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Paperback. Offering a critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, the author argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. He probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406586
ISBN
9780878406586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.61

Paperback. Illuminating the dark side of economic globalization, this book gives an insider's view of the migrant farmworkers' binational circuit that stretches from the west central Mexico countryside to central California. Useful for all Americans, "The Farmworkers' Journey" traces the human consequences of our policy decisions. Num Pages: 361 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 6 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; JFFN; JFSF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250734
ISBN
9780520250734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback. Vaught's deeply researched exploration of baseball's rural roots helps explain its enduring popularity. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407555
ISBN
9781421407555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.74

Hardcover. Provides the first history of the North American farm novel, a genre which includes John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Sheila Watson's The Double Hook, and Louis Hemon's Maria Chapdelaine. Series: European Studies in North American Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2AB; 2ADF; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135377
ISBN
9781571135377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Hardback. Editor(s): Blower, Brooke L.; Bradley, Mark Philip. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452499
ISBN
9780801452499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Blower, Brooke L.; Bradley, Mark Philip. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479113
ISBN
9780801479113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Barber shows how arguments for states' rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles. The Constitution is a charter of positive benefits, not a contract among separate sovereigns whose function is to protect people from the central government, when there are greater dangers to confront. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066670
ISBN
9780674066670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.26

Paperback. Looks at the debates amongst critical theorists about the decline of US power. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745326436
ISBN
9780745326436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.47

In the 1930s, Thomas G Corcoran, Benjamin V Cohen, William O Douglas, Abe Fortas, and James Rowe helped FDR build the Democratic Party into a coalition whose command over power and ideas invincible. This book shows how they were at the nexus of reform impulses at the electoral level with reform thinking in the social sciences and the law. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 817.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131087
ISBN
9780231131087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps; 16-pp black and white photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978728
ISBN
9780812978728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199975433
ISBN
9780199975433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.58

Hardback. Series: History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KLSA; 1MTASF; 3JJPN; HBJQ; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474291149
ISBN
9781474291149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.75
€ 116.46

Hardback. Beginning with an account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, this book surveys the religious groups in each colony. It describes the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195300925
ISBN
9780195300925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.29

Paperback. Offers a panoramic history of the American Catholic laity. This title tells the story of this ancient church from the perspective of ordinary Americans, the lay believers who have kept their faith despite persecution from without and clergy abuse from within. It focuses on the intricacies of prayer and ritual. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034884
ISBN
9780674034884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Not only sustains a bold thesis about Americanization but also affords the reader one of the freshest and most comprehensive histories of the seventh century New England mind and society. Series: Harvard Theological Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard Divinity School
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019591
ISBN
9780674019591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Examines the role of white women in perpetuating racism after the American Revolution. The author examines the lives and writings of three women of the period - Mercy Otis Warren, Abigall Smith Adams, and Judith Sargent Murray.This book sheds light on a previously unknown chapter in race and gender relations in the early American Republic. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Edition
New Ed
SKU
V9780814797624
ISBN
9780814797624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the US. This book describes the aspects of electoral college crisis. It shows how Thomas Jefferson counted his Federalist rivals out of the House runoff, and how the Federalists threatened to place John Marshall in the presidential chair. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023956
ISBN
9780674023956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.77

Paperback. Modern farm policy emerged in the United States in 1862, leading to an industrialized agriculture that made the farm sector collectively more successful even as many individual farmers failed. This title blends history, politics, and economics to show that federal government emphasis on farm productivity has failed to meet broader rural needs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; JPQB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878408580
ISBN
9780878408580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.87

Hardback. Develops an empirical analysis of the use of originalism in Supreme Court decisions to show how claimed adherence to originalism ultimately does not constrain ideological decisions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783828
ISBN
9780804783828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Hardback. With tuition rising at four times the rate of inflation, colleges and universities have focused on ever more superficial measures of quality. Riley cuts through the piles of glossy college catalogs and popular rankings such as U.S. News and World Report to bring families the real story behind the higher education industry. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638869
ISBN
9781566638869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.71

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