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Paperback. Explains why Republicans have won the last four New York mayoral elections and what the long-term impact Giuliani's 'zero tolerance' method has been on a city historically known for its liberalism. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814788189
ISBN
9780814788189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A history connecting Chicago's swampy beginnings in the 1600s, its growth as the world's "hog butcher", and its late-20th-century balance of politics, race and ethnicity. Synthesizing a vast body of literature, Robert Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose lives made the city. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875805832
ISBN
9780875805832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. The housing market crash shattered Americans' boundless faith in home ownership. This title tells a history of our national obsession with real estate. It reveals that the aspiration for single-family home ownership was forged in impoverished immigrant neighborhoods in industrializing cities. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226282107
ISBN
9780226282107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. Two political titans forge a modern city and a vibrant public sector in this history of strong leadership at a time of national crisis. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393066913
ISBN
9780393066913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.06

Hardback. Since 1955, City Lights Bookshop in San Francisco has published over 230 titles and its 1,500 authors include Jack Kerouac, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Hilda Doolittle, Allen Ginsberg, Goethe, Walt Whitman, Gregory Corso, and Karl Marx. Provides complete information on all City Lights publications from 1955 through 1990. Num Pages: 361 pages, Plans, facsimiles, transparencies, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GBCR; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826212
ISBN
9780810826212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.42

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813584782
ISBN
9780813584782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Ayers, William; Ford, Patricia. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNA; JNK; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565840515
ISBN
9781565840515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Hardcover. New York City's hottest chefs present the ultimate gift that gives back-an exclusive collection of 100 delicious new recipes benefiting City Harvest, the renowned food-rescue organization that feeds over 1.4 million hungry New Yorkers every year. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 270 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847846221
ISBN
9780847846221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 38.14

Paperback. A look at how the history of country and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of political liberalism and the "old left" Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479890354
ISBN
9781479890354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JHMC; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 211 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1633.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226192895
ISBN
9780226192895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 105 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AMV; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679799
ISBN
9780816679799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780544455931
ISBN
9780544455931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226204666
ISBN
9780226204666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665846
ISBN
9780816665846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardcover. Citizenship, democracy and human rights have always been central to higher education and increasing globalization has amplified their urgency and complexity. This volume explores conceptual, theoretical and policy implications for post-secondary education engaging with these topics, comparing the USA, Canada, Eastern Europe and Western Europe. Editor(s): Laker, Jason A.; Mrnjaus, Kornelija; Naval, Concepcion. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; JNAM; JNF; JNMN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137287472
ISBN
9781137287472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

Paperback. The question of women in the armed services is hotly debated. Exploring the perspectives of feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, this text situates the combat controversy in the context of US political change and analyzes women's inclusion in the armed forces. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFK; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814726891
ISBN
9780814726891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

hardcover. Contributors argue persuasively that since conceptions of democratic citizenship are changing, so too should operational definitions of citizenship education. Editor(s): Hebert, Yvonne M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables, 2 figures, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHM; JNK; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802008503
ISBN
9780802008503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 236 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 265 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564013
ISBN
9781604564013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.63
€ 106.57

Hardback. A comparative feminist work that starts with a substantial historical account of the different ways that freedom, race and gender were intertwined in Jamaica and Haiti after the end of slavery. It examines the contemporary gendered spaces of citizenship, travel, and popular culture across the Caribbean. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349341
ISBN
9780822349341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback. A comparative feminist work that starts with a substantial historical account of the different ways that freedom, race and gender were intertwined in Jamaica and Haiti after the end of slavery. It examines the contemporary gendered spaces of citizenship, travel, and popular culture across the Caribbean. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFC; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349532
ISBN
9780822349532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Drawing on contemporary conflicts between Latino/as and anti-immigrant forces, Citizenship Excess illustrates the limitations of liberalism as expressed through U.S. media channels. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTC; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724132
ISBN
9780814724132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardcover. Citizenship and the Origins of Women's History in the United States challenges twenty-first-century assumptions of nineteenth-century women's history by tracing the ways women's history was politicized, particularly in light of the growing activism of women and the first woman's rights movement. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244892
ISBN
9780812244892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. Exploring how restrictions on citizenship helped create conditions for political violence in Peru, this book recounts the hidden history of how local processes of citizen formation in an Andean town were persistently overruled, thereby perpetuating antagonism toward the state and political centralism in Peru. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFE; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137309525
ISBN
9781137309525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.48

Hardback. How community influences contribute to civic and political engagement in a city undergoing rapid change Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; JFFN; JFSG; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910122
ISBN
9781439910122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.88

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