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Paperback. Examines the labor of government workers in North America. Countering conceptions of the government and its employees as remote and inflexible, this work uses the theory of mass intellectuality developed by Italian worker-theorists to illuminate the potential for genuine political progress inherent within state work. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JHBL; JPA; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328957
ISBN
9780822328957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

hardcover. Editor(s): Star, Susan Leigh. Series: An Economic Policy Institute Book. Num Pages: 472 pages, 285. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCHS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
2008/2009 ed.
SKU
V9780801447549
ISBN
9780801447549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Paperback. Series: An Economic Policy Institute Book. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCHS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
12 Rev ed
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478550
ISBN
9780801478550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. This book chronicles how the "forgotten borough" has grappled with its uneasy relationship with the rest of the City of New York since the 1920s. The authors analyze the politics behind events that have shaped Staten Island. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858317
ISBN
9780761858317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.89

Paperback. No longer New York's "forgotten borough". Since Hurricane Sandy, Staten Island has been in the headlines, and this absorbing, readable guide explores the Island's past and present, its monuments, its open spaces, its maritime heritage and its memorable - often eccentric - characters, from Vanderbilts to vagrants to seventeen-year locusts. Series: Blue Guide Travel Monograph. Num Pages: 250 pages, with maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 118 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Blue Guides Limited of London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905131563
ISBN
9781905131563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.69

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of New England
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611686197
ISBN
9781611686197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.71
€ 91.67

Hardback. A valuable reference guide to Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey in the Civil War Editor(s): Miller, Richard F. Num Pages: 880 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 1KBBFD; 1KBBFM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 198 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1737.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611686210
ISBN
9781611686210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.92
€ 124.14

Hardback. A valuable reference guide to Ohio in the Civil War Editor(s): Miller, Richard F. Num Pages: 932 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; GBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
932
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611686883
ISBN
9781611686883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.71
€ 92.30

Paperback. The United States has the highest incarceration and execution rate in the industrialized world. Using a broad multicultural approach, "States of Confinement" uncovers the political, social, and economic biases in policing and punishment systems. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JFSL1; JKVF; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294502
ISBN
9780312294502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.74
€ 46.14

Hardcover. Join us as we follow two explorers on an incredible journey which takes us from Philadelphia to Buffalo via Pittsburgh and New York. Peer into the past as dark histories unfold and their stories are told. Travel to atmospheric asylums, derelict houses of worship, industrial monoliths, forgotten hotels, desolate transport hubs and other ruins. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBBE; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1056.
Publisher
Pro-Actif Communications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908211125
ISBN
9781908211125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Paperback. Explores the experiences of young Mexican Americans, African Americans, and ethnic Euro-Americans in California correctional facilities including Whittier State School for Boys and the Preston School of Industry. This title shows how these boys and girls, and their families, resisted increasingly harsh treatment and various kinds of abuse. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 314 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271722
ISBN
9780520271722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

hardcover. This text explores the states' rights versus American federalism debate, reflecting the fervent stands of Americans throughout history. Students can trace the history and development of issues surrounding this debate via this collection of over 65 primary documents. Series: Primary Documents in American History & Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 264 pages, chronology, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313305733
ISBN
9780313305733
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.66

Paperback. This work provides an exploration of the issues and events defining the tension between nation, authority and the doctrine of states' rights. Series: American Political Thought. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612277
ISBN
9780700612277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 590 pages, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; GTJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 921.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608933976
ISBN
9781608933976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.99

Paperback. Newell identifies key speeches in the careers of key leaders in American history at seven critical turning points to look at what it takes to be a statesman. Analysis of the speeches and the events preceding and following show how they grappled with conflicting values, varying demands, and the uncertainties of trying to forge a good society. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137330925
ISBN
9781137330925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.95

Paperback. Analysis of the nationally broadcast radio program "Focus on the Family" that argues that the Christian right's popularity stems from its resistance to the increasing influence of market forces in the welfare state, the electoral system, and the public sphere. The book provides a needed contribution to sociopolitical studies of mass movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JPV; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Copyright 2000
SKU
KRS0018729
ISBN
9780822325413
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardcover. A collection of articles written by statisticians and legal scholars who have been concerned with problems arising in the use of statistical evidence. It describes DNA evidence and difficulties of properly calculating the probability that a random individual's profile would "match" that of the evidence and the proper way to interpret the result. Editor(s): Gastwirth, Joseph L. Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Num Pages: 443 pages, 21 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; 1MBF; 1QFE; LAB; LNAA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 911.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387989976
ISBN
9780387989976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.11

Paperback. This reference has been designed for statisticians engaged as expert witnesses in legal proceedings. Examining the relationship between statistical methods and the law, it describes a number of cases during which the analysis of statistics was an important factor in determining the outcome. Editor(s): DeGroot, Morris H.; etc. Series: Wiley Classics Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471055389
ISBN
9780471055389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 212.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 50 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 5. Weight in Grams: 102.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
50
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606920473
ISBN
9781606920473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.59
€ 43.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APT; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781101986233
ISBN
9781101986233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.93

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