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The Americas

Paperback. America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. Many college graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex issues, or meet employers' expectations. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230339835
ISBN
9780230339835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. Shows how creating weaker forms of judicial review may actually allow for stronger social welfare rights under American constitutional law. This book describes how weak-form review works in Great Britain and Canada and discusses the extent to which legislatures can be expected to enforce constitutional norms on their own. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; LNAA1; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143200
ISBN
9780691143200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. This book seeks to explain why weak states exist within the international system. Using the cases of Armenia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Lebanon, and Cambodia, the author argues that, if a state is weak and vulnerable, then it can practice an unexpected degree of relative autonomy unfettered by great powers. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1FBL; 1FMC; 1KJWVK; JPA; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137543882
ISBN
9781137543882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.88

Hardback. An exciting and accessible history, Wealth and Disaster offers riveting insight into the matrimonial strategies and inheritance customs of French rural society and the resulting choices to emigrate or to stay. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421285
ISBN
9781421421285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.54

Hardcover. The ideologies of equal opportunity and individual responsibility that dominate American culture tend to obscure the casual connections between poverty and wealth. Uncovering these connections is one of the purposes of this book. Editor(s): Conley, Dalton. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 29. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231790
ISBN
9780631231790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.84

Paperback. The ideologies of equal opportunity and individual responsibility that dominate American culture tend to obscure the casual connections between poverty and wealth. Uncovering these connections is one of the purposes of this book. Editor(s): Conley, Dalton. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631231806
ISBN
9780631231806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

hardcover. Unprecedented in the historiography of post-independence Mexico for its combination of rich archival detail and chronological scope, this book focuses on the wealthy men and women of the state of Michoacan from the last decades of colonial rule to the 1930 Revolution. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrationsmaps,ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804734288
ISBN
9780804734288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.62

Paperback. Chomsky, Butler, Finkelstein and other leading commentators discuss state terrorism. Editor(s): Bailes, Jon; Aksan, Cihan. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JPVR; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332413
ISBN
9780745332413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.66

Hardback. Truly interdisciplinary in both scope and method, this book will appeal to students and scholars in American studies, history, political theory, media and communications, and rhetoric and literary studies. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFD; JPHV; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417363
ISBN
9781421417363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.13
€ 47.68

paperback. Weapons of Mass Persuasion chronicles the making of a Hollywood war: fast-paced and heroic, pitting the forces of good against the forces of evil to achieve a triumphant, sanitized, and commodified outcome. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780802086518
ISBN
9780802086518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Paperback. Features a collection of more than one hundred Native American songs that celebrate the rich and vibrant oral traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Some songs included in this work have familiar themes, while others illuminate the complexities and differences of the Native cultures. Editor(s): Swann, Brian. Num Pages: 182 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293403
ISBN
9780803293403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. The authors trace the effects of power and knowledge in relation to the emotional and psychological trauma that shapes soldiers' bodies, minds, and souls, developing an extensive account of the emergence, diagnosis, and treatment of soldiers' invisible wounds. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JH; 3JJ; JHB; JW; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782383468
ISBN
9781782383468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.00

Hardback. Editor(s): King, Sherwyn L.; Griffiths, Dally R. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620817452
ISBN
9781620817452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.24
€ 130.56

Paperback.
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608462056
ISBN
9781608462056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.39

Num Pages: 224 pages, over 500 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWTU; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1424.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311819
ISBN
9780764311819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.68
€ 39.78

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kingely, Rudolph V. Num Pages: 195 pages, tables, charts & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607410102
ISBN
9781607410102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.70
€ 140.92

Paperback. What is a weed," opined Emerson, "but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?" While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Encyclopedic in scope, this book intends to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1254 colour plates, 26 halftones, 125 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST; TVP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226076447
ISBN
9780226076447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Presenting approximately fifty of the ninety-five "Weegee" prints in the Getty's collection, this book surveys the photographer's probing vision of life in New York. Each of which is accompanied by an introduction, a chronology, and commentary, and includes an edited transcript of a colloquium on his life and work. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892368105
ISBN
9780892368105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.04

Hardback. The first scholarly book to examine in detail the role of masculinity in aviation, Weekend Pilots adds new dimensions to our understanding of embedded gender and its long-term effects. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white illustrations, 4 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418582
ISBN
9781421418582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.54

Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Anthony K.; Lewis, Michael A. Num Pages: 84 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; JWK; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
84
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620811412
ISBN
9781620811412
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.92
€ 66.06

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