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Paperback. Evo Morales is one of the world's most controversial political leaders. This title explains the success of the MAS (Movimiento Al Socialismo) and its wider consequences, showing how Morales has become the symbol for a political consciousness that has entailed de-stigmatizing indigenous identities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; HBJK; JPFF; JPHL; JPL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848135246
- ISBN
- 9781848135246
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.69
€ 36.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon. Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230354173
- ISBN
- 9780230354173
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Condition: New
€ 65.76
€ 65.76
The Rise of American Research Universities. Elites and Challengers in ...
Graham, Hugh Davis; Diamond, Nancy
Paperback. Before the Second World War, few universities in the United States could compete as research institutions with their European counterparts. Since 1945, however, America's top research universities are the best in the world. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880636
- ISBN
- 9780801880636
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Condition: New
€ 40.23
€ 40.23
Paperback. Winner of the Bancroft Award: "Monumental..a tour de force..awesome in its coverage of political events."-Gordon Wood, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 1104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 992
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393329216
- ISBN
- 9780393329216
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.72
€ 32.99
€ 27.72
The US slavery conflict reached a turning point when three leading abolitionists addressed the slaves for the first time. This title includes the full text of each address, related documents, a study of their historical context, the reactions they provoked and their lasting impact on US history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122908
- ISBN
- 9780813122908
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Condition: New
€ 48.23
€ 48.23
Hardback. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 544 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142999
- ISBN
- 9780691142999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595580252
- ISBN
- 9781595580252
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.75
€ 16.99
€ 15.75
Hardcover. The mortgage meltdown: what went wrong and how do we fix it? Owning a home can bestow a sense of security and independence. But today, in a cruel twist, many Americans now regard their homes as a source of worry and dashed expectations. How did everything go haywire? And what can we do about it now? In The Rise and Fall of the U.S. Num Pages: 526 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 59. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470477243
- ISBN
- 9780470477243
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Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 47.88
€ 56.45
€ 47.88
Paperback. Examines the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, especially from 1953 to 1979, in the context of his regime's dependence on the United States and his dreams of transforming Iran into a world power. This book argues that, despite the Shah's early achievements, his goals and policies were full of inherent contradictions and weaknesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBJF; JFSR; JPFR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- With a New introduction and preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140407
- ISBN
- 9780691140407
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. This is the definitive account of 10,000 years of North American Indian history. It has been described by American History Illustrated, America's leading popular history magazine, as 'An eloquent and exhaustive chronicle of the history of North America's peoples'. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446011
- ISBN
- 9780752446011
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Essays discuss the Depression, the Cold War, the Great Society, and the Silent Majority. Editor(s): Fraser, Steve; Gerstle, Gary. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006079
- ISBN
- 9780691006079
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Second part of the two-volume chronicle of the birth, life and death of the Confederacy written by Jefferson Davis. It covers the period from the Missouri Compromise in 1820 to the readmission of the Southern states to the US Congress in the late 1860s. Num Pages: 700 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306804199
- ISBN
- 9780306804199
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.33
€ 37.99
€ 25.33
Paperback. Analyzing how authoritarian regimes utilize coercion, this book sheds light on a fundamental period during the Chilean dictatorship. It provides an account of why the DINA was created in the first place, how it became the most powerful repressive institution in Chile, and why it was suddenly replaced with a different organization. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPB; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268038359
- ISBN
- 9780268038359
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
In this expansive one-volume account of the native peoples of North America, eminent historian William Brandon-who devoted much of his life to examining this subject-presents this revelatory history of the development and culture of the native peoples of North America, from their incipience through the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589790360
- ISBN
- 9781589790360
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.45
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€ 33.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156064
- ISBN
- 9780691156064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRAM2; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639727
- ISBN
- 9780691639727
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Condition: New
€ 145.46
€ 145.46
Paperback. This is a history of the California prison movement from 1950 to 1980, highlighting the role that prison reading and writing played in the creation of radical inmate ideology in those years. Editor(s): Cummins, Eric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722322
- ISBN
- 9780804722322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Hardback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 768 pages, 60 line illus. 64 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147727
- ISBN
- 9780691147727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. Gerber reflects on whether American colleges and universities will be able to retain their position of global preeminence in an increasingly market-driven environment, given that the system of governance that helped make their success possible has been fundamentally altered. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNMN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414621
- ISBN
- 9781421414621
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Condition: New
€ 61.20€ 55.70
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€ 55.70
Paperback. Gerber reflects on whether American colleges and universities will be able to retain their position of global preeminence in an increasingly market-driven environment, given that the system of governance that helped make their success possible has been fundamentally altered. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNMN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414638
- ISBN
- 9781421414638
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Condition: New
€ 39.18
€ 39.18
Paperback. This book tracks the rise and fall of an underworld culture that bred some of America's greatest racketeers, bootleggers, gamblers, and professional killers, examining the careers of such high-profile figures as Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Bugsy Siegel. Num Pages: 351 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSR1; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231096836
- ISBN
- 9780231096836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Although much has been written about the Kerner Commission, the analysis has focused primarily on its affect on the American press. In The Riot Report and the News, Thomas J. Hrach instead explores how the commission came to its conclusions, in order to understand why and how its report served as a catalyst for change. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625342119
- ISBN
- 9781625342119
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Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Williams, Daryle; Chazkel, Amy; Knauss De Mendonca, Paulo. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 408 pages, 72 illustrations, incl. 11 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359746
- ISBN
- 9780822359746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.85
€ 122.85
Paperback. Editor(s): Williams, Daryle; Chazkel, Amy; Knauss De Mendonca, Paulo. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 408 pages, 73 illustrations, incl. 11 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360063
- ISBN
- 9780822360063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42