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Paperback. Formal education is important in creating enlightened and active citizens. However, despite an increase in education attainment since the 1970s, political engagement has not risen at a commensurate level. This text explores how and why education affects citizenship in these ways. Num Pages: 290 pages, 33 line drawings, 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JNA; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226583891
- ISBN
- 9780226583891
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.85
€ 37.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344664
- ISBN
- 9780764344664
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Bent's Fort was a landmark of the American frontier, a huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present southeastern Colorado. The author's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the West has been conceded a place beside the works of Parkman and Prescott. Num Pages: 479 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803257535
- ISBN
- 9780803257535
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. This book examines over 4000 years of culture history of the related Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, and Makah peoples on western Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula. Series: Pacific Rim Archaeology. Num Pages: 264 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807012
- ISBN
- 9780774807012
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Creole Religions of the Caribbean: An Introduction from Vodou and Sant...
Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814762288
- ISBN
- 9780814762288
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGH; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421604
- ISBN
- 9780821421604
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. A groundbreaking history of the role of science and medicine in the American colonization of the Philippines from 1898 through the 1930s. Num Pages: 368 pages, 46 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1K; GTB; JHBA; MMRT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338437
- ISBN
- 9780822338437
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. Provides a portrait of America in the twentieth century. This book offers a varied and authentic voice for the American people, whose lives, loves, griefs, regrets, joys and sense of humour are vividly and honestly recounted throughout, and adeptly organised by Auster into themed sections. Editor(s): Auster, Paul. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 126 x 33. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571210701
- ISBN
- 9780571210701
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.80
€ 16.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHBL; PSTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816677283
- ISBN
- 9780816677283
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WBN; WBT; WTHR; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 155 x 661. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310434
- ISBN
- 9781477310434
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. This comprehensive review of US drug-control policies toward Latin America and the Caribbean, assesses the impact of those policies on democracy and human rights, and presents eight detailed case studies. Editor(s): Youngers, Coletta A.; Rosin, Eileen. Num Pages: 450 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFFH1; JPHV; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588262547
- ISBN
- 9781588262547
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Condition: New
€ 37.15
€ 37.15
Paperback. Argues that many people in the world are enamoured with and obsessed by the concocted images of the Indian - the simulations of indigenous character and cultures as essential victims. This anthology discusses the themes and practices of survivance in literature, exploring the manifestations of survivance in a variety of contexts. Editor(s): Vizenor, Gerald. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803210837
- ISBN
- 9780803210837
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803240797
- ISBN
- 9780803240797
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Hardcover. Media Nation brings together some of the most exciting voices in media and political history to present fresh perspectives on the role of mass media in the evolution of modern American politics. Together, these contributors offer a field-shaping work that aims to bring the media back to the center of scholarship modern American history. Editor(s): Schulman, Bruce J.; Zelizer, Julian E. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNJ; HBJK; JFD; KNT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248883
- ISBN
- 9780812248883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
The America's Test Kitchen Do-It-Yourself Cookbook. 100+ Foolproof Kit...
America´s Test Kitchen (Ed.)
Paperback. Editor(s): America's Test Kitchen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- America's Test Kitchen United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781936493081
- ISBN
- 9781936493081
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.39
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€ 26.39
Paperback. Encourages competent parenting to ensure society's well-being through its children's well-being Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 411.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780738206219
- ISBN
- 9780738206219
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.42
€ 31.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. Shows how black beauticians in the Jim Crow era parlayed their economic independence and access to a public community space into platforms for activism. This book argues that the beauty industry played a crucial role in the creation of the modern black female identity. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076961
- ISBN
- 9780252076961
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Tracing Fred Astaire's life from his birth in Omaha to his death in his late eighties in Hollywood, this book discusses his early days with his talented and outspoken sister Adele, his gifts as a singer, and his many movie dance partners, among them Rita Hayworth, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Betty Hutton. Series: Icons of America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASDT; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158441
- ISBN
- 9780300158441
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 224 pages, 23 b&w illustrations, 4 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; RGBF; RGC; RNK; WNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 50638th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670277
- ISBN
- 9780816670277
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Takes on one of the grimmest secrets in America's national life - the history of lynching and, more generally, the public punishment of African Americans. The author shows that lynching cannot be explained away as a phenomenon peculiar to the South or as the perverse culmination of racist politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226301389
- ISBN
- 9780226301389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73