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Hardback. Uses a strategy that combines record linkage and demographic/statistical analysis to produce an internally consistent and robust set of estimates of the African-American population during the period 1930-1990. This work is suitable for demographers, sociologists and students of ethnic studies. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015502
- ISBN
- 9781402015502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Globalisation, Trade Liberalisation, and Higher Education in North Ame...
Barrow, Clyde W.; Mallea, John R.; Didou-Aupe...
Hardback. Through case studies, this title analyzes higher education policy in Canada, Mexico, and the USA using a common theoretical framework that identifies economic globalization, international trade liberalization, and post-industrialization as common structural factors exerting a significant influence on higher education in the three countries. Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFS; JNM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402017919
- ISBN
- 9781402017919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Globalisation, Trade Liberalisation, and Higher Education in North Ame...
Barrow, Clyde W.; Didou-Aupetit, Sylvie; Mall...
Paperback. Analyzes the relationship between trade liberalisation, post-industrialisation, and higher education policy in Canada, Mexico, and the USA. This study documents the extent of NAFTA's impact on higher education. It is of interest to university professors working in higher education, economics, and political science. Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFFS; JNM; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018626
- ISBN
- 9781402018626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.98
€ 125.98
Hardback. Focuses on one aspect of the corporate finance revolution that restructured Corporate America and led to the longest expansion in US history - changes in rates of merger efficiency. Series: The Milken Institute Series on Financial Innovation and Economic Growth. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KJC; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070150
- ISBN
- 9781402070150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.15
€ 193.15
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Agricultural Production S...
. Ed(S): Doering, Otto C.; Randolph, J C.; So...
Hardback. Offers an assessment of global climate change's impact on agriculture at the farm level, in the context of farm level adaptation decisions. This book discusses guidelines and analytical options for input suppliers, and agricultural producers to enable risk averting strategies and adaptations as global climate change plays out. Editor(s): Doering, Otto C.; Randolph, J C.; Southworth, Jane; Pfeifer, Rebecca A. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; 1MBF; KNAC; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070280
- ISBN
- 9781402070280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.73
€ 124.73
Hardback. Investigates developments in Canada, using advances in the field of applied econometrics. This book analyzes the theoretical foundations of public sector activities and evaluates the several theories of government growth. It analyzes monetary policy issues and examines the role of monetary aggregates and the effectiveness of monetary policy. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402070693
- ISBN
- 9781402070693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardback. Reviews a variety of quality monitoring approaches and identifies critical issues pertaining to assessment, measurement, implementation, and evaluation of quality initiatives. This book suggests scientific approaches to put in place a core set of performance measures that identify the value-added clinical and managerial behaviors in health care. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJT; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071003
- ISBN
- 9781402071003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.76
€ 190.76
Hardback. The debate between Lewis Mumford and Thomas Adams over the Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs (RPNY) often stirs intellectual debate. This book analyzes one of the only instances where the theoretical debate between the regionalists and the metropolitanists moved from intellectual polemic to planning practice. Num Pages: 202 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RN; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071041
- ISBN
- 9781402071041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.63
€ 123.63
The New Public Management. Lessons from Innovating Governors and Mayor...
. Ed(S): Andrisani, Paul J.; Hakim, Simon; Sa...
