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Paperback. This text examines the links between persistent poverty among blacks in the United States and the unparalleled degree of deliberate segregration that they experience in American cities. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 line illustration, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018211
- ISBN
- 9780674018211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 tables. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125978
- ISBN
- 9780691125978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Since the desegregation battles of the 1960s and 1970s, the legal pursuit of educational opportunity in the United States has been framed around race. This book examines the consequences of efforts to use state constitutional provisions to reduce the 'resource segregation' of American schools and the politics of the opposition to these decisions. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 tables, 1 halftone, 16 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113708
- ISBN
- 9780691113708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Editor(s): Shaw, Douglas. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: JMH; JMQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634858373
- ISBN
- 9781634858373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.06€ 103.00
€ 137.06
€ 103.00
Paperback. Explores the connection between humans and animals, and asks what our responsibility is towards our fellow creatures. Inspired by the insights of Rudolf Steiner. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- SteinerBooks, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584201946
- ISBN
- 9781584201946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. This work covers the story of an important antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism. It covers the struggle among the most radical religions to purge their churches and society of sin, especially slavery, and their uncompromising efforts to force morality into political discourse. Series: Religion and Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS; HR; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629245
- ISBN
- 9780815629245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.38
€ 29.38
Num Pages: 291 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611474138
- ISBN
- 9781611474138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 154.89
€ 154.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 47. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488917
- ISBN
- 9780801488917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Details the secrets of one of history's greatest criminal conspiracies, and of how world-champion boxer Freddie Mills really died. This title tells the tale that moves from London to New York and Las Vegas, down to Miami, into Havana, then on to the Bahamas and back to an unexpected denouement in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w. BIC Classification: BTC; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mainstream
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845967796
- ISBN
- 9781845967796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.36
€ 21.99
€ 20.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761819158
- ISBN
- 9780761819158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.44
€ 116.44
Hardcover. Examining the American discourse over war and torture, the authors investigate the opinion pages of American newspapers, television commentary, and online discussion groups to offer the first empirical study of the national conversation about the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the revelations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib a year later. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; HPQ; JFD; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226062495
- ISBN
- 9780226062495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 42.60
€ 54.99
€ 42.60
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658. 8vo. Military History. .Like new copy with dustwrappers
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First American Edition
- SKU
- KEX0275048
- ISBN
- 9781591147954
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. Exploring the role of empathy in a variety of Pacific societies, this book is at the forefront of the latest anthropological research on empathy. It presents distinct articulations of empathy in the Pacific region. More specifically, the volume examines significant regional patterns in the experience, enactment, recognition, and limits of empathy. Editor(s): Hollan, Douglas W.; Throop, C. Jason. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451026
- ISBN
- 9780857451026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.11
€ 164.11
Paperback. Provides an analysis of the voting climate and it approaches American elections from technological, legal, and historical perspectives. This title examines the ways Americans vote, gauging how inaccurate, unreliable, and insecure our voting systems are. Num Pages: 420 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; TB; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Center for the Study of Language and Inf
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575866369
- ISBN
- 9781575866369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.73
€ 30.99
€ 24.73
Paperback. Uncovering the verbal and nonverbal patterns in the bearing of news on everyday conversations, as well as hospitals and other settings, Maynard shows how people give and receive good or bad news, how they come to realize the news and share it with others. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones, 2 charts, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: GTC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511955
- ISBN
- 9780226511955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.97
€ 47.99
€ 36.97
Synthesizing a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Conflict and Carnage in Yucat n offers a fresh study of Yucat nAEs complex and violent history that expands and revises perceptions of liberal as well as Second Empire politics in Yucat n from 1855 to 1876. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318703
- ISBN
- 9780817318703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.99
€ 55.99
Paperback. The book underscores the complicated struggle that accompanied integration and sheds new light on a broad range of comparable issues that affect civilian society, including affirmative action, marriage laws, and sexual harassment. Editor(s): Bristol, Douglas Walter, Jr.; Stur, Heather Marie. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBWS; JFFJ; JFS; JWT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422473
- ISBN
- 9781421422473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Hardcover. This new text provides psychologists with a look at the field of cognitive psychology while integrating neuroscience into the discussion. Experiments are included throughout to show how the concepts are applied in the field. These can be easily reproduced in the lab. Illustrations are also integrated in the chapters to reinforce the discussions. Num Pages: 604 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 202 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471715665
- ISBN
- 9780471715665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 295.11
€ 295.11
Hardcover. Editor(s): Colbourn, Trevor. Num Pages: 495 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 892.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971929
- ISBN
- 9780865971929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.89
€ 32.99
€ 23.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Colbourn, Trevor. Num Pages: 495 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865971936
- ISBN
- 9780865971936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.58
€ 14.99
€ 12.58