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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Will the United States have an educational caste system in 2030? Drawing on both demographic data and case studies, this book reveals the depths of the educational crisis looming for Latino students, the nation's largest and most rapidly growing minority group. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 line illustrations, 39 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JNFR; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047051
ISBN
9780674047051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 245 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; APFN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 467.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319435534
ISBN
9783319435534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; KNTP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148146
ISBN
9780231148146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.58

Paperback. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. With new preface. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148153
ISBN
9780231148153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; JFS; JHB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526106315
ISBN
9781526106315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; JFSJ1; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press Chicago
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226748764
ISBN
9780226748764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover. Drawing on the moving story of the last year of the life of her own treasured dog, Ody, the author presents an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical, and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226668468
ISBN
9780226668468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.96

paperback. From the moment we first open our homes - and our hearts - to a new pet, we know that one day we will have to watch this beloved animal age and die. This book makes a forceful case that our pets, and the love we bear them, deserve better. It asks - and answers - the toughest questions pet owners face. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226151007
ISBN
9780226151007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.17

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427250
ISBN
9781847427250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.27

hardcover. A wide-ranging study of the myth of "The Last of the Race" as it develops in a range of literary and non-literary texts from the late-17th to late-19th centuries, from the ancient myths of Noah and Deucalion to contemporary stories of nuclear holocaust. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSBD; DSBF; JFCX; JFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694. Good clean copy showing some age and shelfwear. Some scoring to half title and title page including ownership details and Ex Libris stamp. Some warping to dust jacket and front board. Remains good copy with clean text and crisp pages
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Clarendon Press Oxford Oxford
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KMK0024963
ISBN
9780198112228
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.12

paperback. Recovering a lost literary movement that was the most consuming preoccupation of W. B. Yeats's literary life, Ronald Schuchard's book provides an historical, biographical, and critical reconstruction of the poet's attempt to restore an oral tradition by reviving the bardic arts of chanting and musical speech. Num Pages: 500 pages, 26 black-and-white halftones, 8 textual illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKP; AN; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199596508
ISBN
9780199596508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; BGH; BJ; HBWN; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 11. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oratia Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877514661
ISBN
9781877514661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

Paperback. In Jew Town in India's Cochin, two small communities descended from 'a lost tribe of Israel' are living side by side, on the brink of extinction. When their last two members of child-bearing age refuse to marry, their fate is sealed. This book presents their story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Portobello Books London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846270994
ISBN
9781846270994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.48

paperback. This newest volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series offers an unforgettable portrait of the Nez Perce War of 1877, the last great Indian conflict in American history. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199769186
ISBN
9780199769186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Press, The
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620970300
ISBN
9781620970300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.86

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The New Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595588302
ISBN
9781595588302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.34

Hardback. In this text, Stanley Aronowitz argues for the decline of "the job" as the backbone of American society. New economic and global technological changes have enabled an emerging culture of cynicism between workers and their employers that threatens social stability and well-being. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFS; JHBL; JNA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509757
ISBN
9780742509757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.12

Paperback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. This title takes us to the dark side of human history in the first full chronicle of the gas chamber in the United States. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFMC; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271210
ISBN
9780520271210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. Delving into science, war, industry, medicine, law, and politics, the author overturns this mythology for good. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520255623
ISBN
9780520255623
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.98
€ 48.91

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346113
ISBN
9781612346113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.43

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