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The Americas

Hardback. The powerful interconnections of poet Denise Levertov's life and work Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037108
ISBN
9780252037108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.68

Paperback. In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley - known to locals as Denali, 'The High One' - one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. This book reveals the full story of this expedition. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171298
ISBN
9780552171298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.21

Spiral bound. At 6194 m (20,320 ft) Denali (Mt McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America. This book focuses on the West Buttress route used by 80-90 per cent of climbers. It includes advice about preparation and planning; medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude sickness; tips on load-carrying, glacier travel and camping; and more. Series: Rucksack Pocket Summits. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60+ colour photographs, mapping. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 118 x 7. Weight in Grams: 126.
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rucksack Readers
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0021618
ISBN
9781898481539
Spiralbound
Condition: New

€ 4.99

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 halftones, 1 line art illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780816647026
ISBN
9780816647026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.36

Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 398 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226419558
ISBN
9780226419558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Hardback. In 1997, after General Motors shuttered a massive complex of factories in the gritty industrial city of Flint, Michigan, workers placed signs around the empty facility reading. This book suggests that the struggling city could not move forward to greatness until the old plants met the wrecking ball. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones, 17 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226050058
ISBN
9780226050058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.50
€ 78.49

Hardback. Focusing on the period from 1913 to 1995, this book offers a social and institutional account of the evolution of demography in Canada. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808187
ISBN
9780774808187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Hardback. Demographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race-specific trends in health and disability. This book explores the connections between demography and economics. Editor(s): Shoven, John B. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 140 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; KCF; KCHS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226754727
ISBN
9780226754727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.93
€ 107.01

Paperback. "Quite simply, a tour de force--a wonderful synthesis of history and criticism."--Daniel Czitrom, author of Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215601
ISBN
9780812215601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. During World War II, some 120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and detained in concentration camps in several states. This book evaluates the three-year ordeal of interred Japanese Americans. It examines the forces behind the US government's decision to establish internment camps. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138237
ISBN
9780691138237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Hardback. Pension funds own significant shares of the world's largest corporations. However, the beneficiaries of pensions often have little or no say in corporate governance. This book speaks to this imbalance by exploring different ways to make capital accountable to labour, offering suggestions for improving corporate responsibility. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LNPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813976
ISBN
9780774813976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. case is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization. Editor(s): King, Desmond; Lieberman, Robert C.; Ritter, Gretchen; Whitehead, Laurence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893254
ISBN
9780801893254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.33

case is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization. Editor(s): King, Desmond; Lieberman, Robert C.; Ritter, Gretchen; Whitehead, Laurence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893247
ISBN
9780801893247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970373
ISBN
9780865970373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 151 x 40. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865970366
ISBN
9780865970366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

Hardback. This book analyzes in a comparative perspective the causes, the modalities and the prospects of political changes in three regions: Southern Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Ethier, Diane. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1FM; 1KLC; 1KLS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333521281
ISBN
9780333521281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.57

Traces the early origins of organizing in the decades following the US-Mexican War, when Mexicans in the Southwest established mutualista associations for their protection. Further, she traces the ways in which these efforts have been invoked by contemporary Latino civil rights leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623491284
ISBN
9781623491284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.74

paperback. No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists, but paradoxically, no denomination could wield religious authority as zealously. Wills demonstrates how a freedom-loving individualists came to embrace an exclusivist spirituality. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780195160994
ISBN
9780195160994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.53

Hardback. An analysis of popular responses to certain key historical events and works of American literature, arguing that these responses were at odds with liberal views being expressed by leading politicians of the day. Events covered include, the Salem witchcraft trials, the Great Awakening, and the works of writers like Burroughs, Cooper, and Emerson. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730969
ISBN
9780804730969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.50

hardcover. Based on the policy-making structures of the Venezuelan government, this book examines the constitutionally allocated powers of the executive and legislature, and shows how the powers of each branch are exercised given the incentives established by the electoral system and changing partisan strengths. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JPHV; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735704
ISBN
9780804735704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

Hardback. Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSL4; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760843
ISBN
9780804760843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.99

Paperback. Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSL4; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804760850
ISBN
9780804760850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.19

Hardcover. A brief survey of U.S. history since the end of World War II, focusing on popular beliefs, fears, and hopes that have shaped American culture and history over the last eight decades. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781119027355
ISBN
9781119027355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.82

Paperback. America's education system faces a stark dilemma: it needs governmental oversight, rules and regulations, but it also needs to be adaptable enough to address student needs and the many different problems that can arise at any given school - something that large educational bureaucracies are notoriously bad at. The authors offer a solution. Num Pages: 152 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226200682
ISBN
9780226200682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

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