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hardcover. This book advances the argument that the events of July 14, 1958, when Iraqi military officers overthrew the British-installed Iraqi monarchy, constituted simultaneously as a coup and a revolution for a number of reasons, including military involvement, popular participation, and policies that radically departed from those of the previous regime. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852582
- ISBN
- 9780761852582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.57
€ 124.57
Paperback. This book unpacks the power of preaching to change lives and provides a new way to consider sermon preparation and delivery. Using scholarship, practical teaching, and personal narrative, this book leads preachers toward personal renewal and new power in their preaching ministry. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852377
- ISBN
- 9780761852377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.36
€ 60.36
Hardback. This book tells the Korean immigrants' life stories in California's eight San Joaquin Valley farm communities. It describes how they survived through discrimination and injustices in the early 20th century America, and also details the Korean immigrants' efforts to regain their lost motherland from Japanese colonialism (1910-1945). Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852193
- ISBN
- 9780761852193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.80
€ 129.80
Paperback. This book explores a central and significant chapter in the social and economic history of modern America. If the story of the eminent gangsters is not the orthodox, rags-to-riches American success story, neither can it be dismissed as merely a crime story. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852155
- ISBN
- 9780761852155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.70
€ 100.70
Paperback. This book focuses on issues closely pertaining to Catholic schools to the larger questions of the Catholic imagination. The underlying thread, however, is the challenge of maintaining the richness of the Catholic imagination - of tuning the rig - in changing times and the ordinary life of the church. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JNLR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852056
- ISBN
- 9780761852056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.39
€ 64.39
Paperback. The book examines what we mean when we say we know something, and the extent and sureness of this knowledge. It starts with an analysis of our perception of material objects, the role of evolution, and the nature of space and time, and discusses different types of knowledge. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851899
- ISBN
- 9780761851899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.42
€ 56.42
Paperback. This book explores the massacre that occurred after the Japanese captured the Chinese capital of Nanjing in December 1937. In January 1938, three American diplomats arrived in Nanjing and sent numerous atrocity reports to the U.S. and U.S. diplomatic posts, extensively documenting the situation and the American diplomatic role. Editor(s): Lu, Suping. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851509
- ISBN
- 9780761851509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.23
€ 91.23
Hardback. This book explores the massacre that occurred after the Japanese captured the Chinese capital of Nanjing in December 1937. In January 1938, three American diplomats arrived in Nanjing and sent numerous atrocity reports to the U.S. and U.S. diplomatic posts, extensively documenting the situation and the American diplomatic role. Editor(s): Lu, Suping. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851493
- ISBN
- 9780761851493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.99
€ 143.99
Paperback. This book is about the bond between two legendary journalists, Walter Winchell and Damon Runyon, during the unforgettable era of World War II and the years following. Winchell was a popular radio personality and Runyon was a popular Broadway personality, best known for having written the show "Guys and Dolls." Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851301
- ISBN
- 9780761851301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.89
€ 40.99
€ 31.89
Paperback. This book explores the relationship between God, the Jewish people, and the Land of Israel, bringing clarity to issues of great moment - both in the past and in our time. The author's analyses are rooted in Biblical and rabbinic texts themselves, in addition to other scholarly disciplines that relate. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDAL; HRJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851288
- ISBN
- 9780761851288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.97
€ 67.97
Hardback. This book explores the relationship between God, the Jewish people, and the Land of Israel, bringing clarity to issues of great moment - both in the past and in our time. The author's analyses are rooted in Biblical and rabbinic texts themselves, in addition to other scholarly disciplines that relate. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDAL; HRJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761851271
- ISBN
- 9780761851271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.59
€ 130.59
Hardback. This book focuses on the innovative path Rwanda has taken in governance and reconciliation, gender equity, education, health and economic growth. The authors spent a decade working and researching in the country to prepare this path-breaking book. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761849421
- ISBN
- 9780761849421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.48
€ 107.48
Paperback. This book examines the Greek noun morphe to discover Paul's meaning in portraying Christ as existing in the 'form of God' but taking on the 'form of a servant' in Philippians 2:6-7. Using a synchronic approach to lexical semantics, this book examines the use of morphe in church and history. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761848288
- ISBN
- 9780761848288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.29
€ 64.29
Hardback. This book brings together a distinguished group of expert scholars from the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University on the main areas of American Jewish life, from colonial Jewish experience to images of Jews in contemporary films. This volume represents the fruit of this collective reflection and interrogation. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761847687
- ISBN
- 9780761847687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.60
€ 141.60
Hardback. This book, translated into English from Japanese and revised, argues that cultural diversity is a treasure for humanity, and we must realize that it is a necessary condition for a fully human existence. By realizing the deep connectedness of all human beings, we send a positive message to humanity. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761846956
- ISBN
- 9780761846956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.71
€ 107.71
Hardback. This book discusses government and private sector roles in American economy. Focusing on the mobilization of American economy against the threat of Axis ascendancy in Word War II, Carew places the mobilization in its political - economic context and evaluates its performance in terms of prevailing military and political realities. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761846680
- ISBN
- 9780761846680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.62
€ 130.62
Hardback. Catholic Spirituality and Prayer in the Secular City presents the role of religion and spirituality in a rapidly changing religious scenario. Author Robert A. Burns explores ways Catholics have been called upon to develop their spiritual lives in the most religious pluralistic society that has ever existed. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761841272
- ISBN
- 9780761841272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.92
€ 106.92
hardcover. In The Lost Opportunity, Lazarski explores these facets of the anti-Bolshevik struggle, which have been almost entirely ignored by historical scholarship. Christopher Lazarski is Professor of History and Politics at Lazarski School of Commerce and Law in Warsaw, Poland. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761841197
- ISBN
- 9780761841197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.82
€ 113.82
hardcover. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CF; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761840954
- ISBN
- 9780761840954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.42
€ 109.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 378 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761840220
- ISBN
- 9780761840220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.60
€ 142.60