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Paperback. Focuses on American intervention in Vietnam. Challenging the prevailing myth that the outbreak of large-scale fighting in 1965 was essentially unavoidable, this book argues that the Vietnam War was unnecessary, not merely in hindsight but in the context of its time. Num Pages: 557 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPQB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 557
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229198
- ISBN
- 9780520229198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.51
€ 38.99
€ 28.51
Paperback. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Zimring, Franklin E. Series: Youth, Crime, and Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479834440
- ISBN
- 9781479834440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Should youth be treated as adults when they break the law? How can youth be deterred from crime? What factors should be considered in how youth are punished? What role should the police have in schools? This book deals with these questions. Editor(s): Zimring, Franklin E.; Tanenhaus, David S. Series: Youth, Crime, and Justice. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479816873
- ISBN
- 9781479816873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. The process of choosing American Presidents has long been subject to criticism. This text offers the reader a comprehensive analysis of the presidential nominating system, arguments for and against the current system, and supplemental documents and essays for further reading. Series: Enduring Questions in American Political Life. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694488
- ISBN
- 9780847694488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.55
€ 47.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, xiv, 258 p., 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092348
- ISBN
- 9780226092348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. Choosing Ethnic Identity explores the ways in which people are able to choose their ethnic identities in contemporary multiethnic societies such as the USA and Britain. Notions such as adopting an identity, or self--designated terms, such as Black British and Asian American, suggest the importance of agency and choice for individuals. Num Pages: 190 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745622767
- ISBN
- 9780745622767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Paperback. A how-to-do-it guide to living in Costa Rica. Retirement, travel & business opportunities for a new beginning. Series: Choose Retirement Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; VSB; VSR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 10 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762781027
- ISBN
- 9780762781027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.95
€ 18.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. Cholas and Pishtacos are two provocative characters from South American popular culture. In this book, these two figures become vehicles for an exploration of race, sex, and violence beginning with three forms of social and economic interaction: estrangement, exchange and accumulation. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFFE; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226891545
- ISBN
- 9780226891545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Prize-winning historian Lawrence Freedman takes an exceptionally clear-eyed look at America's strategic predicament in the Middle East, over the past 30 years. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 53. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753825884
- ISBN
- 9780753825884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Examines the promise and pitfalls of many of the most controversial forms of school choice as well as the introduction of greater competition into the recruitment and compensation of teachers and principals. These essays paint the picture of an education landscape that will be shaped by choice and competition in the 21st century. Editor(s): Peterson, Paul E. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545816
- ISBN
- 9780742545816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.36
€ 62.36
paperback. A story of tribal nation building in the modern era. It treats nation-building projects as nothing new to the Choctaws of southeastern Oklahoma, who have responded to a number of hard-hitting assaults on Choctaw sovereignty and nationhood by rebuilding their tribal nation. Series: North American Indian Prose Award Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1KBBS; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224902
- ISBN
- 9780803224902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sira, Elevina Perez. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634823555
- ISBN
- 9781634823555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.26€ 216.89
€ 290.26
€ 216.89
Paperback. The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah Cadbury Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007325573
- ISBN
- 9780007325573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQG. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 216 x 2. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Publisher
- Primedia E-launch LLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942846482
- ISBN
- 9781942846482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Paperback. Explores the lives and self-understanding of Mexicans of African descent living in the agricultural village of San Nicolas on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Num Pages: 392 pages, 43 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351320
- ISBN
- 9780822351320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Explores the lives and self-understanding of Mexicans of African descent living in the agricultural village of San Nicolas on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Num Pages: 392 pages, 43 photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822351214
- ISBN
- 9780822351214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
Hardcover. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134306
- ISBN
- 9780890134306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. "When I moved to northern New Mexico thirty-three years ago," writes John Nichols, "I immediately fell in with my neighbours and commenced laughing." As folklorist Nasario Garcia explains in his introduction to this collection, falling in with the voices of laughter and comic relief is a timeless, vital aspect of Hispanic culture. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JFC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 123 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134313
- ISBN
- 9780890134313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.55
€ 27.99
€ 21.55
Hardback. Helps us to understand violence in borderland regions generally around the world. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 maps, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFFE; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237667
- ISBN
- 9780803237667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. This is an account of the complex political, legal and social history of the Chippewa's struggle for justice, which should appeal to both the general public and serious scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 line illustrations, 26 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299930226
- ISBN
- 9780299930226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.01
€ 39.01