The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. This distinguished anthology presents for the first time in English travel essays by Arabic writers who have visited America in the second half of the century. The writers hail from a variety of viewpoints, regions, and backgrounds, so their descriptions of America differently engage and revise Arab pre-conceptions of Americans and the West. Editor(s): El Kahla, Mouna. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620353
- ISBN
- 9780230620353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.11
€ 54.99
€ 44.11
Hardback. Why do courts hold political power-holders accountable in some democratic and democratizing countries, but not in others? And, why do some courts remain very timid while others - under seemingly similar circumstances - become 'hyper-active'? This is valuable contribution to the ongoing debate over the issue of democratic accountability. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KL; JPZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621008
- ISBN
- 9780230621008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.14
€ 54.99
€ 44.14
Paperback. Using first-person narratives collected through oral history interviews, this groundbreaking book collects black women's memories of their public and private lives during the period of legal segregation in the American South. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621527
- ISBN
- 9780230621527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.81
€ 51.81
Hardback. In a unique effort, this book brings together, for the first time, scholarly analyses by eminent researchers of the historical, social, legal, and cultural influences on the young newcomers' lives as well as reports by practitioners in major aid organizations about the concrete work that their organizations have been carrying out. Editor(s): Holton, Gerald. Num Pages: 316 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFD; JFFN; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621961
- ISBN
- 9780230621961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 44.67
€ 54.99
€ 44.67
Hardcover. This journal, originally kept as part of a study of race and ethnic relations in Trinidad, records daily field experiences where the observers/researchers were engaged in participant observation. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622005
- ISBN
- 9780230622005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.64
€ 62.64
Hardback. This book discusses the crisis of caregiving as it affects parents seeking to provide good care for their children and people who care for their aged or disabled relatives. Discussed are alternatives to the present welfare system, a description of the current safety net programs, and an analysis of the privatization of social services. Editor(s): Mandell, Betty Reid. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622616
- ISBN
- 9780230622616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.84
€ 62.84
Hardback. A timely investigation of dictatorship, political upheaval, and human rights in Latin America, with a first hand account from Luz Arce, a controversial figure in Chile's history and culture. Editor(s): Lazzara, Michael J. Translator(s): Fischer, Carl. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFFE; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230622753
- ISBN
- 9780230622753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
The Age of Productivity. Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up.
Carmen Inter-American Development Bank; Idb P...
Hardback. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes. Editor(s): Pages, Carmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623507
- ISBN
- 9780230623507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.72
€ 120.72
The Age of Productivity. Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up.
Carmen Inter-American Development Bank; Idb P...
paperback. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes. Editor(s): Pages, Carmen. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230623521
- ISBN
- 9780230623521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.74
€ 119.74
hardcover. Using the lens of business history to contextualize the development of an American literary tradition, this book shows how African-American literature and culture greatly influenced the development of realism, which remains one of the most significant genres of writing in the United States. Num Pages: 169 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239213
- ISBN
- 9780312239213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Paperback. This title explores the relationship between music, people and places through an analysis of Bolivian music performances by a non-governmental organization involved in musical activities, by a music performing ensemble and by the people living in two rural areas of Potosi. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; AVA; AVGH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312240158
- ISBN
- 9780312240158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Hardcover. A collection of essays on British and American maritime relationships in the 20th century together with details on the British organization of warfare, Anglo-American maritime theory, their rivalries and coalitions and their plans for dealing with a future war in the nuclear age. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; JWF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333437896
- ISBN
- 9780333437896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.41
€ 120.41
Hardback. Looks at the issue of equal pay for equal value with regards the race, class and gender of employees. Chapters examine such topics as comparable worth and its impact on black women, gender and class in comparable worth, equal worth in British banking and comparable worth in US nursing. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333475065
- ISBN
- 9780333475065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64
Hardback. This book analyzes in a comparative perspective the causes, the modalities and the prospects of political changes in three regions: Southern Europe, Latin America and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Ethier, Diane. Series: Macmillan International Political Economy S. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1FM; 1KLC; 1KLS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333521281
- ISBN
- 9780333521281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.57
€ 119.57
Hardback. Recently declassified documents at the JFK Library have made this new analysis possible. It covers Kennedy's New Pacific Community plans and his efforts to win the "Cold War" in the Asian and Pacific region. It examines the USA's relations with a variety of regions during the 1960s. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333524916
- ISBN
- 9780333524916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.49
€ 118.49
Hardback. Draws together 13 original theoretical perspectives on one of America's most important contemporary playwrights. Representing a range of critical approaches - including semiotics, deconstruction and feminism - the essays address recent debates emerging in Shepard criticism. Editor(s): Wilcox, Leonard. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJH; 3JJP; DSBH; DSG; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333538494
- ISBN
- 9780333538494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.89
€ 180.89
Hardcover. A series of biotechnology entrepreneurs tell their own stories in this book. It also looks at the role of venture capital and other forms of financing through the key stages of growth. A detailed introduction outlines the emergence of the biotech boom and its progress to date. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KJC; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333550212
- ISBN
- 9780333550212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.52
€ 119.52
Hardback. The post-Cold War era has shown that Western allies need to pursue a common strategy and a concerted diplomacy to secure their interests in Europe. From four national perspectives, the authors examine what must be done for a more egalitarian Alliance to act effectively, on a multilateral basis. Editor(s): Brenner, Michael J. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPSD; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333606902
- ISBN
- 9780333606902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Hardback. This volume provides an evaluation of the European Community's transformation from a rather small group of member states, with barely a visible foreign policy, into a relatively cohesive and independent foreign policy actor. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333614648
- ISBN
- 9780333614648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Hardback. This is a comparative study of nationalism and nation-building in Quebec, Catalonia and Scotland. All are historic nations within larger states. The book argues that the concepts of ethnicity, nationalism and the state need to be separated. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DSE; 1KBC; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333631744
- ISBN
- 9780333631744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.41
€ 119.41