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Hardback. The Many Meanings of Poverty is about poverty in a colonial context--it argues that the cultural meanings of poverty defined social compacts that served to bolster and undermine the sources of colonialism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables, 4 figures, 10 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751780
- ISBN
- 9780804751780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.13
€ 87.13
Hardback. This study concerns a pivotal but unexamined surge in frontier violence that engulfed the eastern forests of eighteenth-century Brazil. It focuses on social, cultural, and racial relations among settlers, slaves, and native peoples accused of cannibalism. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 tables, 5 figures, 26 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751803
- ISBN
- 9780804751803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.38
€ 140.38
Hardback. In Double Agency, Tina Chen proposes impersonation as a paradigm for teasing out the performative dimensions of Asian American literature and culture. Asian American acts of impersonation, she argues, foreground the limits of subjectivity even as they insist on the undeniable importance of subjecthood. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751858
- ISBN
- 9780804751858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Paperback. This book argues for a new vision of how to allocate power between the federal and state governments to provide effective government and enhance liberty. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751995
- ISBN
- 9780804751995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. Designed to fill the need for an accessible introduction to Marbury and the topic of judicial review, this book presents the unique transcript of a reenactment of the argument of Marbury v. Madison, argued by constitutional scholars before a bench of federal judges. Following the transcript are essays on the case and its significance today. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752275
- ISBN
- 9780804752275
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.64
€ 30.99
€ 27.64
Hardback. French naturalist and medical doctor Aime Bonpland (1773-1858) was one of the most important scientific explorers of South America in the early nineteenth century. This title presents Bonpland's remarkable and diverse career in South American - in Argentina, Paraguay (where he was imprisoned for nearly a decade), Uruguay, and southernmost Brazil. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752602
- ISBN
- 9780804752602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.05
€ 82.05
Hardback. As the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752749
- ISBN
- 9780804752749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.23
€ 149.23
Hardback. A Poverty of Rights examines the history of poor people's citizenship in Rio from the 1920s through the 1960s, the 20th-century period that most critically shaped urban development, social inequality, and the meaning of law and rights in modern Brazil. Num Pages: 488 pages, 14 tables, 3 figures, 5 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752909
- ISBN
- 9780804752909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.23
€ 149.23
Hardback. Public Opinion in State Politics gathers together the best new research by leading scholars on the factors that shape state level public opinion, as well as the impact of such opinion on state politics and public policies. Editor(s): Cohen, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 304 pages, 42 tables, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804753005
- ISBN
- 9780804753005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.22
€ 92.22
Paperback. A provocative examination of prevailing thought on race and ethnicity in American society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804753272
- ISBN
- 9780804753272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.07
€ 23.99
€ 22.07
Hardback. This book explains why countries have adopted different policies for working parents through a comparative historical study of four nations: France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754132
- ISBN
- 9780804754132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.02
€ 119.02
Hardback. This book compares and contrasts historical and contemporary Native American policy in Canada and the United States. The contributors include economists, political scientists, and lawyers, who, despite analyzing a number of different groups in several eras, consistently take a political economy approach to the issues. Editor(s): Anderson, Terry L.; Benson, Bruce; Flanagan, Thomas E. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754415
- ISBN
- 9780804754415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.92€ 55.28
€ 61.92
€ 55.28
Hardback. Examination of U.S.-Saudi relations, the development of the oil frontier, and the enduring legacy of racial segregation at the Aramco camps. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 392 pages, 7 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754460
- ISBN
- 9780804754460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.94
€ 34.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Chronicles an early example of "regime change" that was based on a flawed interpretation of intelligence and proclaimed a success even as its mistakes were becoming clear. Here, the author has selected and annotated twenty documents for a documentary Appendix, culminating with President Clinton's apology to the people of Guatemala. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754682
- ISBN
- 9780804754682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. In a surprising look at the hidden world of broccoli, this richly drawn ethnography traces the global commodity chain between U.S. consumer and Maya farmer, examining the connections between desire and material production. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table, 1 figure, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JFFT; KNAC; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804754842
- ISBN
- 9780804754842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Hardback. Improving the educational success of the children of Mexican immigrants is crucial to the future prospects of these children as well as to the American population at large. This book documents how various aspects of these children's lives help or hinder their learning in elementary school. Num Pages: 184 pages, 21 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755221
- ISBN
- 9780804755221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.75
€ 103.75
Hardback. Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs offers a provocative argument in favor of a new defense in criminal law that acknowledges and weighs a victim's behavior in determining a defendant's liability. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JKV; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755382
- ISBN
- 9780804755382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. This book discusses the relationship between democracy and policing, and, more specifically, what it means for law enforcement to be "democratic" in modern-day America. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755641
- ISBN
- 9780804755641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Hardback. Breitwieser's close readings reveal that the thwarting of mourning, partly linked to nationalist feeling, was a central issue for many American authors, but that those who successfully reclaimed mourning came to strange and fresh understandings of the actual world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755818
- ISBN
- 9780804755818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.57
€ 93.57
Hardback. The first in-depth analysis of how an entire educational system delivers higher student achievement. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 23rd Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755979
- ISBN
- 9780804755979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.97
€ 107.97
paperback. The first in-depth analysis of how an entire educational system delivers higher student achievement. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755986
- ISBN
- 9780804755986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Hardback. The CIA and the Culture of Failure follows the CIA through a series of crises from the Soviet collapse to the war in Iraq and explains the political pressures that helped lead to the greatest failures in U.S. intelligence history. Num Pages: 552 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756013
- ISBN
- 9780804756013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.74
€ 37.99
€ 34.74
Hardback. Using the Mexico of the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century as a test case, this book provides both a theory and methodology for the study of policy credibility in dictatorships. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 tables, 24 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756617
- ISBN
- 9780804756617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.57
€ 91.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBTB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757041
- ISBN
- 9780804757041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.45
€ 81.45