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Paperback. On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day on which the temperature would eventually climb to 106 degrees. This book reveals how in coming decades the effects of climate change will intensify the social and environmental pressures in urban areas around the world. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 halftones, 3 maps, 7 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPR; JFFC; RNPG; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226276182
- ISBN
- 9780226276182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.31
€ 24.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. Series: Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 221 x 7. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118917695
- ISBN
- 9781118917695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.79
€ 30.99
€ 30.79
Hardback. The essays in this book deal with situations or issues in public education which we need to address. While some of these situations seem clear and almost obvious, making the necessary changes and admitting the truth to ourselves is not necessarily going to happen easily. Num Pages: 122 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 122
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781475805468
- ISBN
- 9781475805468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.18
€ 89.18
Paperback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 49 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231162333
- ISBN
- 9780231162333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.92
€ 23.99
€ 17.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Balogh, Brian; Schulman, Bruce J. Series: Miller Center of Public Affairs Books. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456572
- ISBN
- 9780801456572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.82
€ 42.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 69ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271007489
- ISBN
- 9780271007489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.82€ 77.77
€ 93.82
€ 77.77
hardcover. William "Extra Billy" Smith, the oldest and one of the most controversial Confederate generals on the field at Gettysburg, was also one of the most colourful and charismatic characters of the Civil War and the antebellum Old South. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 photos, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781611211290
- ISBN
- 9781611211290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.97
€ 18.97
paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 halftones, 1 line art, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 10. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816645084
- ISBN
- 9780816645084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.21
€ 25.99
€ 24.21
Hardcover. The presidential campaign of 1848 saw the first strong electoral challenge to the expansion of slavery in the US; most historians consider the appearance of Free Soil Party in that election a major turning point of the 19th century. This title deals with the 1848 election, and clarifies our understanding of a pivotal moment in American history. Series: American Presidential Elections. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616404
- ISBN
- 9780700616404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247314
- ISBN
- 9781442247314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.77
€ 17.99
€ 16.77
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; WH; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932361582
- ISBN
- 9781932361582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.14
€ 20.99
€ 19.14
Hardcover. This study of the US District Court, Southern District of Texas, analyses the changes in its mission, structure, policies and procedures from 1955 to 2000. These efforts are situated within the social, cultural and political expectations that prompted the increase in judical seats. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJP; HBT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323633
- ISBN
- 9780820323633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.71
€ 142.71
Paperback. Explores how photographs have been and are used to construct versions of history and examines how photographic representations of otherness often tell stories about the self. This book exhibits the work of American women; tells their absorbing stories; and discusses representations of North American Indians, African Americans,and the migrant poor. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 512 pages, 220 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCP; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822320678
- ISBN
- 9780822320678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.98
€ 36.99
€ 32.98
Paperback. Is it "Stalinist" for a formerly communist country to tear down a statue of Stalin? Should the Confederate flag be allowed to fly over the South Carolina state capital? Is it possible for America to honour General Custer and the Sioux Nation, Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln? This title deals with these questions. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 160 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322207
- ISBN
- 9780822322207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Presenting an appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan's strong links to mainstream society and it's role as a medium of corrective civic action, this title examines local Klan chapters in Denver, Salt Lake City, El Paso, Anaheim and, in Oregon, Eugene and La Grande. It aims to provide insight into the complex reasons for the Klan's popularity. Editor(s): Lay, Shawn. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071713
- ISBN
- 9780252071713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.87
€ 23.99
€ 21.87
hardcover. A perspective on Latinos - not only as a diverse and growing population in the US with distinct social, cultural and economic features, but as a political force with a collective ethnic identity. It explores the personal identity and resiliency, adaptive strategies, and successes of Latinos. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687282
- ISBN
- 9780847687282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.27
€ 179.27
paperback. Series: ILR Press Books. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- ILR Press United States
- Edition
- Updated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487330
- ISBN
- 9780801487330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226845302
- ISBN
- 9780226845302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Hardback. Once Upon an Oldman is an account of the controversy that surrounded the Alberta government's construction of a dam on the Oldman River to provide water for irrigation in the southern part of the province. Num Pages: 320 pages, 27 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; JPQB; RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 0. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807128
- ISBN
- 9780774807128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621572855
- ISBN
- 9781621572855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.81
€ 19.99
€ 18.81
paperback. Presents an analysis of all fifty states and qualitative case studies of three states (Florida, Colorado, and New Jersey) that reveal how well-publicized child welfare scandals result in adoption of new legislation and new administrative procedures. This title is suitable for those involved with child welfare policymaking. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017078
- ISBN
- 9781589017078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.21
€ 41.21
Paperback. When the author was born on a New Mexico cattle ranch in 1874, the term "Wild West" was a reality, not a cliche. In those days cowboys didn't know they were pic-turesque, horse rustlers were to be handled as seemed best on the occasion, and young ladies thought nothing of punching cows and hunting grizzlies in between school terms. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803258686
- ISBN
- 9780803258686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WSSN7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 6452 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439912829
- ISBN
- 9781439912829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.61
€ 38.61
Hardback. In the Election of 1872 the conflict between President US Grant and Horace Greeley has been typically understood as a battle for the soul of the ruling Republican Party. This book argues that the campaign was more than a narrow struggle between Party elites and a class-based radical reform movement. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPL; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 226 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227099
- ISBN
- 9780823227099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.58
€ 100.58