Hardback. Brings together the ideas of 21 of America's leading governors and mayors expressed in their own words. This book features contributions collected and selected over several years, including chapters by former Governors George Bush of Texas and Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin and Mayors Giuliani and Daley of New York and Chicago respectively. Editor(s): Andrisani, Paul J.; Hakim, Simon; Savas, Emanuel S. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071171
- ISBN
- 9781402071171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.16
€ 69.16
Hardback. The essays in this book treat the relationships among politics, taxation, and the rule of law. A central tenet of democratic ideology is that taxation is something that we choose to do to ourselves, rather than being something that is imposed on us by some ruler. Editor(s): Racheter, Donald P.; Wagner, Richard E. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071546
- ISBN
- 9781402071546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.69
€ 128.69
Hardback. One cannot exaggerate the importance of estimating how international trade responds to changes in income and prices. But there is a tension between whether one should use models that fit the data but that contradict certain aspects of the underlying theory. This book offers one practical approach to deal with this tension. Series: Advanced Studies in Theoretical and Applied Econometrics. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402071591
- ISBN
- 9781402071591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the safety experiences of three case study industries and their implications for the US nuclear power industry. This book indicates that economic deregulation need not be incompatible with a reasonable safety record, especially in those aspects of safety that are positively related to productivity. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; KJMD; KNXC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402073359
- ISBN
- 9781402073359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardback. Provides information on how to analyze incentives for economic and institutional change and then demonstrates how incentives shape beliefs and choices. This book states that, contrary to commonly held assumptions, US commercial banking is governed by a closely integrated combination of markets and governments. Num Pages: 121 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402074622
- ISBN
- 9781402074622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.66
€ 125.66
Hardback. Attempts to make an empirical contribution to the literature on the movements of stock prices in major economies, that is, Germany, Japan, the UK and the USA. This volume uses the cross-correlation function (CCF) approach to analyze the stock market. It analyzes the relationship between stock prices and exchange rates. Series: Research Monographs in Japan-U.S.Business and Economics. Num Pages: 131 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1FPJ; 1KBB; KCL; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402075179
- ISBN
- 9781402075179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.82
€ 124.82
Hardback. Covers a range of applications using modern parametric and nonparametric econometric techniques related to the behavioural and welfare analysis of consumption. This book places emphasis on the treatment of demographic characteristics and the interpretation of their effects both in demand and welfare analysis. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402075186
- ISBN
- 9781402075186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.07
€ 131.07
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403980816
- ISBN
- 9781403980816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.92
€ 29.99
€ 24.92
An authoritative guide to American literature, this Companion examines the experimental forms, socio-cultural changes, literary movements, and major authors of the early 20th century. This Companion provides authoritative and wide-ranging guidance on early twentieth-century American fiction. Editor(s): Weinstein, Cindy; Stoneley, Peter. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405133678
- ISBN
- 9781405133678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.44
€ 45.44
Features a wide-ranging series of essays by American, British, and European specialists in a variety of literary fields Written in an approachable and accessible style Covers both classic literary figures and contemporary novelists Provides extensive suggestions for further reading at the end of each essay. Editor(s): Seed, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405146913
- ISBN
- 9781405146913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.41
€ 70.41
Paperback. A movie that swept the 1934 Academy Awards and captivated Depression-era America, It Happened One Night challenged the ways Americans imagined marriage, romance, gender, and class difference. This book examines key scenes and formal features of It Happened One Night , and explores its lasting importance in film history and in cultural studies. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173889
- ISBN
- 9781405173889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.51
€ 28.51
Paperback. In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178983
- ISBN
- 9781405178983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.14
€ 62.14
Paperback. A Companion to African American History is a collection of original and authoritative essays arranged thematically and topically, covering a wide range of subjects from the seventeenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Hornsby, Alton, Jr. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179935
- ISBN
- 9781405179935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.29
€ 81.29
Paperback. A Companion to American Fiction, 1865-1914 is a groundbreaking collection of essays written by leading critics for a wide audience of scholars, students, and interested general readers. * An exceptionally broad-ranging Companion to the study of American fiction of the post-civil war period and the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Lamb, Robert Paul; Thompson, G. R. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 108 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195539
- ISBN
- 9781405195539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.70
€ 71.70
Paperback. This book offers a concise history of US policy in Iraq since 1990 and how it has evolved over two decades. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; HB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405198998
- ISBN
- 9781405198998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
- Edition
- Library Binding
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416971443
- ISBN
- 9781416971443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.65
€ 20.99
€ 19.65