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paperback. Our federal campaign finance system is in a state of disarray. The current regulatory scheme is not curbing, and may be abetting, the enormous increase in campaign contributions and expenditures. The enormous influence of major campaign donors on the process of government is a growing cause of national concern. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPVL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220960
ISBN
9780823220960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Our federal campaign finance system is in a state of disarray. The current regulatory scheme is not curbing, and may be abetting, the enormous increase in campaign contributions and expenditures. The enormous influence of major campaign donors on the process of government is a growing cause of national concern. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPVL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823220953
ISBN
9780823220953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.27

Paperback. Scandals, including questionable fund-raising tactics by the administration, have brought campaign finance reform into the forefront of the news and the public consciousness. This title goes beyond the partial, often misleading, news stories and official records to explain how our campaign system operates. Num Pages: 271 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHF; JPHV; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566396264
ISBN
9781566396264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. An accessible, engaging introduction to the life of first lady Dolley Madison and the pivotal role she played in establishing an atmosphere of unity and civility in the young nation Series: Lives of American Women. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780813347592
ISBN
9780813347592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.33

Hardcover. Series: Presidential Wives. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
114
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560729372
ISBN
9781560729372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Brody, Elizabeth V. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634821209
ISBN
9781634821209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92
€ 145.26

Hardcover. Exploring the ways in which 19th-century women transformed American society, this book sheds light on a gender ideology that fostered public participation and action - even violence - in the name of women's redemptive moral power. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803180
ISBN
9780875803180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.39

Hardback. Editor(s): Harmon, Jamie. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634838320
ISBN
9781634838320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.92
€ 145.67

Paperback. Explores the key relationship between domestic ideology and formulations of the self in 19th-century America. Arguing that domesticity not only presumes but institutes distinctions of gender, class and race, Brown reveals how these distinctions in turn inform identity. Series: The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics. Num Pages: 284 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSJ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520080997
ISBN
9780520080997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Paperback. Domestic Manners of the Americans is an entertaining, witty, and often scathing account of Trollope's travels in America between 1827 and 1832 and her criticisms of American manners, from vulgarity to the treatment of slaves. One of the most influential travel books of the century, it also speaks to political debates on equality in England. Editor(s): Michie, Elsie B. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 124 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676873
ISBN
9780199676873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Fanny Trollope set sail for America with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, taking with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony, growing debts, and a husband going slowly mad from mercury poisoning. This book describes her misfortunes, and is a satirical account of a nation. Editor(s): Neville-Singleton, Pamela. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACD; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; DSBF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140435610
ISBN
9780140435610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Danger, Sara. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554811113
ISBN
9781554811113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.81

hardcover. This text integrates knowledge on DMST from the scholarly literature with interviews with those working directly in the field. Interviews with survivors, social workers, psychologists, law enforcement professionals, and others help educate the reader as to why and how this crime occurs, how to fight it, and how to help survivors recover. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; JFMX; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199300600
ISBN
9780199300600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169219
ISBN
9780231169219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFFE2; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231169202
ISBN
9780231169202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.80

Paperback. Examines three waves of property, inheritance, and maintenance law reform, arguing that each wave of legislation was related to a broader political vision, and was intended to precipitate vast social and economic effects. This title analyzes the impact of these reforms, emphasizing the ambitions of regulated populations. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJC; LAZ; LNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813518
ISBN
9780774813518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hudson, Anna; Davidson, Edwin. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574308
ISBN
9781622574308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 305.47
€ 205.59

Paperback. Chronicles the rise and demise of legal, feminist, and medical campaigns against domestic violence, based on research into court records, newspaper accounts, and autobiographies. This book argues that the most consistent barrier to reform has been the Family Ideal - ideas about family privacy, conjugal and parental rights, and family stability. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071751
ISBN
9780252071751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488290
ISBN
9780801488290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Hardback. Domestic Violence Laws in the United States and India is a comparative study of the domestic violence laws in India and the United States, seeking to illuminate the critical issues of intimate partner violence through the lenses of these two societies. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137399700
ISBN
9781137399700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardback. Editor(s): Lockhart, Lettie L., Ph.D; Danis, Fran S., Ph.D. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 456 pages, 4 illus., 3 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE3; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140263
ISBN
9780231140263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 90.24

Paperback. Highlights the voices, experiences, and views of Mexican and Central American women who care for other people's children and homes, as well as the outlooks of the women who employ them in Los Angeles. Num Pages: 318 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLC; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520251717
ISBN
9780520251717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Paperback. As alcohol continues to spark debate about behaviors, attitudes, and gender roles, Domesticating Drink provides valuable historical context and important lessons for understanding and responding to the evolving use, and abuse, of drink. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFH; JFSJ; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801868702
ISBN
9780801868702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.71

Hardback. In Domesticating Organ Transplant Megan Crowley-Matoka examines the iconic power of kidney transplantation in Mexico, where the procedure is inexorably linked to the imaginings of individual and national identity, national pride, and the role of women in creating the Mexican state. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360520
ISBN
9780822360520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.89

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