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paperback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971751
ISBN
9781597971751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199756971
ISBN
9780199756971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.63

paperback. Drawing on postcolonial, feminist, poststructuralist, and First Nations theory, Hoy raises and addresses questions around 'difference' in relation to texts by contemporary Native women prose writers in Canada. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
First Soft Cover Edition
SKU
V9780802084019
ISBN
9780802084019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.01

Paperback. This is a social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the US. It tells a human story about people who had a deep and unshakeable desire to transform their bodily sex. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674013797
ISBN
9780674013797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.56

Hardcover. In the United States at the height of the Cold War, roughly between the end of World War II and the early 1980s, a new project of redefining rationality commanded the attention of sharp minds, powerful politicians, wealthy foundations, and top military brass. The authors illuminate what it meant to be rational in the age of nuclear brinkmanship. Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 halftones, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HPS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226046631
ISBN
9780226046631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.55
€ 77.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HPS; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226324159
ISBN
9780226324159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.91

Paperback. How racism shapes urban spaces and how African Americans create vibrant communities that offer models for more equitable social arrangements Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902561
ISBN
9781439902561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.36

Paperback. Examines Mexican immigration - from 1924 when immigration acts drastically reduced immigration to the US to 1965 when many quotas were abolished - to understand how broad themes of race and citizenship are constructed. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280083
ISBN
9780520280083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.55

Hardcover. Drawing on experiments and survey data, this title shows that Americans who watch partisan programming do become more certain of their beliefs and less willing to weigh the merits of opposing views or to compromise. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226068961
ISBN
9780226068961
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.55
€ 78.06

Paperback. Drawing on experiments and survey data, this title shows that Americans who watch partisan programming do become more certain of their beliefs and less willing to weigh the merits of opposing views or to compromise. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069012
ISBN
9780226069012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. An interpretation of the political and cultural history of the early cold war years. The author argues that art is part of the general culture, not autonomous or above it. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 288 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226310398
ISBN
9780226310398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Gives a full history of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, from its nineteenth-century forerunner, the Philharmonic Society of Brooklyn, to its current status as house orchestra for the equally impressive Brooklyn Academy of Music and one of the most innovative and respected symphony orchestras of modern times. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVRB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 225 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1393.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810856660
ISBN
9780810856660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Hardcover. Shows us the undeniable realities of mass migration to which we have turned a blind eye: how it has driven down workers' wages and driven up inequality; how it has fostered unsafe working conditions; and how it has stalled our economic maturity by keeping us ever-focused on increasing consumption. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 halftones, 21 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226190655
ISBN
9780226190655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.41

Hardcover. In this book, 78 leading attorneys in California and New York describe how they evaluate, negotiate and resolve litigation cases. These attorneys identify the key factors in case evaluation and share successful strategies. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JMK; KJM; LAS; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642204838
ISBN
9783642204838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.92

Hardcover. Editor(s): Maes, Helen. Num Pages: 221 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 184 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608761425
ISBN
9781608761425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.09
€ 93.34

Paperback. In 1800, the per capita income of the United States was twice that of Mexico and roughly the same as Brazil s. By 1913, it was four times greater than Mexico s and seven times greater than Brazil's. This volume seeks to explain the 19th-century lag in Latin American economic development. Editor(s): Haber, Stephen H. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727389
ISBN
9780804727389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Hardback. This volume synthesizes the perspectives of several disciplines, such as ecology, anthropology, economy, and conservation biology in order to gain an understanding of how human and ecological processes interact to affect ecosystem functions and species in the Americas. Editor(s): Bradshaw, Gay A.; Marquet, Pablo A. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 383 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; RNC; RNT; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 813.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540436973
ISBN
9783540436973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 235.24

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498532181
ISBN
9781498532181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.37
€ 33.97

paperback. An assessment of how race, class, and gender shape social identity in the United States. The author argues that changes in racial assignment have shaped the ways American Jews of different eras have constructed their own ethnoracial identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813525907
ISBN
9780813525907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.20

Paperback. Of the some sixty thousand vacant properties in Philadelphia, half of them are abandoned row houses. Street-level entrepreneurs re purposing hundreds of these empty houses as facilities for recovering addicts and alcoholics. This book presents a study of this recovery house movement and its place in the new urban order wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226234090
ISBN
9780226234090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

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