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Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPA; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181105
ISBN
9780231181105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.46

Hardback. For 500 years Catholicism has been the dominant religious force throughout Latin America. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC7; HRCC96; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745617848
ISBN
9780745617848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.40

paperback. The authors present narratives on ethnic identity written by first and second generation Asian American professionals. This book aims to prove the ethnicity is a dynamic process, not a fixed state. Editor(s): Kim, Rose. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761990673
ISBN
9780761990673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.02

Paperback. Traces the diplomatic maneuverings and political drama of national unification in nineteenth-century Germany and Italy. This book demonstrates that Germany's and Italy's 'founding fathers' were constrained by two different pre-unification patterns of institutional development. It offers a broader theory of federalism's origins. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136493
ISBN
9780691136493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. In addition, this detailed industry case study helps explain information technology's so-called productivity paradox, showing that firms took roughly two decades to achieve the initial computerization and process integration that the industry set as objectives in the 1950s. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 364 pages, 42, 28 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890864
ISBN
9780801890864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.18

Hardback. Relates the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States to examine the sociological context of architectural practice. This book explores the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the white gentlemen's profession. Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial America. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742545823
ISBN
9780742545823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.03

Paperback. Stronger Together presents Hillary Clinton's ambitious agenda to improve the lives of the American people and make the country stronger and safer. Num Pages: 288 pages, b&w charts and graphs thru-out;. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501161735
ISBN
9781501161735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; BM; JPWL2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bonnier Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911274582
ISBN
9781911274582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; 1MBF; 1MBN; HBTB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774825283
ISBN
9780774825283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

hardcover. This is biography of Agoston Haraszthy, an immigrant who apart from his efforts to establish a wine industry in California, holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the USA. Num Pages: 596 pages, 36 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731454
ISBN
9780804731454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.88

paperback. This bold and comprehensive reassessment of democracy in Venezuela explains why one of the oldest and most admired democracies in Latin America became fragile after more than three decades of apparent stability. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 15. Weight in Grams: 307.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804729611
ISBN
9780804729611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. This bold and comprehensive reassessment of democracy in Venezuela explains why one of the oldest and most admired democracies in Latin America became fragile after more than three decades of apparent stability. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722780
ISBN
9780804722780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.43

Hardback. Lee Brown was an African-American labour activist who was jailed in the 1950s for protesting against the House Un-American Activities Committee. This is the story of Brown's life from his political awakening as a youth from the rural South to his rise to leadership, time of imprisonment and beyond. Series: Voices and Visions: People & Events That Made a Dfference in American Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847691913
ISBN
9780847691913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. The definitive biography of the legendary conservative Senator from South Carolina, with new revelations about his life and career. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586483920
ISBN
9781586483920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.01

Hardback. The Project on Vegas shows how the Las Vegas Strip concentrates and magnifies American culture's core truths. Among others, the Strip's buffets, surveillance, large scale branding and consumption, and transformation of nature reflects larger trends and practices throughout America. Includes over 100 photographs by Karen Klugman. Num Pages: 384 pages, 101 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359487
ISBN
9780822359487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.85

Paperback. Draws a fascinating portrait of life and work inside the strip club Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814767610
ISBN
9780814767610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An analysis of the career of Candido Rondon providing an avenue to deconstruct recent Brazilian historiography on nation building, indigenous people, and state action Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822332497
ISBN
9780822332497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Combining personal memoir and historical narrative, this title argues for a reassessment of unionism in American life during the second half of the twentieth century and a recasting of "official memory." It traces the history of union steelworkers after World War II. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; KCZ; KNJH; KNXB1; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397391
ISBN
9781566397391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.91

hardcover. Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews and an eclectic array of sources, Striking Distance is an engrossing narrative that chronicles the pioneering martial arts scene that thrived on San Francisco Bay in the early 1960s and offers an in-depth look at a widely unknown chapter of Bruce Lee's iconic life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803269606
ISBN
9780803269606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.62

Paperback. For sixteen days the armies had grappled-a grueling horror-show of nonstop battle, march, and maneuver that stretched through May of 1864. Federal commander Ulysses S. Grant had resolved to destroy his Confederate adversaries through attrition if by no other means. He would just keep at them until he used them up. Series: Emerging Civil War Series. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Savas Beatie United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611212549
ISBN
9781611212549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.30

Paperback. On 26 January, 2009, during the depths of the financial crisis and having just completed five years as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the author was sworn in by President Barack Obama as the seventy-fifth Secretary of the Treasury of the US. This book takes you behind the scenes during the darkest moments of the crisis. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCBM; KCL; KCX; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847941244
ISBN
9781847941244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 129 pages, tables, charts & colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606925812
ISBN
9781606925812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 52.00

Paperback. Argues that America needs a stronger Congress and a more engaged citizenry in order to ensure responsive and effective democracy. This book explains how Congress has drifted away from the role envisioned for it in the Constitution as a body whose power and influence would be preeminent in the American system of government. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st Paperback Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221650
ISBN
9780253221650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.38

paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 201.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780929387277
ISBN
9780929387277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.69

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