the twentieth century, with entries on the important historical contexts and central issues, as well as the major texts and writers. Series: Wiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405160230
- ISBN
- 9781405160230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.24
€ 106.24
Paperback. This student-friendly introduction combines both thematic andchronological approaches in exploring the pivotal role religionplayed in American history - and of its impact across a range ofissues, from identity formation and politics, to race, gender, andclass. Editor(s): Porterfield, Amanda; Corrigan, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161381
- ISBN
- 9781405161381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.83
€ 48.83
Hardback. This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163729
- ISBN
- 9781405163729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.17
€ 120.17
Paperback. The Cold War, the black freedom struggle, Vietnam, the sexual revolution, conservative backlash, and the new millennium are just a few of the events that have shaped the lives of Americans since 1945. Editor(s): Ingalls, Robert P.; Johnson, David K. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167147
- ISBN
- 9781405167147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Hardback. This authoritative and cutting edge Companion brings together a team of leading scholars to document the rich diversity and unique viewpoints that have formed the religious history of the United States. Editor(s): Goff, Philip. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169363
- ISBN
- 9781405169363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.88
€ 216.88
Paperback. 9/11 Culture serves as a useful introduction to the complexities of American culture in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Written in an accessible language, 9/11 Culture constructs a number of common-sense approaches for the study of all of the works of art high, low, and in-between. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173711
- ISBN
- 9781405173711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.64
€ 33.64
Paperback. This volume brings together more than 50 documents which examineforeign policy not only in terms of leaders and states, but alsothrough social movements, cultures, ideas, and images, to providecomprehensive understanding of how Americans have interacted withthe wider world since 1898. Editor(s): Suri, Jeremi. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184472
- ISBN
- 9781405184472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Paperback. Covering everything from Richard Nixon's acceptance speech at the 1968 Republican national convention to Gerald Ford's pardon in 1974, this textbook places the student in the midst of one of the most dramatic events in American political history. Editor(s): Kutler, Stanley I. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188487
- ISBN
- 9781405188487
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Condition: New
€ 53.52
€ 53.52
Paperback. Despite many successes in the field of conservation, species extinction rates continue to climb and wild areas and habitats continue to be lost. Many look to more (or better) biology and ecology to solve the problem but the obstacles are not just scientific but political. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190145
- ISBN
- 9781405190145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.50
€ 58.50
Paperback. Dictatorship in South America explores the experiences of Brazil, Argentina, and Chile with brutal military dictatorships in the Cold War period. Based on the strong and recent currents of historiography emerging from these countries, it offers a compelling narrative that brings popular perspectives to bear on national histories. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190558
- ISBN
- 9781405190558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.35
€ 28.35
Paperback. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296. Gender, Conflict and Community in El Salvador. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. 212 pages, illustrations. The Politics of Violence develops an inter-disciplinary feminist perspective grounded in original ethnographic research on everyday forms of violence in El Salvador. Hume challenges dominant theories of violence through foregrounding subaltern vocabularies that have been historically ignored in debates on violence. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JFFE; JFFK. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405192262
- ISBN
- 9781405192262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.60
€ 28.60
Hardback. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194297
- ISBN
- 9781405194297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.31
€ 97.31
Paperback. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194303
- ISBN
- 9781405194303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.29
€ 27.29
Paperback. Spaniards in the Colonial Empire traces the privileges, prejudices, and conflicts between American-born and European-born Spaniards, within the Spanish colonies in the Americas from the sixteenth to early nineteenth centuries. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3J; HBJK; HBTQ; JFSL4; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405196413
- ISBN
- 9781405196413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.51
€ 30.51
Hardback. Looking at a range of themes and regions, this book provides a challenging basis for rethinking America s international leadership. Chatham House experts assess current US policy and the country s ability to continue to play an international leading role. Editor(s): Niblett, Robin. Series: Chatham House Papers. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198448
- ISBN
- 9781405198448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.06
€ 76.06
Paperback. Looking at a range of themes and regions, this book provides a challenging basis for rethinking America s international leadership. Chatham House experts assess current US policy and the country s ability to continue to play an international leading role. Editor(s): Niblett, Robin. Series: Chatham House Papers. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198455
- ISBN
- 9781405198455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Hardback. A Companion to American Literary Studies addresses the most provocative questions, subjects, and issues animating the field. Essays provide readers with the knowledge and conceptual tools for understanding American literary studies as it is practiced today, and chart new directions for the future of the subject. Editor(s): Levander, Caroline Field; Levine, Robert S. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 183 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1216.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198813
- ISBN
- 9781405198813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.82
€ 206.82
Hardback. Written by contributors from across a range of academic disciplines, this Companion brings together traditional and cutting-edge scholarship to explore a figure of singular importance in American political, cultural, intellectual, and literary history. Editor(s): Waldstreicher, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1172.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199964
- ISBN
- 9781405199964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.79
€ 211.79
Hardback. Informed by a breadth of historical scholarship and based squarely on primary sources, this volume remains the standard text for future teachers and scholars of education. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- updated edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400167
- ISBN
- 9781421400167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29€ 60.12
€ 66.29
€ 60.12
Hardback. This interaction, Vickery argues, has the potential to increase intergovernmental confidence and cooperation in areas vital to both countries and to world security and peace. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3, 1 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400730
- ISBN
- 9781421400730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.15€ 49.18
€ 53.15
€ 49.18