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Hardback. Arguing that too much emphasis is placed on specialized research and too little on teaching, this book contends that students seeking higher education in Canada are being short-changed. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808781
ISBN
9780774808781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Offers an account of the events documented in Laura Poitras Citizenfour. This book reveals the truths about the extent to which the National Security Agency had been gathering information about US citizens and intercepting communication worldwide, and were based on documents leaked by former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JMG; JPSH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241968987
ISBN
9780241968987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.49

paperback. The first history of the battered women's shelter movement in Canada, this book traces the development of transition houses and services for abused women and the campaign that made wife battering a political issue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFFE3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814225
ISBN
9780774814225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226469706
ISBN
9780226469706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Paperback. In No Place Like Home, Brian McCabe challenges the ideology of homeownership as a tool for building stronger communities and crafting better citizens. McCabe argues that homeowners often engage in their communities as a way to protect their property values, and this participation leads to the politics of exclusion. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 (bw line art). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190270469
ISBN
9780190270469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.90

Hardback. Here is an easy to understand guide to elementary education. This book is the first of its kind to take the language of education and define all the words, phrases, and processes involved in a child's school. This book will teach parents how to better support their child in the classroom and at home to ensure his or her educational success. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFX; VSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
ScarecrowEducation United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578863273
ISBN
9781578863273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.19

Paperback. While other writers contemplated the events of the 1968 Chicago riots from the safety of their hotel rooms, the author was in the city streets, being threatened by police, choking on tear gas, and listening to all the rage, fear, and confusion around him. This book presents his account of the contradictions and chaos of convention week. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740782
ISBN
9780226740782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452789
ISBN
9780801452789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456640
ISBN
9780801456640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Hardback. A nuanced account of Ottawa's failed attempt to replace Mi'kmaw political culture with Euro-Canadian political values and structures. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774817899
ISBN
9780774817899
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, 28ill.4tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 1KJC; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 146 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816643271
ISBN
9780816643271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Challenges the limitations of thinking about nineteenth-century American culture within the narrow rubric of "male public" and "female private" spheres. This title examines the ways that the separate spheres binary has malingered in unexamined ways in feminist criticism, American literary studies, and debates on the public sphere. Editor(s): Davidson, Cathy N.; Hatcher, Jessamyn. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328933
ISBN
9780822328933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Making visible the experiences of black professional men in white male-dominated occupations Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909737
ISBN
9781439909737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Presents new work by the leading Japanese American playwright working today. Series: Naomi B. Pascal Editor's Endowment. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; AN; DD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985015
ISBN
9780295985015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. This volume analyzes the US and Japanese economies; their trade and financial relationships; and their roles in the provision of international public goods such as development assistance, environmental protection, and international security. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Peterson Institute
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322866
ISBN
9780881322866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJG; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821422434
ISBN
9780821422434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJG; WSBT; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422441
ISBN
9780821422441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Presents the history of League of United Latin-American Citizens (LULAC). This book also provides evidence that perceptions of LULAC as a petite bourgeoisie, assimilationist, conservative, anti-Mexican, anti-working class organization belie the realities of the group's early activism. Num Pages: 330 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292721326
ISBN
9780292721326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Encounter Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First American Edition, 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594036002
ISBN
9781594036002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.33

paperback. Illustrator(s): Janowitz, Sophia. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Write Bloody Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781938912481
ISBN
9781938912481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Based on a vast array of sources from US, Jamaican, and English archives, as well as interviews, this title tells the history of the American "H2" program, the world's second oldest guestworker program. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. 2 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160153
ISBN
9780691160153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. Arguing that elite higher education contributes to both social mobility and inequality, the authors investigate such areas as admission advantages for minorities, academic achievement gaps tied to race and class, unequal burdens in paying for tuition, and satisfaction with college experiences. Num Pages: 568 pages, 55 line illus. 81 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141602
ISBN
9780691141602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.46

Paperback. When the author was born on a New Mexico cattle ranch in 1874, the term "Wild West" was a reality, not a cliche. In those days cowboys didn't know they were pic-turesque, horse rustlers were to be handled as seemed best on the occasion, and young ladies thought nothing of punching cows and hunting grizzlies in between school terms. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
3rd Printing
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258686
ISBN
9780803258686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
1st
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694636
ISBN
9781894694636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.33

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