Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Papers presented at the International Mosca Centennial Conference, held Sept. 1981, at Northern Illinois University. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white tables, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805290
- ISBN
- 9780875805290
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Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Paperback. A guide to the art, architecture and timeless human passion of Rome. It focuses on famous and forgotten monuments, and the artists and patrons who brought them into being. For Judith Testa, the ancient wordplay on "Roma" and "amor" holds the key to unravelling some fascinating cultural puzzles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; AC; AM; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805764
- ISBN
- 9780875805764
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806389
- ISBN
- 9780875806389
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Condition: New
€ 35.12
€ 35.12
Paperback. Historians have long viewed the rural Midwest as a place more representative of "Real America" than any other region from New England to the Deep South. Though the rural Midwest contains many cultures, a commitment to modernity and progress are a common element among them. In this book, contributors present the myriad distinctions of the area. Num Pages: 335 pages, 22 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806945
- ISBN
- 9780875806945
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. Wajorese migrants exhibited remarkable versatility in adapting to local conditions in the areas where they settled. They perpetuated their own culture overseas while simultaneously using various assimilation strategies such as intermarriage to thrive in their adopted homelands. The author reconstructs the story of the Wajorese diaspora. Num Pages: 220 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Not Avail
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807126
- ISBN
- 9780875807126
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Traces the cultural construction of Russia's landscape during the 19th century. This book shows how artistic and literary representations of nature reflected and shaped Russians' ideas about themselves and their nation. Num Pages: 290 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AMV; HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875809854
- ISBN
- 9780875809854
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Explores the experiences, ideas, and conflicts that have shaped the emergence of modern sexual identities. This work features articles on sexual assault, homosexuality, birth control, venereal disease, sexual repression, pornography, and the AIDS epidemic, which examine the ways that sexuality has become a core element of modern social identity. Editor(s): Peiss, Kathy; Simmons, Christina. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCX; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877226376
- ISBN
- 9780877226376
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Argues for a redefinition of the genre of black American autobiography to include the images of women as well as their memoirs, reminiscences, diaries, and journals - as a corrective to both black and feminist literary criticism. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877228035
- ISBN
- 9780877228035
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.81
€ 34.99
€ 31.81
Hardcover. Features five essays on why public debate about Hungary's Jewish population has been confined to the dichotomy of assimilation and dissimilation instead of integration. Num Pages: 200 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335997
- ISBN
- 9780880335997
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. Originally published in Hungarian as: Kisebbsaegi magyar keozeossaegek a 20. szaazadban. Budapest: Gondolat: MTA Kisebbsaegkutatao Intaezet, 2008. Editor(s): Bardi, Nandor; Fedinec, Csilla; Szarka, Laszlo. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 167 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1192.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336772
- ISBN
- 9780880336772
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Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 62.54
€ 80.81
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; GBCR; HBJD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 856.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880337021
- ISBN
- 9780880337021
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Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.32
€ 59.42
€ 46.32
Paperback. This text examines the benefits and risks of international economic integration, and criticizes mainstream economists for not emphasizing its dangers. It argues that the "winners" have as much at stake from the possible consequences of social instability exposed by globalization, as the "losers". Num Pages: 128 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFS; JH; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 192.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322415
- ISBN
- 9780881322415
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. This study draws on data and surveys to examine the measurable and the perceived effects of globalization on American workers. It explores whether large relative losses will continue to limit US international economic initiatives and then looks at perceptions of globalization's effects. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Peterson Institute
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322958
- ISBN
- 9780881322958
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. For firms both large and small, global integration usually has a very positive impact. This work explores new gains from deep international integration. The authors supplement their research with real-life profiles of representative American exporters, importers, investors abroad and others. Num Pages: 50 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 222.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322989
- ISBN
- 9780881322989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.36
€ 17.99
€ 14.36
Paperback. In this study, the authors move beyond the debate on the relative merits and risks of a social clause in trade agreements and focus on practical approaches for improving labour standards in a more intergrated global economy. Num Pages: 150 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- y First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323320
- ISBN
- 9780881323320
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. An examination of the evolution of poverty and inequality in the era of globalization. It critically examines conventional wisdom, finding that productivity, wages and incomes in poor countries are catching up with those obtained by comparable individuals in the West. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323481
- ISBN
- 9780881323481
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JFFN; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323580
- ISBN
- 9780881323580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. This study shows how changes in trade policies in the United States and other industrial countries could help reduce poverty in developing countries. Num Pages: 100 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323658
- ISBN
- 9780881323658
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323900
- ISBN
- 9780881323900
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Examines how public finance shapes individual preferences towards immigration policy in the United States. Immigration is an issue capable of dividing otherwise like-minded people. Identify a group whose members tend to agree on political issues and one finds that within the group there is no strong majority opinion about US immigration policy. Num Pages: 73 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324006
- ISBN
- 9780881324006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Paperback. Explores the dysfunctional state of US high-skilled immigration laws. This title recommends a coherent set of immediate reforms, which should aim to facilitate continuously high and increasingly economically necessary levels of high-skilled immigration to the United States. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324136
- ISBN
- 9780881324136
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Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.95
€ 19.00
€ 16.95
Paperback. With high growth rates in Asia, most notably in China, India, and Southeast and Central Asia, Eurasia's economic center of gravity is rapidly shifting to the East. The volume examines the causes and consequences of this major shift in economic power and considers the options available to policymakers in various parts of Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Aslund, Anders; Dabrowski, Marek. Num Pages: 416 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324181
- ISBN
- 9780881324181
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. Analyzes the economic dimensions of global climate change and called for immediate collective action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This book describes the economic aspects of GHG emissions and seeks a policy method to reduce them without adversely affecting global trade. Num Pages: 112 pages, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: JFFS; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324280
- ISBN
- 9780881324280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.43
€ 26.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. While the story of John B. Rayner is not widely known, this African American educator and Populist leader, the son of a politically powerful white slaveholder from North Carolina, was a political maverick who dared to challenge the Democratic Party and the Post-Civil War South's racial orthodoxy. Indeed, John B. Num Pages: 150 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882959610
- ISBN
- 9780882959610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.81
€ 30.81