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Hardback. This book offers a new model of educational achievement to explain why some students are committed to preparation for college. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JNM; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744195
- ISBN
- 9780804744195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.19
€ 76.19
Paperback. A dispute over over-allocation of the waters in the Klamath Basin has pitted farmers and ranchers against locals whose cultures and livelihoods depend upon fishing. This book reveals the interdependence of economic recovery with ecological restoration, and the urgency for all the communities within the basin to find common ground. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295986227
- ISBN
- 9780295986227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
hardcover. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804775175
- ISBN
- 9780804775175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.64
€ 120.64
Hardback. Moves toward an examination of the institutions, theories, and social networks of scholars as never before, maintaining a healthy scepticism toward anthropologists' views of their own methods and theories Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243958
- ISBN
- 9780803243958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.91
€ 71.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 11 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 167 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331992
- ISBN
- 9780764331992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.28
€ 18.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340239
- ISBN
- 9780764340239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.87
€ 19.00
€ 15.87
Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616674
- ISBN
- 9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 line illus. 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116846
- ISBN
- 9780691116846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.22€ 59.86
€ 77.22
€ 59.86
hardcover. As US imperialism continues to dictate foreign policy, Deadly Contradictions is a compelling account of the American empire. Num Pages: 668 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHM; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 668
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781785330797
- ISBN
- 9781785330797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.39
€ 216.39
paperback. Most would agree that American culture in the 1980s differed dramatically from that of the 1960s. Yet the 1970s is still thought of as a cultural wasteland. This text debunks this notion by examining a wide range of political and cultural phenomena. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822321668
- ISBN
- 9780822321668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.67
€ 41.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849341
- ISBN
- 9781565849341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.85
€ 30.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. A collection of some of the finest writings about the American West that capture readers imaginations, meticulously culled from books, newspapers, and magazines. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493029464
- ISBN
- 9781493029464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.33
€ 16.33
Paperback. Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood moved to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk and pay-cable. The studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This book examines the transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 585 pages, 187 b/w photographs, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1028. Hollywood Under the Electronic Rainbow, 1980-1989. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 585 pages, 185 b&w photographs, 38 tables. Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood moved to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk and pay-cable. The studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This book examines the transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; APF; KNTC. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 27. Weight: 1028.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 585
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232662
- ISBN
- 9780520232662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.04
€ 50.99
€ 36.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; APF; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148719
- ISBN
- 9780231148719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This text examines the interplay between the aesthetics and the censorship of violence in classic Hollywood films from 1930 to 1968, the era of the Production Code, when filmmakers were required to have their scripts approved before they could start production. Num Pages: 320 pages, 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813532813
- ISBN
- 9780813532813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.05
€ 41.99
€ 37.05
Paperback. Tells the story of how the market for temporary professionals operates from the perspective of the contractors who do the work, the managers who employ them, the permanent employees who work beside them, and the staffing agencies who broker deals. This book illustrates how the reality of flexibility often differs substantially from its promise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127958
- ISBN
- 9780691127958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.07
€ 52.99
€ 38.07
Hardback. Despite wide-ranging reforms triggered by the epic Mexican Revolution of 1910-1923, the 1940s saw a powerful reassertion of Washington's influence over Mexico City. This book traces the course of this reversal and examines the critical role of World War II in changing US-Mexican relations. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 320 pages, charts, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025508
- ISBN
- 9780842025508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.29
€ 172.29
Paperback. The US has been described as a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of religions in which Muslims and Methodists, Buddhists and Baptists live and work side by side. This book explores that nation of religions, focusing on how four arrived religious communities - Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs - are being shaped by American values. Editor(s): Prothero, Stephen R. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 tables, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857700
- ISBN
- 9780807857700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.53
€ 47.53
paperback. This work synthesizes various source materials including newspapers, mortician trade journals, and popular magazines, to offer a historical study of cremation in the United States. The changing view of cremation from a universally condemned practice, to accepted necessity is examined. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236882
- ISBN
- 9780520236882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.22
€ 45.22
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631103
- ISBN
- 9780691631103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.84
€ 133.84