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The Americas
Reconstructing the Common Good in Education: Coping with Intractable A...
. Ed(S): Cuban, Larry; Shipps, Dorothy
paperback. For two centuries, Americans expected that their public schools would cultivate personal, moral, and social development, however, modern school reformers are intent on using schools to solve economic problems. This text explores the ongoing debates on the commongood in American public education. Editor(s): Cuban, Larry; Shipps, Dorothy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 line diagram. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738637
- ISBN
- 9780804738637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.21
€ 38.21
Provides an understanding of how horticulture shaped the vegetation around us, and how it influenced our experiences of the native, the naturalized, and the alien - and how to manage the landscapes around us. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 halftones, 6 line illustrations, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026636
- ISBN
- 9780674026636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.97€ 58.84
€ 62.97
€ 58.84
Exploring the tropical flavours and rich culinary traditions of Puerto Rixo with Jose Santaella's collection of recipes, inspired by the locals. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KJP; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 211 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1372.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rizzoli International Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780789327437
- ISBN
- 9780789327437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.28
€ 38.28
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611210774
- ISBN
- 9781611210774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.10
€ 25.99
€ 23.10
Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598131413
- ISBN
- 9781598131413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
CD-Audio.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598130034
- ISBN
- 9781598130034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.43
€ 15.99
€ 13.43
paperback. By the Cold War's end, US military bases harbored nearly 20,000 toxic waste sites. Cleaning the approximately 27 million acres is projected to cost hundreds of billions of dollars. This work delves into this world of defense environmental policy to reveal the struggle to build an environmentally sensitive culture within the post-Cold War military. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JW; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011533
- ISBN
- 9781589011533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.54
€ 52.54
Readings from Voices of a People's History of the United States
. Ed(S): Zinn, Howard; Arnove, Anthony
CD-Audio. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard; Arnove, Anthony. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 125 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583227527
- ISBN
- 9781583227527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.05
€ 16.99
€ 14.05
Paperback. An analysis of how culture, class and gender shaped American foreign policy during the Cold War. The author examines the institutions that shaped the members of the US foreign policy establishment, including all-male prep schools and Ivy-League universities. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494145
- ISBN
- 9781558494145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.84
€ 39.84
Paperback. Integrates contemporary scholarly research with compelling vignettes to make it appealing to both instructors and undergraduate audiences. While focused on the United States in respect to its target audience and emphasis, this book contains considerable international data that compares and contrasts social policies adopted in Europe and elsewhere. Series: Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP). Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452268781
- ISBN
- 9781452268781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.40
€ 88.40
paperback. Canada's Indigenous Constitution reflects on the nature and sources of law in Canada, beginning with the conviction that the Canadian legal system has helped to engender the high level of wealth and security enjoyed by people across the country. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610385
- ISBN
- 9781442610385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.26
€ 65.26
Paperback. Looks at the development of family policy in America. This title examines the legal and sociological definitions of family and the changes of division of labor within families and changes in economic issues. Series: Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP). Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412998949
- ISBN
- 9781412998949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.09
€ 58.09
Anderson's Business Law and the Legal Environment, Standard Volume
Twomey, David P.; Greene, Stephanie; Jennings...
hardcover. Num Pages: 1104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJ; LNCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 210 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- South-Western College Pub United States
- Edition
- 23rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 1104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305575110
- ISBN
- 9781305575110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 574.18
€ 574.18
Hardcover. This book shows just how closely late nineteenth-century American women's ghost stories engaged with objects such as photographs, mourning paraphernalia, wallpaper and humble domestic furniture. Featuring uncanny tales from the big city to the small town and the empty prairie, it offers a new perspective on an old genre. Series: Palgrave Gothic. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323972
- ISBN
- 9781137323972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
DVD.
- Format
- DVD
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Independent Institute,U.S. United States
- Edition
- DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945999010
- ISBN
- 9780945999010
DVD
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.51
€ 21.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. This work seeks to attain a true understanding of the postmodern predicament. Peter Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism. He examines postmodernism by interpreting the writings of five American authors. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DSBH; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694266
- ISBN
- 9780847694266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
American Women in a World at War: Contemporary Accounts from World War...
. Ed(S): Litoff, Judy Barrett; Smith, David C...
paperback. Brings together twenty-five writings by women who share their varied World War II experiences, from serving in the military to working on the home front to preparing for the postwar world. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett; Smith, David C. Series: The Worlds of Women Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025713
- ISBN
- 9780842025713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816526970
- ISBN
- 9780816526970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.60
€ 29.60
Hardcover. Details Reverend Bradby's work during the Great Migration and the interwar period, when his Second Baptist Church became an important hub for Detroit's African American community. Series: Great Lakes Books Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; BGX; HRCC92. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814332917
- ISBN
- 9780814332917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.26
€ 51.26
Microfilm. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811712330
- ISBN
- 9780811712330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.90
€ 18.99
€ 15.90
Research Guide to Film and Television Music in the United States
Pool, Jeannie Gayle; Wright, H. Stephen
Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APT; AVG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810876880
- ISBN
- 9780810876880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.11
€ 96.11
By the 1920s, a variety of "corporate stateshad proliferated across the nation, each shaped by a particular mix of taxation and public services, each offering a case study in how the business of America, as President Calvin Coolidge put it, became business. Series: Reconfiguring American Political History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 45, 45 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPQB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801870545
- ISBN
- 9780801870545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Hardcover. When Louis XVI gave Ben Franklin a diamond-encrusted snuffbox, the gift troubled Americans: it threatened to corrupt him by clouding his judgment. By contrast, in 2010 the Supreme Court gave corporations the right to spend unlimited money to influence elections. Zephyr Teachout shows that Citizens United was both bad law and bad history. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; LAZ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050402
- ISBN
- 9780674050402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.03
€ 36.03
Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 106 x 26. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553299922
- ISBN
- 9780553299922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44