The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Argues that when political candidates attack each other, raising doubts about each other's views, voters - and the democratic process - benefit. This study of negative advertising in presidential campaigns from 1960 to 2004, asserts that the proliferating attack ads are far more likely than positive ads to focus on political issues. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 224 pages, 32 lline drawings, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284996
- ISBN
- 9780226284996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Explores the changing meanings of honour in early-20th-century Brazil, a period that saw an extraordinary proliferation of public debates that linked morality, modernity, honour, and national progress. This title reveals how everyday interpretations of honour influenced official attitudes and even the law itself as Brazil attempted to modernise. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822323983
- ISBN
- 9780822323983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Can the Supreme Court be free of politics? This book argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court. It asserts that politically motivated constitutional decisionmaking is not only inevitable, it is legitimate and desirable as well. It examines that a political Court possesses instrumental value in American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007182
- ISBN
- 9780691007182
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Paperback. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world's most valuable educational tradition. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393352344
- ISBN
- 9780393352344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61
In Defence of Theatre: Aesthetic Practices and Social Interventions
. Ed(S): Gallagher, Kathleen; Freeman, Barry
hardcover. Kathleen Gallagher and Barry Freeman bring together nineteen playwrights, actors, directors, scholars, and educators who discuss the role that theatre can - and must - play in professional, community, and educational venues. Editor(s): Gallagher, Kathleen; Freeman, Barry. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AN; DSG; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630796
- ISBN
- 9781442630796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.87
€ 76.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442630802
- ISBN
- 9781442630802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardback. This exploration of the activities of four Canadian NGOs in advancing and defending human rights principles sheds new light on the fragility and resilience of human rights norms in liberal democracies. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPWH; LAQ; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774818612
- ISBN
- 9780774818612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Ethnographic study of shamanism in lowland South America, analyzing the relations between the social, political, and historical dynamics of witchcraft and sorcery Editor(s): Wright, Robin; Whitehead, Neil L. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HRQX5; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333456
- ISBN
- 9780822333456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
paperback. Drawing on social-criticism, self-help manuals, and the social scientific analysis of American character, this text examines American thinking about individualism, conformity, and community from 1920 through 1995. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847697076
- ISBN
- 9780847697076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.40
€ 61.40
Paperback. On 15 November 1959, the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, a wealthy farmer, his wife and their two young children were found brutally murdered. Blood all over the walls, the telephone lines cut, and only a few dollars stolen. Heading up the investigation is Agent Al Dewey, but all he has are two footprints, four bodies, and a whole lot of questions. Series: Penguin Essentials. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJPG; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241956830
- ISBN
- 9780241956830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 10.45
€ 12.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 275 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; ASDL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 457 x 313 x 55. Weight in Grams: 4398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847830411
- ISBN
- 9780847830411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.62
€ 111.62
Paperback. A study of racism in American sport which offers solutions for bringing more minorities into coaching and administration. The author also wrote "The Sports Franchise Game" and "Agents of Opportunity: Sports Agents and Corruption in Collegiate Sports". Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814780374
- ISBN
- 9780814780374
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. In Bed with the Badge is this generation's Burning Bed. Ms. Joyce and her brother, Raymond, tell the bloodcurdling story of how their father, Ray Sheehan, a retired NYPD detective, turned wife-beating into an art form by utilizing the very tactics he was taught in the police force. Num Pages: 288 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Changing Lives Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984304714
- ISBN
- 9780984304714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. Using a race, gender and social-class context, this volume challenges the traditional notions of mental health and mental illness as they apply to African American women, focusing on the contradictions between the strengths and vulnerabilities of this population. Editor(s): Brown, Diane; Keith, Verna M. Num Pages: 396 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JMM; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113786
- ISBN
- 9780231113786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 90.75
€ 118.91
€ 90.75
paperback. In 1960, John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans. The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books. Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home. Translator(s): Waters, Liz. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578734
- ISBN
- 9780099578734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Demonstrates that the Amazon is an outcome of the intimately intertwined histories of humans and nonhumans. This book introduces a diverse range of characters - from sixteenth-century explorers and their native rivals to nineteenth-century naturalists and contemporary ecologists, logging company executives, and river-traders. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; JHM; RN; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048857
- ISBN
- 9780691048857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 48.52
€ 54.99
€ 48.52
Paperback. Makes a plea for black America to address its social problems by recourse to experience - and with an eye set on the promise and potential of the future. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226298252
- ISBN
- 9780226298252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.32
€ 25.99
€ 21.32
Hardcover. Makes a plea for black America to address its social problems by recourse to experience - and with an eye set on the promise and potential of the future. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226298245
- ISBN
- 9780226298245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Paperback. According to the 2000 census, foreign-born US residents, together with their American-born children, constitute one fifth of the nation's population. What does this mass immigration mean for America? Nancy Foner, answers this question in her study of comparative immigration. Num Pages: 327 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727461
- ISBN
- 9780814727461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Sheet map. Plan includes: San Juan Bahia de Ponce Puerto Arecibo Bahia de Mayaguez Series: Imray C.Chart. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJP; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 322 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Imray,Laurie,Norie & Wilson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780852888384
- ISBN
- 9780852888384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.95
€ 32.99
€ 27.95