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The Americas
Hardback. This book studies the transition from local to national timekeeping, inthe USA, aprocess that led to Standard Time the world-wide system of timekeeping by which everyone lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738743
- ISBN
- 9780804738743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.88
€ 86.88
Hardback. This work situates the patrimonial rights of illegitimate offspring in Brazil within a system of Luso-Brazilian heirship that operated in the final half century of Portugese colonial rule. The book offers an explanation of how the rules of inheritance applied to people born outside of wedlock. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738811
- ISBN
- 9780804738811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.88
€ 81.88
Hardback. This is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history-the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatan against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740005
- ISBN
- 9780804740005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.46
€ 159.46
Hardback. By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity. Editor(s): Chang, Mitchell J.; Witt, Daria; Jones, James; Hakuta, Kenji. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740340
- ISBN
- 9780804740340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.94
€ 146.94
Hardback. This book explains how the United States Constitution made the transition from a very divisive proposal to a consensually legitimate framework for governing. The Federalists' proposal had been bitterly opposed, and constitutional legitimation required a major transformation. The story of that transformation is the substance of this book. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741064
- ISBN
- 9780804741064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.98
€ 157.98
Hardback. The availability of industrial investment sites over the last two decades has lowered the cost of relocating core activities to new countries. But how should these developments be exploited for competitive advantage? This book examines how location decisions have contributed to the global dominance of U.S. firms in the hard disk drive industry. Num Pages: 372 pages, 5 line diagrams 35 tables 12 graphs 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; 1FMT; 1KBBWF; KJC; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741521
- ISBN
- 9780804741521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.10
€ 202.10
hardcover. What accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741545
- ISBN
- 9780804741545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.43
€ 136.43
Hardback. Wilbur H. Ping Ferry (1910-1995) was a self-styled town crank, an influential and iconoclastic figure who seemingly knew everyone worth knowing in the mid-20th century. Thi text is an account of his career. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741576
- ISBN
- 9780804741576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Hardback. This sequel to "The Voyage of the Frolic" uses the "Frolic"'s ill-fated first, and final, cargo to San Francisco to tell the broader story of the beginnings of direct commerce between China and California. It also explores the potential of contextual archaeology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741750
- ISBN
- 9780804741750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.20
€ 136.20
The Mexican Economy, 1870-1930. Essays on the Economic History of Inst...
. Ed(S): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H.
Hardback. Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth. Editor(s): Bortz, Jeffrey; Haber, Stephen H. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742078
- ISBN
- 9780804742078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.16
€ 169.16
Hardback. This study uses the participation of free-colored men, whether mulatos, pardos, or morenos (i.e., Afro-Spaniards, Afro-Indians, or "pure blacks"), in New Spain's militia as a prism for examining race relations, racial identity, racial categorization, and issues of social mobility for racially stigmatized groups in colonial Mexico. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742290
- ISBN
- 9780804742290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.35
€ 136.35
Hardback. Focusing on the military institutions of Bahia, Brazil, this book analyzes the region's transition from Portuguese colony to province of the Brazilian Empire. It examines the social, racial and cultural dimensions of post-independence state-building in the principal slave region of the Americas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742481
- ISBN
- 9780804742481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.74
€ 158.74
Hardback. This volume follows the Mexican financial system from the assumption of power by Porfirio Diaz in 1876 to the recovery of the domestic banking system in the 1920s, despite ongoing violence and political instability. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804742856
- ISBN
- 9780804742856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.96
€ 92.96
Hardback. The Ends of Literature analyzes the part played by literature within contemporary Latin American thought and politics, above all the politics of neoliberalism. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; DSA; DSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743457
- ISBN
- 9780804743457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.81
€ 135.81
Hardback. An examination of the formation of Argentina's formidable nation-state in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. It studies three political movements: "Mitrismo", led by Bartolome Mitre; "Roquismo", under General Julio A. Roca; and "Radicalismo", led by Leandro N. Alem and Hipolito Irogoyen. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744669
- ISBN
- 9780804744669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.62
€ 109.62
Hardback. This is a lavishly illustrated history of the Oregon-American Lumber Company, one of the most important lumber firms in the Pacific Northwest from 1922 to 1957. The book shows in text and 285 illustrations how the lumbering industry was pivotal to America's settlement and development, reaching its zenith in the period covered by this book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 285 illustrations, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBT; KNAL; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 6782 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744812
- ISBN
- 9780804744812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.70€ 68.20
€ 71.70
€ 68.20
Hardback. This work evaluates the legacy of James Madison as the product of a scholarly politician - a politician who thought carefully about institutions in the context of action. It brings together thoughtful responses to Madison and his theory from a broad cross-section of modern political science. Editor(s): Kernell, Samuel. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744959
- ISBN
- 9780804744959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.85
€ 169.85
An Exemplary Citizen. Letters of Charles W.Chesnutt, 1906-1932.
Chesnutt, Charles W.. Ed(S): Crisler, Jesse S...
hardcover. This book collects the letters written between 1906 and 1932 by the African-American novelist and civil rights activist Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932). His correspondents included prominent members of the Harlem Renaissance as well as major American political figures Chesnutt sought to influence on behalf of his fellow African Americans. Editor(s): Crisler, Jesse S.; Leitz, Robert C.; McElrath, Joseph R., Jr. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745086
- ISBN
- 9780804745086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.98
€ 98.98
Hardback. This book argues that, despite the scholarly emphasis on 20th-century congressional history, it is necessary to study the nation's first 150 years in order to understand more fully the evolution and functioning of the modern Congress. Editor(s): Brady, David; McCubbins, Mathew D. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPA; JPHC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745703
- ISBN
- 9780804745703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.42
€ 246.42
Hardback. This vanguard collection of original and in-depth essays seeks to explore the intricate interplay of the aesthetic and psychological domains during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and to consider the reasons why a common Modernist project took shape when and in the circumstances it did. Series: Cultural Sitings. Num Pages: 480 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFC; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745772
- ISBN
- 9780804745772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.96
€ 169.96