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The Americas
Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402556
- ISBN
- 9789766402556
Condition: New
€ 91.53
€ 91.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JJ; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 899.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402266
- ISBN
- 9789766402266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.22€ 60.31
€ 61.22
€ 60.31
Paperback. Offers insights insight into the underpinnings of the theory of plantation economy initiated by Lloyd Best and Kari Levitt in the 1960s as a basis for analyzing the nature of Caribbean economy. This book identifies the main features of the plantation economy as a hinterland characterized by subordination and dependency on the dominant metropole. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402112
- ISBN
- 9789766402112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.96
€ 55.96
Paperback. Aalyses the important but neglected role of the attorneys who managed estates, chiefly for absentee proprietors, and assesses their efficiency and impact on Jamaica during slavery and freedom. This work charts both the extent of absentee ownership and the complex structure of the managerial hierarchy that stretched across the Atlantic. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402099
- ISBN
- 9789766402099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.36
€ 52.36
Paperback. Weaving his way through many intricate branches of knowledge, including archaeology, building construction, chemistry and geology, the author embarks on a journey that takes him through the pages of history and across the island. He examines, analyses and describes the nature and origin and use of various lithic materials and objects. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HBJK; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ of West Indies Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401924
- ISBN
- 9789766401924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.98
€ 49.98
Paperback. This work provides a detailed analysis of the phenomenon of return migration to the English-speaking Caribbean. Editor(s): Henry, Frances; Plaza, Dwaine E. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401740
- ISBN
- 9789766401740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.32
€ 55.32
Plantation Jamaica analyses the important but neglected role of the attorneys who managed estates, chiefly for absentee proprietors, and assesses their efficiency and impact on Jamaica during slavery and freedom. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 37. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401658
- ISBN
- 9789766401658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.98
€ 92.98
Paperback. Developments in the teaching and learning of social studies over the years point to a conceptual focus on the active study/investigation of significant social issues and concerns. This book is intended to project the teaching and learning of social studies as the development and acquisition of skills for the study of social issues or phenomena. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JH; JNU; YQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401252
- ISBN
- 9789766401252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.57
€ 52.57
Paperback. An analysis of the nature and trajectory of Jamaica's foreign relations from 1972 to 1989. It argues that the relative autonomy of Jamaica declined due to the evolution of an international regime, which in effect disallowed the political, social and economic experimentation originally envisioned. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766400583
- ISBN
- 9789766400583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.91
€ 43.91
Guide to the Plants in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica
Iremonger, Susan (Senior Research Officer, Fo...
Paperback. A nature guide for both botanists and the more casual observer, identifying over 400 species of plant found in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. More than 50 percent of the plants described occur only in these mountains and nowhere else in the world. There are colour photographs and line drawings. Num Pages: 220 pages, 160 colour photographs, 250 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766400316
- ISBN
- 9789766400316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.54
€ 70.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; GTF; JFFJ; JPSN2; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462651647
- ISBN
- 9789462651647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.27
€ 179.27
Hardcover. Reveals the social world of traquetos: how and why they get involved in illicit activities, the nature of their work, and how they organize their businesses. This book is suitable for criminologists, social scientists, drug researchers, policymakers, organized crime scholars, and for those interested in Colombia, and Latino immigrants' issues. Series: Studies of Organized Crime. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KLSC; JFFH1; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789041118820
- ISBN
- 9789041118820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.98
€ 129.98
paperback. Series: Aprende Espanol Con.. Num Pages: 56 pages, Full colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 2ADS; CJCL; CJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Editorial Edinumen Spain
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788498486285
- ISBN
- 9788498486285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.34
€ 19.34
Paperback. Fair and efficient pricing is increasingly important in international environmental and transport policy. This text provides methods and results from major European and US studies evaluating both social costs of transport and first experiences with their internationalization in various contexts. Editor(s): Rennings, Klaus; Hohmeyer, Olav; Ottinger, R.L. Series: ZEW Economic Studies. Num Pages: 212 pages, 39 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPQB; KNG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790812602
- ISBN
- 9783790812602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.45
€ 64.45
The Service Sector: Productivity and Growth. Proceedings of the Intern...
. Ed(S): Felli, Ernesto; Rosati, F. C.; Tria,...
Paperback. This work presents two groups of papers: an analysis of the interdependence among the service and the industrial sectors of the economy; and contributions mainly concerned with the problem of the possible differences in productivity among market services and manufacturing industries. Editor(s): Felli, Ernesto; Rosati, F. C.; Tria, Giovanni. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QFE; KCC; KND; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790808759
- ISBN
- 9783790808759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Rockefeller and the Internationalization of Mathematics Between the Tw...
Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze
Hardback. Philanthropic societies funded by the Rockefeller family were prominent in the social history of the twentieth century, for their involvement in medicine and applied science. This book provides the first detailed study of their relatively brief but nonetheless influential foray into the field of mathematics. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJG; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 877.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364687
- ISBN
- 9783764364687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.94
€ 125.94
Paperback. Explores the comic in the work of three North American writers. Pughe concentrates mainly on their texts: Robert Coover's "A Night at the Movies" and "The Public Burning"; Stanley Elkin's "The Dick Gibson Show", "The Franchiser" and "The Magic Kingdom"; and Philip Roth's Zuckerman series. Series: International Cooper Series in English Language & Literature. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764350239
- ISBN
- 9783764350239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.37
€ 64.37
Paperback. These essays examine the New World dreams in the American Columbiad. They focus on Native American, Caribbean, African-American, Jewish American and New Zealand texts that highlight the contrast between the reality of colonization and exploitation and its ideological framework. Series: International Cooper Series in English Language & Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764350222
- ISBN
- 9783764350222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.78
€ 63.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 323.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- J.B. Metzler Germany
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658162672
- ISBN
- 9783658162672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.62
€ 63.62
Development of the Digestive System in the North American Opossum (Did...
Krause, William J.; Cutts, J.Harry
Paperback. This volume reviews/integrates all published morphological, developmental and quantitative data concerned with the digestive system of the North American opossum, Didelphis Virginiana. Series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology. Num Pages: 159 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 68 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSC; PSVD; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540551492
- ISBN
- 9783540551492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55