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The Americas
Hardcover. Provides analytical study of Wallace's political life that emphasizes his activities and their impact within the state of Alabama. This title examines the development of policy during the Wallace administrations and documents Wallace's relationship with his constituents in ways that go beyond racial politics. Series: The Modern South. Num Pages: 560 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; JP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817315740
- ISBN
- 9780817315740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardback. Marking the 250th anniversary of one of America's oldest educational institutions, this book presents the history of Columbia University that extends from the earliest discussions in 1704 about New York City being "a fit Place for a colledge" to the inauguration of president Lee Bollinger, the nineteenth, on Morningside Heights. Num Pages: 760 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130080
- ISBN
- 9780231130080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Presents the study of stand-up comedy as a form of art. This title appreciates and analyses the specific practice of stand-up itself, moving beyond theories of the joke, of the comic, and of comedy in general to read stand-up through the lens of literary and cultural theory. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 160 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325468
- ISBN
- 9780822325468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardback. Concluding with a look at zoning and urban planning as a means of fostering and protecting the standard of living for whole communities, this book offers important evidence of and fresh insights into the history of the American middle class. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41, 33 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879470
- ISBN
- 9780801879470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. Editor(s): Vega, Rosada B.; Guzman, Martin. Num Pages: 66 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNRD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 6. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 66
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626182073
- ISBN
- 9781626182073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.95€ 70.74
€ 99.95
€ 70.74
Hardback. This book examines the universal preschool movement-its growth, its proponents and opponents, and how preschools have become a popular element of school reform. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755795
- ISBN
- 9780804755795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.60
€ 116.60
Paperback. "A consistently engrossing, occasionally irreverent, always smoothly written history of America's painful entry into the modern age."-Kirkus Reviews Num Pages: 448 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 218 x 31. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393331929
- ISBN
- 9780393331929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00
€ 21.00
paperback. Daniel takes the reader through a variety of topics that relate directly to the Southern experience: rural life, violence, music, literature, civil rights, unionism, urbanization, xenophobia, migration, religion, cockfighting, and stock car racing. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780801854958
- ISBN
- 9780801854958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.53
€ 39.53
Paperback. "Standing at the Water's Edge" is a personal and political biography of one of Oregon s unlikeliest political heroes, former Oregon governor Robert W. Straub. The book reveals Straub's warm personal story, along with his secret struggles, including his battle with depression while governor. " Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGHA; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870716690
- ISBN
- 9780870716690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
Paperback. A portrayal of Lenoir Chambers' campaign for racial justice. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JJPG; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354916
- ISBN
- 9780817354916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.62
€ 36.62
Paperback. The first book to fully explore Nebraska's involvement in the Civil War and the war's involvement in Nebraska's evolution from territory to thirty-seventh state Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 photographs, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240902
- ISBN
- 9780803240902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
paperback. The Lifeway of Kathryn Jones Harrison. 288 pages, 50 illustrations. A biography of Oregon tribal leader Kathryn Jones Harrison. It recounts the Grand Rondes' resurgence from the ashes of federal policies designed to terminate their very existence. It models the survival skills of adaptability, endurance, patience, and grit coupled with the courage to stand up to confront crusading power. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; GTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985824
- ISBN
- 9780295985824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Hardback. A rare insider's look at Stanford's experience of dramatic political unrest during the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which time the author served as the university's vice president, provost, and then president. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760799
- ISBN
- 9780804760799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.08
€ 75.08
Hardback. Between 1970 and 2000, Stanford University enabled and supported an interdisciplinary community of organizations training, research, and theory building. This title summarizes the contributions of the main paradigms that emerged at Stanford in those three decades, and describes the sociological conditions under which this environment came about. Editor(s): Dobbin, Frank; Schoonhoven, Claudia Bird. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 512 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JNMN; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 45. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509305
- ISBN
- 9781849509305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.15
€ 172.15
Hardback. Num Pages: 506 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 188 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1248.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810869561
- ISBN
- 9780810869561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.77
€ 233.77
Paperback. Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This book constructs Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Precolumbian Maya art and confirmed by the practices of living Maya peoples. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, 48 figures, 22 b&w plates, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; ACBK; JFHF; JHMC; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292752269
- ISBN
- 9780292752269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.27
€ 36.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 625 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; AJC; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326486
- ISBN
- 9780764326486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.42
€ 36.99
€ 25.42
Paperback. This book considers the connection between the world of Star Trek and today's American and international legal systems. Scholars in law, political science, criminal justice, sociology, education, and public administration provide a perspective on the Star Trek universe and how it relates to the real world of law and justice. Editor(s): Chaires, Robert H.; Chilton, Bradley Stewart. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of North Texas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780966808025
- ISBN
- 9780966808025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.15
€ 22.15
This entertaining book will appeal to patriots of all persuasions, along with sports fans, musicians, veterans, history buffs, and anyone who has ever struggled to hit the high notes in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 10 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415185
- ISBN
- 9781421415185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.15
€ 37.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 b&w illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816669882
- ISBN
- 9780816669882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37