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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 281 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556525278
ISBN
9781556525278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Gillman, Susan; Robinson, Forrest G. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822310464
ISBN
9780822310464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Hardcover. Contains the letters that trace young Sam Clemens' remarkable self-transformation from a footloose, irreverent West Coast journalist to a popular lecturer and author of "The Jumping Frog", soon to be a national and international celebrity. Editor(s): Smith, Harriet Elinor; Bucci, Richard; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 703 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 47. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
703
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520036697
ISBN
9780520036697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.00
€ 95.07

paperback. Mark Twain's Notebooks combines journal writings with rarely seen sketches and doodles creating a fascinating and often hilarious archive of the thoughts, ideas, and observations of the father of American literature. Editor(s): De Vito, Carlo. Num Pages: 336 pages, 150 colour & b&w Illus & photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DN; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9781579129972
ISBN
9781579129972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.49

Hardback. In the last year of his life Mark Twain asserted, "To me, the most important feature of my life is its literary feature." "This new biography takes him at his word.. [It] may inspire many to reread the Inimitable himself."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235166
ISBN
9780812235166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.25

Hardback. Contains 338 letters that document the first two years of the author's loving marriage to Olivia L Langdon. This title recounts a tumultuous time: a growing international fame, the birth of a sickly first child, and the near-fatal illness of his wife. Editor(s): Frank, Michael B.; Salamo, Lin. Series: Mark Twain Papers. Num Pages: 850 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; BGA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 57. Weight in Grams: 967.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
850
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203600
ISBN
9780520203600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.00
€ 95.07

Paperback. This is the first major study of Mark Z. Danielewski, an emerging, innovative American novelist and a key figure in contemporary literature. It situates his three novels to date in their literary and cultural context, in the process demonstrating why he is such an important and ground-breaking writer. Editor(s): Bray, Joe; Gibbons, Alison. Series: Contemporary American & Canadian Writers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099335
ISBN
9780719099335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.03

Paperback. A study of post-Vietnam American literature and culture focusing on narratives of bodily trauma evident in a wide range of texts by and about other white men. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112932
ISBN
9780231112932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.20

Hardback. Through case studies, this study examines Mexico's reform exprerience in privatization, and explains how institutional dynamics and the capacity to solve the problem of policy "costs" strongly affected reformers' prospects of success. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511118
ISBN
9780742511118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.89

Paperback. Through case studies, this study examines Mexico's reform exprerience in privatization, and explains how institutional dynamics and the capacity to solve the problem of policy "costs" strongly affected reformers' prospects of success. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511125
ISBN
9780742511125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 129 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493006328
ISBN
9781493006328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. This work examines how the exercise of power and the strategies of social movements transformed with the transition from a military to an elected-civilian regime in Chile. Num Pages: 273 pages, 17 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; GTB; JHMC; JPHV; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227682
ISBN
9780520227682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.79

Hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates and struggles around how to organize economies and societies around the world. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780857242075
ISBN
9780857242075
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.09

hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857242051
ISBN
9780857242051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.19

Hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates and struggles around how to organize economies and societies around the world. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 666 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
666
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857242419
ISBN
9780857242419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.38

Hardback. Arguing on the results of the experiment separating marriage from childrearing, this book says that they turn out to be bad news not only for children, but also for the country. It shows that the family experiment threatens to turn what the founders imagined as an opportunity-rich republic of equal citizens into a hereditary caste society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566637091
ISBN
9781566637091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Peters, H. Elizabeth; Dush, Claire Kamp m. Num Pages: 414 pages, 18 halftones, 2 line drawings, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144087
ISBN
9780231144087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.81
€ 57.31

Paperback. Investigates intact marriages to examine the impact of fresh expectations in a culture of divorce. This title examines the shifting meanings of divorce and gender for two generations of middle-class, married couples. It states that the social and economic conditions support and undermine the efforts of spouses to redefine the meaning of marriage. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397254
ISBN
9781566397254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Paperback. These essays, inspired by the philosophy of communitarianism, explore some of the key questions related to marriage in America. They consider a roster of innovative polices and practices that are intended to promote a supportive atmosphere for American marriages and represent a range of viewpoints. Editor(s): Whyte, Martin King. Series: Rights & Responsibilities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742507715
ISBN
9780742507715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.37

hardcover. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802009326
ISBN
9780802009326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.61

Paperback. This book traces the lives of two people who rejected British colonialism and hailed a new nation on the world's stage, examining the intersections of gender, nationality, and literary expression at a significant juncture in Canada's history. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802079022
ISBN
9780802079022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Daniels, Gary. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM; JPVH; LNMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 275 x 12. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634854856
ISBN
9781634854856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.08
€ 104.63

Paperback. Joined together in an extraordinarily close relationship, Walt Disney World and Orlando, Florida, have become the world's most popular tourist destination. This title traces the history of this "marriage" and tells the story of Disney's use and abuse of unparalleled governmental powers. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 b/w illus. + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJP; HBT; JPV; KNSG; KNSP; RP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300098280
ISBN
9780300098280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.77

Hardback. Medicine and public health clearly advanced during the war-and continued to do so after military hostilities ceased. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409993
ISBN
9781421409993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.27

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