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The Americas
Paperback. Politics in America are polarized and trivialized. This title identifies and defends core principles of personal and political morality that various citizens can share. It shows that recognizing such shared principles can make substantial political argument possible and help replace contempt with mutual respect. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138725
- ISBN
- 9780691138725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.82
€ 33.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. Presents some of the most outstanding and hilarious examples of Jewish dialect humour drawn from the five books Milt Gross (1895-1953) published between 1926 and 1928 - "Nize Baby", "De Night in de Front from Chreesmas", "Hiawatta", "Dunt Esk", and "Famous Fimmales". Editor(s): Kelman, Ari Y. Series: Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; AC; AKLC; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748237
- ISBN
- 9780814748237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Paperback. This work gathers new and classic essays on the Black Power movement and its legacy by renowned thinkers who deal rigorously and unsentimentally with such issues as the commodification of blackness, the piety of cultural recovery, and class tensions within the movement. Editor(s): Glaude, Eddie S. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226298221
- ISBN
- 9780226298221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.74
€ 40.99
€ 31.74
Paperback. The book studies the intersections between satirical comedy and national politics in order to show that one of the strongest supports for our democracy today comes from those of us who are seriously joking. This book shows how we got to this place and why satire may be the only way we can save our democracy and strengthen our nation. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137427960
- ISBN
- 9781137427960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.54
€ 134.54
Hardcover. The move toward desegregation in southern schools triggered by Brown v Board of Education was a mixed blessing for those committed to preserving the traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This book reexamines the debate over desegregation and its impact on publicly funded HBCUs. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613014
- ISBN
- 9780700613014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Paperback. "For more than a century, the United States has been the world s most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Series: Global Futures. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 125 x 189 x 13. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690070
- ISBN
- 9780745690070
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.73
€ 13.99
€ 11.73
Hardcover. "For more than a century, the United States has been the world s most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place. Series: Global Futures. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 135 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690063
- ISBN
- 9780745690063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.27
€ 52.99
€ 41.27
Hardback. Drawing together an array of distinguished scholars from political science, criminology, sociology, and law, this volume examines the death penalty in the US. Editor(s): Sarat, Austin. Series: Studies in Law, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762314676
- ISBN
- 9780762314676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.68
€ 160.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479868308
- ISBN
- 9781479868308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Paperback. Has our system of checks and balances between the three branches of our federal government undergone changes for good or ill over the years since the Constitution was set as the cornerstone of our nation? This book examines the theory and practice of American democracy and the dichotomy that currently exists between them. Editor(s): Wayne, Stephen J. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010055
- ISBN
- 9781589010055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.07
€ 71.07
Hardcover. Is Toronto Burning? looks at both the beautiful and ugly sides of the underground art scene in Toronto during the late 1970s, brimming with rebellious art from an often overlooked period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJPL; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 200. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910433379
- ISBN
- 9781910433379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.18
€ 40.99
€ 29.18
Paperback. On August 23, 1907, Sister Janina waved good-bye to her priest, who was headed out for an afternoon of fishing, and retired to her convent cell to take a nap. She was never seen again. Her fellow nuns listed her as 'lost' in their book of records, and so she remained until an ambitious priest launched a campaign to build a new church at Isadore. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050796
- ISBN
- 9780472050796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.67
€ 24.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. The result of ten years of interviews between Berlin and Ignatieff, this is the biography of one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers. Berlin (born in Russia in 1909) was caught up in the most powerful currents of the century, and the book is full of memorable encounters. Num Pages: 384 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 1KBB; BGH; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001722
- ISBN
- 9780099577317
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 black / white photographs, 5 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 330. A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America. 288 pages, Illustrations, map. Editor(s): Kroeber, Karl. A life story of Ishi, the Yahi Indian, lone survivor of a doomed tribe, who stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and with terror of the white murderers of his family, was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; JFSL9. Dimension: 139 x 204 x 19. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271470
- ISBN
- 9780520271470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
paperback. Explores the problematic relationship between Islam, the West and 'modernity' -- in the light of an increasingly vocal Muslim diaspora in Europe and the United States. Series: Critical Studies on Islam. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745316116
- ISBN
- 9780745316116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.60
€ 37.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Traces the story of America's Muslims from the seventeenth-century slave trade to the eighteenth-century immigration wave to the Nation of Islam. Drawing on interviews in communities from industrial Michigan to rural California, Curiel portrays the diversity of practices, cultures and observances that make up Muslim America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855991
- ISBN
- 9781848855991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.71
€ 25.99
€ 22.71
Hardback. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147101
- ISBN
- 9780231147101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.12
€ 104.22
€ 79.12
Paperback. Series: Columbia Contemporary American Religion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147118
- ISBN
- 9780231147118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Shows the involvement of black Americans with Islam reaches back to the earliest days of African presence in North America. This book explores these roots in the Middle East, West Africa, and antebellum America. It tells the story of the "Prophets of the City" - the leaders of the urban-based African-American Muslim movements in the 20th century. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216304
- ISBN
- 9780253216304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.02
€ 25.99
€ 24.02
Hardback. Editor(s): Smith, Gerard. Num Pages: 99 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634835299
- ISBN
- 9781634835299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.21€ 145.26
€ 194.21
€ 145.26