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Paperback. The Battle for Welfare Rights tells, for the first time, the complete story of a movement that profoundly affected the meaning of citizenship and the social contract in the United States. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220254
ISBN
9780812220254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. The history of voting rights in America is marked by dogged progress against persistent prejudice toward an expanding inclusiveness. The Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright is a crucial chapter in that story and marked a turning point for the civil rights movement. Charles Zelden's retelling of this episode reveals why. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613403
ISBN
9780700613403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.16

Hardcover. The history of voting rights in America is marked by dogged progress against persistent prejudice toward an expanding inclusiveness. The Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright is a crucial chapter in that story and marked a turning point for the civil rights movement. Charles Zelden's retelling of this episode reveals why. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613397
ISBN
9780700613397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.54

Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742534353
ISBN
9780742534353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.86
€ 46.63

Hardcover. This book illuminates the politics and policy of the current struggle over Social Security in light of the program's compelling history and ingenious structure. After a brief introduction describing the dramatic response of the Social Security Administration to the 9/11 terrorist attack, the book recounts Social Security's lively history. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471771722
ISBN
9780471771722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.56

Hardback. In the tradition of the classic Up The Down Staircase, an unforgettable book about a year inside a troubled New York City school. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JNLC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781455560615
ISBN
9781455560615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 124 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Aspekt,The Netherlands Netherlands
Number of pages
124
Condition
New
SKU
V9789059113862
ISBN
9789059113862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679740384
ISBN
9780679740384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.32

Num Pages: 240 pages, 341. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 287 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1414.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343742
ISBN
9780764343742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.35
€ 46.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Boehm, Arlene P.; Angello, Michael D. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
61
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613241608
ISBN
9781613241608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.67
€ 52.00

Paperback. This reprinted work on political theory challenges core tenets of our political views deriving from the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. It argues that we need to look to the key documents of the founding era - the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia Bill of Rights. Num Pages: 185 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208268
ISBN
9780813208268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.98

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the effect of US military bases abroad, including the movements against them. Editor(s): Lutz, Catherine. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 368 pages, 4 maps + 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328324
ISBN
9780745328324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.82

Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475459
ISBN
9780307475459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Part musical odyssey, part dazzling love story The Baroness traces Nica's extraordinary, thrilling journey - from England's stately homes to the battlefields of Africa, passing under the shadow of the Holocaust, and finally, to the creative ferment of New York's 1950s jazz scene. Num Pages: 320 pages, Integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGJ; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086054
ISBN
9781844086054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 photographs, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL1; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803288553
ISBN
9780803288553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Roughly 35 million years ago, a stray meteorite dropped out of the sky over Virginia and left an impact that helped shape one of the continent's most distinctive coastlines. This title includes stories that reveal the rich natural history Virginia had compiled long before the first human set eyes on it. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928418
ISBN
9780813928418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, Maps and Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 811.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780375703461
ISBN
9780375703461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.42

Hardcover. Traces the feminist contributions of a wide range of Irish American women writers, from Mother Jones, Kate Chopin, and Margaret Mitchell to contemporary authors such as Gillian Flynn, Jennifer Egan, and Doris Kearns Goodwin. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633303
ISBN
9780815633303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.79

Hardback. American slaves drew on memories of African musical traditions to construct instruments from carved-out gourds covered with animal skin. Providing a sense of rootedness, solidarity, and consolation, banjo picking became an essential part of black plantation life, and its unmistakable sound remains versatile and enduring today, Laurent Dubois shows. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVRL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047846
ISBN
9780674047846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BTC; JFFE; JFSL9; JKVM; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Signal
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780771030246
ISBN
9780771030246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Spencer, Scott B. Series: American Folk Music and Musicians Series. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881556
ISBN
9780810881556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.57

Paperback. Here, 16 scholars from Europe and the USA offer essays on topics such as the "Child ballads" in their British and American forms; aspects of the oral literatures of France, Ireland, Scandinavia, ancient Greece, modern Egypt and medieval England as well as recent literary ballads and popular songs. Series: English Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; AVGH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060463
ISBN
9780674060463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.87

Hardback. A history of the Badax Tigers chronicles the experiences of Company C of the 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the entire Civil War. The author's letters provide a complete picture of a typical Federal volunteer company in the Civil War and are supplemented by newspaper articles and letters of other soldiers. Editor(s): Nanzig, Thomas P. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520844
ISBN
9780742520844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816645596
ISBN
9780816645596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

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