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Hardback. Tells the story of five inner-city Hispanic students who start their college applications in the midst of the country's worst recession and of Reality Changers, the program that aims to help them become the first in their families to go college. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284449
ISBN
9780520284449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 72.77

Paperback. Who are the dominant owners of US public debt? Is it widely held, or concentrated in the hands of a few? What do we make of the fact that foreign-owned debt has ballooned to nearly 50 per cent today? This title reveals that ownership of federal bonds have been increasingly concentrated in the hands of the 1 per cent over the decades. Num Pages: 172 pages, 20 b/w images, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284661
ISBN
9780520284661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.82

Hardback. Suitable for scholars and enthusiasts, this book establishes the key role played by the L A Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles. Editor(s): Field, Allyson; Horak, Jan-Christopher; Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma. Num Pages: 488 pages, 110. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284678
ISBN
9780520284678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.87
€ 54.68

Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284722
ISBN
9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. Offers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their home communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284746
ISBN
9780520284746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284906
ISBN
9780520284906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Langston Hughes was an innovator of jazz poetry and a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. This book offers a collection of letters between Hughes and four confidantes sheds light on his life and politics. It deals with his life and work. Editor(s): Crawford, Evelyn Louise; Patterson, Mary Louise. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; BGL; BJ; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285330
ISBN
9780520285330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 72.77

Hardback. Tracing the theological character of American environmental thought from its Romantic foundations to contemporary nature spirituality, this book explores the religious underpinnings of American environmentalism. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM1; HRCM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285729
ISBN
9780520285729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 72.77

Paperback. The landscape of the Sonoran Desert Region varies dramatically from parched desert lowlands to semiarid tropical forests and frigid subalpine meadows. This book looks at the relationships of plants and animals with the land and people, through time and across landscapes. Editor(s): Phillips, Steven John; Comus, Patricia Wentworth; Dimmitt, Mark Alan; Brewer, Linda M. Num Pages: 590 pages, 432 b/w line illustrations and photos, 24-page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; RGBA; RNC; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
590
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287471
ISBN
9780520287471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.85

Paperback. Freighted with the mythical legacies of stonemasons' guilds and the Newtonian revolution, English Freemasonry arrived in colonial America with a vast array of cultural baggage. This book shows how Freemasonry has contributed to a broader understanding of the multiple influences that have shaped religion in American culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520287600
ISBN
9780520287600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.09

Hardback. Featuring essays by a multidisciplinary group of leading scholars and writers, this volume investigates the intersection of aerospace and Southern California through the lenses of anthropology, history of science and technology, labor, business, ethnicity and gender, architecture, and the environment. Editor(s): Westwick, Peter J. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289062
ISBN
9780520289062
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291324
ISBN
9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.18

Hardback. Published in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition of the American painter's fifty-year career, this book reassesses De Forest's art-historical position, placing him in a national rather than solely West Coast context. Num Pages: 200 pages, 185 color images, 25 black/white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJ; ACXJ; AGB; AGC; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292208
ISBN
9780520292208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. Los Angeles rose to significance in the first half of the twentieth century by way of its complex relationship to three rivers: the Los Angeles, the Owens, and the Colorado. Full of primary sources and original documents, this book is of interest to both students of Los Angeles and general readers interested in the origins of the city. Num Pages: 164 pages, 39 b/w images, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292420
ISBN
9780520292420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. In the spirit of recent works such as Habits of the Heart and The Closing of the American Mind, Ralph Ketcham's Individualism and Public Life asks whether the individualism which has made possible so many of the material advances we enjoy may also be the cause of the shortcomings troubling our society today. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631157731
ISBN
9780631157731
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

Paperback. By the end of the 17th century probably three quarters of world Jewry dwelt within the borders of the Polish republic, which became not only a haven from persecution but the centre of a flourishing Jewish culture. Editor(s): Abramsky, Chimen. Num Pages: 276 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631165828
ISBN
9780631165828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.18

Hardback. This accessible work provides a penetrating examination of one of ancient Peru's most well-known and important civilizations, examining Nasca society, politics, religion and art. It also details misconceptions regarding the Nasca that became canonized in the scholarly literature. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631167341
ISBN
9780631167341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.46

Paperback. The author looks at the nature of pollution problems ranging from localized photochemical smogs, through transfrontier problems such as acid rain, to the global issues of stratospheric ozone depletion and the build-up of carbon dioxide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 39 half-tones, 110 figures, 47 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVU; 1FPC; 1KBB; RNP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631173083
ISBN
9780631173083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.85

Paperback. Divided Cities is the comparative analysis of New York and London which many have been waiting for. Wider in scope and richer in detailthan any previous study, this work provides the best introduction available to these pre--eminent world cities. Editor(s): Fainstein, Susan S.; Gordon, Ian; Harloe, Michael. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 tables, 4 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; JFSG; JPR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631183020
ISBN
9780631183020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.06

Hardback. Based on two years of sociolinguistic and ethnographic fieldwork in one school, supplemented by shorter periods of fieldwork in three other schools, this study focuses on the polarized social categories, the 'jocks' and the 'burnouts', that dominate social organization in all of these schools. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CFD; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186038
ISBN
9780631186038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.72

Paperback. aeo Provides an ethnographically rich account of sociolinguistic variation in an adolescent population. aeo Shows how local processes coincide with the global patterning of variation with class, gender and age. aeo Uncovers the nature of social meaning and the dynamics of influence in variation. Series: Language in Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; CFD; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186045
ISBN
9780631186045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.05

Paperback. Examines the development of social rented housing over the years in Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the USA. This work shows how social housing policies and outcomes have been shaped by broader societal forces - political conflict, economic modernisation, and, also the growth of inequality and social polarization. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 496 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DFG; 1DND; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; JFSG; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 926.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631186427
ISBN
9780631186427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.44

Paperback. Now available in paperback, Tongues of Fire deals with one of the most extraordinary developments in the world today -- the rapid spread of Evangelical Protestantism in vast areas of the underdeveloped societies, notable Latin America. Num Pages: 366 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631189145
ISBN
9780631189145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

Paperback. This edition provides two new chapters covering superpower relations in the 1970s and the developments of the 1980s that led to the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Eastern bloc. The book also now contains a fuller chronology and suggestions for further reading. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631191384
ISBN
9780631191384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.74

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