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Hardback. As the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752749
ISBN
9780804752749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

Paperback. As the first comprehensive effort to view the modern class action through the lenses of American constitutional and political theory, this book contends that the procedural device needs to be substantially modified to prevent it from violating key constitutional and democratic precepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752756
ISBN
9780804752756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Brings together notes and essays of the author. This book includes are autobiographical vignettes from childhood and youth describing the gamut of human emotion, from childhood fear to adult nostalgia in the re-creation of the past. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ACG; BG; DN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571170760
ISBN
9780571170760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Explores the way historians have contested the meaning of the American Revolution Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797112
ISBN
9780814797112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

paperback. Probes the implications of the emergence of the leaders for the future of African American politics. This title presents a theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment. Editor(s): Gillespie, Andra. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415992169
ISBN
9780415992169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.33

Paperback. In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the US government's shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book shows how the US government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281493
ISBN
9780520281493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.74

Hardcover. The 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair was a major event in early twentieth-century America. This title asks: what can we learn about the lived experience of fairgoers when we compare historical accounts, individual and collective memories, and artifacts from the event? It paints a lively picture of how fairgoers spent their time. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293103
ISBN
9780226293103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Hardcover. This book demonstrates that the United States, whether we like it or not, is a theolegal nation - a democracy that simultaneously guarantees citizens the right to free expression of belief while preventing the establishment of a state religion. Editor(s): Walker, Nathan C.; Blair, Tony; Greenlee, Edwin J. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230117839
ISBN
9780230117839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.19

Paperback. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479889082
ISBN
9781479889082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Intellectual ideas on "international community" can contribute to how cultures perceive one another. These ideas can be misunderstood if they are framed in a culturally exclusive way. This text examines how Russian elites engage American ideas of world order and why they perceive them as unlikely to promote a just or stable international system. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268042295
ISBN
9780268042295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813584935
ISBN
9780813584935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK; JNLC; JNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813584942
ISBN
9780813584942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.16

Hardback. Why does America consistently receive such low ratings in opinion polls around the world? This work explains that the answer lies not just in America's overtly forceful actions but in the construction and presentation of its self-image. It is intended for scholars and policymakers. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551480
ISBN
9780742551480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165907
ISBN
9780231165907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. The United States today cries out for a robust, self-respecting, intellectually sophisticated left, yet the very idea of a left appears to have been discredited. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644844
ISBN
9780745644844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.49

Paperback. The United States today cries out for a robust, self-respecting, intellectually sophisticated left, yet the very idea of a left appears to have been discredited. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644851
ISBN
9780745644851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610483575
ISBN
9781610483575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
197
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403965035
ISBN
9781403965035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Paperback. Examining partisan attachments across the four primary racial groups - African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and whites - in the United States, this book offers an account of how race and immigration influence the relationship that Americans have - or fail to have - with the Democratic and Republican parties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 line illus. 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148793
ISBN
9780691148793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. As recently as the early 1970s, the news media was one of the most respected institutions in the United States. Yet by the 1990s, this trust had all but evaporated. This book examines waning public trust in the institutional news media within the context of the American political system. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147864
ISBN
9780691147864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Drawing on surveys of public attitudes and analyses of more than 40 years of television and news-magazine stories on poverty, this book demonstrates how public opposition to welfare is fed by a potent combination of racial stereotypes and misinformation about the true nature of America's poor. Series: Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion. Num Pages: 296 pages, 26 line drawings, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFA; JFSL1; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293653
ISBN
9780226293653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271022604
ISBN
9780271022604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.60

Paperback. Examines the pitched battles over busing at a national scale, focusing on cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, and Pontiac, Michigan. This book shows how school officials, politicians, the courts, and the media gave precedence to the desires of white parents who opposed school desegregation over the civil rights of black students. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 260 pages, 35 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3; JNFR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284258
ISBN
9780520284258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Charles Doran examines why Canadian unity is important, what drives Quebec separatism in the American view, and the nature of the historical era that has shaped and conditioned secessionist impulse. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802083913
ISBN
9780802083913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

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