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Hardback. Why is Europe's employment rate almost 10 percent lower than that of the United States? Drawing on the findings of a project that examined data from France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States, this work argues that Europe's 25 million "missing" jobs can be attributed almost entirely to its relative lack of service jobs. Editor(s): Gregory, Mary; Salverda, Weimer; Schettkat, Ronald. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line illus. 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130866
ISBN
9780691130866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Hardback. The United States has a long history of citizens rendering service to their communities. Examples of government-sponsored voluntary service organizations include the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Peace Corps, and Volunteers in Service to America. This title presents a study of how service shapes the lives of young people. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 chart, 17 graphs, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046788
ISBN
9780674046788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.58
€ 55.91

Paperback. Over the twentieth century, American Indians fought for their right to be both American and Indian. This title traces how Indians defined democracy, citizenship, and patriotism in both domestic and international contexts. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066236
ISBN
9780674066236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.06

After the Moravian Brethren arrived in America they maintained their connections with Germany, leaving authority for deciding governmental and religious issues across the sea. But, as the children born in Salem became used to more freedoms, the stresses of transatlantic government were revealed. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121390
ISBN
9780813121390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.91

Paperback. Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street's first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street's creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890857
ISBN
9780801890857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. An attorney and conflict resolution specialist offers you step-by-step guidance to settling your disputes out of court. Marital, employer/employee, contract. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471306344
ISBN
9780471306344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.45

Paperback. This volume presents new information from a programme of intensive archaeological survey and surface collection. Results from these surveys is discussed and interpreted within the context of urbanisation processes of Tres Zapotes. Editor(s): Pool, Christopher A. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 106 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
Number of pages
106
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931745079
ISBN
9781931745079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.36

Paperback. This book focuses on the externally driven difficulties of service workers and agencies in shaping services-such as the consequences of recent conservative social policies on agency life and the way in which the present political environment influences services through privatization. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119313
ISBN
9780231119313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.27

Hardback. Settlements of Trade Disputes between China and Latin American Countries Editor(s): Wei, Dan. Series: Laws in Emerging Economies. Num Pages: 228 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KL; LBBM; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662464243
ISBN
9783662464243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27

Hardback. A fascinating look at how humanitarian language was used by the colonial press in New Zealand and on Vancouver Island to justify ongoing settler expansion while allaying fears of Indigenous resistance. Num Pages: 624 pages, 4 figures, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; HBJD1; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774829472
ISBN
9780774829472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; DSB; HBG; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JFSK2; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816690602
ISBN
9780816690602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Series: Early American Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, 14 charts, 176 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938318
ISBN
9780813938318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
PM Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629630373
ISBN
9781629630373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.54

Hardcover. This book examines the lost voices of returning World War II veterans in the immediate postwar years and shows how the developing Cold War silenced or altered dissenting opinions that many vets expressed upon their return. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230600607
ISBN
9780230600607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.78

Hardcover. Features recipes that range across the menu, including non-grilled recipes for what to eat while you're building the fire. Num Pages: 320 pages, 250 colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; WBN; WBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 225 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1336.
Publisher
Artisan Division of Workman Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781579653545
ISBN
9781579653545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Publisher
NeWest Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926455532
ISBN
9781926455532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Hardcover. On July 31, 1997, a six-man Emergency Service team from the NYPD raided a terrorist cell in Brooklyn - and thus narrowly prevented a devastating suicide bombing of the New York subway. This book tells the dramatic story of that raid, the painstaking police work that went into it, and its unexpected aftermath. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226360904
ISBN
9780226360904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

paperback. The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 39.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lyons Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781599218052
ISBN
9781599218052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Russia, Bosnia, Palestine, Ireland-and many other nations are torn by seemingly intractable conflict in which partition has played a major role. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1KBB; JPHV; JPVH3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847693351
ISBN
9780847693351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.52

Paperback. This no-holds-barred book includes a new chapter presenting a comprehensive, politically achievable, private-public solution to the health care dilemma-one that preserves the best of the present system, eliminates the worst current problems, and represents our nation's last best chance to contain costs without a government takeover of medicine. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465042920
ISBN
9780465042920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. This study examines and illuminates how the lives of Korean prostitutes in the 1970s served as the invisible underpinnings to US-Korean military policies at the highest level. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HB; JFMX; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106436
ISBN
9780231106436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Hardback. aeo The first in depth study of American sexuality at the time of the conquest of the Americas. aeo Sheds new light on conventional ways of examining the sexual relations, mainly between males, encountered by the Spaniards and Portugese entering the Americas during the Conquests. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ; JFSL9; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745607276
ISBN
9780745607276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Merril D., Ph.D. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814780688
ISBN
9780814780688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814712900
ISBN
9780814712900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

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