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The Endangered Species Act. A Guide to its Protections and Implementat...
Stanford Environmental Law Society
hardcover. This is a comprehensive guide to the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary U.S. law aimed at protecting species of animals and plants from human threats to their survival. The Act protects not only threatened and endangered animals and plants, but their habitats as well. Num Pages: 312 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; LNKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738422
- ISBN
- 9780804738422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.96
€ 135.96
hardcover. This book is a history of the conflict-ridden privatization of communal land in the pueblo of Papantla, a Mexican Indian village transformed by the fast growth of vanilla production and exports in the second half of the 19th century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 71 tables, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KFFR; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804739399
- ISBN
- 9780804739399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.48
€ 147.48
hardcover. This book analyzes the relationship between the many and the few in the formation of a republican polity. It studies the case of Buenos Aires in the 1860s and 1870s, when the inauguration of a new national order in Argentina entailed a radical change, by exploring the different forms of participation of the people in the public life of the city. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739436
- ISBN
- 9780804739436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.00
€ 157.00
hardcover. This book is a history of the complex relations between scientific advisors, primarily physicists, and U.S. presidents in their role as decision makers about nuclear weapons and military strategy. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPHL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739665
- ISBN
- 9780804739665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.33
€ 179.33
paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317135
- ISBN
- 9780822317135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.18
€ 28.18
Num Pages: 128 pages, 341 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WMPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 794. Cape Cod and the Islands. 128 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WMPC. Dimension: 243 x 212 x 17. Weight: 800.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340550
- ISBN
- 9780764340550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 20.93
€ 31.99
€ 20.93
paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484124
- ISBN
- 9780801484124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.73
€ 36.99
€ 33.73
paperback. With vigour and insight, Crow elders tell their favorite stories of the exploits of memorable leaders from years past in The Way of the Warrior. This collection of stories teaches readers about traditional Crow leaders and their world. It shows that the values that guided and inspired the Crow people in the past remain meaningful for them today. Editor(s): Bauerle, Phenocia. Translator(s): Coyote, Henry Old; Coyote, Barney Old. Num Pages: 133 pages, 8 photographs, map, figure, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803262300
- ISBN
- 9780803262300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.30
€ 17.30
paperback. Michael L. Ondaatje examines the ideas and arguments of prominent black conservative thinkers during the past three decades, charting the evolution of black conservative thought in relation to key debates on affirmative action, welfare, and education. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPFM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222043
- ISBN
- 9780812222043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
paperback. This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts-specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable-revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GPQD; JFFC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222463
- ISBN
- 9780812222463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.85
€ 36.99
€ 33.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Petry, Alice Hall. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572336421
- ISBN
- 9781572336421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.80
€ 46.80
Paperback. An important and timely study of environmental degradation in Central and South America Editor(s): Painter, Michael; Durham, William H. Series: Linking Levels of Analysis S. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, charts, tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472065608
- ISBN
- 9780472065608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
board_book.
- Publisher
- Good Night Books United States
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781602190207
- ISBN
- 9781602190207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.90
€ 10.90
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375760976
- ISBN
- 9780375760976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.34
€ 19.99
€ 19.34
Hardcover. Won Book of the Year Adult Non-Fiction-2012 Indie Choice Awards Amazon Best Book of the Month February 2011 An acclaimed novelist reflects on his violent past and a lifestyle that threatened to destroy him-until he was saved by writing. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393064667
- ISBN
- 9780393064667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Hardcover. "The improbable triumph of the humble Malbec-the Seabiscuit of grapes." -Benjamin Wallace, author of The Billionaire's Vinegar Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black-and-white illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; TVSW; WBXD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393080193
- ISBN
- 9780393080193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.54
€ 27.99
€ 25.54
Paperback. 'People who are concerned about the influence of corporations on civic institutions .. could hardly find a better primer on corporate thinking and conduct than this book.' Boycott Quarterly Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745319582
- ISBN
- 9780745319582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.01
€ 36.99
€ 25.01
hardcover. Explores the resonance American conservatives felt with the defeat of Chiang Kai-Shek and his exile to Taiwan, which they lamented as the loss of China to communism and the corrosion of traditional values. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226252711
- ISBN
- 9780226252711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 28.09
€ 44.99
€ 28.09
Commercial, media, and academic accounts have routinely erased, excluded, ignored, and otherwise made absent the Asian American presence in sport. This book seeks to redress this pattern of neglect by presenting a comprehensive perspective on the history and significance of Asian American athletes, coaches, and teams in North America. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 204 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; WS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415874915
- ISBN
- 9780415874915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.16
€ 191.16
paperback. A powerful expose of a deeply-rooted but woefully ignored form of racial blindness, Welfare Racism is an important first step toward more humane and rational policies for the men, women, and children who have been ravaged by the current system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415923415
- ISBN
- 9780415923415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
paperback. The self-contained casino resort removes gambling and its social problems from cities and provides Americans with the comfort of gambling in a setting matched to their suburban lifestyle. This study locates the rise of the casino resort in suburbanization and its contemporary significance. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415935579
- ISBN
- 9780415935579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.47
€ 35.47
Paperback. Route 66 is a fixture of American culture. For the truckers, salesmen and vacationers who have traveled it and for the people who live along it, the road is a reminder of the bygone days of the American motoring experience. Despite time, neglect and progress, Route 66 endures. Almost all of its 2,448 miles are still intact and drivable. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786477180
- ISBN
- 9780786477180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24
€ 53.24
Paperback. Secrets of the Cold War focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. Num Pages: 200 pages, c 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; HBWS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916914
- ISBN
- 9781908916914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.04
€ 26.99
€ 20.04
Hardcover. In Abolishing the Taboo, Brian Madison Jones takes a new look at the integral role played by Dwight D. Eisenhower in the creation of a new nuclear creed for the United States during the Cold War. Series: Helion Studies in Military History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; HBWS; JPF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384057
- ISBN
- 9781909384057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.74€ 45.29
€ 58.74
€ 45.29