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The Americas

Paperback. The political and economic history of Latin America has been marked by great hopes and even greater disappointments. This book explains why the nations of Latin America have failed to share in the fruits of globalization and highlights the dangers of the turn to economic populism in the region. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004662
ISBN
9780226004662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.09

Hardcover. The political and economic history of Latin America has been marked by great hopes and even greater disappointments. This book asks why the nations of Latin America have failed to share in the fruits of globalization and highlights the dangers of the turn to economic populism in the region. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184784
ISBN
9780226184784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.37

Paperback. A reader aimed at revitalizing left legal and political critique. Editor(s): Brown, Wendy; Halley, Janet E. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFF; LAB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329688
ISBN
9780822329688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816639953
ISBN
9780816639953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Paperback. The United States and Brazil were the largest slave-trading societies of the New World. The demographics of both countries reflect this shared past, but this is where comparisons end. This work offers an examination of Brazilian public opinion to understand racial identities, attitudes, and politics in this racially ambiguous context. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 tables, 2 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762786
ISBN
9780804762786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Reveals how community-based organizations create innovative spaces for political participation among new generations of Korean Americans. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804756587
ISBN
9780804756587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.95

Paperback. One out of five Americans, more than 55 million people, are first-or second-generation immigrants. This study provides a close look at this rising second generation, including their patterns of acculturation, family and school life, language, identity, experiences of discrimination, self-esteem, ambition, and achievement. Num Pages: 430 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 31 line figures, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228481
ISBN
9780520228481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.93

paperback. All-powerful, brilliant, decisive, ruthlessly effective.. this is the image of the CIA as portrayed in countless films and novels. It is wrong. This book, based on thousands of declassified documents and interviews with agents at all levels, shows the reality behind the glamorous myth. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8pp. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956236
ISBN
9780241956236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.68

Hardcover. The Norfolk museum that would one day bear the Chrysler name was always a good museum of its kind, home to a respectable collection serving a smallish city. This work paints a vivid picture of this provincial museum's transformation into one of the finest art museums on the East Coast. It also delivers a portrait of Walter Chrysler. Num Pages: 160 pages, 29 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AGC; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813927183
ISBN
9780813927183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Donovan, Carl T. Num Pages: 161 pages, tables, graphs, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 258 x 251 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616689391
ISBN
9781616689391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 218.73
€ 147.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJ; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471226222
ISBN
9780471226222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 176.24

Paperback. Employee relations, food and liquor liability, partron civil rights, and federal regulations are all subjects that concern hospitality operators, who know that preventing legal problems is the best way to keep profits from being siphoned off by expensive legal hassles. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJM; KNSH; LAY; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471413158
ISBN
9780471413158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 181.60

paperback. Examines such issues as drug use and gambling, enforcement of contracts, and the rights of owners and managers. The author reveals an all-star baseball law team whose stories illuminate relationship between law and baseball that has made the business of baseball a truly American institution. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP; LAY; LNTX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398909
ISBN
9781566398909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.85

Paperback. This is the first collection to map the intersection of law and American studies, and it captures the excitement of interdisciplinary work at this intersection. Editor(s): Dudziak, Mary L.; Volpp, Leti. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884146
ISBN
9780801884146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.95

Hardback. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300211689
ISBN
9780300211689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.72

It offers information and insight to policymakers, medical and legal professionals, patients and other participants, and everyone else interested in the history and future direction of the field. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 724.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801893889
ISBN
9780801893889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.67

Paperback. Facility management - as any profession encompassing multiple disciplines and integrating technology, people and physical space - is not only complicated but fraught with occasions to be exposed to various legal liabilities Successful facility managers need the ability to manage risk well. Num Pages: 272 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJMV4; LNCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 241 x 14. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470674741
ISBN
9780470674741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.93

Hardback. Looking at changes in the last quarter of the 20th century, this book is a collection of essays that examine the legal systems of key countries in Latin America and Mediterranean Europe. It provides data on the courts and the legal profession in these countries, as well as social background. Editor(s): Friedman, Lawrence M.; Perez-Perdomo, Rogelio. Num Pages: 552 pages, 94 tables, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1KL; 3JJP; JH; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 37. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804746991
ISBN
9780804746991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.30

Paperback. This well-known 'underground' classic critique of legal education is available for the first time in book form. This edition contains commentary by leading legal educations. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; L. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748053
ISBN
9780814748053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.27

Paperback. Legal Fictions is a bold declaration that, in the U.S., the black body is thoroughly bound by law. It is an unflinchingly look at the implications of that claim and a virtuoso survey of the ways that black authors of literary fiction have engaged with the law's constructions of race since the era of slavery. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JHMC; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822355953
ISBN
9780822355953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Hardback. Legal Fictions is a bold declaration that, in the U.S., the black body is thoroughly bound by law. It is an unflinchingly look at the implications of that claim and a virtuoso survey of the ways that black authors of literary fiction have engaged with the law's constructions of race since the era of slavery. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JHMC; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5193 x 3895 x 20. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822355816
ISBN
9780822355816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
KMK0001884
ISBN
9780801434068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGA; JFSJ1; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759632
ISBN
9781894759632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.59

Paperback. Let storyteller and biographer Jim Gramon give you a personal introduction to some of his legendary storytelling friends. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFHF; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556229398
ISBN
9781556229398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00

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