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Hardcover. In the course of his recollections, the author describes his childhood in Minnesota; his grammar school and seminary education, with his decision to leave the path toward ordination; his marriage to his beloved Connie and their active family life and travels; and his life as a fiction writer. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrated: 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034924
- ISBN
- 9780268034924
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Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. A "bottom-up" perspective on democratization, correcting analyses that view the process in Mexico as flowing down from the President. The author challenges existing theories by stressing the importance of strong social institutions for the development of democracy. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
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- New
- SKU
- V9780268034597
- ISBN
- 9780268034597
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€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Focuses on the Reverend Edward S Shumaker, a Methodist minister who for nearly twenty-five years led Indiana's influential chapter of the Anti Saloon League. This book uses Shumaker's life and work to shed light on the rise and fall of Prohibition and to better understand and appreciate the interplay of religion and politics in American culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
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- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033835
- ISBN
- 9780268033835
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€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Higher education and university-based research rank among the main forces shaping our world. Focusing on knowledge rather than institutions, this work offers an insight into how higher learning took its present form and the direction in which it is headed. Num Pages: 216 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033576
- ISBN
- 9780268033576
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardcover. Higher education and university-based research rank among the main forces shaping our world. Focusing on knowledge rather than institutions, this work offers an insight into how higher learning took its present form and the direction in which it is headed. Num Pages: 216 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033569
- ISBN
- 9780268033569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. Drawing on ethnographic interviews with activists and using physician-assisted suicide (PAS) as a diagnostic tool, this work argues that an egalitarian liberalism must abandon its overconfidence in its own neutrality, which undermines its ability to see the real needs and hear the actual voices of those it promises to champion. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; HRLB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268032678
- ISBN
- 9780268032678
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Traces the role of religion in the lives and communities of Italian immigrants in Philadelphia from the 1850s to the early 1930s, from the perspective of historical sociology. This book provides both the details of parish history in Philadelphia and the larger context of Italian-American Catholic history. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268032654
- ISBN
- 9780268032654
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Hardcover. This text explores why and how democracy broke down in Peru in 1992. The author's argument is that institutional factors - especially the absence of a legislative majority - were crucial to the collapse of democracy in Peru during and before this period and throughout Latin America since the 1960s. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 25 tables, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031718
- ISBN
- 9780268031718
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Condition: New
€ 134.05
€ 134.05
Hardcover. Completely revised, this work aims to articulate a social ethic that can make sense of the Orthodox experience in the United States, as well as challenge the Orthodox tradition to formulate a new strategy for church and societal interaction. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC8; HRCM; HRLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031688
- ISBN
- 9780268031688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. By presenting a set of empirical studies, this volume provides a basis for comparisons across sectors on such dimensions as school organization, governance, curriculum, and pedagogy in US elementary and secondary schools. It is of interest to administrators and scholars in education and the sociology of education. Editor(s): Hallinan, Maureen T. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268031015
- ISBN
- 9780268031015
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Explores how democracy has changed the Catholic Church and, in turn, how religious changes have influenced democratic politics in Latin America. This book assess the ways in which the Catholic Church in Latin America deals with these political, religious, and social changes. Editor(s): Hagopian, Frances. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
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- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030872
- ISBN
- 9780268030872
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Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. Explores the development of American social science by highlighting the contributions of those scholars who were both students and objects of a segregated society. This book asks how segregation has influenced, and continues to influence, the development of American social thought and social science scholarship. Editor(s): Holloway, Jonathan Scott; Keppel, Ben. Series: The African-American Intellectual Heritage S. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JHBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268030797
- ISBN
- 9780268030797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
Paperback. Investigates judicial reform in Argentina, Mexico, and Peru. This book suggests that while ruling parties can be induced to initiate judicial reforms by introducing constitutional revisions, they often prove unwilling to implement these constitutional changes by enacting required legislation. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPR; JPA; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028879
- ISBN
- 9780268028879
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. A comprehensive examination of the origins, development and rising electoral prominence of Mexico's Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). The authors discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape is particularly relevant to scholars of Latin America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, 21 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028701
- ISBN
- 9780268028701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. A comprehensive examination of the origins, development and rising electoral prominence of Mexico's Partido Accion Nacional (PAN). The authors discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape is particularly relevant to scholars of Latin America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing, 9 tables, 21 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028671
- ISBN
- 9780268028671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. A complete literary history of the American Irish during the first part of the twentieth century. Offering a fresh perspective on familiar novelists, dramatists, and poets, the author introduces readers to a number of important writers who are often overlooked, and reveals rarely considered aspects of Irish-American social history. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027728
- ISBN
- 9780268027728
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. A complete literary history of the American Irish during the first part of the twentieth century. Offering a fresh perspective on familiar novelists, dramatists, and poets, the author introduces readers to a number of important writers who are often overlooked, and reveals rarely considered aspects of Irish-American social history. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 925.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027711
- ISBN
- 9780268027711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.64
€ 108.64
Hardcover. This volume offers an account of the life and labours of Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. It describes how he overcame great odds to found and grow one of world's premier Catholic institutions of higher learning. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1792.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268027599
- ISBN
- 9780268027599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Paperback. Editor(s): Dolan, Professor Jay P. Series: History of Hispanic Catholics in U.S. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268026066
- ISBN
- 9780268026066
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Explores the story of how the Spanish priests and missionaries of Catholic church in post-conquest Peru systematically attempted to incarnate Christianity in Quechua. This book examines historical contexts of Christian writing in Quechua; and the role Andean religious images were given in creating a syncretic Christian-Andean iconography of God. Series: History, Languages and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JB; 3JD; CF; HBTQ; HBTR; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025915
- ISBN
- 9780268025915
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.64
€ 51.99
€ 46.64
Paperback. Focuses on the "animal game," a kind of popular gambling entertainment or lottery originated in 1882 within Brazil, in which locals bet on a list of twenty-five animals. Written in English, this work moves smoothly between comprehensive analysis and field observations of specific behaviors and practices. Translator(s): Landers, Clifford E. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHMC; WDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025809
- ISBN
- 9780268025809
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. These essays are a treatment of one of the changes that have shaped Latin America since independence: decentralization of the state. Contributors argue that though the assignment of political, fiscal, and administrative duties to subnational governments has been an important political developments, it is also one of the most overlooked. Editor(s): Montero, Alfred P.; Samuels, David J. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025595
- ISBN
- 9780268025595
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. Exploring the major changes that have shaped Latin America since independence - decentralization of the state - this text explores the causes of decentralization in six significant case studies: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela. Shorter analyses of Uruguay and Peru are also included. Editor(s): Montero, Alfred P.; Samuels, David J. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025588
- ISBN
- 9780268025588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.30
€ 50.30
Paperback. This title provides a comprehensive analytical overview of public dialogue among 19th century American Protestant intellectuals who struggled with the theory of organic evolution. Arguments over the scientific merits of Darwin's theory gave way to discussions of its theological implications. Series: Erasmus Institute Books. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025526
- ISBN
- 9780268025526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36