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North America
Paperback. Takes readers into Homestead and Braddock, Pennsylvania; Lewiston, Maine; Matewan, West Virginia; and Flint, Michigan to focus on the strife caused by the departure of industry. Through words and photographs, this book explores the relationship between work, loss, and identity. Num Pages: 192 pages, 97 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 1KBBEP; 1KBBFW; 1KBBNG; AJC; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959151
- ISBN
- 9780822959151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.57
€ 29.99
€ 26.57
Paperback. Portrays Pittsburgh through 161 pairs of matching photographs in a rephotographic survey. For each location, an archival image was culled from old books, municipal records, or library collections, and then rephotographed in the late 1980s from the same camera position. This title is useful for those interested in the evolution of a city. Num Pages: 328 pages, 324 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959298
- ISBN
- 9780822959298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 45.20
€ 47.99
€ 45.20
Paperback. Unforgettable photographs from Roy Stryker's Pittsburgh Photographic Library (PPL) capture the convergence of destruction and rejuvenation that is the essence of an urban renaissance all the anxiety and hope of the fifties is reflected in these poignant photographs and explained through essays and narrative." Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B.; Plattner, Steven W. Num Pages: 192 pages, frontispiece, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; AJC; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 267 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961406
- ISBN
- 9780822961406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.10
€ 32.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. Vicky A. Clark presents a comprehensive study of the work of iconic Pittsburgh artist Robert Qualters. Complimented by over eighty color images, Clark shows Qualters to be a remarkable visual storyteller, who infuses allegory, narrative, and memory into his kinetic images filled with bold brush strokes and fauvist colors. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1129.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822962922
- ISBN
- 9780822962922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.46
€ 47.99
€ 43.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822963134
- ISBN
- 9780822963134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Muller, Edward K. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822964032
- ISBN
- 9780822964032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. An account of a young journalist's experience during World War II. This book records the events of the war and the development of journalistic strategies for covering international affairs. Num Pages: 522 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210142
- ISBN
- 9780826210142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. This text explores the "orphan trains" which took poor European immigrant children to new lives in the Midwest in 1854. It documents the history of the children on those trains - their struggles, successes and failures. It includes stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211217
- ISBN
- 9780826211217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.09
€ 17.99
€ 16.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 5 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826219039
- ISBN
- 9780826219039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.82
€ 31.82
Hardback. Explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and US documents, this volume examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 b&w maps and photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886160
- ISBN
- 9781574886160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.93
€ 32.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguez's The 1950s' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All-American Oddities. Rodriguez gives you a whole decade's worth of fun, facts, and all-important memories. Series: Most Wanted S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887150
- ISBN
- 9781574887150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.20
€ 14.20
hardcover. Curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much further to show the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887754
- ISBN
- 9781574887754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.45
€ 33.45
Paperback. Curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much further to show the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w drawing, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887761
- ISBN
- 9781574887761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. Presents the fascinating succession of events and characters that make up New Mexico's past. This edition takes the reader to the opening years of the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 202 pages, 100 b/w photos & 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826340030
- ISBN
- 9780826340030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Paperback. Containing more than three hundred photographs, this is written primarily for students of arms, but also contains material of interest to historians, museum specialists, collectors, and dealers of antique arms. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBW; JWM; TTM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826349989
- ISBN
- 9780826349989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.95
€ 134.95
Paperback. Demonstrating that the family is both distinctive in its own right and deeply interwoven with other institutions, this title examines the roles of education, work, leisure, consumption, legal regulation, public administration, and biology in shaping the ways we court and marry, bear and raise children, and make and break family bonds. Editor(s): Tipton, Steven M.; Witte, John, Jr. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010666
- ISBN
- 9781589010666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.17
€ 72.17
Ten Thousand Democracies: Politics and Public Opinion in America's Sch...
Berkman, Michael B.; Plutzer, Eric
paperback. Begins with educational reforms from the Progressive era in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the civil rights movement and ending with Pennsylvania's 2004 tax relief measure. This title explores what factors determine education spending levels in school districts. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589010765
- ISBN
- 9781589010765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.67
€ 71.67
Paperback. The United States was founded on a commitment to religious tolerance. Inherent in this political reality is the question, "What is the appropriate relationship between religious beliefs and public life?" This is not a new question, but in contemporary US politics it has become a particularly insistent one. This book offers new and nuanced answers. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010826
- ISBN
- 9781589010826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.45
€ 72.45
paperback. Examines reasons why environmental laws seldom work out exactly as planned. Casting federal-state working relationships as 'pulling together,' 'coming apart,' or somewhere in-between, this title provides dozens of observations from federal and state officials. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011007
- ISBN
- 9781589011007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
The Education Mayor: Improving America's Schools (American Governance ...
Wong, Kenneth K.; Shen, Francis X.; Anagnosto...
paperback. In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. This work takes a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781589011793
- ISBN
- 9781589011793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.89
€ 71.89