The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Vajpeyi, Dhirendra K. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810039446
- ISBN
- 9783810039446
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Condition: New
€ 69.18
€ 69.18
Paperback. Suggests how we can account for the limitations of US democracy and how remedies can be created that ensure more meaningful participation by a greater range of people. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736784
- ISBN
- 9780814736784
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardback. Disasters cause economic as well as human losses, and the magnitude of this is ever increasing. This can largely be attributed to climate-related disasters, which intensify vulnerability in the poorest areas of the world. In this book, approaches to disaster risk management in developing countries are discussed, with particular focus on Costa Rica. Editor(s): Tsuneki, Hori; Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; RNPG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783509355
- ISBN
- 9781783509355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.86
€ 133.86
Paperback. Offers comprehensive analysis of electoral politics in America's municipalities. Arguing that explanations of voting behavior are ill suited for local contests, the author puts forward a theory that the differences between local, state, and national democracies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143569
- ISBN
- 9780691143569
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.59
€ 46.99
€ 33.59
In the wake of evidence demonstrating the irreparable damage humans have inflicted on the planet, some have adopted a defeatist attitude toward environmental crises. This book illustrates how local groups in both Japan and the United States are refusing to surrender the earth to a depleted and polluted fate. Editor(s): Karan, Pradyumna P.; Suganuma, Unryu. Num Pages: 336 pages, 60 photographs, 17 illustrations, 29 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; RGL; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124889
- ISBN
- 9780813124889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.76
€ 51.76
Paperback / so. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 202 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780767929493
- ISBN
- 9780767929493
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.93
€ 27.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620812488
- ISBN
- 9781620812488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.87€ 65.38
€ 93.87
€ 65.38
paperback. Papers from a workshop held in Apr. 2008 at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and organized by the International Political Science Association's Committee 05 on "Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics" and the Dept. of Political Science, Stellenbosch University. Series: Urban and Regional Research International. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531169538
- ISBN
- 9783531169538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Num Pages: 142 pages, 33 color & 36 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; JKSW2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 306 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1512.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341502
- ISBN
- 9780764341502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.44
€ 53.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, Raymond H. Num Pages: 94 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTD; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604562767
- ISBN
- 9781604562767
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Condition: New
€ 60.59€ 43.63
€ 60.59
€ 43.63
Paperback. How San Francisco's housing protest movements help us understand global mobilization Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB; JFSG; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439909959
- ISBN
- 9781439909959
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Series: Heartland Foodways. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040740
- ISBN
- 9780252040740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.40
€ 117.40
Paperback. Series: Heartland Foodways. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082252
- ISBN
- 9780252082252
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Condition: New
€ 20.84
€ 20.84
Paperback. Describes with detail and humour the place the author calls home in the Bohemian Alps of southeastern Nebraska. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; BGA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Thus
- SKU
- V9780803278110
- ISBN
- 9780803278110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. These essays do not assume the primacy of national allegiance. Instead, by using the 'sense of place' as a prism to look at German identity in new ways, they examine a sense of 'Germanness' that was neither self-evident nor unchanging. Editor(s): Blackbourn, David; Retallack, James N. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442628656
- ISBN
- 9781442628656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.32
€ 43.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. A collection of 17 essays first printed in "American Quarterly", the journal of the American Studies Association. To mark the Association's 50th anniversary, the editor has brought together works which provide a window into the history and evolution of the practice of American studies. Editor(s): Maddox, Lucy. Num Pages: 458 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801860560
- ISBN
- 9780801860560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.70
€ 43.99
€ 36.70
Hardback. This volume unveils how the security policies of allied powers, such as Canada, are integral to the creation and maintenance of a US-led global order. Editor(s): Charbonneau, Bruno; Cox, Wayne S. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774818315
- ISBN
- 9780774818315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardcover. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936284
- ISBN
- 9780813936284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.72
€ 76.72
Paperback. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936291
- ISBN
- 9780813936291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.24
€ 35.24
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813551708
- ISBN
- 9780813551708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Lochner v. New York pitted a conservative activist judiciary against a reform-minded legislature, and is a frequently-cited case in Supreme Court history. In this guide Kens shows why the case remains an important marker in the ideological battles between the free market and the regulatory state. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; LND; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700609192
- ISBN
- 9780700609192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.95
€ 35.95
Paperback. During the early years of the Cold War, the most effective way to gather strategic intelligence about the Soviet Union and its allies was manned overflight. This book covers a two-seat variation of the design built as an advanced interceptor - the YF-12. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: Air Vanguard. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 246 x 4. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472801135
- ISBN
- 9781472801135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.28
€ 21.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected. Illustrator(s): Tooby, Adam. Series: Air Vanguard. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 187 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472804921
- ISBN
- 9781472804921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.45
€ 19.99
€ 18.45
Paperback. First employed in the Far East over North Vietnam and North Korea, American military intelligence quickly realized the SR-71 'Blackbird's' potential value over European targets. In 1976, SR-71 Detachment 4 commenced operations from the RAF base at Middenhall in the UK. Illustrator(s): Davey, Chris. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034183
- ISBN
- 9781846034183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.62
€ 26.99
€ 21.62