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Hardcover. Whole Grains and Health presents a science-based discussion of whole grains and their expanding role in health and disease. An international collection of authors presents current perspectives on grains, the many opportunities for further research into whole grains and the remarkable growth potential for product development. Editor(s): Marquart, Len; Reicks, Maria; McIntosh, Graeme H.; Jacobs, David R.; Poutanen, Kaisa; Reicks, Marla. Num Pages: 360 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813807775
ISBN
9780813807775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 289.73
€ 289.17

Paperback. "In this overarching portrait of three decades of U.S. immigration reform, the author focuses on the roles, on the one hand, of presidents from Reagan to Obama, and on the other, of Catholic immigration advocates, shedding light on the relationship between debates over immigration policy and broader domestic politics"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813227795
ISBN
9780813227795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.96

Series: Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JFD; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813145365
ISBN
9780813145365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; LNF; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144917
ISBN
9780813144917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 341 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; JFFA; JPQB; KCM; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813142463
ISBN
9780813142463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.60

Is hunting a bygone activity, out of touch with modern life; or is it valuable as an escape from it? Does hunting promote violence, not just to animals, but to humans as well? Is hunting, with its connection to the land and frontier experience, a heritage worth preserving? This book discusses these questions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 35 photographs. BIC Classification: JFFZ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125282
ISBN
9780813125282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.11

The Appalachian Volunteers formed in the early 1960s, determined to eliminate poverty through education and vocational training and to improve schools and homes in the mountainous regions of the south-eastern United States. This book illustrates how the activists failed because they were indecisive about the fundamental nature of their mission. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTB; JFFA; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813125091
ISBN
9780813125091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.36

Gambling is both a national US pastime and a predominant cultural metaphor ("play the field", "beat the odds", "take a chance on ..").This work by a sports historian, social worker, English professor and gambler seeks to shatter the myths intefering with our understanding of gambling. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121956
ISBN
9780813121956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.26

William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a Baptist slave-holder, became one of the most out-spoken liberals during his lifetime. This biography examines his beliefs, such as his advocacy for prohibition and for the teaching of evolution in schools, and his support for eugenics. Series: Religion in the South. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121550
ISBN
9780813121550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24

In 1995, Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones granted parole to ten women convicted of killing, conspiring to kill or assaulting the men who had abused them for years. This work contains interviews with seven of the women, and reveals the horrific details of their abuse and their hopes for the future. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFE3; JFSJ1; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 549.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121512
ISBN
9780813121512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

Paperback. Rural substance abusers face different problems than do abusers in urban areas. This treatment manual - which included piloting the therapy in eastern Kentucky - is based in part on rural traditions and aims to help clients to explore old behaviours and to try out new ones. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JFSJ2; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813109848
ISBN
9780813109848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.88

Hardcover. Luxurious Citizens traces the ways in which Americans tied consumer desire to the national interest between 1789 and 1865 and reveals how the nation transformed individual desires for goods into an index of civic worth, placing unbridled consumption at the heart of their modern political economy. Series: America in the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFT; KCP; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248920
ISBN
9780812248920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.96

Explains how and why Judeoconversos built and rebuilt their religious and social identities, and what it meant to them to be both Jewish and Christian given the constraints they faced in their time and place in history. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237498
ISBN
9780812237498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Beacon Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807059296
ISBN
9780807059296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.60

Paperback. This sequel to the bestselling, American Book Award-winning Lakota Woman continues the dramatic story of Mary Brave Bird's life as a Native American in white-dominated society. Brave Bird shares the sorrow of her divorce from American Indian Movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, and her present happiness asa new wife and mother. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802143396
ISBN
9780802143396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.80

Paperback. Philosophically grounded, methodologically sound, and theoretically rigorous, this paradigm-challenging collection ponders the most dynamic areas of feminist inquiry into bioethical thought and practice and sketches future directions for this rapidly growing field. Editor(s): Scully, Jackie Leach; Baldwin-Ragaven, Laurel; Fitzpatrick, Petya. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894251
ISBN
9780801894251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.87

Paperback. This volume is a valuable resource for public policymakers, health care agencies, providers who plan for large-scale emergencies, academics teaching disaster relief courses, and professionals working in this field. Editor(s): Brennan, Virginia M. Num Pages: 328 pages, 34, 25 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFFC; MBN; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891991
ISBN
9780801891991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.53

Considering economic and political forces, flows of people and materials, and frames that define cultural and market situations as they play out in the artisan communities of these two countries, Wherry uncovers how authentic folk tradition is capitalized or created. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13, 6 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1KLCR; AFT; JFFS; KND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887949
ISBN
9780801887949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.43

Paperback. Illuminating the deep-seated struggles between two visions of globalization, Smith reveals a network of activists who have long been working to democratize the global political system. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887444
ISBN
9780801887444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.04

Phatak, Sueli Schiffer Klaus Segbers, Zhongxin Sun, Richard Tomlinson, Krister Volkmann, Jorge Wilheim, Fulong Wu, and Weiping Wu. Editor(s): Segbers, Klaus. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17, 10 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885150
ISBN
9780801885150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.04

Paperback. They compare post-World War II globalization with the great wave of economic integration that occurred in the late nineteenth century, analyze the rise of the political ideology of the "globalization project"-Reaganism-Thatcherism-and discuss issues of gender and global inequalities. Editor(s): Chase-Dunn, Christopher; Babones, Salvatore J. Num Pages: 384 pages, 23, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884245
ISBN
9780801884245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.82

Paperback. The journal showcases the creative and critical work of renowned physician-writers, leading literary scholars, and medical humanists. Editor(s): Metzl, Jonathan M.; Poirier, Suzanne. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFFG; JFFH; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882050
ISBN
9780801882050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.33

Bred for Perfection provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare-since the dawn of time-has been intertwined with the lives of animals. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFZ; PDX; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873447
ISBN
9780801873447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.55

paperback. Translator(s): Gregory, P. Num Pages: 352 pages, vii,333. BIC Classification: HRA; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
JHUP London
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801822186
ISBN
9780801822186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.72

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