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Paperback. Offers an account of child-rearing practices in the high Peruvian Andes. This book traces children's lives from birth to adulthood and features strategies of child rearing, as well as ways of living that allow teenagers to enjoy the adolescent stage of their lives while contributing to the welfare of their families and the community. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line drawings, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712980
ISBN
9780292712980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.81

Hardback. Investigates how race and ethnicity influence the experiences of teens in four key social institutions-family, peer groups, school, and religious communities. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760515
ISBN
9780804760515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.77

Paperback. Investigates how race and ethnicity influence the experiences of teens in four key social institutions-family, peer groups, school, and religious communities. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804760522
ISBN
9780804760522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Taylor, Yuval. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556526350
ISBN
9781556526350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Sheehan, Bernard W. Num Pages: 570 pages, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974166
ISBN
9780865974166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Knollenberg, Bernhard; Sheehan, Bernard W. Num Pages: 570 pages, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865974159
ISBN
9780865974159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. The story of three centuries of devotion to the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe. Num Pages: 189 pages, 15 colour & 32 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133361
ISBN
9780890133361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.26

Paperback. This fascinating account reveals the potential force-and the potential limitations-of devotion in people's lives and religious imagination. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28, 28 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882296
ISBN
9780801882296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.31

paperback. Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St Patrick's Cathedral in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing - and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform. This book examines this juxtaposition of religion and politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814732151
ISBN
9780814732151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Guantanamo has become a symbol of what has gone wrong in the War on Terror. This history of the women and men who worked on the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay tells the story of US-Cuban relations from a fresh perspective, and at the same time, shows how neocolonialism, empire, and revolution transformed the lives of everyday people. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255401
ISBN
9780520255401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.68

Paperback. Guantanamo Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JPVH; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 144 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136. Library markings to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains in a good to very good condition
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Main
SKU
KLJ0006565
ISBN
9780571226702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Vannier, Dominique. Num Pages: 119 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; JKVP1; JPWL; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
119
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624178641
ISBN
9781624178641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.74
€ 133.84

Hardcover. Transforming citizen-soldiers into an effective combat unit Num Pages: 384 pages, 17 b&w illus., 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBBEP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253355218
ISBN
9780253355218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Hardback. U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skilful rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. They can pluck climbers off jagged mountaintops as well as recover shot-down jet pilots stranded deep in hostile territory. This book presents true stories told from the perspective of the men in the arena. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pages of photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574. Life and Death Adventures with Pararescue, the World's Most Powerful Commando Rescue Force. 288 pages, 16 pages of photos. U.S. Air Force Pararescue is the most skilful rescue force in the world, taking on some of the most dangerous rescue missions imaginable. They can pluck climbers off jagged mountaintops as well as recover shot-down jet pilots stranded deep in hostile territory. This book presents true stories told from the perspective of the men in the arena. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWH. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 22. Weight: 574.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001227
ISBN
9781612001227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.24

Hardback. An exploration of the historical interest in medical books, libraries and librarianship. It provides an overview of the Medical Library Association from its conception as a resource for libraries to its role as a national, professional organization. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 photographs, 4 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GLM; GTN; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810834705
ISBN
9780810834705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.45

Hardcover. Central to the question of how to promote economic growth in Latin America is the role different types of regimes play in determining economic performance. This text challenges conventional wisdom regarding the expected advantages of military rule for economic growth. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHL; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038748
ISBN
9780268038748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.97

Paperback. Central to the question of how to promote economic growth in Latin America is the role different types of regimes play in determining economic performance. This text challenges conventional wisdom regarding the expected advantages of military rule for economic growth. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHL; KCM; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268038755
ISBN
9780268038755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.75

Paperback. Examines the post-Revolutionary creative endeavors of Afro-Cuban women. Taking on the question of how African diaspora cultures practice remembrance, this book reveals the ways in which these artists restage the confrontations between modernity and tradition. It shows how their accomplishments were silenced in official Cuban history and culture. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; AB; DSB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925264
ISBN
9780813925264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.87

Hardcover. Having encountered the Greensboro Guards through their Civil War diaries and letters, G. Ward Hubbs became interested in the connections between the Guards and the town for which they were named. In this account he argues that they became an important part of their community. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 illustrations, 12 charts, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820325057
ISBN
9780820325057
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.63

Hardback. A pioneering study of Canadian labour leaders' approach to immigration from the 1870s to the Great Depression. Num Pages: 284 pages, approx. 25 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFFN; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774813648
ISBN
9780774813648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.10

paperback. .
Publisher
Kuperard United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857333480
ISBN
9781857333480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. Editor(s): Buckley, Phillip. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; 1KLCH; 1KLCS; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633218253
ISBN
9781633218253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 130.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Braunstein, Jerrod G. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
135
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628086539
ISBN
9781628086539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.16
€ 127.56

Paperback. Responding to the changes in Guatemala, the women there began organizing to gain an active role in the national body politic. This study examines the formation and evolution of the Guatemalan women's movement and assesses how it has been affected by, and has in turn affected, the forces of democratization and globalization. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1KLCM; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712539
ISBN
9780292712539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.45

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