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Paperback. Structured to meet employers' needs for low-wage farm workers, the well-known Bracero Program recruited thousands of Mexicans to perform physical labor in the United States between 1942 and 1964 in exchange for remittances sent back to Mexico. This book uncovers a previously hidden history of transnational family life. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282674
ISBN
9780520282674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Hardcover. Born in an era when few women sought professional careers, the author rose through the ranks, from Vice Consul to the first woman US Ambassador to an African country and the first woman acting US Ambassador in Latin America. This work tells the story of the author's career in the US Foreign Service during the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 739.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268044138
ISBN
9780268044138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629147123
ISBN
9781629147123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.58

Hardcover. This is the story of how Thomas Edison bet wrong in the fierce war between supporters of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). The savagery of this electrical battle can be hardly imagined today. AC/DC is an object lesson in bad business strategy and poor decision making. Num Pages: 208 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787982676
ISBN
9780787982676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. The first book to address the negative consequences of corporatization of higher education. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667354
ISBN
9781552667354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Defining the terms of academic capitalism in the new economy, this groundbreaking study offers essential insights into the trajectory of American higher education. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892332
ISBN
9780801892332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.29

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816687404
ISBN
9780816687404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Hardcover. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028552
ISBN
9780226028552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 89.00

Paperback. In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is required for entry into a growing number of professions. This title asks the question - are undergraduates really learning anything once they get there. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226028569
ISBN
9780226028569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Editor(s): White, Lamar H. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 270 x 273 x 19. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
Har/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634636865
ISBN
9781634636865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 261.07
€ 175.76

Paperback. Information technology (IT) was the key to the superior overall macro-economic performance of the United States in the 1990s. This book traces the globalization of the IT industry, its diffusion into the US economy, and the prospects and implications of more extensive technology-enabled globalization of products and services. Num Pages: 237 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323900
ISBN
9780881323900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. This title introduces the major political and social themes of this period of American history in an accessible and progressive way. The Context series is designed to ease students' transition from GCSE to AS and A level, concentrating on key skills for the exams. Series: Access to History Context. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 4KL; 4KST; HBJK. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 246 x 188 x 16. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340803264
ISBN
9780340803264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.53

Paperback. Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. Series: Access to History. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 346 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340965887
ISBN
9780340965887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

Paperback. Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. Series: Access to History. Num Pages: 216 pages, black and white photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 4KL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Hodder Education United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340929308
ISBN
9780340929308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 345 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JPVH; LNTM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 263 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634849333
ISBN
9781634849333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.49
€ 184.34

Hardcover. For many Americans, the colonial heroes deserve special celebratory reverence. Yet while Washington's leadership, Franklin's writings, and Revere's ride captivate us, the influence George Whitefield instilled within the revolutionary spirits of early Americans is regrettably unknown. This title tells the story of this forgotten founder. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBTV; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602583917
ISBN
9781602583917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.12

hardcover. Addresses a controversy of long standing among historians of eighteenth-century America and Virginia - the extent to which internal conflict and/or consensus characterized the society of the Revolutionary era. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928456
ISBN
9780813928456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Kephart, Horace. Series: Dover Books on Americana. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486445205
ISBN
9780486445205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.96

Paperback. The controversy within the United States over China's exchange rate policy has generated a series of legislative proposals to restrict the discretion of the US Treasury Department in determining currency manipulation. This book reviews Treasury's reports to Congress on exchange rate policy and Congress' treatment of them. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 112 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 231.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881324198
ISBN
9780881324198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.29

Hardcover. The Second Edition includes new chapters on financing and investment arrangements, pensions and deferred income taxes, mergers and acquisitions, and consolidated income statements. Num Pages: 608 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471507048
ISBN
9780471507048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Martinez, Leah. Num Pages: 165 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634828673
ISBN
9781634828673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 229.32
€ 169.93

Hardback. Editor(s): Roscoe, Wilma J. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; G; JFSL; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
68
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819172884
ISBN
9780819172884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.25

Paperback. Provides a history of Blackness and a theoretically challenging understanding of race and ethnicity. This book traces how Blackness was defined by cultural ideas, social practices and shared identities as well as shaped in response to the social and historical conditions at different moments in American history. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707081
ISBN
9780814707081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. This report examines the disaster resilience efforts of the executive and legislative branches of government and public-private partnerships. Series: CSIS Reports. Num Pages: 52 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSR; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 281 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442240377
ISBN
9781442240377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.72

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