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The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism
. Ed(S): Jenkins, Brian Michael; Godges, John
paperback. Editor(s): Jenkins, Brian Michael; Godges, John. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 222 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- RAND Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780833058331
- ISBN
- 9780833058331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.84
€ 27.84
Paperback. "The Great Gatsby" (1925) is a classic of modern American literature and is often seen as the quintessential novel of 'the jazz age'. This guide sets "The Great Gatsby" in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure. It includes points for discussion and suggestions for further study. Series: A Reader's Guides. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200. Series: Reader's Guides. 176 pages. "The Great Gatsby" (1925) is a classic of modern American literature and is often seen as the quintessential novel of 'the jazz age'. This guide sets "The Great Gatsby" in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure. It includes points for discussion and suggestions for further study. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826490117
- ISBN
- 9780826490117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.81
€ 37.81
paperback. As city editor of Pulitzer's New York Evening World, Charles E Chapin was the model of the take-no-prisoners newsroom tyrant: he drove reporters relentlessly - and kept his paper in the center ring of the circus of big-city journalism. This book tracks Chapin's rise from legendary Chicago street reporter to celebrity powerbroker in New York. Series: Communications & Media Studies. Num Pages: 470 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGB; BTC; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222681
- ISBN
- 9780823222681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.28
€ 42.28
paperback. Saldivar is one of the founders of border studies and one of the most respected senior scholars in American Studies. In this work he introduces the term trans-Americanity as a frame for thinking more hemispherically within a global, world-systems frame. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350835
- ISBN
- 9780822350835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.09
€ 38.09
Mexican American Religions: Spirituality, Activism, and Culture
. Ed(S): Espinosa, Gaston; Garcia, Mario T.
paperback. A multidisciplinary collection of essays examining the influence of Mexican American religion on Mexican American literature, art, politics, and popular culture. Editor(s): Espinosa, Gaston; Garcia, Mario T. Num Pages: 456 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341192
- ISBN
- 9780822341192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 27 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648313
- ISBN
- 9780816648313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.69
€ 33.69
Mexican Americans and the Law: ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!...
Reynaldo Anaya Valencia, Sonia R. García, He...
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- abridged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816522798
- ISBN
- 9780816522798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.37
€ 30.37
Paperback. Drawing on the world of scholarship and from personal experience, Robert A. Katzmann examines governance in judicial-congressional relations. After identifying problems, he offers ways to improve understanding between the two branches. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Washington
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815748656
- ISBN
- 9780815748656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.65
€ 32.65
Paperback. Today America's nonprofit sector, long a critically important part of the nation's social and economic fabric, is more important than ever. This book explains how and why they developed and how they interact with one another in the ongoing battle for the soul of America's nonprofit world. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815724254
- ISBN
- 9780815724254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.19
€ 35.19
Paperback. Detroit is home to one of the largest and most diverse Arab communities outside the Middle East. This collection of memoirs, poetry, interviews and essays brings together the work of 25 contributors to paint a colourful portrait of Detroit's Arab community. Editor(s): Abraham, Nabeel; Shryock, Andrew. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; DQ; HBTB; JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814328125
- ISBN
- 9780814328125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.58
€ 41.58
Paperback. Examining events surrounding the test case of the right of Blacks to armed self-defense in the 1960s, this book tells the story of a Southern Black community's struggle to defend themselves against the Ku Klux Klan and other racists. This book heavily influenced the leader of the Black Panthers. Series: African American Life. Num Pages: 128 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814327142
- ISBN
- 9780814327142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.26
€ 32.26
paperback. Now revised and updated, this book examines the variety of ways that citizens in the United States engage in their communities and American politics and where the line dividing acceptable and unacceptable discourse and activities lies. Series: Dilemmas in American Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Westview Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813344577
- ISBN
- 9780813344577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
paperback. First published at the height of the Vietnam War, this book argues that America's involvement in the conflict arose substantially from an over-confident and unilateral interpretation of history, and that the mistake is one from which lessons can still be learned. Num Pages: 112 pages, map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 165.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Westview Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813331959
- ISBN
- 9780813331959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.09
€ 59.09
Pedagogy, Policy, and the Privatized City: Stories of Dispossession an...
Kristen L. Buras, Jim Randels, Kalamu Ya Sala...
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; JFSG; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807750896
- ISBN
- 9780807750896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Because of the Kids: Facing Racial and Cultural Differences in Schools...
Obidah, Jennifer E. (Assistant Professor, Gra...
paperback. Here, the authors recount how they set out on a collaborative three-year study to explore the impact of racial and cultural differences in one of their urban, middle school classrooms. They describe how they learned to confront and deal with the challenges they faced. Series: Practitioner Inquiry Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1; JNA; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807740125
- ISBN
- 9780807740125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
hardcover. This book reveals the important role lawyers, law, and courts play in struggles over educational resources, especially when it comes to the translation of policy goals into legal claims. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 1KBBSK; LNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford Law Books United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763530
- ISBN
- 9780804763530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.37
€ 152.37
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489853
- ISBN
- 9780801489853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.71
€ 50.71
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPT; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477393
- ISBN
- 9780801477393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
Hardcover. Health Care in the United States discusses the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system. This resource includes examples, tables, and a glossary with key terms and acronyms to help understand important concepts. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787995478
- ISBN
- 9780787995478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.73
€ 101.73
Paperback. Examines black newspapers in general and four in particular - the "Chicago Defender", the "Pittsburgh Courier", the "Black Dispatch", and the "Jackson Advocate" - and their coverage of national events. The beginnings of the black press are detailed, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. Num Pages: 205 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786426072
- ISBN
- 9780786426072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.50
€ 38.50
Paperback. Presents a fresh approach to understanding the American combat soldier's experience in Vietnam. This book integrates such topics as the political culture, the experiences of training, the Vietnam experience, and the 'homecoming', and offers an overview of the 870,000 'grunts' who bore the brunt of the fighting in the jungles of South Vietnam. Num Pages: 272 pages, halftones, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWS2; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765622860
- ISBN
- 9780765622860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.56
€ 56.56
Homeland Security: Principles and Practice of Terrorism Response
Maniscalco, Paul M., Christen Jr., Dr. Hank T...
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780763757854
- ISBN
- 9780763757854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.09
€ 182.09
Reading, Writing, and Discussing at the Graduate Level
Kim, Rina; Ablert, Lillie R.; Sihn, Hang Gyun
Paperback. This book will help international students navigate the academic, professional, and social issues they will encounter while attending graduate school in the United States. This book is an invaluable tool for international graduate students and for their instructors and mentors. Num Pages: 76 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNFR; JNKD; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761864127
- ISBN
- 9780761864127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.34
€ 46.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761834977
- ISBN
- 9780761834977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.38
€ 57.38