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Hardcover. Examines two educational rights questions that arise at the intersection of political theory, educational policy, and law: What is the place of a right to education in a participatory democracy, and how can we realize this right in the United States? The author tracks these questions across both philosophical and pragmatic terrain. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226071749
- ISBN
- 9780226071749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
paperback. This collection tells about life along the shore from Nova Scotia to Delawareusing stories, poems, and excerpts from journals and memoirs. Illustrator(s): Nicholson, Trudy; Mirocha, Paul. Editor(s): St Antoine, Sara; Antoine, Sara. Series: Stories from Where We Live. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571316431
- ISBN
- 9781571316431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.25
€ 13.25
Paperback. In Light of Africa explores how the idea of Africa as a real place, an imagined homeland, and a metaphor for Black identity is used in the cultural politics of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626690
- ISBN
- 9781442626690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.77
€ 33.77
Paperback. Rethinking the Great White North explores the troubling side of the images of whiteness and wilderness that are so central to Canadian national identity. Editor(s): Baldwin, Andrew; Cameron, Laura; Kobayashi, Audrey. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774820141
- ISBN
- 9780774820141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Paperback. This volume analyzes US relations with the major European states and examines the new role for NATO in the post-Cold War world and the evolving dynamics in the US-EU partnership. Editor(s): Ramet, Sabrina Petra; Ingebritsen, Christine. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; 1QFN; 1QFW; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500174
- ISBN
- 9780742500174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.90
€ 72.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 71 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 71
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604564631
- ISBN
- 9781604564631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.44€ 43.33
€ 60.44
€ 43.33
Paperback. Challenges assumptions about welfare policies, welfare recipients, and crime control Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760796
- ISBN
- 9780814760796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. In the mid-1960s, Winberg Chai, a young academic and the son of Chinese immigrants, married an Irish-American artist. This book offers a depiction of the racism suffered by them in rural South Dakota. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJPN; BM; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781592136162
- ISBN
- 9781592136162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Num Pages: 192 pages, 298 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316937
- ISBN
- 9780764316937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.46
€ 48.99
€ 32.46
hardcover. In the two-year span covered by this volume, Washington continues to be concerned with personal and local matters - the expansion of his Mount Vernon acreage, the development of the flour and fishing industries there, and his promotion of schemes for the navigation of the Potomac River. Series: Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914657
- ISBN
- 9780813914657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.23
€ 126.23
Paperback. Between 1877 and 1892, Dr Thomas Neill Cream murdered seven women, all prostitutes or patients seeking abortions, in England and North America. Using press reports and police dossiers, this work presents an account of the killings, providing an insight into Victorian sexual tensions and fears. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 halftones, 1 map, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560687
- ISBN
- 9780226560687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.94
€ 27.99
€ 22.94
paperback. Editor(s): Katz, Friedrich. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 606 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607993
- ISBN
- 9780691607993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.31€ 72.48
€ 94.31
€ 72.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155004
- ISBN
- 9781934155004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.78
€ 16.99
€ 15.78
Hardcover. Part of the three volumes on South Carolina women, this title spans the long period from the sixteenth century through the Civil War era. It features the religious, racial, ethnic, and class diversity of the women. It contains essays on plantation mistresses, overseers' wives, nonslaveholding women from the upcountry and slave women. Editor(s): Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Littlefield, Valinda W.; Johnson, Joan Marie. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329352
- ISBN
- 9780820329352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49
€ 154.49
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 113.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781400065585
- ISBN
- 9781400065585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.51
€ 16.99
€ 14.51
Paperback. In an America where the rich and fortunate have free rein to do as they please, can the ideal of liberty and justice for all be anything but an empty slogan? This title describes how these ordinary people conceive of citizenship, how they acquire and exercise power, and how religious ideas and institutions contribute to their successes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JPA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156651
- ISBN
- 9780691156651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.06
€ 29.99
€ 22.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages, 52 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 220 x 9. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892360505
- ISBN
- 9780892360505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.91
€ 36.99
€ 26.91
Hardcover. Criminal justice expenditures have more than doubled since the 1980s, dramatically increasing costs to the public. This book considers alternative ways to reduce crime that do not sacrifice public safety. It provides insight into the important trends and patterns of some of the interventions that may be effective in reducing crime. Editor(s): Cook, Philip J.; Ludwig, Jens; McCrary, Justin. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 720 pages, 55 line drawings, 41 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVC; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226115122
- ISBN
- 9780226115122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.67€ 107.48
€ 129.67
€ 107.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 59 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 59
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335109
- ISBN
- 9781590335109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.01
€ 41.99
€ 30.01
Paperback. Conforti discusses how these subcommunities of white, red, and black strangers to Protestant piety retained their own cultures, coexisted, and even thrived within and beyond the domains of Puritan settlement, creating tensions and pressure points in the later development of early America. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11, 7 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882548
- ISBN
- 9780801882548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.33
€ 30.99
€ 26.33
Paperback. Budgeting has long been considered a rational process using neutral tools of financial management, but this outlook fails to consider the outside influences on leaders' behavior. This title shows that political culture and ideological orientations are at least as important as financial tools in shaping budgets. Series: Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPQ; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878407521
- ISBN
- 9780878407521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.94
€ 69.94
Paperback. A study of the advertising campaigns and marketing strategies launched by Kodak in the early years of snapshot photography. It demonstrates how these stand at the centre of a shift in American domestic life that goes deeper than technological innovations in cameras and film. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919591
- ISBN
- 9780813919591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Paperback. Soap opera speaks a universal language, presenting characters and plots that resonate far beyond the culture that creates them. This book presents an analysis of telenovelas and narco-dramas. It assesses the dynamic role of melodrama in creating meaningful cultural images to explain why these genres have become so successful. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st PB Edition
- SKU
- V9780292717121
- ISBN
- 9780292717121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press at CUNY
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558619234
- ISBN
- 9781558619234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.99
€ 17.99
€ 16.99