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The Americas
International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A Histor...
Bevis, Teresa Brawner, Lucas, Christopher J.
Hardcover. A fascinating and important history of foreign students in American higher education. The book will have appeal to specialists in student services, but also to the thousands of faculty members responsible for teaching and mentoring foreign students. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600119
- ISBN
- 9780230600119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.04€ 81.79
€ 97.04
€ 81.79
Hardcover. Can elections create democrats? Why and how do formerly armed opposition groups decide to invest in electoral politics or to undermine them? This book argues that the answer lies in the patterns of inter- and intraparty struggles created by participation in repeated elections over time. Num Pages: 207 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1HFMQ; 1KLCS; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600300
- ISBN
- 9780230600300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover. This book looks at the Guatemalan peace process, which was successful in providing a development program to modernize the economy and national infrastructure with the support of international organizations and negotiating parties, analyzing the extent to which peace processes offer opportunity for progressive social transformation. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTJ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600515
- ISBN
- 9780230600515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Although the impact of Hurricane Katrina has certainly been felt in political, economic, and social terms, the impacts on and of the media have largely been ignored. This book tells the stories of the reporters, newspapers, and broadcast stations most affected by Katrina and details their struggles to cover the aftermath. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600843
- ISBN
- 9780230600843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. Averting Global War examines major regional disputes and conflicts throughout the world as they impact upon both American domestic and foreign policy. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600850
- ISBN
- 9780230600850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97
Paperback. This book examines the successes and failures of George W. Bush as a War President. The author critically assesses the administration's key decisions in the war on terror and President Bush's vision of creating a democratic Middle East. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601000
- ISBN
- 9780230601000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.61
€ 67.61
Paperback. "Our Common Dwelling" explores why America's first literary circle turned to nature in the 1830s and '40s, showing that when the Transcendentalists spiritualized the landscape, they were reacting to intense class conflict in the industrializing cities of New England. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602441
- ISBN
- 9780230602441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. This book applies Revolution in Military Affairs theories to explain the various strategic victories and losses for assorted social forces in Colombia and Mexico. These countries form the ideal comparative case study of RMA, both from above by the state, and below by civil society. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSC; HBTV; JPQ; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602823
- ISBN
- 9780230602823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.92
€ 67.92
Hardcover. Drawing on theories of sublimity, trauma, and ecocriticism, this book examines how the often sharp division between European American and African American experiences of the natural world developed in American culture and history, and how those natural experiences, in turn, shaped the construction of race. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602960
- ISBN
- 9780230602960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardcover. This timely book presents a history of the relationship between the Cuban Revolution and intellectuals and activists in France, Britain and the United States, exploring the 'complete cycle' in this relationship and using it to examine the future of Cuba's symbolic status among intellectuals and activists in the West. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603011
- ISBN
- 9780230603011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This groundbreaking look at the origins of the 'zero tolerance' approach to schools and discipline provides scholars with an in-depth look at the Los Angeles City School District and examines how and why authority over school discipline shifted from school-site educators to the centralized bureaucracy of the district. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; JFSL1; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603684
- ISBN
- 9780230603684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.64
€ 53.37
€ 46.64
Hardcover. This book examines how Supreme Court detainee cases have been implemented, with emphasis on the role of the president, concluding that an active executive branch has the ability to shape the manner in which judicial decisions are implemented and exploring why presidents have more influence than Congress and the courts. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPQB; JPWL; LNDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603691
- ISBN
- 9780230603691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book covers significant new ground, examining the impact and imprint of new leading technology on a range of popular expressions. This technology includes the internet, the computer, the cell phone, television, and radio, among others. Best argues that Caribbean culture has gone wireless, virtual, and simulated in the age of the machines. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603769
- ISBN
- 9780230603769
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. This book describes the intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11. With its focus on maximizing civilian casualties, terrorism has been uniquely able to arouse the popular emotion and make us rethink the use of military force. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603844
- ISBN
- 9780230603844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Hardcover. This book compares rebel media use in three Mesoamerican rebellions: the Nicaraguan Revolution, the Salvadoran civil war and the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas, Mexico. Directly comparing media use in all three rebellions provides a richer understanding of the role of media in social change, particularly violent change. Series: The Palgrave MacMillan Series in International Political Communication. Num Pages: 235 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTV; JFD; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604438
- ISBN
- 9780230604438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. A thorough survey of the origins and development of the major distinct American commercial entertainments that emerged between over the course of the 19th century and into the 20th, including P.T. Barnum_s American Museum, freak show, and circus, as well as blackface minstrelry, Buffalo Bill_s Wild West Show, and vaudeville. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604490
- ISBN
- 9780230604490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. This book examines the internal controversies of the Roosevelt administration in connection with Spain during World War II, the role of the President in these controversies, and the foundations of the policy that was followed from the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War until the launching of Operation Torch in 1942. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWP; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604506
- ISBN
- 9780230604506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Hardcover. This book focuses on US-UK relations with Jordan for the entire period of King Hussein's reign, explaining Hussein's successes and failures, while emphasizing the declining influence of London and the rising influence of Washington. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604513
- ISBN
- 9780230604513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary volume examines the entry of Charles Darwin's theories of evolution into American intellectual life and the work of William Faulkner. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604629
- ISBN
- 9780230604629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. Based on more than five years of anthropological fieldwork in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this book highlights race, class, gender and territory to argue that Brazillian hip hoppers are subjects rather than objects of history and everyday life. This is the first ethnography in English to analyze Brazilian hip hop. Num Pages: 222 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; AVGR; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230604650
- ISBN
- 9780230604650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82