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hardcover. Covering Canadian Crime offers a deep and detailed look at both the perennial issues in crime reporting and how changes in technology, business practices, and professional ethics are affecting today's crime coverage. Editor(s): Richardson, Chris; Smith Fullerton, Romayne. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD; JKV; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442631014
ISBN
9781442631014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.51

Paperback. Contains the diaries and letters of six Oregon-bound women, as well as the journal of an English Mormon woman who described her experience all the way from Liverpool to Salt Lake City. The words of these pioneer women convey their exhilaration, courage, exhaustion, and terror in traveling so far into the unknown. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272873
ISBN
9780803272873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. Suitable for students of everyday life, this title brings together a collection of the diaries of overland women. It speaks through letters and diaries of the women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272743
ISBN
9780803272743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.96

Paperback. Includes voices of women who traveled west in covered wagons during the 1840s including Tamsen Donner and young Virginia Reed, members of the ill-fated Donner party; Patty Sessions, the Mormon midwife who delivered five babies on the trail between Omaha and Salt Lake City; and, Rachel Fisher. Editor(s): Holmes, Kenneth L. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272774
ISBN
9780803272774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Along with over 100 black and white photos of covered bridges from Pennsylvania gathered from the HABS/HAER website, this book includes detailed architectural plans that feature the wooden frame structure of the bridges. Editor(s): Giagnocavo, Alan. Series: Built in America. Num Pages: 128 pages, full colour illustrations throughout, includes photographs, includes illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; AMX; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 280 x 10. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565235618
ISBN
9781565235618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.28

Paperback. More than just artifacts of a bygone era, covered bridges enjoyed a cherished place in the public imagination and a special niche in northeastern America's architectural history. This is a comprehensive guide to the design, evolution and romance of historic covered bridges extant in New York State. Num Pages: 236 pages, 25 colour photographs, 24 figures, 11 maps, 9 tables, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; AMC; HBTB; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 7. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607489
ISBN
9780815607489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Zhao, Wei; Li, Chan. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614701187
ISBN
9781614701187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.25
€ 133.92

Hardback. An institutional history that follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of this important faith-based NYC social charity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238310
ISBN
9780812238310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.39

Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFCK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647941
ISBN
9780816647941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226750439
ISBN
9780226750439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; LNAA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642772
ISBN
9780691642772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.98

Paperback. Presents the view that the courts offer the best chance for achieving a set of rights for gays and lesbians, particularly those courts whose judges draw on the expansive interpretation of liberalism. This book guides readers through a discussion of liberalism, court rulings on sodomy laws and same-sex marriage, and a look at the example of Canada. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134014
ISBN
9781592134014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.80

Paperback. Over the years, federal courts have dramatically retreated from actively promoting school desegregation. In the meantime, state courts have taken up the mantle of promoting the vision of educational equity originally articulated in Brown v Board of Education. This title analyses why the state courts have taken on this active role. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; LNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226706177
ISBN
9780226706177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Examining recent developments in the judicial review of federalism through detailed surveys of the United States, Australia, and Canada, this book urges political scientists to take courts and judicial reasoning more seriously in their accounts of federal government. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBF; JPA; LNAA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812368
ISBN
9780774812368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Drawing on the world of scholarship and from personal experience, Robert A. Katzmann examines governance in judicial-congressional relations. After identifying problems, he offers ways to improve understanding between the two branches. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Brookings Institution Washington
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815748656
ISBN
9780815748656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.06

Hardback. He chronicles the impact of litigation on college access policies, including the rise of selectivity and institutional differentiation, the decline of de jure segregation, the spread of contractual understandings of enrollment, and the triumph of vocational emphases. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JNM; LAQ; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418841
ISBN
9781421418841
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 251 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford Security Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798945
ISBN
9780804798945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798938
ISBN
9780804798938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.11

Paperback. Reflects the costs, challenges, and consequences the "tough on crime" age has had, especially for male youth of colour Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSP2; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814709450
ISBN
9780814709450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the U.S. has attempted to reform and rationalize capital punishment through federal constitutional law. While execution chambers remain active in several states, Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker argue that the fate of the American death penalty is likely to be sealed by this failed judicial experiment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMC; LAZ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737426
ISBN
9780674737426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

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