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The Americas
Hardback. Presents a study of Plutarco El'as Calles and the Mexican Revolution. This book traces the remarkable life story of a key figure in Mexico's history. It draws on an array of archival evidence from Mexico, US, and Europe to explore Calles's origins and political trajectory, leading to his reformist, yet authoritarian presidency from 1924 to 1928. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742537484
- ISBN
- 9780742537484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.39
€ 172.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 254 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 189 x 12. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338575
- ISBN
- 9781590338575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.90€ 70.71
€ 92.90
€ 70.71
Paperback. Despite America's pluralistic, fragmented, and generally adversarial political culture, participants in pollution control politics have begun to collaborate to reduce the high costs of developing, implementing, and enforcing regulations. This title uses examples from this traditionally combative policy arena to propose a model for regulation. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406722
- ISBN
- 9780878406722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.79
€ 70.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 72 photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395252
- ISBN
- 9780888395252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.51
€ 20.99
€ 15.51
hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226298993
- ISBN
- 9780226298993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.47
€ 29.99
€ 25.47
Paperback. Series: Biopolitics. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479852819
- ISBN
- 9781479852819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.10
€ 29.99
€ 29.10
Paperback. A memoir written at 95, by America's oldest living conscientious objector. It tells of the harsh treatment meted out to conscientious objectors during World War I, his upbringing in rural upstate New York, and the impact on his thinking by socialist leaders such as Eugene Dobs and Norman Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBWN; JPWF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602767
- ISBN
- 9780815602767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.42
€ 19.99
€ 19.42
Hardback. Have the terrorist attacks of September 11 shifted the moral coordinates of contemporary fiction? Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240384
- ISBN
- 9780803240384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.34
€ 70.34
Paperback. In his old age, Plenty-coups (1848-1932), the last hereditary chief of the Crow Indians, told the exciting, moving story of his life to Frank B Linderman, the well-known western writer who had befriended him. This title offers an account of the nomadic, spiritual, and warring life of Plains Indians before they were forced on to reservations. Num Pages: 204 pages, 1 map, 9 photographs, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- new edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803280182
- ISBN
- 9780803280182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.82
€ 23.82
Paperback. Examines the changing ideas of leisure and recreation in Havana. This book describes tourism in Cuba from the twenties to the sixties. Num Pages: 247 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803292659
- ISBN
- 9780803292659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.64
€ 20.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. A work which sets out to show that the separation of Church and State is invoked to further Christian domination of American society. The book contains material of interest to scholars of Church history, Jewish persecution, normative political theory and constitutional law. Editor(s): Feldman, Stephen M. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRC; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726846
- ISBN
- 9780814726846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. A prominent activist's guide to settlement in Canada "for the information of colored immigrants." Editor(s): Antwi, Phanuel. Series: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFFN; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554813216
- ISBN
- 9781554813216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.42
€ 23.42
Paperback. Though originally an interloper in a system of justice mediated by courtroom battles, plea bargaining now dominates American criminal justice. This book traces the evolution of plea bargaining from its beginnings in the early 19th century to its present pervasive role. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751353
- ISBN
- 9780804751353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.49
€ 40.99
€ 40.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, viii, 220 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 0002-
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226331881
- ISBN
- 9780226331881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.95
€ 35.99
€ 27.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612347738
- ISBN
- 9781612347738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.24
€ 40.99
€ 35.24
Hardback. The phrase 'Harlem in the 1920s' evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. This title reveals a different dimension of African American culture that made not only Harlem but New York City itself the vibrant and energizing metropolis it was. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFC; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051072
- ISBN
- 9780674051072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.26
€ 47.99
€ 39.26
Hardback. Why should a developing country surrender its power to create money by adopting an international currency as its own? This comprehensive book explores the currency problems that developing countries face and offers practical advice for policymakers on how to deal with them. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300113303
- ISBN
- 9780300113303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.90
€ 52.92
€ 41.90
Hardback. Looks at late-nineteenth-century American art, and demonstrates the profound role humor played in determining the course of culture in the Gilded Age. This title examines how ambitious artists like Winslow Homer and Augustus Saint-Gaudens rethought the place of humor in their work. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 color illustrations and 92 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272453
- ISBN
- 9780520272453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 63.58
€ 83.50
€ 63.58
Hardcover. Morrison discusses the effect that living in a historically racialized society has had on American writing in the 19th and 20th centuries. She argues that race has become a metaphor, a way of referring to forces, events and forms of social decay, economic division and human panic. Series: The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674673779
- ISBN
- 9780674673779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.21
€ 41.99
€ 34.21
Paperback. A cultural comparison of two national games - cricket and baseball - written from the viewpoint of a practitioner of both codes. Cambridge University and Kent batsman Ed Smith has spent the winters since 1998 in Spring Training with the New York Mets baseball team and contrasts these iconic sports. Num Pages: 224 pages, Section: 8, colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; WSJC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349116662
- ISBN
- 9780349116662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.66
€ 14.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300672
- ISBN
- 9781896300672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Hardback. Evaluates the nature and effectiveness of US trade diplomacy with Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China in the 1970s and 1980s, examining the diplomatic strategies used by the US Trade Representative to enforce Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act, which was designed to protect free trade and competition through investigations, negotiations, and sanctions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878405794
- ISBN
- 9780878405794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.07
€ 71.07
Paperback. Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. This study on Latinos and professional baseball since the 1880s tells a story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn - passing as 'Spanish' in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL4; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251434
- ISBN
- 9780520251434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Hardcover. In their unrelenting drive to create a thriving desert metropolis, leaders of the most populous city in the arid Southwest, Phoenix, Arizona, seemed oblivious to two essential elements that form a vibrant urban environment. This title illustrates the central role the arts hold when a city consciously reaches for distinction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 65 b&w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654102
- ISBN
- 9780875654102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.68
€ 35.99
€ 34.68