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Paperback. Examines how US foreign policy since the 1960s has led to partial or total cover-ups of past domestic criminal acts, including, perhaps, the catastrophe of 9/11. This book probes how the policies of presidents since Nixon have augmented the tangled bases for the 2001 terrorist attack. Num Pages: 449 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258716
- ISBN
- 9780520258716
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.09
€ 31.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. Presents a debate about the origins of Athenian democracy. This book addresses such questions as: Why was democracy first realized in ancient Greece? Was democracy 'invented' or did it evolve over a long period of time? And what were the conditions for democracy, the social and political foundations that made this development possible? Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258099
- ISBN
- 9780520258099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Hardback. Features the story of how, in early 2007, a few calls about sick cats set off one of the largest recall of consumer products in US history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods. It uncovers the connections among the food supplies for pets, and farm animals and identifies gaps in the global oversight of food safety. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JFCV; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257818
- ISBN
- 9780520257818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.23
€ 41.99
€ 30.23
Hardback. From his dazzling conducting debut in 1943 until his death in 1990, Leonard Bernstein's star blazed brilliantly. This biography examines Bernstein's career against the backdrop of cold war America - blacklisting by the State Department in 1950 and voluntary exile from the New York Philharmonic in 1951 for fear that he might be blacklisted. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257641
- ISBN
- 9780520257641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.99
€ 52.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. For most Americans, September 11, 2001, symbolized the moment when their security was altered. For Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans, 9/11 also ushered in a backlash in the form of hate crimes and a string of devastating government initiatives. This book analyses the impact of the post-9/11 events on Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illustrations, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JPWL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257351
- ISBN
- 9780520257351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Features an account of the contribution to immigrant rights made by religious activists in post-1965 and post-9/11 America. This work provides an understanding of the role of religion in social movements and demonstrates the nonviolent power of religious groups to address social injustices. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLP5; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257252
- ISBN
- 9780520257252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. The 1973 military coup in Chile deposed the democratically elected Salvador Allende and installed a dictatorship that terrorized the country for almost twenty years. This title examines cultural sites and representations in postdictatorship Chile - what the author calls "memory symbolics" - to uncover the impact of state-sponsored violence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; JFC; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255845
- ISBN
- 9780520255845
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Presents the history of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Looking at a wide range of topics, from control of water and electricity to health care and education and surveillance and torture, this title reveals a fundamental shift from a politics of life to a macabre politics characterized by an increasing number of deaths. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 maps, 4 graphs, 2 tables, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255319
- ISBN
- 9780520255319
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Aims to expose the politics behind wine business. This book explains how politics affects what we can buy, how much it costs, how it tastes, and what appears on labels. It offers a comparative view of wine-making in Napa and Bordeaux, tracing the different paths American and French wines take as they travel from vineyard to dining room table. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JP; KNDF; WBXD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255210
- ISBN
- 9780520255210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.84
€ 53.99
€ 38.84
Hardback. A story of the Bush administration's response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 - and of how we have been led down a path of executive abuses, human tragedies, abandonment of the Constitution, and the erosion of due process and liberty. This work chronicles the black hole of the American judicial system since 2001. Num Pages: 334 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; LNFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254725
- ISBN
- 9780520254725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
Paperback. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 b/w photographs, 2 charts, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534. Might, Money, and Minds. 384 pages, illustrations. Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provides a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulnerabilities and uncertainties lie, and how the rest of the world, not least the United States, should view it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254428
- ISBN
- 9780520254428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. In September 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farm workers went on strike against grape growers in and around Delano, California. The strike became a movement for social justice that helped redefine Latino and American politics. Based on first-hand reportage and interviews, this book illuminates a moment of unusually significant social ferment. Num Pages: 225 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBTB; JPVH; KNAC; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254336
