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hardcover. Editor(s): Horle, Craig W.; Foster, Joseph S.; Wolfe, Laurie M. Num Pages: 1635 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; GBCB; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 88. Weight in Grams: 2885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
1635
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780966779455
ISBN
9780966779455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.39
€ 54.68

Paperback. This book tracks the rise and fall of an underworld culture that bred some of America's greatest racketeers, bootleggers, gamblers, and professional killers, examining the careers of such high-profile figures as Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Bugsy Siegel. Num Pages: 351 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSR1; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231096836
ISBN
9780231096836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

paperback. Looks at the politics behind child care legislation. Identifying junctures at which child care bills were introduced and debated, this book examines the politics surrounding each of these events and identifies the political structures and negotiations that evolved. It also looks at how child care legislation became part of other issues. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112376
ISBN
9780231112376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

paperback. The human impulse to religion can be seen to encompass environmentalism as an offshoot of the secular, material faith in human reason and power that dominates modern society. This book traces the history of environmentalism - and its moral thrust - from its roots in the Enlightenment and Romanticism through the Progressive Era to the present. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985565
ISBN
9780295985565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

paperback. Traces the series of events which culminated in the 1802 and 1804 Battles of Sitka, a turning point in the history of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and, ultimately, in the history of America. Editor(s): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, Richard; Black, Lydia T. Series: Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295986012
ISBN
9780295986012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

paperback. Colonial Proximities traces the encounters between aboriginal peoples, mixed-race populations, Chinese migrants, and Europeans in late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century British Columbia. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816342
ISBN
9780774816342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

hardcover. This book explores how the arrival of Latin American immigrants in the United States shifts racial classifications for newcomers, for the society receiving them, and for the people they leave behind. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777957
ISBN
9780804777957
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

paperback. Concentrates on the account of elder Americans in rural Iowa who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Focusing on the impact of chronic illness on an aging population, this title combines prose with qualitative and quantitative research to demonstrate how PD accelerates, mediates, and obscures patterns of aging. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
None
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813545448
ISBN
9780813545448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

hardcover. The Black-Jewish conflict in the US, without effective strategies for intervention, can only be expected to worsen. This volume suggests a psychoanalytic approach to addressing and resolving the issues causing the conflict, such as feelings of powerlessness and economic marginalization. Editor(s): Helmreich, Alan; Marcus, Paul R. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JFSR1; JHMP; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275956660
ISBN
9780275956660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.55

hardcover. Studying the years from 1880 to 1930, this text traces the origins, evolution and implications of the fruit industry in California, the creation of America's first industrial countryside and its repercussions. The text examines the growers' corporations and their political influence. Num Pages: 302 pages, 9 b/w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; KCZ; KNAC; KNDF; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780520211728
ISBN
9780520211728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.02
€ 49.59

Paperback. Tells the largely forgotten story of German measles epidemic of early 1960s and how it created national anxiety about dying, disabled, and "dangerous" babies. This title helps to transform abortion politics, produce new science, and build enduring social movements of late twentieth century - reproductive rights and disability rights movements. Num Pages: 392 pages, S&B. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274570
ISBN
9780520274570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.02

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474125
ISBN
9780801474125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

hardcover. Series: Culture and Economic Life. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; JFD; JFSC; VSB; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804798266
ISBN
9780804798266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

Hardback. A timely primer on the current embattled state of American higher education, this book guides readers through the forces and trends that have brought the education system to this point, and highlights some of the ways they will reshape America's colleges in the years to come. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199374090
ISBN
9780199374090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226123097
ISBN
9780226123097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Paperback. Using insights from ethnographic research conducted in London and New York, this book explores the varying ways young men use graffiti to construct masculinity, claim power and establish independence from the institutions which define, and often limit, them as young people. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1KBBEY; AFJG; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333781913
ISBN
9780333781913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.44
€ 58.89

hardcover. This volume presents five studies on key dimensions of union-management relations. Topics examined include union representation, financial consequences of unionism and wage determination, workplace innovation, and conflict resolution in unionized enterprises in North America. Editor(s): Kaufman, Bruce E.; Lewin, David. Series: Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JNMN; KJW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762307500
ISBN
9780762307500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.83

Paperback. "Consistently rated the best guides to the regions covered..Readable, tasteful, appealingly designed. Strong on dining, lodging, and history."-National Geographic Traveler Series: Explorer's Great Destinations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 full-color photographs and maps throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Countryman Press Inc. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581571110
ISBN
9781581571110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.49

paperback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971751
ISBN
9781597971751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

hardcover. Across black America during the Golden Age of Aviation, John C. Robinson was widely acclaimed as the long-awaited "black Lindbergh." Robinson's fame, which rivaled that of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens, came primarily from his wartime role as the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force after Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974875
ISBN
9781597974875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Paperback. Series: A Bur Oak Guide. Num Pages: 12 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WNCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 114 x 13. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Iowa Press United States
Number of pages
12
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609382025
ISBN
9781609382025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.46

paperback. The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada, indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress, seaport, and community, and the citizens who made it their home. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, 13 photos, 3 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803260092
ISBN
9780803260092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

paperback. The Wild Bunch, the confederation of western outlaws headed by Butch Cassidy, found sanctuary on Outlaw Trail. Stretching across Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, this trail offered hideouts to bandits and cowboys. This book presents the history of the lives and exploits of the outlaws of the Northwest. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Third Printing
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277786
ISBN
9780803277786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

paperback. Argues that the flaw in the fight for gay and lesbian marriage rights lies in its failure to call into question the forms of oppression gender, racial, and economic that lead society to privilege the nuclear family. This title shapes a theory of rights, freedom, and democracy that can liberate us from the strictures of conservative hegemony. Series: Queer Politics, Queer Theories. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JHBK; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396844
ISBN
9781566396844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

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