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Paperback. A feminist analysis of the Chicano family that sees it as a site of political struggle with patriarchal masculinity, nationalism, and homophobia. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822345435
- ISBN
- 9780822345435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.75
€ 36.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. Arranged chronologically and illustrated throughout with full-color maps, photographs, drawings, and charts, this atlas tracks New York City from early Native American culture to the present with meticulously researched detail and compelling text. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; GBGM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 279 x 15. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250098061
- ISBN
- 9781250098061
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.97
€ 35.99
€ 30.97
Hardback. This biography describes Hannibal Hamlin's ancestors and boyhood before tracing his career through the Maine legislature and US House of Representatives. Num Pages: 324 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819194404
- ISBN
- 9780819194404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.61
€ 134.61
Hardcover. An examination of the interplay of architecture and politics in all 50 state capitols of America. Using analysis and photographs of exteriors and interiors, Charles T. Goodsell demonstrates how the architectural elements embody political values and ideas. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 119 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; AMG; JPA; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 259 x 9. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610440
- ISBN
- 9780700610440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.32
€ 73.32
Hardback. Eudine Barriteau exposes the precarious position of women in 20th-century Caribbean societies through analyzing the operations of gender systems. The strategies used by developing states to focus on women are criticized as inadequate. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JJ; JFFK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732823
- ISBN
- 9780333732823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Paperback. Whether seeking a secluded jog or an adventurous outing, residents and tourists alike will find this handsome guide indispensable for finding oases away from the noise of the city. Illustrator(s): Klingler, Mark A. Num Pages: 400 pages, 204, 13 maps, 91 colour illustrations, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421412047
- ISBN
- 9781421412047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.47
€ 30.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. This book looks at the U.S. Middle District Court of Florida, which represents about 1/2 of Florida's population and is one of the busiest courts in the state, interpreting and applying Supreme Court decisions in cases such as the Terry Schaivo "right to die" case. Series: A Florida Quincentennial Book. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; 3JM; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813060491
- ISBN
- 9780813060491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.76
€ 24.76
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with over 100 young men and women, and five years of research, the author explores the fast-paced world of kids and their cars. She reveals a world where cars have incredible significance for kids, as a means of transportation and thereby freedom to come and go, as status symbols and as a means to express their identities. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSP2; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799314
- ISBN
- 9780814799314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Gives a sense of the heady days as Leadville became a major mining center. This title describes the challenges of life for women in the Pacific Northwest. It offers a glimpse of the operations of the mission system while illuminating the perils of living with the acquisitive Americans. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Armitage, Susan H.; Dichamp, Christiane Fischer. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282483
- ISBN
- 9780803282483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. A collection of 17 essays first printed in "American Quarterly", the journal of the American Studies Association. To mark the Association's 50th anniversary, the editor has brought together works which provide a window into the history and evolution of the practice of American studies. Editor(s): Maddox, Lucy. Num Pages: 458 pages, 4, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; DNF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801860560
- ISBN
- 9780801860560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.82
€ 43.99
€ 36.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSC; JHBL; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 194 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664162
- ISBN
- 9781552664162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardcover. Volume XII of the "Dutch Colonial Manuscripts" contains the correspondence of Petrus Stuyvesant, director general of New Netherland from 1654-1658. It represents the earliest surviving correspondence, comprising letters from the directors in Amsterdam and the governors of neighbouring colonies. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JD; BGH; BJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629597
- ISBN
- 9780815629597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.25
€ 94.25
Paperback. This is an insider's tour, touching on the network's dizzying decision-making process, and the artists who have revolutionized the medium. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 225 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815605041
- ISBN
- 9780815605041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.45
€ 27.45
Hardback. Too often liturgical studies have focused on the official liturgies of the church, neglecting the rituals of popular religion. This is the story of a popular religious celebration, a "liturgy of the streets," the annual fiesta of St. James the Apostle in Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico. Includes photographs. Series: Drew University Studies in Liturgy. Num Pages: 198 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HRCR; JHBT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810830707
- ISBN
- 9780810830707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.24
€ 142.24
Paperback. Editor(s): Rouse, Edwin P. Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629489988
- ISBN
- 9781629489988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.26€ 58.90
€ 82.26
€ 58.90
Hardcover. Guerrero focuses on a selection of Mexican historical novels that are particularly revealing of literary trends during the last three decades. The study addresses the balancing act of Mexican writers as they trace a national identity in the face of globalization and respond to modernization on their own terms. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230606371
- ISBN
- 9780230606371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Paperback. This analysis examines the impact the Alien Tort Statute, enacted in 1789, could have on trade and foreign direct investment. Its history is traced from the original intent to recent court interpretations, including a look at class-action suits over asbestos and apartheid. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLT; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881323665
- ISBN
- 9780881323665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.04
€ 21.99
€ 18.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576876596
- ISBN
- 9781576876596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.44
€ 43.99
€ 39.44
hardcover. Engaging and incisive, Brian Dickson: A Judge's Journey traces Dickson's life from a Depression-era boyhood in Saskatchewan, to the battlefields of Normandy, the boardrooms of corporate Canada and high judicial office, and provides an inside look at the work of the Supreme Court during its most crucial period. Num Pages: 624 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BG; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802089526
- ISBN
- 9780802089526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.41
€ 79.41
Hardcover. Demonstrates how more diverse representations do not in themselves solve the problem of racial stereotyping Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 239 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707319
- ISBN
- 9780814707319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Series: Lexington Studies in Political Communication. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739126400
- ISBN
- 9780739126400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.05
€ 72.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816642786
- ISBN
- 9780816642786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
paperback. A powerful account of how land disputes reflect complex and often competing understandings of law, landscape, and identity among First Nations and non-Aboriginal people in Canada. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774821858
- ISBN
- 9780774821858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: Cheap Bastard. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773008
- ISBN
- 9780762773008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.39
€ 16.99
€ 14.39