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The Americas
Paperback. Updated to reflect what modern engineers do in their daily practise and especially strong in its coverage of ethics and public responsibility, the main objective of this book is to inform the public about the engineering enterprise and about engineers' involvement in key areas of endeavour. Num Pages: 368 pages, halftones, line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195120578
- ISBN
- 9780195120578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.67
€ 150.67
Colonial Lives: Documents on Latin American History, 1550-1850
. Ed(S): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey
paperback. Offers a variety of archival documents in translation which bring to life the political and economic workings of Latin American colonies during 300 years of Spanish rule, and the day-to-day lives of the colonies' inhabitants. Editor(s): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125122
- ISBN
- 9780195125122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.55
€ 137.55
Paperback. This history of tort law in America looks at how the subject has been conceptualized, pointing out why changes in rules occurred, and who did the changing. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139655
- ISBN
- 9780195139655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.53
€ 73.53
Paperback. This text draws its narrative from folk stories, rituals, and even landscapes to trace the development of Native American religion from ancient burial mounds, through interactions with European conquerors and missionaries, and on to the modern-day rebirth of ancient rites and beliefs. Series: Religion in American Life. Num Pages: 184 pages, numerous black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195145861
- ISBN
- 9780195145861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.25
€ 17.25
Paperback. This work is a concise collection of Lincoln's writings from his early years to his death, with emphasis on the presidential years. These selections convey Lincoln's basic ideas, the nature of his wartime leadership, and his personality and character. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195151015
- ISBN
- 9780195151015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.38
€ 78.38
Paperback. Presents the history of the African diaspora in Latin America from emancipation. This book includes Spanish America, Brazil, and the Caribbean, and examines how African-descended people made their way out of slavery and into freedom, and how, once free, they helped build social and political democracy in the region. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps, 5 tables and numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195152333
- ISBN
- 9780195152333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Paperback. Covers the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1789-1829. This book centers on two main themes: the politics and the process of nation-making, from the origins of government under the Constitution through the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, and the beginnings of American market society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195154238
- ISBN
- 9780195154238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.28
€ 79.28
Paperback. A provocative new history of the Civil War showing how divisions within the South itself, plus the genius of Abraham Lincoln, won the war for the North. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156294
- ISBN
- 9780195156294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.34
€ 24.99
€ 21.34
The Slaveholding Republic. An Account of the United States Government'...
Fehrenbacher, Don E.. Ed(S): McAfee, Ward M.
Paperback. Many leading historians have argued that the Constitution of the United States was a proslavery document, but in this text, Don Fehrenbacher refutes this claim in a history that stretches from the Continental Congress to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Editor(s): McAfee, Ward M. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195158052
- ISBN
- 9780195158052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.85
€ 40.85
Paperback. Drawing from a variety of resources, this book presents a collection of seminal articles, essays, and documents on the NSC. It also covers such key topics as the rise of the National Security Advisor to a position of prominence, specific challenges to the NSC, and the role of the NSC in a post-Cold War environment. Editor(s): Johnson, Loch K.; Inderfurth, Karl F. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPS; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195159660
- ISBN
- 9780195159660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.76
€ 134.76
Hardback. Regulation shapes all aspects of America's fragmented health care industry, from the flow of dollars to the communication between physicians and patients. This book recaps the past and present conflicts that have guided the oversight of each industry segment over the years and explains the structure of regulation. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 619.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195159684
- ISBN
- 9780195159684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Paperback. In an engaging narrative format, In Search of the Promised Land tells the story of the Thomas-Rapier family of Nashville, following Sally Thomas and her sons James, Henry, and John to analyze the complex and ambiguous nature of slavery and freedom in the Old South. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 43 halftones & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195160888
- ISBN
- 9780195160888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.56
€ 39.56
paperback. No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists, but paradoxically, no denomination could wield religious authority as zealously. Wills demonstrates how a freedom-loving individualists came to embrace an exclusivist spirituality. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780195160994
- ISBN
- 9780195160994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.53
€ 79.53
Paperback. Tells the story of Kate Branch, a seventeen-year-old afflicted by strange visions and given to blood-chilling wails of pain and fright. Branch accused several women of bewitching her, two of whom were put on trial for witchcraft. This work takes us inside the courtroom - and inside the minds of the surprisingly skeptical Stamford town folk. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JD; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195161304
- ISBN
- 9780195161304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.44
€ 39.44
paperback. This text establishes historical context for the contemporary debate over the role of unconventional medicine in health care by examining the evolution of the major alternative systems in America from 1800 onwards. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195171624
- ISBN
- 9780195171624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Paperback. Slave Religion remains the preeminent sythesis of the religious life of slaves in the United States. This new edition will consider the developments in the study of slavery, the religious encounter, religious culture, and reactions to the books over the past twenty five years, as well as the ways the author would write it differently today. Num Pages: 416 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Updated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195174120
- ISBN
- 9780195174120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.04
€ 24.99
€ 22.04
Paperback. Provides readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. This book reconstructs a community in which ownership of property was as significant as skin color in structuring social relations. Why this model of social interaction in race relations did not survive, makes this a critical and urgent work of history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 25 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195175370
- ISBN
- 9780195175370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.71
€ 76.71
Paperback. It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. In 'A Leap in the Dark', historian John Ferling presents a portrait of the American Revolution. Num Pages: 576 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176001
- ISBN
- 9780195176001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.33
€ 26.33
Paperback. A new interpretation about the coming of the American Revolution, Breen focuses on how the American colonists accumulated consumer goods from England. Num Pages: 400 pages, 44 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195181319
- ISBN
- 9780195181319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.63
€ 24.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. A comprehensive guide to the language of the American legal system. Editor(s): Feinman, Jay M. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBD; LAT; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195181333
- ISBN
- 9780195181333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42