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Hardcover. El Salvador emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income coming from a massive emigrant workforce that earns money in the US. This book examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town, and the Washington, DC, home to the second largest population Salvadorans in the US. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 1 map, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653396
- ISBN
- 9780226653396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.85
€ 128.85
Paperback. In higher education, the United States is the global leader, dominating the list of the world's top research universities. This book examines the various factors that contributed to America's success in higher education, including openness to people and ideas, generous governmental support, and a tradition of decentralized friendly competition. Editor(s): Clotfelter, Charles T. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 72 line drawings, 85 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226110479
- ISBN
- 9780226110479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.40€ 74.64
€ 89.40
€ 74.64
Hardcover. Over the years, America's position of leadership in the world has been challenged in many ways. This title includes studies that examine various factors that contributed to America's success in higher education, including openness to people and ideas, generous governmental support, and a tradition of decentralized friendly competition. Editor(s): Clotfelter, Charles T. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 512 pages, 72 line drawings, 85 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226110448
- ISBN
- 9780226110448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.46€ 97.70
€ 116.46
€ 97.70
Hardback. From David Brat, the college professor who made political headlines when he unseated Majority Leader Eric Cantor, comes his plan for restoring fiscal liberty for America. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455539918
- ISBN
- 9781455539918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.64
€ 29.99
€ 20.64
Hardback. Commentators call the United States an empire: occasionally a benign empire, sometimes an empire in denial, often a destructive empire. In American Umpire Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman asserts instead that America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned broad approval, and violating them as well. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674055476
- ISBN
- 9780674055476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.77
€ 47.99
€ 39.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816642748
- ISBN
- 9780816642748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.87
€ 34.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The AEI Press
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780844738895
- ISBN
- 9780844738895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.03
€ 14.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 b&w photographs and drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566633482
- ISBN
- 9781566633482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.03
€ 41.03
Paperback. Exposes the secret history of US torture at home and abroad. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; JPVR; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326702
- ISBN
- 9780745326702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.06
€ 26.99
€ 19.06
Hardback. This volume considers the changing patterns of American thought and culture in its transition into the early 21st century. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Morley, Catherine. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626014
- ISBN
- 9780748626014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.16€ 137.20
€ 141.16
€ 137.20
Hardback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219965
- ISBN
- 9780631219965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.03
€ 116.03
Paperback. Looking at such figures as Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears, this book shows how popular culture has shaped our view of the adolescent girl as an individual who is simultaneously sexualized and infantilized. It explores the intersecting histories of adolescence, and popular culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218025
- ISBN
- 9780253218025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Hardcover. A nuanced history and analysis of intelligence-gathering versus privacy rights. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH; LNDC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299308803
- ISBN
- 9780299308803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.42
€ 48.42
Hardcover. In the second half of the nineteenth century, American cities began to go dark. As hulking new buildings overspread blocks and glass and smog screened out the health-giving rays of the sun, and doctors began to note a resurgence of diseases of darkness like rickets and tuberculosis. This book tracks the American obsession with sunlight. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226262819
- ISBN
- 9780226262819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. American studies has changed drastically over the years, as a new wave of scholars - armed with groundbreaking ideas and more extensive methods of research - flocked to the relatively young field. This title resists the traditional academic split between scholarship and classroom practice. Series: North American Studies. Num Pages: 297 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593393179
- ISBN
- 9783593393179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.42
€ 110.42
Paperback. Series: Critical American studies series. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816639496
- ISBN
- 9780816639496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.18
€ 27.99
€ 26.18
Hardback. World War II covert agent E Howard Hunt joined the CIA soon after its inception, becoming one of its most valuable operatives until his retirement in 1970. Here, he brings to life his exploits in the CIA, offering revelations about the agency's Latin American operations and its masterly manipulation of politics and the media in the US. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471789826
- ISBN
- 9780471789826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.95
€ 37.99
€ 33.95
Paperback. A winner of the Richard W Leopold Prize and the Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award and selected for the US Army's Recommended Reading List. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614165
- ISBN
- 9780700614165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.88
€ 53.88
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Countryman Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581572001
- ISBN
- 9781581572001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.14
€ 15.14
Hardback. This Reader provides substantial extracts from the core texts in the field of American social and political thought. The aim is to demonstrate the rich intellectual tradition of the United States and to facilitate a better understanding of American society and politics through the reproduction of key texts from a wide variety of thinkers. Editor(s): Hess, Dr. Andreas. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748615285
- ISBN
- 9780748615285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.80€ 151.63
€ 158.80
€ 151.63