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Hardcover. Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. This title examines a typical suburban American high school to explain how some students get ahead. It presents an account of the educationally and morally questionable results of the American culture of success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226142395
ISBN
9780226142395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.75

Paperback. Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. This title examines a typical suburban American high school to explain how some students get ahead. It presents an account of the educationally and morally questionable results of the American culture of success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142418
ISBN
9780226142418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Explores how intellectual media professionals struggle with the institutional and cultural forces surrounding television that promote entertainment at the expense of education. This book provides a glimpse behind the scenes of a major documentary and demonstrates the value of an ethnographic approach to the study of media production. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 charts 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691044675
ISBN
9780691044675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; 1KBCL; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSL9; RNF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803249813
ISBN
9780803249813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; GTF; JFSF; JHM; JHMP; PSX; RNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271033259
ISBN
9780271033259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.04
€ 43.97

Hardback. This timely volume contributes to conceptualizing multiple forms of precarious status non-citizenship as connected through policy and the practices of migrants and the institutional actors they encounter. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645875
ISBN
9781442645875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.25

Paperback. Presents interpretations of the causes of the revolution in Bolivia of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China and Cuba. The essays also examine the political, social and economic development of the country after the revolution. Series: David Rockefeller Centre on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011410
ISBN
9780674011410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Integrating a broad range of research on how people learn, this text shows that televised presentations - at their best - actually excel at transmitting information and facilitating learning. The author critiques political offerings in terms of their compatibility with our learning capabilities. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 246 pages, 29 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; UBJ; UDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226305769
ISBN
9780226305769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.82

Hardback. Here is a compact narrative history of American agriculture over the last century. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634632
ISBN
9781566634632
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.53

Paperback. Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation contains the first systematic comparative analysis of the process of democratic consolidation in southern Europe and the southern cone of South America, and it is the first book to ground post-Communist Europe within the literature of comparative politics and democratic theory. Num Pages: 506 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1DV; 1KLS; JPA; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
504
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801851582
ISBN
9780801851582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

Paperback. Part of a trilogy "The Problem of Slavery in World History", this is the second book in the series. It features a preface exploring the anti-slavery debate among American historians, between the 1970s and 1990s, started by the original publication of this book in the 1970s. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195126716
ISBN
9780195126716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.39

Paperback. A significant reassessment of the mid-twentieth-century writings of W. E. B. Du Bois, emphasizing their relevance to contemporary theories of race and racism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348085
ISBN
9780822348085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

A comprehensive resource focused on today's most important estate planning issues Estate planning is the process by which you review your asset base, assess the needs of your loved ones, and, with the assistance of a qualified estate planner, implement a plan for passing on wealth. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFF; LNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470585931
ISBN
9780470585931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.16

Paperback. Pro-Family Politics and Fringe Parties in Canada explores the organizational and ideological nature of political parties that are initially formed to do the work of social movements. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810975
ISBN
9780774810975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. This book offers the first broad-scale study of the factors that influence American lawyers' pro bono work, including an original empirical survey of over 3,000 lawyers and a comparative analysis of public service by other professionals and by lawyers in other countries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751070
ISBN
9780804751070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. This book offers the first broad-scale study of the factors that influence American lawyers' pro bono work, including an original empirical survey of over 3,000 lawyers and a comparative analysis of public service by other professionals and by lawyers in other countries. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751063
ISBN
9780804751063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Num Pages: 754 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
754
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813136080
ISBN
9780813136080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.21

Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; JNLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156231
ISBN
9780691156231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.80

Paperback. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793039
ISBN
9780814793039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. Examining eight case studies on the role of law in various arenas, this collection of essays addresses the reconfiguration of the relations between the state, the market, and the family caused by privatization. Editor(s): Cossman, Brenda; Fudge, Judy. Num Pages: 496 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFK; KCS; KJVD; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 675.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802085092
ISBN
9780802085092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597820608
ISBN
9781597820608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. This guide emphasizes the opportunities presented by privatization to outside investors. It describes how to buy former US government-owned enterprises, and includes a checklist of questions to be considered before exploring privatization opportunities. Num Pages: 206 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780471593232
ISBN
9780471593232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 45.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBTM; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350337
ISBN
9780764350337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.26

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417479
ISBN
9781421417479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.45
€ 51.81

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