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The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit...
Roess, Roger P., Sansone, Gene
Hardcover. This book tells the fascinating story of how the development of a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community at the southern tip of Manhattan Island into a world financial capital that is today home to more than 8,000,000 people. Series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642304835
- ISBN
- 9783642304835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.42
€ 124.42
Paperback. In 2009 an inspiring international conference was held at Bielefeld on the topic "Children and the Good Life." This book provides an overview on recent international results on research on children and childhood, education, well-being and capabilities. Editor(s): Andresen, Sabine; Diehm, Isabell; Sander, Uwe; Ziegler, Holger. Series: Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400733527
- ISBN
- 9789400733527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.80
€ 121.80
Hardback. Editor(s): Bergo, Professor Bettina (University of Montreal); Nicholls, Tracey (Lewis University). Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 5S; CB; DQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271064994
- ISBN
- 9780271064994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.10€ 67.72
€ 80.10
€ 67.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; JFFD; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697397
- ISBN
- 9780816697397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. An exploration of feminist legal history in America, covering two centuries of American history Editor(s): Thomas, Tracy; Boisseau, Tracey Jean. Num Pages: 285 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787205
- ISBN
- 9780814787205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
The European Union is founded on the idea of free movement. A generation of West European citizens - referred to by the author as 'Eurostars' - have pioneered a new kind of highly skilled and educated migration. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFM; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405134057
- ISBN
- 9781405134057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. This groundbreaking book reveals what young victims have to say about abuse and its effects on their lives. The authors examine societal factors that increase children's vulnerability, and propose measures for preventing abuse. They outline the requirements of ethically sound research, and conclude with recommendations for future research. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843103172
- ISBN
- 9781843103172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Bukow, Wolf- Dietrich; Heck, Gerda; Schulze, Erika; Yildiz, Erol. Series: Interkulturelle Studien. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531177540
- ISBN
- 9783531177540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.48
€ 47.48
Paperback. Series: Asian American Studies Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813570662
- ISBN
- 9780813570662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. Provides an analysis of the making and unmaking of class consciousness among the urban poor. This title chronicles the transformation of Peru's poor from a culture of deference and clientelism in the late 1960s to a population mobilized for radical political action. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFA; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200234
- ISBN
- 9780520200234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.63
€ 35.99
€ 26.63
Paperback. They reflect on the moral economy of human smuggling and trafficking, the increasing percentage of the world's asylum seekers who escape political violence only by being smuggled, and the implications of human smuggling in a warming world. Editor(s): Kyle, David; Koslowski, Rey. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- second edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421401980
- ISBN
- 9781421401980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.82
€ 44.99
€ 36.82
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ellis, Bryant; Fuller, Oliver. Num Pages: 127 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622578085
- ISBN
- 9781622578085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.29€ 115.01
€ 168.29
€ 115.01
Hardback. Consumer capitalism dominates our economy, our politics and our culture. Yet there is a growing body of research from a range of disciplines that suggests that consumer capitalism may be past its sell-by date. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650234
- ISBN
- 9780745650234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Paperback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Editor(s): MacKinnon, Mary Heather; McIntyre, Moni. Num Pages: 397 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556127625
- ISBN
- 9781556127625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.71
€ 43.71
Paperback. The work of French Philosopher Luce Irigaray has exerted a profound influence on feminist thinking of recent decades and provides a far-reaching challenge to western philosophy's entrenched patriarchal norms. This book guides the reader through Irigaray's critical and creative transformation of western thought. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651057
- ISBN
- 9780745651057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.74
€ 25.74
Hardback. Bringing together many of the key contributors to critical theorizing about race and racism in the past 20 years, this volume offers selected works that, transitionally, have made a difference in the scope and depth of our thinking. Authors include: Edward Said, Toni Morrison, and Stuart Hall. Editor(s): Essed, Philomena; Goldberg, David Theo. Num Pages: 560 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 47. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631214373
- ISBN
- 9780631214373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC; JFF; JFSJ1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816621361
- ISBN
- 9780816621361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.14
€ 24.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. This collection of essays from 29 feminist scholars in a range of humanities and social science disciplines argues that pedagogical methods, as well as curricula and textbooks, should reflect feminist theories and emphases. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847679706
- ISBN
- 9780847679706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.77
€ 63.77
Paperback. Presents an extended case study of the 20th-century AIDS epidemic and the cultural circumstances from which it emerged. The book brings together anthropology, demography and epidemiology to explain how the Chagga people of Tanzania in Africa experience AIDS. Series: Worlds of Desire S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 6 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; JFFH2; JHMC; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226748863
- ISBN
- 9780226748863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.58
€ 35.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. THE GOSPEL OF KINDNESS explores the historical significance of the American animal welfare movement at home and overseas from the Second Great Awakening to the Second World War. Focused on laboring animals at its inception, the movement evolved into an expansive "gospel of kindness," transforming animal mercy into a signature American value. Num Pages: 320 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; WNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199733156
- ISBN
- 9780199733156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.69
€ 98.69
Paperback. Der Band widmet sich Fragen danach, welche Gleichheiten in zeitgenossischen Gesellschaften anzustreben, welche Ungleichheiten zu vermeiden sind. Er leistet damit zugleich einen Beitrag zur grundlagentheoretischen Diskussion in der soziologischen Ungleichheitsforschung." Editor(s): Berger, Peter A.; Schmidt, Volker H. Series: Sozialstrukturanalyse. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810042002
- ISBN
- 9783810042002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Hardcover. This volume explores the burgeoning field of the meaning in life in the psychological sciences. Each chapter features leading scholars who describes current empirical findings, highlighting important issues and controversies. Editor(s): Hicks, Joshua; Routledge, Clay. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400765269
- ISBN
- 9789400765269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.01
€ 240.01
Paperback. Good Practice in Child Protection is a practical handbook for use by all professionals who work with child abuse cases as they get to grips with the new legislation on child protection. The book is soundly based on theory, but its main emphasis is on practice, and it includes exercises to improve practice in specific areas of child protection work. Editor(s): Owen, Hilary; Pritchard, Jacki. Series: Good Practice in Health, Social Care and Criminal Justice. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853022050
- ISBN
- 9781853022050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816639953
- ISBN
- 9780816639953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79