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The Americas

hardcover. This book analyzes continuity and change in elections to the U.S. House of Representatives from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, with emphasis on the elections of 1994, 1996, and 1998. Most of the essays closely examine these recent elections, documenting the erosion of incumbency and insulation, but pointing out important continuities. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; Cogan, John F.; Fiorina, Morris P. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 line diagrams 41 tables 77 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804737371
ISBN
9780804737371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.42

paperback. The U.S. economy faced the prospect of a serious recession even prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks. The afflictions that had deepened under both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush - wage stagnation, rising inequality and wildly inflated stock markets - sharpened further. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
VERSO
Condition
New
SKU
9781844675340
ISBN
9781844675340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 7.02

Paperback. Contouring the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442612723
ISBN
9781442612723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.04

hardcover. Contouring the Nation is the first book which historically explores obesity in Canada from a critical perspective. Deborah McPhail demonstrates how obesity as a problem was affixed to particular populations in order to separate true Canadians from others. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644502
ISBN
9781442644502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Hardcover. How skirting the law once defined America's relation to the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393065336
ISBN
9780393065336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.65

Hardback. Posits that legal history has become highly specialized, while mainstream political and social historians frequently ignore cases that figure prominently in the legal literature. The author makes a start at remedying the situation with a series of essays that reintegrate legal with political and social history. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928616
ISBN
9780813928616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.05

Paperback. Take the mumbo jumbo out of contract law and ace your contracts course Contract law deals with the promises and agreements that law will enforce. Understanding contract law is vital for all aspiring lawyers and paralegals, and contracts courses are foundational courses within all law schools. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118092736
ISBN
9781118092736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. This book examines the impact of contractors on the American way of war. Editor(s): Kinsey, Christopher; Patterson, Malcolm Hugh. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769914
ISBN
9780804769914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. Contradictory Impulses is a comprehensive study of the social, political, and economic interactions between Canada and Japan from the late nineteenth century until today. Editor(s): Donaghy, Greg; Roy, Patricia E. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 b/w photos, 3 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; 3JJ; JPS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814430
ISBN
9780774814430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781573092807
ISBN
9781573092807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.25

Paperback. A social and political history of Community Chests, and the development of Canada's welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774814744
ISBN
9780774814744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

paperback. A collection of the most influential work on the Ojibwes by noted anthropologist A Irving Hallowell. Editor(s): Brown, Jennifer S. H.; Gray, Susan Elaine. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 664 pages, 7 photos, 2 maps, 5 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803223912
ISBN
9780803223912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.49

Paperback. Explores the meaning and significance of efforts designed to combat sex trafficking in the United States. This book examines how partnerships forged in the name of fighting domestic sex trafficking have blurred the boundaries between punishment and protection, victim and offender, and state and nonstate authority. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b/w illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281967
ISBN
9780520281967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. The recipient of the Society of American Archivists' Waldo Gifford Leland Prize and the Association for Business Communication's Alpha Kappa Psi Award for Distinguished Publication on Business Communication, Yates discusses how modern managerial systems evolved within the American business system. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 370 pages, 50, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; KJP; KJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801846137
ISBN
9780801846137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

paperback. A detailed history of behaviourism in American psychology. The author sets out to balance the investigation of individual theorists and their contributions with analysis of the structures of assumption which underlie behavourist psychology. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756126
ISBN
9780814756126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardcover. Criminal justice expenditures have more than doubled since the 1980s, dramatically increasing costs to the public. This book considers alternative ways to reduce crime that do not sacrifice public safety. It provides insight into the important trends and patterns of some of the interventions that may be effective in reducing crime. Editor(s): Cook, Philip J.; Ludwig, Jens; McCrary, Justin. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 720 pages, 55 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226115122
ISBN
9780226115122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.53
€ 107.48

Hardback. Written by one of criminology's few internationally-recognised figures. Has potential to be a classic, "must-read" text, offering a sweeping overview of anxieties about crime in Europe and the US and the public and political responses to them. Clear linear development through history from the Renaissance to today. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JHB; JKVC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634289
ISBN
9780745634289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Hardcover. This text details the need for regulation, and the philosophical, scientific and policy basis of the general approach to chemical controls. It outlines the legislative institutions and mechanisms in Europe and the UK, paying particular attention to how they interact. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; LNKJ; LNKW; LNS; LNTJ; RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471969952
ISBN
9780471969952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.65

Paperback. Editor(s): Berritas, Gregory N. Num Pages: 64 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606926505
ISBN
9781606926505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20
€ 37.79

Paperback. Editor(s): Petersen, Tore T. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Tapir Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9788251921909
ISBN
9788251921909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Paperback. This work provides students with up-to-date reviews of the main controversies in American politics and society and is designed to complement David McKay's "American Politics and Society". The book stimulates students' interest by offering a range of arguments for and [against particular positions. Editor(s): McKay, David; Houghton, David; Wroe, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631228950
ISBN
9780631228950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.32

Num Pages: 400 pages, over 730 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 312 x 239 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2600.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305306
ISBN
9780764305306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.93
€ 56.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Mitchell, Robert; Campbell, Jeff. Num Pages: 101 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QFG; JPS; JWXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 12. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619422032
ISBN
9781619422032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.49
€ 115.01

Hardback. Conventional Choices examines twenty-five different leadership elections over thirty-two years in three of Canada's maritime provinces to explore the backgrounds, attitudes, and motivations of those who select party leaders. Num Pages: 320 pages, approx. 12 figures, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774813419
ISBN
9780774813419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

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