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Paperback. A fascinating retelling of the most famous court case in American history. Editor(s): Balkin, Jack M. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799864
- ISBN
- 9780814799864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.10
€ 36.10
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology. Num Pages: 82 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JMH; JMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319442808
- ISBN
- 9783319442808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.84
€ 80.84
Paperback. Respected conservative talk show host, blogger and TV commentator Dana Loesch illuminates the history and intent of the Second Amendment, reveals what gun confiscation would really mean and exposes the left's exploitation of tragedy in its attempt to undermine Americans' cherished gun rights. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Center Street
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455584338
- ISBN
- 9781455584338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.99
€ 16.99
€ 14.99
Hardcover. Middle- and upper-middle-class students continue to outpace those from less privileged backgrounds. This title examines a typical suburban American high school to explain how some students get ahead. It presents an account of the educationally and morally questionable results of the American culture of success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226142395
- ISBN
- 9780226142395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.82€ 79.09
€ 94.82
€ 79.09
Hardback. A collection of twelve articles that explore various events in the history of witch-hunting and its demonization of women in American and American women's own use of witchcraft as a source of identity and strength, as well as the complicated relationship between the two. Editor(s): Reis, Elizabeth. Series: The Worlds of Women Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRQX9; JFSJ1; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025768
- ISBN
- 9780842025768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.95
€ 156.95
Paperback. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries. 282 pages, 3 tables. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235274
- ISBN
- 9780520235274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Reflects the costs, challenges, and consequences the "tough on crime" age has had, especially for male youth of colour Series: Alternative Criminology. Num Pages: 220 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSP2; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709450
- ISBN
- 9780814709450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Exposes the queer dynamics embedded in myths of the southern plantation. This book reveals how various models of queer egalitarianism attempt to reconcile the plantation's regional legacies with national debates about equality and democracy, particularly during the eras of the New Deal, World War II, and the civil rights movement. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927923
- ISBN
- 9780813927923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
More than twenty-five years after the Abella Commission on Equality in Employment, Employment Equity in Canada examines the state of employment equity in Canada today. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFJ; JHBL; LNHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647565
- ISBN
- 9781442647565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845842550
- ISBN
- 9781845842550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.64€ 60.37
€ 64.64
€ 60.37
Hardcover. Argues that the examination of contemporary American war narratives can lead to newfound understandings of American literature, American history, and American national purpose. To prove such a contention, the book blends literary, rhetorical, and cultural methods of analysis. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340022
- ISBN
- 9780230340022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Paperback. Presents various legal, political, historical, and financial arguments about the two types of auto insurance. Series: Controversies in Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFN; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408870
- ISBN
- 9780878408870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.91
€ 69.91
Paperback. Editor(s): Boer, Faye. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864077
- ISBN
- 9781894864077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.60
€ 16.99
€ 12.60
Paperback. Americans face a choice: you can rediscover the animating principles of the American idea - of limited government, a self-reliant citizenry, and the opportunities to exploit your talents to the fullest - or you can join most of the rest of the western world in terminal decline. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Edition
- First Thus
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596983274
- ISBN
- 9781596983274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.68
€ 19.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. "Complete with documents withheld by the FBI and Warren Commission"--Cover. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 919.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360617
- ISBN
- 9781626360617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.12
€ 21.12
Paperback. Explores why the United States - counter to widely accepted wisdom in international relations theory - chose the course it did. In this book the author asserted that domestic political institutions and culture played a decisive role in preventing the mobilization of resources necessary to implement an expansionist grand strategy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626161771
- ISBN
- 9781626161771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.34
€ 70.34
Paperback. This book takes an innovative approach to the American Civil War, exploring its cultural origins and enduring cultural legacy. Series: British Association for American Studies (BAAS) Paperbacks. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619351
- ISBN
- 9780748619351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.68
€ 32.68
Paperback. Posits that the subprime mortgage crisis, as well as the global macroeconomic catastrophe it spawned, is traceable to a gross failure of law. This book ensures that economic opportunity isn't limited to a small group of elites that enjoy growth at the expense of many, particularly those in vulnerable economic situations. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCS; KCX; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479845323
- ISBN
- 9781479845323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Convinced that he had uncovered the single source of psychosis, Henry Cotton, superintendent of the Trenton State Hospital, New Jersey, launched a ruthless campaign to 'eliminate the perils of pus infection'. This book reconstructs a nightmarish, cautionary chapter in modern psychiatry when professionals failed to police themselves. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126709
- ISBN
- 9780300126709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Hardback. How entrepreneurial housebuilders fueled a rapid economy. "A well-written and easily read business book with a historical perspective, quite fit for a general readership interested in the history of American enterprise."-APT Bulletin Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235807
- ISBN
- 9780812235807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.58
€ 77.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Morales, Daniel M. Num Pages: 569 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611220247
- ISBN
- 9781611220247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.42€ 247.34
€ 367.42
€ 247.34
Paperback. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, this title presents fifty of the Library's most prized treasures. It features works ranging from recently acquired items from living authors and poets to some of the most famous, rare, and notorious books in history. Editor(s): James, Kathryn. Series: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Num Pages: 128 pages, 61 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; DSBB; GBCR; GLMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 212 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196429
- ISBN
- 9780300196429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
Paperback. This is a study of the economic, political, and technological forces that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725866
- ISBN
- 9780804725866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403980793
- ISBN
- 9781403980793
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.82€ 46.04
€ 50.82
€ 46.04