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North America
Paperback. As the residents of McAllen, Texas, sleep soundly, a small number of agents of the US Border Patrol wait on the banks of the Rio Grande. This book describes the daily risks they face and the insights they hold as a result of their experience with the hard realities of immigration policy, the war on drugs, and the threat of terrorist infiltration. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725942
- ISBN
- 9780896725942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.21
€ 25.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. Confronting the cultural stereotypes that have been attached to Asian-Americans over the last 150 years, this title seizes the label "Oriental" and asks where it came from. It shows how the bewildering array of racialized images first proffered by music hall songsters and social commentators have evolved and become generalized to Asian-Americans. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 50318th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397537
- ISBN
- 9781566397537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicated military matters in layperson's terms, while sustaining the drama involved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the key players in that struggle.. are seamlessly interwoven with his exciting narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471390206
- ISBN
- 9780471390206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.05
€ 25.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 3JJH; BM; HBJM; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091937515
- ISBN
- 9780091937515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.29
€ 17.99
€ 13.29
paperback. Robert Lecker explores the ways in which these anthologies contributed to the formation of a Canadian literary canon, the extent to which this canon was tied to an ideal of English-Canadian nationalism, and the material conditions accounting for the anthologies' production. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613966
- ISBN
- 9781442613966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.66
€ 43.99
€ 39.66
Paperback. Using the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) model of world trade and economic activity, this title analyzes the expected trade and other economic impacts of the prospective Free Trade Agreement. It examines bilateral trade and investment flows, bilateral trade frictions, and implications of the prospective accords. Num Pages: 123 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; KCLT1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 8. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323962
- ISBN
- 9780881323962
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.95
€ 20.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. This title considers how Hollywood articulates the eroticism that is intrinsic to identification between men. It also examines how Hollywood has both reflected and helped to shape the concept of masculinity. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 59 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APFA; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113014
- ISBN
- 9780231113014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGB; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062108081
- ISBN
- 9780062108081
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.01
€ 17.99
€ 17.01
Hardback. Robert Tsai's history invites readers into the circle of defiant groups who refused to accept the Constitution's definition of who "We the People" are and how their authority should be exercised. It is the story of America as told by dissenters: squatters, Native Americans, abolitionists, socialists, internationalists, and racial nationalists. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059955
- ISBN
- 9780674059955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.12
€ 48.99
€ 41.12
Hardback. Praise for Robert L. Tonsetic's previous publications: "..takes an unflinching look at both the adventure and trauma of war while aiming to fill the gaps in the record for Vietnam." -Metro College Magazine "Of special interest is the way in which he recounts the dynamics of personalities and their effect on the indigenous commanders and units. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000633
- ISBN
- 9781612000633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.83
€ 41.99
€ 34.83
Paperback. Days of Valor tells the story of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, a major combat unit of the US Army that served in the Vietnam War. The brigade was formed at Fort Benning, Georgia, and was sent out to Vietnam in December 1966. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781935149385
- ISBN
- 9781935149385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.89
€ 27.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. Aims to present a provocative meditation on bioregionalism and what it means to live, work, eat and play in relation to naturally defined areas. This work gives a textured portrait of the author's own home, the Putah-Cache watershed in California's Sacramento Valley, demonstrating how bioregionalism can be practiced in everyday life. Num Pages: 317 pages, 38 b/w photographs, 12 line illustrations, 14 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AMV; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236288
- ISBN
- 9780520236288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Ray, Robert L.; Watkins, Mackenzie A. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSF; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619428898
- ISBN
- 9781619428898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.44€ 115.47
€ 167.44
€ 115.47
A survey of the topographic and metaphoric landscape of New Hampshire's White Mountains through the artistic and tourist life of the region as it appears in paintings and illustrations. Extending from the late-18th to the late-20th century, it includes a large collection of pictorial works. Num Pages: 264 pages, 16 colour & 148 b&w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; ACQ; ACV; ACX; AGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606635
- ISBN
- 9780815606635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.13
€ 50.99
€ 46.13
Paperback. In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178983
- ISBN
- 9781405178983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.51
€ 60.51
Hardback. In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178990
- ISBN
- 9781405178990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.20
€ 114.20
Hardcover. The evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era. Series: Studies in Macroeconomic History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 72.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521881326
- ISBN
- 9780521881326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.10
€ 86.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 15. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066023
- ISBN
- 9780252066023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.45
€ 33.99
€ 30.45
Paperback. Examining the shift between American immigrant policy between 1924 and 1964, Ellis Island Nation traces the emergence of "contributionism," the belief that the newcomers from eastern and southern Europe contributed important cultural and economic benefits to American society. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223385
- ISBN
- 9780812223385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
paperback. Discusses the underlying causes of the US Civil War as they relate to Missouri and reveals how the war helped create both the legend and the reality of Jesse James and his gang. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JFC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826209597
- ISBN
- 9780826209597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.76
€ 16.99
€ 15.76