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Hardback. The Transformational Decade attempts to show the transformation that took place in American life from the attack on the World Trade Center to the emergence of the Obama presidency. It illuminates a decade that challenged the essence of the free market and contested America's role on the world stage. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761859086
- ISBN
- 9780761859086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.13
€ 105.13
Paperback. These essays touch on the very heart of what it means to be a responsible citizen, both in our own country and in the global community. New York Abstains "Courteously" explains how the true values undergirding the United States are being overshadowed by partisan politics and private ideologies. Editor(s): Conn, Marie A.; McGuire, Therese. Num Pages: 140 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858782
- ISBN
- 9780761858782
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Condition: New
€ 56.56
€ 56.56
Hardback. In The Will and its Brain, Hans Helmut Kornhuber and Luder Deecke present evidence that proves we can record activity from the human brain occurring prior to our volitional actions. They claim that we have free will, albeit not absolutely free, but realized in degrees of freedom. Num Pages: 110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 385.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858560
- ISBN
- 9780761858560
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Condition: New
€ 95.65
€ 95.65
Paperback. Mostly Homonyms is a new treatment of a traditional topic that is easy to read and use without sacrificing academic relevance. It is intended not only for anyone who wishes to ascertain the correct spelling and usage of a homonym, but also for people who just love words. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858331
- ISBN
- 9780761858331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.12
€ 59.12
Paperback. This book chronicles how the "forgotten borough" has grappled with its uneasy relationship with the rest of the City of New York since the 1920s. The authors analyze the politics behind events that have shaped Staten Island. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858317
- ISBN
- 9780761858317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.14
€ 62.14
Hardback. A scholar of Southern literature and culture, Jan Whitt has written a personal narrative about adoption, childhood abuse, and fifty years of searching for her family in rural Appalachia. This book unflinchingly explores death and loss at the same time that it celebrates the transformative power of love and literature. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: BM; DQ; JFSJ1; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858294
- ISBN
- 9780761858294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.80
€ 86.80
Hardback. Series: Issues in Black Education. Num Pages: 306 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNFR; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858133
- ISBN
- 9780761858133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.67
€ 138.67
Hardback. Ryan P. Jordan uses the discourse of religious liberty to explore racial differences during an era of American empire building (1750-1900). This book seeks to destabilize the widespread assumption that the dominant American culture inevitably trends toward greater freedom in the realm of personal expression. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HRAM2; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858119
- ISBN
- 9780761858119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.07
€ 117.07
Hardback. This book focuses on three authors coming of age at an important moment in Spanish literary history and in world history at large. These authors incorporated into their novels the new ideas that they found in the writing of many foreign authors that were essential to their development. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; 2ADS; CJB; DSB; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857990
- ISBN
- 9780761857990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.26
€ 105.26
Hardback. The Power Paradox reveals how mainstream views of power restrict the conceptual insights needed to resolve conflict. Bennett identifies fascinating contradictions within discourses of power and relational dynamics, acknowledging the enduring quandary of power struggles: we are all implicated within them. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857969
- ISBN
- 9780761857969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.97
€ 104.97
Hardback. A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America. Editor(s): Heller, Zachary I.; Gordis, David M. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857938
- ISBN
- 9780761857938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.78
€ 104.78
Hardback. The presidential election of 2008 ushered in a period of dramatic transformation. Public dissatisfaction expressed itself as a desire to reclaim liberty. This book, based on a series of presentations at the Hudson Institute-Family Security Matters Conference, attempts to capture this fervent political spirit. Editor(s): London, Herb; Taber, Carol. Num Pages: 114 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQB; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857884
- ISBN
- 9780761857884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.66
€ 104.66
hardcover. This book examines the history of male opinion about women's participation in procreation and explores the status of women in classical Europe, the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, and today's American procreative policies. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFMA; JFSJ1; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857587
- ISBN
- 9780761857587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.89
€ 111.89
Hardback. The anthology shares the poetic voices of many who were touched by the suffering experienced by the people of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy. This anthology is the first in a Hurricane Katrina Commemoration series. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; DSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857358
- ISBN
- 9780761857358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.55
€ 108.55
Paperback. Using the Moyen Bani Programme as an example, External Assistance or External Interference gives an analysis of a grassroots conflict and raises the issue of international NGO activities in rural development activities. This book provides the historical, economic, and political backgrounds that influenced the design and the conflict resolution. Num Pages: 118 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; HBJH; JPS; JPWH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761856870
- ISBN
- 9780761856870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.50
€ 49.50
The Triumph of Hate. The Political Theology of the Hitler Movement.
Christopher . Ed(S): Vasillopulos
Hardback. Editor(s): Vasillopulos, Christopher. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761856702
- ISBN
- 9780761856702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.82
€ 152.82
Hardback. Davis reviews the various approaches to compassion, love, and altruism by multiple scholars. He explores the contours of "other-love," a selfless regard for the well-being of others. Davis also examines the basis for distinctive modes of compassionate behavior enriched by "ebony grace"-a theological attribution for people of African descent. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV4; JFSL3; JFSR; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761856375
- ISBN
- 9780761856375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.82
€ 110.82
Paperback. Cornucopia explores the nutritional and economic implications of U.S. farm policy. Johnson questions whether current farm practices and the government programs that support them have contributed to the poor health of many Americans. He discusses what this implication means as we feed a growing population amidst rising dietary disease. Num Pages: 84 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JPQB; TVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 6. Weight in Grams: 163.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855965
- ISBN
- 9780761855965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.53
€ 51.53
Hardback. Talcott Parsons (1902-1979) is one of the most influential and best-known sociologists of the past century. This introduction dwells on Parsons' conceptual apparatus and offers a compendium of both his works and critical reception. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855866
- ISBN
- 9780761855866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.58
€ 104.58
Hardback. This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761855248
- ISBN
- 9780761855248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16