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Paperback. Examines how twenty-six poverty-stricken African American men from Chicago view their prospects for getting ahead. This book documents their definitions of good jobs and the good life - and their beliefs about whether and how these can be attained. It reveals how these men have experienced varying degrees of exposure to more-privileged Americans. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSC; JFSJ2; JFSL3; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127002
- ISBN
- 9780691127002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.40€ 42.14
€ 53.40
€ 42.14
Paperback. Like the canaries that alerted miners to a poisonous atmosphere, issues of race point to underlying problems in society that ultimately affect everyone, not just minorities. In this work, Lani Guinier and Gerald Torres propose a way to confront race in the 21st century. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFFJ; JFSL; JPA; JPH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010840
- ISBN
- 9780674010840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.77
€ 35.99
€ 30.77
Paperback. Roberto Rossellini's "Il Miracolo" is deceptively simple: a demented peasant woman is seduced by a stranger she believes to be Saint Joseph, is socially ostracized for becoming pregnant out of wedlock, but is finally redeemed through motherhood. This book explores the unique place that the movies occupy in American culture. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB; JFMD; LAZ; LNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616190
- ISBN
- 9780700616190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.75
€ 35.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBT; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 256 x 19. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781987915006
- ISBN
- 9781987915006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.67
€ 31.99
€ 28.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475795
- ISBN
- 9780801475795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.78
€ 33.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486445588
- ISBN
- 9780486445588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.69
€ 11.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673827
- ISBN
- 9780816673827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.17
€ 23.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Clearly illustrates the fundamental links between theory, policy, and data measurement. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412981811
- ISBN
- 9781412981811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.46
€ 98.46
Paperback. An eye-opening look at how America's social policy has been hijacked by a rhetoric of extremes. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393321135
- ISBN
- 9780393321135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.57
€ 23.99
€ 20.57
The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada's Press
Hackett, Robert A.; Gruneau, Richard; Gutstei...
paperback. The Missing News explores the role of newspapers in North America's complex media environment as vehicles for democratic communication. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551930275
- ISBN
- 9781551930275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.87
€ 33.99
€ 30.87
Hardback. Challenging an enduring paradigm among linguists, this text explores the origins of plantation creole. It proposes that the "limited access model" of creole genesis is seriously flawed. Num Pages: 292 pages, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; 2ZP; CFFD; GTB; JFSL3; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219991
- ISBN
- 9780520219991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.89€ 48.91
€ 62.89
€ 48.91
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778774679
- ISBN
- 9780778774679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.25
€ 13.99
€ 10.25
Hardback. "The first accurate transcription of John James Audubon's 1843 journals, which includes recently discovered and previously unpublished journal entries detailing his last expedition along the upper Missouri River"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Patterson, Jerry Daniel. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; RBKF; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244986
- ISBN
- 9780803244986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardback. Using Dominicans in New York City as a case study, Ramona Hernandez challenges the old belief that workers necessarily migrate from one region to another because of supply and demand or because of a de facto government policy to make people leave or stay. As a result, she shows that the traditional correlation between migration and economic progress does not always hold true. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJD; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFN; JHBL; KCB; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116220
- ISBN
- 9780231116220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.43€ 79.12
€ 104.43
€ 79.12
Paperback. Richly illustrated with archival photos from The Henry Ford, The Model T is the definitive history of an iconographic piece of American technology. Num Pages: 168 pages, 110, 102 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDX; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421179
- ISBN
- 9781421421179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.73
€ 32.99
€ 27.73
Paperback. The Modern American Military is composed of essays surveying the mission and character of the United States armed forces in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Kennedy, David M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190230906
- ISBN
- 9780190230906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.32
€ 34.99
€ 34.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2 Rev Upd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616848
- ISBN
- 9780700616848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642109
- ISBN
- 9780691642109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.30
€ 215.30
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691614472
- ISBN
- 9780691614472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.57€ 56.67
€ 73.57
€ 56.67
Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133904
- ISBN
- 9780691133904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814792841
- ISBN
- 9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Sternberg, Robert J. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536778
- ISBN
- 9781557536778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.34€ 57.86
€ 60.34
€ 57.86
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNB; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643298
- ISBN
- 9780691643298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.67
€ 226.67
Hardback. Examines the addition to the Art Institute of Chicago, designed by Renzo Piano; this expansion to The Art Institute of Chicago, already one of the largest museums in the country, adds galleries for modern and contemporary painting and sculpture, as well as for photography, film and video, and architecture and design. Series: Art Institute of Chicago. Num Pages: 160 pages, 20 duotone illustrations + 120 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AGC; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300141122
- ISBN
- 9780300141122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37