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Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278127
ISBN
9780520278127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278110
ISBN
9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09
€ 72.45

hardcover. When famine struck Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the US responded with a two-year relief mission that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. The tale told here is largely derived from the diaries, memoirs and letters of the American participants. Num Pages: 832 pages, 94 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1429.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
832
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744676
ISBN
9780804744676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.47

Paperback. Lary May offers a reexamination of the connections between national politics and Hollywood movies, and an interpretation of American culture from the New Deal through the Cold War. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 halftones, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511634
ISBN
9780226511634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

Paperback. In The Big Truck That Went By award-winning writer Jonathan Katz ties together the two crises that continue to cripple Haiti: the aftermath of the earthquake and government corruption. Asking the hard questions about Western aid, this is a vividly told narrative of how the affluent nations can help the less fortunate in a smarter way. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JM; JFFC; JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137278975
ISBN
9781137278975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.75

Hardback. Documents the work of America's first major film company, Vitagraph, from its beginnings in the 1890s through its sale to Warner Bros. in 1925. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Bibliography: p124-133. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
New and Revised Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810820302
ISBN
9780810820302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.30

Paperback. Confronts head-on the myth that organizational giantism leads to economic efficiency and well-being in the modern age. On the contrary, this book demonstrates how bigness undermines our economic productivity and progress, endangers our democratic freedoms, and exacerbates our economic problems and challenges. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; KCF; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749695
ISBN
9780804749695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.72

Hardback. Using novel methodological approaches and new data, The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Editor(s): Callahan, Rebecca M.; Gandara, Patricia C. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783092420
ISBN
9781783092420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.60

Hardcover. A biography of the entrepreneur who, working from the spare bedroom of his Bloomington, Indiana, apartment in 1963 with a $1,500 investment, began to construct the wire guides, needles, and catheters that would become the foundation of the global multi-billion-dollar Cook Group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w photos, 25 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5868 x 3937 x 34. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253352545
ISBN
9780253352545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Paperback. A collection of essays offering a comprehensive amendment-by-amendment, clause-by-clause account of the Bill of Rights' recent transmutation. The contributors explore the original meaning of the amendments, as well as the history, theory and practice behind those amendments. Editor(s): Hickok, Eugene W. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPVH; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813913360
ISBN
9780813913360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.02

Hardback. Series: Bioarchaeology and Social Theory. Num Pages: 218 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 44 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3H; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319284026
ISBN
9783319284026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.50

Hardcover. By the 14th century more than a dozen accretional burial mounds - reaching heights of 12 to 15 feet - marked the floodplains of interior Virginia. This study uses what remains of the mounds - excavated from the 1890s to the 1980s - to gain a new understanding of the Monacans Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3H; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KST0010105
ISBN
9780817314385
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardcover. By the 14th century more than a dozen accretional burial mounds - reaching heights of 12 to 15 feet - marked the floodplains of interior Virginia. This study uses what remains of the mounds - excavated from the 1890s to the 1980s - to gain a new understanding of the Monacans Num Pages: 176 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3H; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417. Fine copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0010106
ISBN
9780817314385
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardcover. A series of biotechnology entrepreneurs tell their own stories in this book. It also looks at the role of venture capital and other forms of financing through the key stages of growth. A detailed introduction outlines the emergence of the biotech boom and its progress to date. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KJC; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan London
Edition
1992nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333550212
ISBN
9780333550212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.65

Hardcover. First published in double elephant size in the first half of the nineteenth century, The Birds of America is famous for its stunning life-size illustrations of birds. This complete edition of Audubon's classic work is reproduced from the Natural History Museum's original folio and printed using the latest high quality techniques. Num Pages: 448 pages, 435 colour artworks. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 328 x 221 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2666.
Publisher
The Natural History Museum
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Complete ed of Audubon's classic work
Condition
New
SKU
V9780565093396
ISBN
9780565093396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.08

Hardcover. A never-before-published edition of the rare chromolithographic Audubon prints of American birds. Num Pages: 256 pages, 150 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; AFC; AGB; AGN; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 590 x 390 x 60. Weight in Grams: 6759.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088656
ISBN
9780393088656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 330.43
€ 297.58

Paperback. New Jersey provides some of the most varied birding in North America, and more than 450 species have been recorded in the state. This guide for the birds of New Jersey includes various species known to the state from historical times to the present, featuring over 200 color photos of rarities and regular species. Editor(s): Karlson, Kevin T. Num Pages: 352 pages, 202 color photos. 460 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144108
ISBN
9780691144108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.43

Paperback. Series: Zona Tropical Publications. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1823. BIC Classification: 1KLCP; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 27. Weight in Grams: 802.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476747
ISBN
9780801476747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464895
ISBN
9781580464895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFMA; JHB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640815
ISBN
9780691640815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 237.89

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