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paperback. Featuring over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide focuses on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. It is arranged by habitat, with colour tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871867
ISBN
9780807871867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Documents the uneasy place Jews have held in America's racial culture since the late nineteenth century. This book traces Jews' often tumultuous encounter with race from the 1870s through World War II, when they became vested as part of America's white mainstream and abandoned the practice of describing themselves in racial terms. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136318
ISBN
9780691136318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardcover. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536. France, the United States, and the Oil Shock, 1973-1974. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. 244 pages, black & white illustrations. Based on extensive multi-archival research, this study combines analysis of French policy-making with an inquiry into the evolution of political language, highlighting the significance of the new concept of a political European identity. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452252
ISBN
9780857452252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.64

hardcover. Despite years of dominating journalism school classrooms across North America, women remain vastly underrepresented at the highest levels of newspaper leadership. Why do so many female journalists leave the industry and so few reach the top? Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ1; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650015
ISBN
9781442650015
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.60

Paperback. This photojournal looks at the traditional folkways and cultural heritage of one of the American South's most distinctive regions. It looks at the places and the people that perpetuate the music, the stories, and the crafts indigenous to the region. Num Pages: 150 pages, 109 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 1KBBSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Alabama Press Alabama
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
150
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KEX0212530
ISBN
9780945477143
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140476
ISBN
9780691140476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. Offers a study of the peace negotiations which ended the American War of Independence. This title challenges traditional views and uses a wide range of sources to provide a detailed analysis of the treaties signed between Britain and France, Spain, the Netherlands and the United States. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780859896153
ISBN
9780859896153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.72

Hardback. A study of the development of human society in Yucatan during the colonial period, this book poses a challenge to a variety of accepted views, including the notion that Yucatan was isolated from the main part of Spain's New World empire and thus from international markets and the world economy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720625
ISBN
9780804720625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.13

Hardcover. This volume offers an account of the life and labours of Edward Sorin, founder of the University of Notre Dame. It describes how he overcame great odds to found and grow one of world's premier Catholic institutions of higher learning. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 185 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027599
ISBN
9780268027599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Paperback. Take a haunted journey to interact with the feisty spirits of Madison, Wisconsin. Meet a bounty hunter peeking in windows along Highway 151, cringe at a phantom black dog standing between you and town on Military Ridge, and marvel at the corpse that disap Num Pages: 224 pages, 68 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764330728
ISBN
9780764330728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.29

Hardcover. Series: King Legacy (Hardcover). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780807000762
ISBN
9780807000762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.06

Hardback. The United States has a long history of citizens rendering service to their communities. Examples of government-sponsored voluntary service organizations include the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Peace Corps, and Volunteers in Service to America. This title presents a study of how service shapes the lives of young people. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 chart, 17 graphs, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046788
ISBN
9780674046788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.61
€ 55.91

Hardback. A history of public broadcasting, the book questions public television's common-sense priorities and argues that its tendency to reject popular culture has undermined its capacity to serve the people it claims to represent. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119429
ISBN
9780231119429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.45
€ 83.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Regnery Publishing Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596981539
ISBN
9781596981539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.22

Paperback. This study of an innovative charter school looks at adolescent identity by analysing the language of narratives told in school. It helps readers understand why adolescents sometimes make choices that seem incomprehensible to the adults who work with them. Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JNC; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807741290
ISBN
9780807741290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896300481
ISBN
9781896300481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.28

Paperback. A cultural history of macho criticism Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222510
ISBN
9780253222510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781813044
ISBN
9780781813044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.36

Paperback. Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. This book takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair - from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States. Editor(s): Byrd, Ayana. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250046574
ISBN
9781250046574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): Heller, Dana. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403968173
ISBN
9781403968173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.37

Paperback. An analysis of the complex moral interpretations crime was given by Mexico's urban poor and of the evolving institutional responses to crime and punishment in modern Mexico. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 17 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327479
ISBN
9780822327479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Insiders' Guide United States
Edition
8 Rev ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762750405
ISBN
9780762750405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Haffner, James D.; Gennady, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 199 pages, tables, graphs, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612095141
ISBN
9781612095141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.26
€ 151.27

Paperback. When we think about what constitutes being a good citizen, routine activities like voting, letter-writing, and paying attention to the news spring to mind. This title argues that these activities play only a small part in democratic citizenship - a form of citizenship that requires creative thinking, talking, and acting. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 halftones, 22 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226660813
ISBN
9780226660813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.00

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