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Hardcover. Reveals the story of how road building paved the way to the modern state during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and how public works policy emerged as a third critical pillar in support of state building. This work shows that the growing transportation needs of a steadily industrializing nation reconfigured state politics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615629
- ISBN
- 9780700615629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.56
€ 60.56
Hardcover. This anthology brings together important classical works and contemporary scholarship for a complete anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change. The essays cover a range of topics, including environmental determinism, climatic events as social catalysts, and climatic disasters. Editor(s): Dove, Michael R. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118383551
- ISBN
- 9781118383551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.17
€ 133.17
Paperback. This anthology brings together important classical works and contemporary scholarship for a complete anthropological evaluation of the relationship between culture and climate change. The essays cover a range of topics, including environmental determinism, climatic events as social catalysts, and climatic disasters. Editor(s): Dove, Michael R. Series: Wiley Blackwell Anthologies in Social and Cultural Anthropology. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JHM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118383001
- ISBN
- 9781118383001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.92
€ 87.92
Paperback. Japan's modern international history began in 1858 with the signing of the "unequal" commercial treaty with the United States. Over the next fifteen years, Japanese diplomacy was reshaped to respond to the Western imperialist challenge. This book explains the emergence of modern Japan through this early period of treaty relations. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line illustration, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022270
- ISBN
- 9780674022270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.74
€ 36.99
€ 30.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Ott, Michael R. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM9; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608464913
- ISBN
- 9781608464913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.35
€ 40.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 375 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606238721
- ISBN
- 9781606238721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601631961
- ISBN
- 9781601631961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.55
€ 17.99
€ 17.55
Hardcover. This is a history of the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), which places talented college graduates in teaching positions within parochial schools in America. The contributors also offer a blueprint for other educational institutions interested in implementing a similar programme. Editor(s): Pressley, Michael. Series: Notre Dame Alliance for Catholic Education S. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC7; JNMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020156
- ISBN
- 9780268020156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Paperback. This book presents the history of the second largest arms manufacturer in Europe, the Skoda Works, and of those of its heavy guns that were transported in an innovative and unique way gasoline-electrical trains. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 100 b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWM; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302886
- ISBN
- 9780764302886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.14
€ 25.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155028
- ISBN
- 9781934155028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.77
€ 14.99
€ 13.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543726
- ISBN
- 9780913543726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.96
€ 20.99
€ 18.96
Paperback. A book which brilliantly twists our perception of nature by showing us nature's perspective of us. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHM; PST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 256. A Plant's-eye View of the World. 320 pages. A book which brilliantly twists our perception of nature by showing us nature's perspective of us. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHM; PST. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747563006
- ISBN
- 9780747563006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.83
€ 19.99
€ 14.83
Paperback. The startling truth behind the food we consume in the twenty-first century Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 332. The Search for a Perfect Meal in a Fast-Food World. 464 pages. We can eat almost anything nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. This book reveals the startling truth behind the food we consume in the twenty-first century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight: 316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408812181
- ISBN
- 9781408812181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. In the past decade there has been an explosion of research into the psychology of well-being. However, it is only recently that researchers have started to investigate the specific genetic factors that influence well-being. This landmark book summarizes the state of knowledge regarding heritability and molecular genetics in positive psychology. Editor(s): Pluess, Michael. Series: Series in Positive Psychology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; JMH; PSAK; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199686674
- ISBN
- 9780199686674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.42
€ 109.42
Paperback. Michael Pillsbury, who has served in senior national security positions in the U.S. government since the days of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, draws on Chinese documents, speeches, and books to reveal the roots of the strategy to supplant the United States as the world's dominant power. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781250081346
- ISBN
- 9781250081346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.05
€ 21.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. An introduction to a range of research methods that are deployed in the study of cultural studies and related disciplines. Editor(s): Pickering, Michael; Griffin, Gabriele. Series: Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625789
- ISBN
- 9780748625789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.06
€ 32.06
Hardcover. Profiles of New Mexico's distinguished National Heritage Fellows--masters of Hispanic and Native American folk and traditional arts and crafts. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; BG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 194 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135754
- ISBN
- 9780890135754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.27
€ 41.99
€ 30.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473906
- ISBN
- 9780801473906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. 384 pages. The Creation of the Free Market Mythology. Develops a critique of capitalism which is all the more effective because it takes seriously the economic theorists who articulated its central ideas in their full historical context. BIC Classification: JP. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583671351
- ISBN
- 9781583671351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.58
€ 24.99
€ 21.58
Num Pages: 288 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCV2; JNLC. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 269 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Number of pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Ave Maria Press United States
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Student
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594711237
- ISBN
- 9781594711237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.71
€ 37.71