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Paperback. Explains why US policies hamper North-South reconciliation and reunification. Assessing North Korean capabilities and the motivations that have led to its forward deployments, this book spells out the arms control concessions by North Korea, South Korea, and the United States necessary to ease the dangers of confrontation. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116266
- ISBN
- 9780691116266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.91€ 44.89
€ 56.91
€ 44.89
Paperback. In the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass produce synthetic steroid hormones. This book features the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNDP; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822346050
- ISBN
- 9780822346050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.33
€ 39.33
Paperback. A revisionist narrative of Appomattox, the surrender of the Confederacy to the Union, published on the 150th anniversary of the event that ended the Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190217860
- ISBN
- 9780190217860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.78
€ 24.99
€ 22.78
Hardback. Series: Max Kade German-American Research Institute Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271059372
- ISBN
- 9780271059372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.47€ 87.21
€ 105.47
€ 87.21
Paperback. As the official companion book to 150th anniversary of the Canada's birth, this guide is also the companion to the Guide to the National Parks of Canada, 2nd Edition, created for all who will visit Canada parks during the birthday and celebrating the historic sites that are key in building the story of Canada. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426217555
- ISBN
- 9781426217555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.54
€ 27.99
€ 23.54
Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442234543
- ISBN
- 9781442234543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.20
€ 79.20
Paperback. Documents the use of antipersonnel chemical weapons throughout the Vietnam War. This account follows the US program as it progressed from a focus on the humanitarian aspects of non-lethal weapons to their use as a means of augmenting and enhancing the lethality of traditional munitions. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBWS2; JWMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415876452
- ISBN
- 9780415876452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.72
€ 58.72
Hardback. As the major driver of U.S. demographic change, Latinos are reshaping key aspects of the social, economic, political, and cultural landscape of the country. In the process, Latinos are challenging the longstanding black/white paradigm that has been used as a lens to understand racial and ethnic matters in the United States. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642710
- ISBN
- 9780745642710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Paperback. Leading the Parade traces the evolution of the gay and lesbian liberation through the personal profiles and stories of nearly 40 individuals whose daring efforts changed gay and straight America and their attitudes toward homosexuality during the twentieth century. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859135
- ISBN
- 9780810859135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; RNF; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300351
- ISBN
- 9781896300351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.79
€ 20.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Fascinating true stories of the most amazing women in American history They were pioneers and trailblazers, spies and ex-slaves, reformers and first ladies. They became America's first women nurses, doctors, preachers, and voters. Series: Outrageous Women. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 193 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471229261
- ISBN
- 9780471229261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.48
€ 16.99
€ 14.48
Paperback. Where are the women writers of color? Where are their theoretical voices? This title examines the ways that women writers of color have contributed to the discourse of literary and cultural theory. It focuses on the impact of key issues, such as social construction and identity politics, and on the works of women writers of color. Editor(s): Stanley, Sandra Carson. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066665
- ISBN
- 9780252066665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.99
€ 47.99
€ 42.99
Series: Topics in Kentucky History. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813147062
- ISBN
- 9780813147062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.51
€ 36.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; VXQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335983
- ISBN
- 9780764335983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.71
€ 20.99
€ 15.71
Plantation Jamaica analyses the important but neglected role of the attorneys who managed estates, chiefly for absentee proprietors, and assesses their efficiency and impact on Jamaica during slavery and freedom. Num Pages: 450 pages, illustrations & maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 37. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766401658
- ISBN
- 9789766401658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.98
€ 92.98
Hardback. * Contains 34 original essays by leading experts in Post--1945 American history. * Covers society and culture, people and movements, politics and foreign policy. * Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic. * Includes a book review section on essential readings. . Editor(s): Agnew, Jean-Christophe; Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 608 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 181 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223252
- ISBN
- 9780631223252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.98
€ 231.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627493
- ISBN
- 9780816627493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
€ 27.99
€ 26.43
hardcover. In this book, Rogers-Dillon argues that these welfare experiments of the 1990s were not simply scientific experiments, as their supporters frequently contend, but a powerful political tool that created a framework within which few could argue successfully against the welfare policy changes. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; JKS; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804747301
- ISBN
- 9780804747301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.57
€ 149.57
Hardcover. Editor(s): Andrews, Dayna B.; Davis, Angela M. Num Pages: 175 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KC; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613241912
- ISBN
- 9781613241912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 336.72€ 226.86
€ 336.72
€ 226.86
Paperback. The previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and Virginia. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KJWWB; HBJD1; JFFN; JFSL; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206 17th Century Ireland. 240pp. First paperback edition
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Brandon
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780863222870
- ISBN
- 9780863222870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 8.70
€ 12.99
€ 8.70
paperback. This comprehensive analysis of the complex relationships between black political thought and black political identity and behaviour illuminates the history and role of this plays in shaping political debate in America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 line drawings, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 231 x 28. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226138619
- ISBN
- 9780226138619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.71
€ 34.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. Analyzes the political processes and historical context that led to the enactment of state-level education accountability policies across the country. This title situates education accountability movement in the context of public administration research, emphasizing the relationships among equity, accountability, and intergovernmental relations. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, 4 figures, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JPP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017672
- ISBN
- 9781589017672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.77
€ 72.77
Paperback. Surveying the widening conceptions and applications of cultural landscape writing in the United States, this text offers a clear view of the state of cultural landscape studies in 2003. Editor(s): Wilson, Chris; Groth, Paul E. Num Pages: 395 pages, 95 b/w photographs, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMV; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229617
- ISBN
- 9780520229617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. The Los Angeles riot of 1992 marked America's first high-profile multiethnic civil unrest. Latinos, Asian Americans, whites, and African Americans were involved as both victims and assailants. Drawing from local as well as international examples, this book present strategies such as coalition building, dispute resolution, and community organizing. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814715840
- ISBN
- 9780814715840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31