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Paperback. In the 1930s, fewer than one in one hundred US labor union members were African American. By 1980, the figure was more than one in five. This book explores the politics and history that led to this integration of organized labor. It also tells the story about how the Democratic Party unintentionally sowed the seeds of labor's decline. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134659
- ISBN
- 9780691134659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.58
€ 52.89
€ 42.58
Paperback. Challenges how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. This book shows that not all groups are treated equally, and that politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters - to the detriment of the African American community. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPH; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148014
- ISBN
- 9780691148014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.27
€ 42.99
€ 31.27
Hardback. An examination of issues surrounding the development and future prospects of civil society in Eastern Europe. This book is part of a series that was drawn from the proceedings of the "Fourth World Congress" conference held at Harrogate, 1990. Editor(s): Lewis, Paul G. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; JPHC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333567760
- ISBN
- 9780333567760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Hardcover. Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBTM; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253343796
- ISBN
- 9780253343796
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
Hardback. Governments have failed to stem global emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing climate change. Indeed, climate-changing pollution is increasing globally, and will do so for decades to come without far more aggressive action. Series: What's Wrong?. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652504
- ISBN
- 9780745652504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
Hardback. BIC Classification: JPA. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233419
- ISBN
- 9780312233419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Paperback. As the world's largest polluter and its wealthiest country, the United States has a potentially enormous impact on international efforts to protect the environment. This book examines how US foreign policy affects and is affected by global environmental change. Editor(s): Harris, Paul Gordon. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408337
- ISBN
- 9780878408337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.12
€ 75.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801027055
- ISBN
- 9780801027055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.52
€ 34.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Praise for Adversity Quotient. "With AQ, Paul Stoltz has done something remarkable: He synthesizes some of the most important information on how we influence our own future and then offers a profound set of observations which teaches us how to thrive in a fast-changing world!"-Joel Barker, President, Infinity, LTD, author of Paradigm Shift. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471178927
- ISBN
- 9780471178927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.59
€ 46.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. This short introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone encountering ASD for the first time. The book covers all of the essential information needed to ground an understanding of the condition and offers effective practical strategies for assisting children who are living with ASD. It advocates considering things from a different perspective. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JNS; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 107
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052337
- ISBN
- 9781849052337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.40
€ 19.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: 2JN; DSB; HRKT; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826310439
- ISBN
- 9780826310439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.88
€ 34.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 157 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Nova Biomedical
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KMB0000032
- ISBN
- 9781590338803
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 28.87
€ 28.87
Paperback. Series: Fur Dummies. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: JM; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9783527711154
- ISBN
- 9783527711154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Num Pages: 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 556. Bletchley Park's Last Secret. 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843543312
- ISBN
- 9781843543312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Leading researchers from across the globe look at the negative impact neoliberalism has had on children's services. Editor(s): Garrett, Paul Michael. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316190
- ISBN
- 9781447316190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877667490
- ISBN
- 9780877667490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.48
€ 48.48
Paperback. Looking at inter-ethnic relations, racial prejudice, gender equality, the development of ethnic identity, bilingualism, the practice of home religion and scholastic achievement and adjustment for South Asian and Chinese adolescents living in the UK. Aimed at teachers, educational and counselling psychologists, social workers and researchers. Num Pages: 146 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSL; JFSP1; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854332844
- ISBN
- 9781854332844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Paperback. Is African Christianity a religious marketplace now dominated by only two big players, the Catholic Church and Pentecostals? Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; HRC; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044776
- ISBN
- 9781849044776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Hardcover. Kenya is noted for its rich variety of African indigenous Churches, all originating in a defence of Kenyan cultures. This book discusses their deployment of the media, crusades, organisation, theology and use of the Bible, and above all the economics that has made this phenomenon possible. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; HRAM2; HRC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 145. .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659341
- ISBN
- 9781850659341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.47€ 58.89
€ 59.47
€ 58.89
Paperback. What is compassion, how does it affect the quality of our lives and how can we develop compassion for ourselves and others? Humans are capable of extreme cruelty but also considerable compassion. Editor(s): Gilbert, Prof Paul. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583919835
- ISBN
- 9781583919835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29