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The Americas
Hardcover. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a new generation took over the leading roles in Hollywood films. These untraditional-looking young men were promoted and understood as alienated and ironic everymen, and exerted a powerful, and until now unexplored, influence over a movement often considered the richest in Hollywood's history. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310385
- ISBN
- 9781137310385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Native American Communities on Health and Disability: Borderland Dialo...
Lovern, Lavonna L., Locust, Carol
Hardcover. This volume offers a unique and real dialogue between Western/Academic and Native American/Indigenous voices on the concepts of disability and wellness. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308603
- ISBN
- 9781137308603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.11
€ 139.11
Hardcover. Bad Presidents seeks to interpret the meaning of presidential 'badness' by investigating the ways in which eleven presidents were 'bad.' The author brings a unique, and often amusing perspective on the idea of the presidency, and begins a new conversation about the definition of presidential success and failure. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306586
- ISBN
- 9781137306586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. In a life full of momentous episodes, Theodore Roosevelt's fifteen-month post-presidential odyssey to Africa and Europe has never been given its due place. A tale of daring adventure, international celebrity, a friendship lost, and a political legacy transformed, Theodore Roosevelt Abroad is the first full account of this important time in history. Num Pages: 236 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306395
- ISBN
- 9781137306395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. Addressing the transnational relationships of Freemasonry, politics, and culture in the field of Latin American and Caribbean literatures and cultures, Writing Secrecy provides insight into Pan-Caribbean, transnational and diasporic formations of these Masonic lodges and their influences on political and cultural discourses in the Americas. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137305152
- ISBN
- 9781137305152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. Laura Carsten Mahrenbach examines the domestic conditions which lead Emerging Power states Brazil and India to choose specific strategies in pursuit of trade policy goals. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KLSB; JPS; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303707
- ISBN
- 9781137303707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03
€ 68.03
Hardcover. Geopiracy is a study of the 'Bowman expeditions'-a project through which geographers, with funding from the US Army, are mapping the 'human terrain' of foreign lands. Wainwright offers a critique of human geography today that draws on contemporary social theory to raise unsettling questions about the nature of geography's disciplinary formation. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPA; KCP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301734
- ISBN
- 9781137301734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.00
€ 66.00
Paperback. Series: Elections, Voting, Technology. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301703
- ISBN
- 9781137301703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardcover. In the case City of Boerne v. Flores, the Supreme Court struck down the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. Waltman offers the first book-length analysis of the act to show how this case contributes to an intense legal debate still ongoing today: Can and should the Supreme Court be the exclusive interpreter of the Constitution? Num Pages: 207 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPVH4; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300638
- ISBN
- 9781137300638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300522
- ISBN
- 9781137300522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. The authors trace out the development of capitalism and US imperialism in Latin America in the latest phase of this development, from the installation of the new world order of neoliberal globalization in the early 1980s to the present when US imperialism is held at bay, neoliberalism is in decline, and capitalism is in crisis. Series: Social Movements and Transformation. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JPFK; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300119
- ISBN
- 9781137300119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Paperback. In this first study of Latino/a literature to systematically examine the post-Sixties generation of writers, The Latino/a Canon challenges the ways that Latino/a literary studies imagines the relationship between art, politics, and the market. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299956
- ISBN
- 9781137299956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Hardcover. According to conventional wisdom, by the late 1800s, the image of Bible as a supernatural and infallible text crumbled in the eyes of intellectuals under the assaults of secularizing forces. This book corrects the narrative by arguing that in America, the road to skepticism had already been paved by the Scriptures' most able and ardent defenders. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299659
- ISBN
- 9781137299659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
Hardcover. Looking at a century of American theatre, McDaniel investigates how race-based notions of maternal performance become sites of resistance to cultural and political hierarchies. This book considers how the construction of mothering as universally women's work obscures additional, equally constructed subdivisions based in race and class. Series: What is Theatre?. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299567
- ISBN
- 9781137299567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.85
€ 53.36
€ 46.85
Paperback. Defying the general belief that American citizenship is in decline, Sanford claims that Generation X is actually taking positions of civic leadership and authority as Baby Boomers retire. By exploring traditional instruments of social capital, civic culture and political science, she attempts to make us understand this maligned generation better. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299277
- ISBN
- 9781137299277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. By exploring of the construct of male sexuality in nineteenth-century American literature, Greven discovers that far from desiring heterosexual sex and wishing to bond with other men through fraternity, the male protagonists of classic American literature mainly want to be left alone, striving to remain emotionally and sexually inviolate. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298089
- ISBN
- 9781137298089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. The Public Debt Problem explains the nature, sources, and extent of the sovereign debt problem, and analyzes its potential solutions. Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298065
- ISBN
- 9781137298065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.12
€ 129.12
Paperback. This revised edition offers the most up-to-date advice for investors who wish to defend themselves, or even make a profit from, the blighted policies of the Federal Reserve. Dr. Brown demonstrates how disordered US monetary policy causes waves of economic destruction around the globe. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297396
- ISBN
- 9781137297396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean: Building ...
Beckford, Clinton L., Campbell, Donovan R.
Hardcover. The book examines issues impacting food production and food security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean and discusses strategies for building capacity in local food production systems. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KNAC; RGC; RGL; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137296986
- ISBN
- 9781137296986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.67
€ 128.67
More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool (Development in the ...
Inter-American Development Bank, Corbacho, An...
Paperback. This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely economic, institutional, and political constraints on the reform process. Editor(s): Cibils, V. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294845
- ISBN
- 9781137294845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely economic, institutional, and political constraints on the reform process. Editor(s): Cibils, V. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294838
- ISBN
- 9781137294838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Charting surrealism in Latin American literature from its initial appearance in Argentina in 1928 to the surrealist-inspired work of several writers in the 1970s, Melanie Nicholson argues that surrealism has exercised a significant and positive influence over twentieth-century Latin American literature, particularly poetry. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287793
- ISBN
- 9781137287793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.95
€ 138.95
Hardcover. A groundbreaking study of the 'white other' figure in American intermarriage literature and film. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287168
- ISBN
- 9781137287168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Women are at the center of American theatre and have the potential to shape the cultural imagination of theatre-goers as a complex new era unfolds. Sarah Ruhl, one of the twenty-first century's most honored playwrights, is read in concert with her contemporaries whose writing also wrestles with the vexing issues facing Americans in the new century. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287106
- ISBN
- 9781137287106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 46.71
€ 53.36
€ 46.71