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Hardback. Editor(s): Kura, Nicholas O. Num Pages: 277 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594545252
- ISBN
- 9781594545252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.31€ 98.71
€ 141.31
€ 98.71
Hardcover. During the Cold War, Chinese Americans struggled to gain political influence in the United States. This book looks at the divergent ways that Chinese Americans in these two cities balanced domestic and international pressures during the tense Cold War era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226193564
- ISBN
- 9780226193564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.43
€ 50.99
€ 40.43
Hardback. Addresses those Supreme Court cases brought against a state by a citizen of another state or a foreign nation. Each case features an historical introduction plus such relevant documents as court papers, lawyers' notes, justices' manuscript opinions, proceedings of state legislators and more. Editor(s): Marcus, Maeva; Perry, James R. Num Pages: 728 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; LA; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1225.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231088725
- ISBN
- 9780231088725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.84
€ 205.84
Hardback. Here is a rich ethnographic description of Amish education in 21st Century America that describes how literacy, community, and accountability are key values in the Amish educational system. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; JNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578864461
- ISBN
- 9781578864461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.06
€ 151.06
Hardcover. This book covers arguments made by various sides of the political-religious divide from the past 30 years, showing what the actual differences are between these groups. By stressing the typically ignored similarities, the book better informs partisans and the public to move debate forward. Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JPFK; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137409140
- ISBN
- 9781137409140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. At a cost of $500 billion to American taxpayers, the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s was the worst financial crisis of the 20th century as well as a crime unparalleled in American history. This title demonstrates how systematic political collusion - not just policy errors - was a critical ingredient in this unprecedented series of frauds. Num Pages: 281 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JP; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219472
- ISBN
- 9780520219472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.93
€ 34.99
€ 25.93
paperback. Provides a synthetic introduction to the historical development, context, theory, and goals of a range of US-born liberation theologies. This title covers: Black Theology, Womanist Theology, Latino/Hispanic Theology, Latina Theology, Asian American Theology, Asian American Feminist Theology, Native American Theology, and Feminist Theology. Editor(s): Floyd-Thomas, Stacey M.; Pinn, Anthony B. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727652
- ISBN
- 9780814727652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. This bipartisan study analyzes how American presidents have used intellectuals to shape their images and advance their agendas. Tevi Troy examines how these advisers - the president's links to the academic community - create, nurture and bring ideas into the public policy realm. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCX; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508255
- ISBN
- 9780742508255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.85
€ 45.99
€ 37.85
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gaskin, Jonathan B. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612098456
- ISBN
- 9781612098456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.04€ 151.27
€ 219.04
€ 151.27
Hardcover. Focusing on women of the counterculture, this book describes how gender was perceived within the movement, with women taking on much of the responsibility for sustaining communes. It examines the lives of younger runaways and daughters who shared the lifestyle. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 illustrations, 8 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616336
- ISBN
- 9780700616336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.30
€ 46.30
Paperback. Utilizes Brown's life to illuminate the concept of freedom as it developed in the United States in the early national and antebellum years Num Pages: 219 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479825233
- ISBN
- 9781479825233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
South Beach and Miami Beach, Florida, have dozens of whimsical, colorful, and sometimes wacky lifeguard stands that have become media stars in their own right, including the "Lighthouse Guardhouse," the "Surfboard," and the "Putting Green Guardhouse." In Num Pages: 71 pages, 64 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 223 x 14. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764329005
- ISBN
- 9780764329005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Hardback. This lavish catalogue presents 150 European paintings, pastels, and drawings from the late fifteenth to the mid-nineteenth century that have been given to the Metropolitan Museum by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman or are still held in Mrs. Wrightsman's private collection. Editor(s): Fahy, Everett. Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 281 x 250 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300107197
- ISBN
- 9780300107197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31€ 57.74
€ 68.31
€ 57.74
Paperback. First printed in the United States during the American Revolution, the Bible underwent many revisions, translations, and changes in format as different editors and publishers appropriated it to meet a wide range of changing ideological and economic demands. Num Pages: 276 pages, 45 half-tones 4 tables 3 graphs 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DSB; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804743396
- ISBN
- 9780804743396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 394 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259201
- ISBN
- 9780803259201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This brief and easy-to-use 'Reader's Guide'offers teachers, principals, district and state administrators--anyone with a vested interest in improving the quality of science education--the tools they need to fully absorb the new Next Generation Science Standards and begin to implement them, effectively, into classroom practices. Num Pages: 42 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNU; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association - NSTA Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938946066
- ISBN
- 9781938946066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.68
€ 26.68
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OVERSEAS EDITIONS NEW
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062102225
- ISBN
- 9780062102225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.43
€ 29.99
€ 24.43
Hardback. This new book will provide an extensive analysis of the role of the Federal Reserve in contributing to the crisis through its low interest-rate policy during 2002-2006, and in dealing with the crisis under Bernanke with his aggressive and innovative policies implemented in the wake of the Lehman collapse in September 2008. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPQB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108462
- ISBN
- 9780230108462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. In this delightful history of the sport, Frommer captures the flavor, smell, and craziness of the early days of baseball. Starting with its invention in 1842 by the descendant of a British sea captain (and not Abner Doubleday), Frommer traces the development of the sport from the first games on a vacant lot at 27th and Madison in New York to the turn of the century, when the National League was emerging as the preeminent forum for truly professional baseball. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Dimension: 215 x 140. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Lyons Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781630760069
- ISBN
- 9781630760069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.69
€ 18.99
€ 17.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 88 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 270 x 14. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666023
- ISBN
- 9780940666023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.88
€ 27.99
€ 19.88
Paperback. In The Allure of Order, Mehta recounts a century of attempts at revitalizing public education, and puts forward a truly new agenda to reach this elusive goal. Over and over again, outsiders have been fascinated by the promise of scientific management and have attempted to apply principles of rational administration from above. Series: Studies in Postwar American Political Development. Num Pages: 416 pages, 19 figures and tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190231453
- ISBN
- 9780190231453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.13
€ 39.13
Paperback. Encourages readers to think critically about the role of corporations in everyday life, health, and culture Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KJP; JHM; KNDP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724736
- ISBN
- 9780814724736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Fully revised, updated, and extended, the fifth edition of Hollywood s America provides an important compilation of interpretive essays and primary documents that allows students to read films as cultural artifacts within the contexts of actual past events. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118976494
- ISBN
- 9781118976494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
paperback. Examines the first three comprehensive wildlife conservation treaties in history, all between the US and Canada: the Inland Fisheries Treaty of 1908, the North Pacific Fur Seal Convention of 1911, and the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1916. The author argues that these treaties directly affect us and offer lessons for future conservation efforts. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990033
- ISBN
- 9780295990033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98