- ISBN
- 9780520254336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.68
€ 35.99
€ 26.68
Paperback. Maritza Urrutia was abducted from a middle-class neighborhood while taking her son to school in 1992. This title tells the story of her ordeal which included being interrogated in secret by army intelligence officers about her activities as part of a political opposition group. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 326 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252455
- ISBN
- 9780520252455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. A collection of illuminating conversations, where renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Editor(s): Cousineau, Phil. Num Pages: 253 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251694
- ISBN
- 9780520251694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.25
€ 31.99
€ 23.25
Hardback. Offers a new paradigm for moving the world beyond violence as the only response to violence. This book has contributions from writers, healers, spiritual and political leaders, scientists, and activists, who consider how we might transform the conditions that produce terrorist acts and bring true healing to the victims of these acts. Editor(s): Carrington, Karin Lofthus; Griffin, Susan. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251021
- ISBN
- 9780520251021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70€ 49.28
€ 62.70
€ 49.28
Paperback. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line illustration, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478. Labor Protests in China's Rustbelt and Sunbelt. 340 pages, Illustrations. Opens a critical perspective on the slow death of socialism and the rebirth of capitalism in the world's most dynamic and populous country. Based on fieldwork and extensive interviews in Chinese textile, apparel, machinery, and household appliance factories, this book finds a rising tide of labor unrest mostly hidden from the world's attention. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; KCF; KCS; KNXB. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520250970
- ISBN
- 9780520250970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. Shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas - economic strength; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and, regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment. Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248571
- ISBN
- 9780520248571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 72.45
€ 94.64
€ 72.45
Hardback. Explores the profound relationship between science and government to present an understanding of modern state formation. Beginning with the experimental science of Robert Boyle in 17th-century England, this study develops the concept of engine science to capture the centrality of engineering practices and technologies in the mechanical philosophy. Num Pages: 290 pages, 6 line illustrations,4 maps, 2 b/w photos (reproductions of paintintgs). BIC Classification: JPHC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247536
- ISBN
- 9780520247536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.94
€ 83.99
€ 64.94
Hardback. 'Africa for the Africans' was the name given to the extraordinary movement led by Jamaican Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940). This title demonstrates the central role Africans played in the development of the Garvey phenomenon. It provides an account of how Africans transformed Garveyism into an African social movement. Editor(s): Rasmussen, R. Kent; Hughes, Arnold; Hill, Robert A. Series: The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers. Num Pages: 975 pages, 49 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1411.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 975
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247321
- ISBN
- 9780520247321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.37€ 76.51
€ 99.37
€ 76.51
Hardback. Explores the range of institutional fads, analyzing the features of our culture that foster them, and identifying the major stages of the fad cycle - emerging, surging, and purging. This book examines the causes and consequences of fads and suggests ways of fad-proofing our institutions. Num Pages: 222 pages, 14 line illustrations, 15 text boxes. BIC Classification: JFS; JMJ; JPVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246263
- ISBN
- 9780520246263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.65
€ 35.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. Explores the global changes in disability awareness, technology, and policy from the viewpoint of disabled people and their families in a range of local contexts. This book reports on ethnographic research in Brazil, Uganda, Botswana, Somalia, Britain, Israel, China, India, and Japan. It addresses the definition of human rights in local contexts. Editor(s): Ingstad, Benedicte; Whyte, Susan Reynolds. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JFFG; JHMP; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246171
- ISBN
- 9780520246171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Offers an analysis of China's influence on international relations in Asia. This book explores the various dimensions of China's rise, its influence on the region, the consequences for the United States, and alternative models of the evolving Asian order. Editor(s): Shambaugh, David L. Num Pages: 402 pages, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245709
- ISBN
- 9780520245709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Looks at the nature of China's nationalism, particularly as it involves Sino-American and Sino-Japanese relations - two bilateral relations that carry extraordinary implications for peace and stability in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244825
- ISBN
- 9780520244825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, 36 b/w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243279
- ISBN
- 9780520243279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.55
€ 35.99
€ 26.55