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Guerrillas and Revolution in Latin America: A Comparative Study of Ins...
Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley
Paperback. A comparative survey of guerrilla movements in Latin America, this title explores the origins and outcomes of rural insurgencies in nearly a dozen cases since 1956. Focusing on the personal backgrounds of the guerrillas themselves and on national social conditions, it explains why guerrillas emerged strongly in certain countries but not others. Num Pages: 454 pages, 2 figs., 43 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JJP; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691023366
- ISBN
- 9780691023366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.52€ 63.58
€ 82.52
€ 63.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022482
- ISBN
- 9780691022482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.84€ 50.63
€ 64.84
€ 50.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 447 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691022475
- ISBN
- 9780691022475
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.62
€ 54.99
€ 39.62
Paperback. Presents the framework for a feminist jurisprudence - one that would return feminism to relevance by connecting it in fresh and creative ways with liberalism. This title constructs a feminist interpretation of three central components of conventional theory - equality, rights, and responsibility. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; JPA; LAB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691019451
- ISBN
- 9780691019451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.11
€ 53.05
€ 42.11
Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017198
- ISBN
- 9780691017198
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Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.35
€ 53.05
€ 42.35
Hardcover. Blends scientific biography, institutional history, and cultural history to show how genetically standardized mice came to play a central role in contemporary American biomedical research. This work introduces us to mouse "fanciers" who bred mice for different characteristics, and to the structures of modern biomedical research. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBGR; MQW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016368
- ISBN
- 9780691016368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.95€ 70.73
€ 91.95
€ 70.73
Paperback. Seeks to restore the jurisprudence of the late Justice of the Supreme Court George Sutherland - a jurisprudence anchored in the understanding of natural rights. He is remembered as one of the "four horsemen" who resisted Roosevelt and the New Deal; but we have forgotten his leadership in the cause of voting rights for women. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPVH; LAB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016283
- ISBN
- 9780691016283
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.41
€ 54.99
€ 39.41
Hardcover. American higher education was transformed between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War I. This work identifies the forces and explains the events that reformed the college curriculum during this era. It also examines how the study of science became detached from theological considerations. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015569
- ISBN
- 9780691015569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.41€ 68.15
€ 88.41
€ 68.15
Paperback. How is the growing body of Asian American works to be read? What holds them together to constitute a tradition? What distinguishes this tradition from the 'mainstream' canon and other 'minority' literatures? This book explores their implications for the multiculturalist agenda. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015415
- ISBN
- 9780691015415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 41.45
€ 53.05
€ 41.45
Hardcover. The history of The Princeton Graduate School reveals a great deal about the explosion of knowledge that has radically changed American society in the twentieth century. First published in 1978, this book features chapters recounting the dramatic growth of graduate education since World War II. Num Pages: 456 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011684
- ISBN
- 9780691011684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.62€ 59.66
€ 76.62
€ 59.66
Paperback. Brings together articles from the publication that helped revolutionize the way "Wall Street" does business. This work is aimed at stimulating dialogue between academic economists wishing to understand the real-world problems of finance and investment professionals wanting to bring the most advanced theoretical work to bear on commerce. Editor(s): Bernstein, Peter L.; Fabozzi, Frank J. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011288
- ISBN
- 9780691011288
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Condition: New
€ 108.45€ 83.28
€ 108.45
€ 83.28
Paperback. In towns like Amigo, Red Jacket, Helen, Odd, Viper, Decoy, and Twilight, men and women track a dense social imaginary through stories of traumas, apparitions, encounters, and eccentricities. This book explores how this storytelling imbues everyday life in the hills and forms a cultural poetics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011035
- ISBN
- 9780691011035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.56
€ 54.99
€ 39.56
Paperback. Addresses the problems that arise not only from a politicized foreign policy process but also from excessive bureaucratization and lack of leadership in the Foreign Service itself. Series: 20th-Century Fund Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007458
- ISBN
- 9780691007458
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.48
€ 46.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. Can the Supreme Court be free of politics? This book argues for an openly political role for the Supreme Court. It asserts that politically motivated constitutional decisionmaking is not only inevitable, it is legitimate and desirable as well. It examines that a political Court possesses instrumental value in American democracy. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; LAB; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007182
- ISBN
- 9780691007182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.00
€ 53.05
€ 42.00
Hardcover. Explores the relationship between overseas developments and the most important reform movement in modern American history, the struggle for racial justice. This book argues that civil rights leaders were interested in the world beyond America and incorporated their understanding of overseas matters into their reform program. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691007069
- ISBN
- 9780691007069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.73€ 55.15
€ 70.73
€ 55.15
Paperback. Describes how blacks, Africans, and Afro-Americans, deeply influenced white's perceptions, values, and identity, and that although two world views existed, there was a deep symbiotic relatedness that must be explored if we are to understand either or both of them. Num Pages: 388 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006086
- ISBN
- 9780691006086
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Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.11
€ 53.05
€ 42.11
Paperback. Famous for their stunts, gags, and images, Buster Keaton's silent films have enticed everyone from Hollywood movie fans to the surrealists, such as Dali and Bunuel. This book looks at the appeal of Keaton's genius, considering his vaudeville roots and his ability to integrate this aesthetic into the techniques of classical Hollywood cinema. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691004426
- ISBN
- 9780691004426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. America and Russia were both willing to live with the status quo in Europe. What then could have generated the kind of conflict that might have led to a nuclear holocaust? This book focuses on the central question of how a stable international system came into being during the Cold War period. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 table, 4 maps, 2 line illus., 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002736
- ISBN
- 9780691002736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.00
€ 53.05
€ 42.00
Paperback. Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery. Editor(s): Lowance, Mason I., Jr. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 tables. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002286
- ISBN
- 9780691002286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.05€ 42.14
€ 53.05
€ 42.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001937
- ISBN
- 9780691001937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.73
€ 54.99
€ 39.73
Hardcover. Demonstrates that the creation of a civil defense program produced dilemmas about the degree to which civilian society should be militarized to defend itself against threats. This book uncovers responses to the militarization of daily life and reveals how government planners and ordinary people negotiated their way at the dawn of the atomic age. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JWKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001388
- ISBN
- 9780691001388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.41€ 68.15
€ 88.41
€ 68.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975354
- ISBN
- 9780674975354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.69
€ 27.99
€ 24.69
Hardback. Reagan's Legacy in a World Transformed offers a timely retrospective on the fortieth president's policies and impact on today's world, from the influence of free market ideas on economic globalization, to the role of an assertive military in U.S. foreign policy, to reduction of nuclear arsenals in the interest of stability. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967694
- ISBN
- 9780674967694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.17€ 50.03
€ 54.17
€ 50.03
Hardback. Though Massachusetts banned slavery in 1780, prior to the Civil War a law prohibiting marriage between whites and blacks reinforced the state's racial caste system. Amber Moulton recreates an unlikely collaboration of reformers who sought to rectify what they saw as an indefensible injustice, leading to the legalization of interracial marriage. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967625
- ISBN
- 9780674967625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.17€ 50.03
€ 54.17
€ 50.03