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Paperback. The extraordinary story of a man who bestrode his era like a colossus, Hugo Black is the first and only comprehensive biography of the Supreme Court Justice of thirty four years, (1886-1971). Num Pages: 741 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JPQ; LAT; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
741
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823217861
ISBN
9780823217861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.20

Hardback. This volume examines the power that can be imposed, and the misery that is caused, especially for the poor, by the simple act of waiting. Although set in Buenos Aires, Auyero describes a variety of different situations, including waiting for national identity cards, for welfare agencies, and the endless waiting for relocation from the slums. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JFC; JFFH; JPQB; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5487 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352594
ISBN
9780822352594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.90

paperback. An argument that contemporary India s market society, and its concepts of the market and the public, emerged from commercial laws implemented by the British between 1870 and 1930. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342687
ISBN
9780822342687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. A study of the evolution of the Community Economic Development movement, paying particular attention to the institutional and legal mechanisms it utilises. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822328155
ISBN
9780822328155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. An archive-based study of the failure of President Cardenas's agrarian reform in Mexico's Yucatan region. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327677
ISBN
9780822327677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315988
ISBN
9780822315988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Dunlap, Riley E.; Kraft, Michael E.; Rosa, Eugene A. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12figs.92tabs. BIC Classification: JPQB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313731
ISBN
9780822313731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.49

Hardback. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; HBJH; JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422380
ISBN
9780821422380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.68

Hardcover. Series: Perspective History of Congress 1789-1801. Num Pages: 315 pages, Notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JPH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 789. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821412718
ISBN
9780821412718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.63

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816680481
ISBN
9780816680481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Editor(s): McCann, Eugene; Ward, Mr. Kevin. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b&w illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656295
ISBN
9780816656295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Hardback. Editor(s): McCann, Eugene; Ward, Mr. Kevin. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 b&w illustration, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656288
ISBN
9780816656288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Meyer, David S.; Jenness, Valerie; Ingram, Helen M. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23ill.3M. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816644803
ISBN
9780816644803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816638048
ISBN
9780816638048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. Explores the cultural anxieties over the putatively deteriorating 'American work ethic', and the class, race, sexual and gender biases at the root of the policy and debates. This title argues that activists could make great strides towards achieving social justice, even in the reactionary climate. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797556
ISBN
9780814797556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Through moving personal interviews, the author allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the experience of serving in their state legislature, their decisions to stay or leave, and the many trials they face in the name of public service. He contends that these politicians do have the public good in mind. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775769
ISBN
9780814775769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Dissects the political debates over contemporary immigration reform in the US Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758434
ISBN
9780814758434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

paperback. The second amendment is the most hotly debated and controversial right in the Constitution. This anthology includes selections from legal cases, hunting stories, public policy briefs and journalistic accounts. Anyone looking for a fair, even-handed account of the gun issue will find it in this book. Editor(s): McClurg, Andrew J.; Kopel, David B.; Denning, Brannon P. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFE; JPQB; JPVH1; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814747605
ISBN
9780814747605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.63

paperback. Ange-Marie Hancock argues that beliefs about poor African American mothers were the foundation for the contentious 1996 welfare reform debate that effectively "ended welfare as we know it." She shows how stereotypes and politically motivated misperceptions about race, class and gender were effectively used to instigate a politics of disgust. Num Pages: 210 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736708
ISBN
9780814736708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district's black population have failed. This book addresses the revitalization and the aftereffects of an urban sports arena. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JFF; JFSL3; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219586
ISBN
9780812219586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. The book explains why certain public groups, such as Jews, lawyers, and gun-owners, develop substantially more representation than others and why certain organizations, like the National Rifle Association, become the presumed spokespersons for these groups across media and all branches of government. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JPHF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781169
ISBN
9780804781169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. This book is a comparative study of the different distributional and poverty outcomes in South Korea, Chile, and Mexico. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804778251
ISBN
9780804778251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.53

Paperback. This book investigates the effectiveness of current drug and alcohol policies through an economic lens. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761482
ISBN
9780804761482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.55

Hardback. This book explores the surprising failure of Chinese telecommunications policy to maintain an orderly market in the face of business and technological innovation, including the Internet, and suggests that a more pluralistic decision-making process, which includes the views of businesses and consumers, would actually strengthen the state's power. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804759625
ISBN
9780804759625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.57

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