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Paperback. Compares the discourses of indigeneity used by Maori and Native American peoples and proposes the concept treaty discourse to characterize the relevant form of postcolonial situation. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBN; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329473
ISBN
9780822329473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

paperback. Shows how a shared consciousness, or third sight, rooted in pre-colonial African cultures and disseminated in a rich oral tradition, has served diasporic communities by creating structures of feeling linking those of African descent across centuries and continents. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332220
ISBN
9780822332220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. A cultural history of sexual content in television shows and TV advertising during the 1970s. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 b&w photos, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; APT; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339199
ISBN
9780822339199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

paperback. Contending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value, this book turns to patriotism's defenders to show how they must jettison democracy to champion patriotism. Drawing from various aspects of American political and popular culture, this book presents examples to disclose patriotism's self-defeating character. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341109
ISBN
9780822341109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. An interdisciplinary collection exploring how creative practices broadly conceived to encompass urban design, museums, graffiti, film, music, literature, architecture, and performance art, continually reconstruct the urban scene in Latin America. Editor(s): Biron, Rebecca. Num Pages: 288 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344704
ISBN
9780822344704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

paperback. An examination of the meanings of blackness in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which is often called the most African part of Brazil. Translator(s): Langdon, Elena. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346463
ISBN
9780822346463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. An anthology of primary documents that collects material from the end of the 19th century up through World War II on the material history of sound technologies and music in America. It is divided into three sections: on the phonograph, sound in the cinema (including musical accompaniment), and music on radio. Editor(s): Taylor, Timothy Dean; Katz, Mark; Grajeda, Tony. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; APW; AVX; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349273
ISBN
9780822349273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them. Num Pages: 205 pages, 23 illus. 3 tables. 5 figs. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874514513
ISBN
9780874514513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Series: ILR paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Ilr Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875463209
ISBN
9780875463209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBTV; JPA; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 407. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801974
ISBN
9780896801974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardback. Policy analysis in Brazil is the first book to paint a comprehensive panorama of policy analysis activities in Brazil. It brings together 18 studies by leading Brazilian social scientists on policy analysis as a widespread activity and offers key insights into the practice of this field. Editor(s): Vaitsman, Jeni; Ribeiro, Jose M.; Lobato, Lenaura. Series: International Library of Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447306849
ISBN
9781447306849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.97

Paperback. "The squeezed middle" brings together leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US experience of stagnating wages and rising living costs. Editor(s): Parker, Sophia. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447308935
ISBN
9781447308935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.92

Hardback. "The squeezed middle" brings together leading experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US experience of stagnating wages and rising living costs. Editor(s): Parker, Sophia. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFF; JK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447308942
ISBN
9781447308942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.67

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447311249
ISBN
9781447311249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.37

Paperback. Race Policy and Multiracial Americans looks at the impact of multiracial people on race policies-where they lag behind the growing numbers of multiracial people in the USA and how they can be used to promote racial justice. This much-needed book is essential reading for anyone interested in race relations and social justice. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316503
ISBN
9781447316503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. Sixteen for '16 offers a new agenda for the 2016 US election crafted around sixteen core principles from securing jobs to saving the Earth. It is a manifesto which makes the argument for each of these positions, clearly, concisely, and supported by hard data. Its progressive agenda charts a realistic path toward a better tomorrow. Num Pages: 168 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447324409
ISBN
9781447324409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399517
ISBN
9781566399517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. Analyses the theme of community in seven French Caribbean novels in relation to the work of the French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy. Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ADF; DSBH5; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846315008
ISBN
9781846315008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.86

Hardback. This book critically explores the urban governance of healthy lifestyles and the contemporary problematisations of the obesity, sedentarism and alcohol "epidemics". Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHB; MBP; MBS; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 174 x 17. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426383
ISBN
9781847426383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.90

Paperback. Part of the "Men-at-Arms" series, this book details the various flags used in the American Civil War. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855322707
ISBN
9781855322707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Policy makers across the world confront issues relating to lone parents and employment, with many governments seeking to increase the participation of lone parents in the labour market. This book offers an analysis of policies and provisions in several countries, identifying policy lessons. Chapters are written by experts on lone parenthood. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDN; 1DNN; 1KBB; 1MBF; JFS; JHBK; JKSB; JPQB; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343208
ISBN
9781861343208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.00

Paperback. The welfare we want? presents a detailed and unique comparison of welfare policies in the Britain and America. A team of international experts outlines, compares and contrasts the reform strategies pursued in each country and summarises the results to date. Editor(s): Walker, Robert; Wiseman, Michael. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 323.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861344076
ISBN
9781861344076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.41

paperback. In this work Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues that the courts cannot and should not impose it. The author places his case in a broad moral and social context, offering original, pragmatic and workable legal solutions. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; LA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451015
ISBN
9780226451015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

paperback. Oberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226615967
ISBN
9780226615967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.92

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