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Hardback. Examines the role and influence of race and ethnicity in the contemporary American city through three case studies of urban politics and policy decisions in Los Angeles, New York, and San Diego. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure, 4 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759298
- ISBN
- 9780804759298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.86
€ 127.86
Hardback. Advances a broad interdisciplinary and international project to refocus attention on the scope and function of modern government through the lens of police power. Editor(s): Dubber, Markus D.; Valverde, Mariana. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNFX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759328
- ISBN
- 9780804759328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Hardback. Coca's Gone examines the legacy of violence and shattered expectations that shaped the stories told by people of Peru's Upper Huallaga Valley in the aftermath of a twenty-year cocaine boom. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759571
- ISBN
- 9780804759571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Hardback. Dilemmas of Modernity provides a new framework for understanding Bolivia's contested present through the study of local encounters with transnational law, liberalism, and the institutions and agents of development. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 tables, 27 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759816
- ISBN
- 9780804759816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Hardback. Between Tyranny and Anarchy provides a unique comprehensive history and interpretation of efforts to establish democracies over two centuries in the major Latin American countries. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760010
- ISBN
- 9780804760010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.08
€ 150.08
hardcover. This book explores how various constructions of identity can influence educational achievement for African American students, both within and outside of school. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760188
- ISBN
- 9780804760188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.92
€ 115.92
Hardback. In a process that will seem tragically familiar to modern-day readers, this book charts the origins and progress of two generations of seemingly endless violence and political instability, set against the backdrop of Yucatan, Mexico. Num Pages: 488 pages, 2 tables, 16 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760485
- ISBN
- 9780804760485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Hardback. In 2008, the iconic doomsday clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was set at five minutes to midnight - two minutes closer to Armageddon than in 1962, when John F Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev went eyeball to eyeball over missiles in Cuba. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760638
- ISBN
- 9780804760638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.75
€ 40.99
€ 33.75
Hardback. A rare insider's look at Stanford's experience of dramatic political unrest during the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which time the author served as the university's vice president, provost, and then president. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760799
- ISBN
- 9780804760799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.18
€ 72.18
Hardback. Producing more effective governance is the greatest challenge that faces most Latin American democracies - a challenge that involves not only strengthening democratic institutions but also increasing governmental effectiveness. This book addresses why some policies and some countries have been more successful than others in meeting this challenge. Editor(s): Mainwaring, Scott; Scully, Timothy R. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 tables, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; 3JM; JFSL4; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760843
- ISBN
- 9780804760843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.99
€ 172.99
Hardback. Judging Bush incorporates the diverse voices of presidential scholars, policy experts, and members of past administrations to present a balanced and systematic initial evaluation of the two terms of George W. Bush. Editor(s): Maranto, Robert; Lansford, Professor Tom; Johnson, Jeremy. Series: Studies in the Modern Presidency. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760881
- ISBN
- 9780804760881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.21
€ 139.21
Hardback. Customizing Indigeneity follows the Aguaruna on their paths to becoming leaders of Peru's Amazonian movement, revealing both their creative cultural agency and the constraints of contemporary indigenous movement politics along the way. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761185
- ISBN
- 9780804761185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
hardcover. Focuses on the historical development of racial thinking and imagining in Mexico and the southwestern United States over a period of almost five centuries, since the earliest decades of Spanish colonial rule and the birth of a multiracial colonial population. This book sheds light on the history of shifting ties between Mexico and the US. Editor(s): Katzew, Ilona; Deans-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761406
- ISBN
- 9780804761406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.95
€ 161.95
Hardback. The book examines how the underprivileged become motivated to participate in politics even though they lack the educational, financial, and civic resources commonly assumed to be necessary for participation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762243
- ISBN
- 9780804762243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.70
€ 110.70
Hardback. Global California analyzes how the residents of the largest and most internationally connected of the fifty American states are affected by world trends, and recommends what they can do to enhance the benefits and mitigate the costs of global engagement. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762267
- ISBN
- 9780804762267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.67
€ 121.67
Hardback. This book-the first to study educational travel between France and the United States throughout the twentieth century-asserts that study abroad is a valuable form of international relations based on the transformations that students' perceptions of themselves, their culture, and their host country undergo during their time abroad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 tables, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJ; JN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762533
- ISBN
- 9780804762533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.04
€ 100.04
Hardback. A novel exploration of racial attitudes in contemporary Brazil using large-sample surveys of public opinion. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 tables, 2 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762779
- ISBN
- 9780804762779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.91
€ 138.91
Hardback. The story of the dramatic spread of mass incarceration across the United States, through a close look at the development of Arizona's punishment politics, policies, and practices. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762847
- ISBN
- 9780804762847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2CSJ; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 873.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762939
- ISBN
- 9780804762939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.15
€ 91.15
hardcover. Treats our "National Conversation on Race" as a site for cultural analysis, examining a watershed year of news stories that challenged our notions of what is racial-or not. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763363
- ISBN
- 9780804763363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.44
€ 30.99
€ 25.44
Hardback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768603
- ISBN
- 9780804768603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.12
€ 161.12
Hardback. Compares the campaign efforts used to target Latinos with those directed at the rest of the electorate and focuses on televised Spanish and English-language advertising developed for the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, as well as for dozens of congr Num Pages: 216 pages, 24 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768955
- ISBN
- 9780804768955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.05
€ 116.05
Hardback. Contentious Spirits explores the central role of religion, particularly Protestant Christianity, in Korean American history during the first half of the twentieth century in Hawai'i and California. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HRAX; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769280
- ISBN
- 9780804769280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Editor(s): Varsanyi, Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770262
- ISBN
- 9780804770262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.08
€ 150.08