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paperback. Rancheros hold a distinct place in the culture and social hierarchy of Mexico. This work provides insight into the lives of rancheros, as seen from their own perspectives. It focuses on three culturally salient styles of speaking that characterize rancheros: franqueza; respeto; and relajo. Num Pages: 342 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps, 4 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714830
- ISBN
- 9780292714830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Edward; Nuccio, Richard. Num Pages: 75 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 75
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833027412
- ISBN
- 9780833027412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.78
€ 30.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 630 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833037398
- ISBN
- 9780833037398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.09
€ 75.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Between the Lines Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897071649
- ISBN
- 9781897071649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.54
€ 24.99
€ 21.54
Paperback. This book focuses on the various racial and cultural challenges facing African-Americans in the context of present day educational, political, and historical realities. It discusses the psychology of race and power, the plight of the modern black intellectual, and the need to enhance the educational standing of American citizens. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761853022
- ISBN
- 9780761853022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.80
€ 55.80
Paperback. An exploration of the ways we talk about - and why we worry about - new crimes and new forms of victimization. Focusing on so-called random crimes such as freeway shootings, gang violence, and wilding, it shows how new crime problems emerge and how some quickly fade from public attention while others spread and become enduring subjects of concern. Num Pages: 237 pages, 5 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215726
- ISBN
- 9780520215726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 b/w illustrations & 17 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HBW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811736008
- ISBN
- 9780811736008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.84
€ 23.99
€ 18.84
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, 83 b/w photos & 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811705219
- ISBN
- 9780811705219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.51
€ 32.99
€ 24.51
Hardcover. A collection of essays that ranges from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It examines how obligatory state service and the Table of Ranks shaped Russian writers' view of themselves as professionals, raising questions about whether the existence of the rank system prompted the development of specifically Russian types of literary discourse. Series: Ars Rossika. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936235513
- ISBN
- 9781936235513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.44
€ 148.44
Hardback. For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank may be seen on jacket cuffs, on shoulder badges, on shoulder boards and on epaulettes. Num Pages: 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 608. Royal Naval Officers' Insignia Since 1856. 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank may be seen on jacket cuffs, on shoulder badges, on shoulder boards and on epaulettes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWF; JWTU. Dimension: 303 x 220 x 12. Weight: 610.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847971388
- ISBN
- 9781847971388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.74
€ 26.99
€ 23.74
Hardcover. With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. Num Pages: 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 305 x 13. Weight in Grams: 636. 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; JWTU. Dimension: 299 x 219 x 13. Weight: 636.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847973085
- ISBN
- 9781847973085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JHB; KCHS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 379 x 15. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598886696
- ISBN
- 9781598886696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.43
€ 74.43
Hardback. A study of the remarkably successful precolonical political system of the Meta, an acephalous society in West Africa. The author pays particular attention to ranking, the impact of trade upon political organization, and the development of a consensual polity-wide system of conflict resolution. Num Pages: 328 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715713
- ISBN
- 9780804715713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.96
€ 105.96
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€ 13.39
€ 14.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Serves as a history of rap music. This book traces the genre's history from its roots in West African bardic traditions, the Jamaican dancehall tradition, and African American vernacular expressions to its permeation of the cultural mainstream as a major tenet of hip-hop lifestyle and culture. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGR; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072017
- ISBN
- 9780252072017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardback. Editor(s): Silver, Brenda R. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKV; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231072663
- ISBN
- 9780231072663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43€ 90.18
€ 118.43
€ 90.18
Paperback. A study of how rape stereotypes are used by defence lawyers to gain acquittals in the USA. The author also presents reform proposals, consistent with feminist theories of justice, designed to improve both the American adversary system in general and the way in which the system handles rape cases. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE2; LNAA; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782309
- ISBN
- 9780814782309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33, 16 black & white tables, 17 charts. BIC Classification: HBW; JFFE2; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705274
- ISBN
- 9781501705274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.98
€ 23.99
€ 21.98
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 33, 16 black & white tables, 17 charts. BIC Classification: HBW; JFFE2; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501702518
- ISBN
- 9781501702518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613744796
- ISBN
- 9781613744796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.73
€ 19.99
€ 18.73