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The Inter-American Convention Against Corruption. Annotated with Comme...
. Ed(S): Manfroni, Carlos A.; Werksman, Richa...
Hardback. This work examines and comments on the first international agreement aimed exclusively at fighting corruption in the Western Hemisphere. It explains the sense and consequences of each specific commitment, adopted by the countries belonging to the Organization of American States. Editor(s): Manfroni, Carlos A.; Werksman, Richard S. Num Pages: 196 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105481
- ISBN
- 9780739105481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.96
€ 128.96
Hardback. Using economic models and empirical analysis, this title examines a range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues with regard to their effects on American agricultural and agrarian insurance markets. Editor(s): Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Perloff, Jeffrey M. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 312 pages, 47 line drawings, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; TCB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226988030
- ISBN
- 9780226988030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.43€ 95.07
€ 116.43
€ 95.07
Hardcover. Editor(s): Flores, Melanie S. Num Pages: 117 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611224115
- ISBN
- 9781611224115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.73€ 147.77
€ 218.73
€ 147.77
Hardback. Argues for a sense of patriotism based on the ideals of sacrifice, tough-minded criticism, and a willingness to look anew at the global role of the United States in the aftermath of 9/11. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231124928
- ISBN
- 9780231124928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.49€ 78.67
€ 103.49
€ 78.67
The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy. Republicanism, the...
Adair, Douglass G.. Ed(S): Yellin, Mark E.
Paperback. Written in 1943, this work has been called a seminal analysis of the origins of American democracy. The author offers a critique of economic determinism with emphasis on the influence of ideology on the "Founders of Jeffersonian Democracy". Editor(s): Yellin, Mark E. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101254
- ISBN
- 9780739101254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy. Republicanism, the...
Adair, Douglass G.. Ed(S): Yellin, Mark E.
Hardback. Written in 1943, this work has been called a seminal analysis of the origins of American democracy. The author offers a critique of economic determinism with emphasis on the influence of ideology on the "Founders of Jeffersonian Democracy". Editor(s): Yellin, Mark E. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101247
- ISBN
- 9780739101247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.26
€ 146.26
Paperback. This thoughtful collection exposes the gap between rhetoric and performance in Canada's response to environmental challenges. Editor(s): Lee, Eugene; Perl, Anthony. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 0. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809863
- ISBN
- 9780774809863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
Hardback. This thoughtful collection exposes the gap between rhetoric and performance in Canada's response to environmental challenges. Editor(s): Lee, Eugene; Perl, Anthony. Num Pages: 288 pages, figures, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774809856
- ISBN
- 9780774809856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. When the US took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam following the Spanish-American War, it was unclear to what degree these islands were actually part of the US. By looking at what became known as the Insular Cases, this work reveals how America resolved to govern these territories. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614820
- ISBN
- 9780700614820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.06
€ 42.06
Paperback. Theorizes the cultural reactions - within the realms of visual arts, literature, and the social sciences - to the oppression of the Chilean dictatorship. This title considers the importance of Walter Benjamin for the theoretical self-understanding of the Latin American intellectual left. Translator(s): Richard, Nelly; Tandeciarz, Silvia R. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; DS; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3556 x 6. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333395
- ISBN
- 9780822333395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. A collection of essays by the nation's leading journalism scholars and professionals will examine the history, identity, roles, and future of the American press, with an emphasis on topics of concern to both practitioners and consumers of American media. Editor(s): Overholser, Geneva; Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. Series: Institutions of American Democracy Series. Num Pages: 510 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 701.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195309140
- ISBN
- 9780195309140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.56
€ 47.56
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; AGN; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 290 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892727377
- ISBN
- 9780892727377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.16
€ 35.99
€ 35.16
Paperback. Draws on different facets of American life to map the impact of the new economy, the 'war on terror', the 'war on drugs', racial resentments, a fraying safety net, undocumented immigration, a health care system in crisis, and more. Editor(s): Gusterson, Hugh; Besteman, Catherine. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520259713
- ISBN
- 9780520259713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JHMC; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226232935
- ISBN
- 9780226232935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.52
€ 32.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Featuring fifty-eight newly translated documents, meticulous annotations, and trenchant contextual analysis, this documentary history is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the Inquisition in general and its nearly three-hundred-year reign in the New World in particular. Editor(s): Chuchiak, John F., IV. Translator(s): Chuchiak, John F., IV. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRAM9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403861
- ISBN
- 9781421403861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.35
€ 43.99
€ 36.35
Featuring fifty-eight newly translated documents, meticulous annotations, and trenchant contextual analysis, this documentary history is an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to understand the Inquisition in general and its nearly three-hundred-year reign in the New World in particular. Editor(s): Chuchiak, John F., IV. Translator(s): Chuchiak, John F., IV. Num Pages: 464 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRAM9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421403854
- ISBN
- 9781421403854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.88
€ 88.88
Paperback. Examines the suppression of radical political activity in the film industry from the days of the Great Depression through the tumultuous House Un-American Activities Commission era to the waning days of the infamous blacklist. This book traces the history of political struggle in Hollywood back to the formation of the Screen Writers Guild in 1933. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1 Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071416
- ISBN
- 9780252071416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. A richly illustrated introduction to the engineering triumphs that made America modern In this age of microchips and deep space probes, it's hard to imagine life before electricity or passenger trains. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDR; PDX; TBC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471140962
- ISBN
- 9780471140962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.97
€ 101.97
Paperback. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. This work is an exploration of justice gone terribly awry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTM0003044
- ISBN
- 9780099493570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In 1982, a 21 year-old cocktail waitress was raped and murdered, and for five years the police could not solve the crime. For reasons that were never clear, they suspected Ron Williamson and his friend Dennis Fritz. The two were finally arrested in 1987 and charged with capital murder. This work is an exploration of justice gone terribly awry. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 113 x 32. Weight in Grams: 290. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KRF0024042
- ISBN
- 9780099493570
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the story of one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for the violent assault of Penny Beernsten. This book exposes the failings of the justice system and its devastating consequences for both the accused and the victims. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004099
- ISBN
- 9780099510833
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Tells the story of one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for the violent assault of Penny Beernsten. This book exposes the failings of the justice system and its devastating consequences for both the accused and the victims. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0019387
- ISBN
- 9780099510833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Shows how and why wrongful convictions occur, what steps legal and state advocates took to investigate the convictions, how these prisoners were ultimately freed, and what lessons can be learned from their experiences. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; LNFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732267
- ISBN
- 9780814732267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. A study of the third president of the United States, this text examines 70 years of letters and private accounts, providing an insight into the contradictions that surround Jefferson. The author recreates the world of the 18th century to demonstrate his subject's position within it. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917207
- ISBN
- 9780813917207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23