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Suburban Governance: A Global View is a groundbreaking set of essays by leading urban scholars that assess how governance regulates the creation of the world's suburban spaces and everyday life within them. Editor(s): Hamel, Pierre; Keil, Roger. Num Pages: 384 pages, 31, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645769
- ISBN
- 9781442645769
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
paperback. The self-contained casino resort removes gambling and its social problems from cities and provides Americans with the comfort of gambling in a setting matched to their suburban lifestyle. This study locates the rise of the casino resort in suburbanization and its contemporary significance. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415935579
- ISBN
- 9780415935579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.11
€ 36.11
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Brake, Klaus; Dangschat, Jens; Herfert, Gunter. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810031723
- ISBN
- 9783810031723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.52
€ 73.52
Hardcover. Presents contributions in comparative suburban studies for urban regions, not just in Europe and the United States but also metropolitan regions in China, India and other areas of the world. This title examines the patterns of suburban development in metropolitan regions around the globe. Editor(s): Clapson, Mark; Hutchison, Ray. Series Editor(s): Hutchison, Ray. Series: Research in Urban Sociology. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 238 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857243478
- ISBN
- 9780857243478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.30
€ 145.30
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, 27 halftones 6 line drawings 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JKSB; LNDC; LNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634548
- ISBN
- 9780691634548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61€ 95.13
€ 124.61
€ 95.13
Hardcover. The text analyses identities within virtual on-screen environments. Investigating regions in Second Life, it explores topical issues of the body in virtual space, nature and mythology in virtual environments, and the key arguments surrounding normative and subversive representations of gender, sexuality and subversion in screen-based environments. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137468338
- ISBN
- 9781137468338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Hardback. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312107390
- ISBN
- 9780312107390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98
Paperback. Probes New Orleans' history, uncovering a web of racial interconnections and animosities that was instrumental to the creation of a vital American art form - jazz. This book shows how musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Nick La Rocca, and Louis Armstrong negotiated New Orleans' complex racial rules to pursue their craft. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226328683
- ISBN
- 9780226328683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: AM; JFSR; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer vs United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783658054793
- ISBN
- 9783658054793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. Editor(s): Moreau, Odile; Schaar, Stuart. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAM; JFSR2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310915
- ISBN
- 9781477310915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Explores the changing forms of colonial domination and peasant politics in the Andean highlands from the 1740s (the starting point of large political and economic transformations) through the early 1780s, when a massive insurrection of the highland communities shook the foundations of Spanish rule. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331469
- ISBN
- 9780822331469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Across their empire, the British spoke ceaselessly of deviants - of undesirables, ne'er do wells, petit-tyrants and rogues. With obvious literary appeal, these soon became stock figures. This is the first study to take deviance seriously, bringing together histories that reveal the complexity of a phenomenon that remains only dimly understood. Editor(s): Jackson, Will; Manktelow, Emily. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, unspecified. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBTB; HBTQ; JF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465863
- ISBN
- 9781137465863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardback. Succeeding as a Female Superintendent provides a comprehensive look at the journey that several women superintendents of schools took in their pursuit of the top school leadership position. Real life stories relate what these women encountered and how they dealt with a wide variety of issues. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578869251
- ISBN
- 9781578869251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.08
€ 148.08
Hardback. As contemporary thinkers continue to explore the intellectual affinities that bind the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, their attention has turned with increasing frequency to Diderot. Focusing on models of communication, this book draws on an interdisciplinary configuration to analyze texts from Diderot's own interdisciplinary corpus. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 461.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719230
- ISBN
- 9780804719230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.96
€ 92.96
Hardback. A study of the nurturing behavioral settings that helped black men become achievers. This book examines how these settings accommodated the men's diversity, complexity, and the influence of black culture, and reconciled it to their ability to respond and cope with mainstream America. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463631
- ISBN
- 9780306463631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.82
€ 69.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Chi, Iris; Li, Lydia W.; Woo, Jean; Fung, Helena H. Num Pages: 355 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JFF; JFSP31; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401793308
- ISBN
- 9789401793308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.23
€ 129.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Chi, Iris; Fung, Helene H.; Li, Lydia W.; Woo, Jean. Num Pages: 355 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP31; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402403565
- ISBN
- 9789402403565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.09
€ 128.09
Hardcover. Creates a resource where women can find a role model, someone with whom they can relate. Profiling women with a wide diversity of experiences and career opportunities allows the reader to find a common connection. This series of book highlights both the pleasant and unpleasant career experiences which these women underwent. Editor(s): Hinkle, Amber S.; Kocsis, Jody A. Series: ACS Symposium Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 28 halftones, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0004189
- ISBN
- 9780841239128
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The second book in a new series that brings the experiences of favourite Bible characters to challenges of contemporary life. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCV4; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 12. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473650657
- ISBN
- 9781473650657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Hardback. Editor(s): Kechichian, Joseph A. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312238803
- ISBN
- 9780312238803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Paperback / so. Series: Forschung Politik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810031556
- ISBN
- 9783810031556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.56
€ 72.56
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Henkel, Dieter. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810018854
- ISBN
- 9783810018854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.86
€ 71.86
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Jacob, Jutta; Stover, Heino. Series: Studien Interdisziplin Re Geschlechterforschung. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften Germany
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531148496
- ISBN
- 9783531148496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Paperback / so. Series: Reihe Schule Und Gesellschaft. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810011510
- ISBN
- 9783810011510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05