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The Americas
The Faces of Honor. Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America...
. Ed(S): Johnson, Lyman L.; Lipsett-Rivera, S...
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L.; Lipsett-Rivera, Sonya. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 224 pages, 34 halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826319067
- ISBN
- 9780826319067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Paperback. A work of candour and inventiveness, instructive particularly in its revelation of the interplay between life and art. It concentrates on five episodes from Philip Roth's life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099520962
- ISBN
- 9780099520962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Hardback. Written for professors, adjuncts, graduate students, and academic, political, business, and not-for-profit leaders, this data-rich study offers a balanced assessment of the risks and opportunities posed for the American faculty by economic, market-driven forces beyond their control. Num Pages: 584 pages, 72, 72 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 238 x 43. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420929
- ISBN
- 9781421420929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 47.08
€ 50.99
€ 47.08
Hardback. With tuition rising at four times the rate of inflation, colleges and universities have focused on ever more superficial measures of quality. Riley cuts through the piles of glossy college catalogs and popular rankings such as U.S. News and World Report to bring families the real story behind the higher education industry. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566638869
- ISBN
- 9781566638869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.14
€ 23.99
€ 22.14
Hardback. Develops an empirical analysis of the use of originalism in Supreme Court decisions to show how claimed adherence to originalism ultimately does not constrain ideological decisions. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783828
- ISBN
- 9780804783828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. Modern farm policy emerged in the United States in 1862, leading to an industrialized agriculture that made the farm sector collectively more successful even as many individual farmers failed. This title blends history, politics, and economics to show that federal government emphasis on farm productivity has failed to meet broader rural needs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF; JPQB; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408580
- ISBN
- 9780878408580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.40
€ 72.40
Hardback. Proponents of term limits have constantly argued that term limits of its legislature created more honest and creative legislative body, but DePalo's twenty-year study of term limits in Florida shows this is not the case, finding that term limits create a more powerful governor, legislative staffers, and lobbyists. Series: Florida Government and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060484
- ISBN
- 9780813060484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.75
€ 89.75
Paperback. The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the US. This book describes the aspects of electoral college crisis. It shows how Thomas Jefferson counted his Federalist rivals out of the House runoff, and how the Federalists threatened to place John Marshall in the presidential chair. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023956
- ISBN
- 9780674023956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.73
€ 34.99
€ 30.73
Paperback. Examines the role of white women in perpetuating racism after the American Revolution. The author examines the lives and writings of three women of the period - Mercy Otis Warren, Abigall Smith Adams, and Judith Sargent Murray.This book sheds light on a previously unknown chapter in race and gender relations in the early American Republic. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780814797624
- ISBN
- 9780814797624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.72
€ 45.72
Paperback. Not only sustains a bold thesis about Americanization but also affords the reader one of the freshest and most comprehensive histories of the seventh century New England mind and society. Series: Harvard Theological Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard Divinity School
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674019591
- ISBN
- 9780674019591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.57
€ 39.57
Paperback. Offers a panoramic history of the American Catholic laity. This title tells the story of this ancient church from the perspective of ordinary Americans, the lay believers who have kept their faith despite persecution from without and clergy abuse from within. It focuses on the intricacies of prayer and ritual. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034884
- ISBN
- 9780674034884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Hardback. Beginning with an account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, this book surveys the religious groups in each colony. It describes the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HRAX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195300925
- ISBN
- 9780195300925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.24
€ 32.24
Paperback. Looks at the role of faith in the lives of the twelve presidents who have served since the end of World War II, examining not only the beliefs professed by each president but also the variety of possible influences on their religious faith. Series: George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820346809
- ISBN
- 9780820346809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.77
€ 37.77
paperback. This title gives an interpretation of the reception of the new world by the old. It is an in-depth study of the pre-Enlightenment methods by which Europeans attempted to describe and classify the American Indian and his society. Key terms such as "barbarian", and "civil" are examined. Series Editor(s): Klein, Herbert S. Series: Cambridge Iberian and Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 284 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0035605
- ISBN
- 9780521337045
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199975433
- ISBN
- 9780199975433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.48
€ 56.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps; 16-pp black and white photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812978728
- ISBN
- 9780812978728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.13
€ 18.99
€ 18.13
Paperback. Looks at the debates amongst critical theorists about the decline of US power. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326436
- ISBN
- 9780745326436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.69
€ 45.69
Hardback. Barber shows how arguments for states' rights from John C. Calhoun to the present offend common sense, logic, and bedrock constitutional principles. The Constitution is a charter of positive benefits, not a contract among separate sovereigns whose function is to protect people from the central government, when there are greater dangers to confront. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066670
- ISBN
- 9780674066670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 45.90
€ 52.99
€ 45.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Blower, Brooke L.; Bradley, Mark Philip. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479113
- ISBN
- 9780801479113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.27
€ 47.27
Hardback. Editor(s): Blower, Brooke L.; Bradley, Mark Philip. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 black & white halftones, 1 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452499
- ISBN
- 9780801452499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.62
€ 143.62