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The Americas
hardcover. The first comprehensive study of the admission policies and practices at U.S. public universities, examining their "social contract" in light of contemporary debates over affirmative action, standardized testing, privatization, and the influences of globalization. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755580
- ISBN
- 9780804755580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
hardcover. An examination of why acceptance into America's most prestigious colleges remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 1. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756372
- ISBN
- 9780804756372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.37
€ 113.37
hardcover. Genealogical Fictions examines how the state, church, Inquisition, and other institutions in colonial Mexico used the Spanish notion of limpieza de sangre (purity of blood) over time and how the concept's enduring religious, genealogical, and gendered meanings came to shape the region's patriotic and racial ideologies. Num Pages: 424 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756488
- ISBN
- 9780804756488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.11
€ 150.11
hardcover. This volume provides an in-depth history of Navy high-level decision making during the challenging initial decade of the Cold War. Num Pages: 728 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804756662
- ISBN
- 9780804756662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
hardcover. Local Liberalisms shows how early nineteenth-century Mexicans-be they indigenous villagers, government officials, or local elites-worked to incorporate the institutions of liberalism into their daily political lives, and how those local institutions interacted with a national liberal movement that often contradicted them. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; JFSL4; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757645
- ISBN
- 9780804757645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
hardcover. Culture and Management in the Americas provides a different approach to enhance the effectiveness of management across cultures. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 tables, 11 figures, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760140
- ISBN
- 9780804760140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.99
€ 42.99
€ 35.99
hardcover. Focuses on American romantic writers' attempts to theorize aesthetic experience through the language of electricity. This work moves between historical and cultural analysis and close textual reading, aiming to challenge readers to see American literature as at once formal and historical and as a product of both aesthetic and material experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761239
- ISBN
- 9780804761239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.69
€ 81.69
hardcover. Based on the author's 30+ years of studying and teaching about the U.S. health care system, Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System provides clear and comprehensive tools to improve our declining health care system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804761963
- ISBN
- 9780804761963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.38
€ 42.99
€ 35.38
hardcover. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763349
- ISBN
- 9780804763349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
hardcover. Investigates the origins of two major federal agencies that touch the lives of Americans every day: the Roosevelt-era Federal Security Agency and the more recently created Department of Homeland Security to show how fights over the scope of national security can reshape the very structure of government. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770699
- ISBN
- 9780804770699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
The Puzzle of Unanimity. Consensus on the United States Supreme Court....
Corley, Pamela C.; Steigerwalt, Amy; Ward, Ar...
hardcover. The first comprehensive account of how the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court achieve consensus. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804784726
- ISBN
- 9780804784726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807081419
- ISBN
- 9780807081419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813512808
- ISBN
- 9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
paperback. An assessment of how race, class, and gender shape social identity in the United States. The author argues that changes in racial assignment have shaped the ways American Jews of different eras have constructed their own ethnoracial identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813525907
- ISBN
- 9780813525907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.73
€ 44.99
€ 39.73
hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None ed.
- SKU
- V9780813537016
- ISBN
- 9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Paperback. During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. This work examines the film industry's growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era. Editor(s): Fischer, Lucy Rose. Series Editor(s): Friedman, Lester D.; Pomerance, Murray. Series: Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema. Num Pages: 312 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813544854
- ISBN
- 9780813544854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53
Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547367
- ISBN
- 9780813547367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex, and Stardom (Latinidad: Tra...
Professor Priscilla Peña Ovalle
Paperback. Series: Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813548814
- ISBN
- 9780813548814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.72
€ 43.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813562490
- ISBN
- 9780813562490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.62
€ 43.99
€ 38.62
paperback. Series: The American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- None
- SKU
- V9780813565293
- ISBN
- 9780813565293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
The Blacker the Ink. Constructions of Black Identity in Comics and Seq...
. Ed(S): Gateward, Frances; Jennings, John
Paperback. Editor(s): Gateward, Frances; Jennings, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLC; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813572338
- ISBN
- 9780813572338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.72
€ 43.99
€ 38.72
paperback. Series: Nature, Society, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 photographs, 18 maps, 2 figures, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD; RGC; RNC; TQSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813574196
- ISBN
- 9780813574196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.39
€ 40.99
€ 36.39
paperback. This title emhasizes the complexities inherent in one distinct white ethnic group's involvement in America's racial dilemma. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814726815
- ISBN
- 9780814726815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816618972
- ISBN
- 9780816618972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43