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The Americas
Hardcover. Suitable for readers interested in environmental issues in the American West, this book developed out of interviews of key figures (historians, environmentalists, lawyers, and Native Americans) in the land usage rights movement. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- Har/Com
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135204
- ISBN
- 9780890135204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.99
€ 47.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. How has Cuba, a small, developing country, achieved its stunning medical breakthroughs? This work explores the Cuban medical phenomenon, examining how a governmental obsession with health has reaped medical and political benefits at home and abroad. It is suitable for those dealing with international relations and Third World societies. Num Pages: 328 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520082984
- ISBN
- 9780520082984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.80
€ 38.99
€ 27.80
Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547367
- ISBN
- 9780813547367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.39
€ 46.99
€ 41.39
Paperback. Tells the story of the 200 year struggle to provide good health care to all Kentuckians. This book describes Lexington schoolteacher Linda Neville's mission to treat the eye disease trachoma in rural Kentucky, Louise Caudill's efforts to open the first hospital in Morehead, the 1833 cholera epidemic, and other important episodes in medicine. Series: New Books for New Readers S. Num Pages: 62 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 3. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 62
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109145
- ISBN
- 9780813109145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.13
€ 11.13
hardcover. Applying a strong, articulate, and systemic analysis to on-the-ground narratives, Oliver is able to offer fresh, incisive recommendations for health and social service providers with the potential to effect real-world change for this marginalized population. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFB; JFSJ1; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645318
- ISBN
- 9781442645318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.85
€ 74.85
Paperback. First collected oral histories on tuberculosis in Canada's indigenous communities and the Indian Hospital System. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646507
- ISBN
- 9780888646507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.38
€ 34.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Set against a backdrop of war and revolution, this book brings sixty years of missionary nursing out of the shadows by examining how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan and how China, in turn, influenced the nature of missionary nursing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRLP; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774814003
- ISBN
- 9780774814003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. It helps policy makers understand how best to develop and implement effective public health strategies around the United States. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG; MBN; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415994
- ISBN
- 9781421415994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.49
€ 44.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 b/w photos & 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AK; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 215 x 280 x 10. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556528095
- ISBN
- 9781556528095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.94
€ 17.99
€ 17.94
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 59, 51 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454028
- ISBN
- 9780801454028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.24
€ 40.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590339879
- ISBN
- 9781590339879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.25
€ 41.99
€ 27.25
Paperback. The poems in Nikky Finney's new collection sustain a sensitive and intense dialogue with emblematic figures and events in African American life: from civil rights matriarch Rosa Parks to former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice, from a brazen girl strung out on lightning to a terrified woman abandoned on a rooftop during Hurricane Katrina. Num Pages: 116 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810152168
- ISBN
- 9780810152168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. The story of Arthur Farwell (1872-1952) reveals the human side of a composer caught up in a passionate love for his country and its 'common people' and shows how he made music a community experience. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 885 pages, 63ill.70mus.exs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 885
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810825802
- ISBN
- 9780810825802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.33
€ 263.33
hardcover. A heroic reconstruction of the forgotten life of a wrongfully convicted man whose story becomes an historic portrait of the Jim Crow South. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781631492372
- ISBN
- 9781631492372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.60
€ 27.99
€ 26.60
Hardback. Now in Paperback! A unique reference work, a 'what's what' of the history of filmmaking not only in Hollywood but throughout the United States. More than 750 entries document the history of studios, production companies and distributors, and provide complete information on technical innovations, genres, industry terms, and organizations. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GBC; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810834262
- ISBN
- 9780810834262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.47
€ 155.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Thompson, Oliver. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWA; LNDK; LNFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 232 x 8. Weight in Grams: 178.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781536100815
- ISBN
- 9781536100815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.09€ 102.36
€ 137.09
€ 102.36
Paperback. The storage of hazardous, chemical, and nuclear waste is one of the most intractable problems facing the United States. This text establishes the impacts of waste facilities for a range of rural communities that have experienced alternative stages of waste-facility siting and operation process. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; RNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691005
- ISBN
- 9780847691005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. Drawn from over 14 years of engineering and scientific experience, this is a comprehensive review of important approaches to hazardous waste management. The book deals with all major technical areas in this field and takes a historical view of the evaluation of US regulations and policy. Num Pages: 532 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNXC; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 34. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780471822684
- ISBN
- 9780471822684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 404.37
€ 404.37
Hardback. Although better known for its sunny skies, Los Angeles suffers devastating flooding. This book explores a little-known chapter in the city's history - the failures to control floods that occurred throughout the twentieth century. It offers a lesson - both of things gone wrong and a glimpse of how they might be improved. Num Pages: 289 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFC; JFSG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238503
- ISBN
- 9780520238503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.91€ 63.89
€ 83.91
€ 63.89
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802142054
- ISBN
- 9780802142054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.29
€ 17.29