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Paperback. Synthesizing theory, personal research, and prior studies on interest groups and other lobbies, the author offers an overview of organized political interests and explains how and why they affect public policy. Drawing on his experience researching interest groups, he assesses the impact that special interests have long had in shaping policy. Editor(s): Powers, Gerard F.; Christiansen, Drew, SJ; Hennemeyer, Robert T. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPQB; JPWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406821
- ISBN
- 9780878406821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.01
€ 71.01
Looking at these from the vantage points of anthropology, cultural studies, education, geography, history, information science, literature, political science, sociology, and women and gender studies, Filipinos in Canada provides a strong foundation for future work in this area. Num Pages: 464 pages, 10, 3 figures; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 35. .
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442645400
- ISBN
- 9781442645400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.55
€ 95.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HPQ; JHBA; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822314974
- ISBN
- 9780822314974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Since 1955, City Lights Bookshop in San Francisco has published over 230 titles and its 1,500 authors include Jack Kerouac, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Hilda Doolittle, Allen Ginsberg, Goethe, Walt Whitman, Gregory Corso, and Karl Marx. Provides complete information on all City Lights publications from 1955 through 1990. Num Pages: 361 pages, Plans, facsimiles, transparencies, indexes. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GBCR; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826212
- ISBN
- 9780810826212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.42
€ 118.42
Paperback. Presents a pioneering exploration of Asian American visual art. This title focuses on works produced during the watershed 1990s, when surging Asian immigration had significantly altered the demographic, cultural, and political contours of Asian America, and a renaissance in Asian American art and visual culture was well underway. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 65 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; ACX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342045
- ISBN
- 9780822342045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Traces the development of California cuisine from its formative years in the 1970s to 2000, when farm-to-table, foraging, and fusion cooking had become part of the national vocabulary. This book shows how the inspirations that emerged in California went on to transform the experience of eating throughout the United States and the world. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268197
- ISBN
- 9780520268197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM9; HRCJ; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Beacon Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807077528
- ISBN
- 9780807077528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.88
€ 21.88
Paperback. Donald D. Cox gathers substantial data on simple field plants in Eastern North America and studies their profound impact on regional ecosystems and the ecology of the earth. Illustrator(s): Peron, Shirley A. Num Pages: 216 pages, 112 line drawings, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSTS; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607809
- ISBN
- 9780815607809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.01
€ 20.99
€ 20.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JHBS; WSTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150291
- ISBN
- 9780691150291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ransen, Jonathan P. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621004943
- ISBN
- 9781621004943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.72€ 115.01
€ 167.72
€ 115.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226571324
- ISBN
- 9780226571324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. military policy from the end of the Cold War through the beginning of the Obama presidency provides a clear picture of why the United States is militarily powerful but "otherwise insecure." Num Pages: 256 pages, 17, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894398
- ISBN
- 9780801894398
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Condition: New
€ 41.75
€ 41.75
Historic postcards of the great Victorian hotels, the U.S. Naval Training Station, the Emlen Mansion, the sinking ship Atlantus and more. Imagery and text trace this wonderful town's story, from nostalgic, sepia-toned past through its renaissance as one of East Coast's most popular, and distinctive historic resort towns. Num Pages: 128 pages, 191 color & b/w postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; WCS; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764326783
- ISBN
- 9780764326783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.06
€ 25.99
€ 18.06
"A biography of Francisco P. Ramairez, Mexican American rights activist and publisher of El Clamor Paublico, a Spanish-language newspaper that circulated in Los Angeles, California, from 1855 to 1859"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896727632
- ISBN
- 9780896727632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.14
€ 42.99
€ 37.14
paperback. Through a series of ethnographic case studies, this volume presents the responses of American women whose experiences of motherhood have failed to match up to the standards and norms which have been set by consumer culture. Editor(s): Layne, Linda L. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751558
- ISBN
- 9780814751558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Hardback. Tells the early history of the Halifax Naval Yard. From the building of the yard and its expansion, to the people involved in the enterprise, to the nuts and bolts of buying the masts and paying the bills, this history of the Halifax Naval Yard features dozens of illustrations and copious appendices, including a biographical directory. Num Pages: 362 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBCV; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776630311
- ISBN
- 9780776630311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.35
€ 60.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Merganthal, Paul B. Num Pages: 141 pages, tables, charts & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 9. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923559
- ISBN
- 9781606923559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.75€ 80.34
€ 115.75
€ 80.34
Paperback. As the world becomes more modern, it is not becoming more secular. Instead, on the street and in the corridors of power, religion is surging. This book shows that if you want to understand the modern world, you cannot afford to ignore God - whether you believe in Him or not. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141024745
- ISBN
- 9780141024745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.45
€ 12.45
Paperback. This fascinating book explores Beat Generation writing from a transnational perspective, using the concept of worlding to place Beat literature in conversation with a far-reaching network of cultural and political formations. Countering the charge that the Beats abroad were at best naive tourists seeking exoticism for exoticism's sake, World Beats Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dartmouth College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688986
- ISBN
- 9781611688986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 38.94
€ 49.99
€ 38.94
Paperback. A lively tour de force through the litter of American culture and its level of quality in publishing, television, and the movies. Num Pages: 306 pages, 51 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078313
- ISBN
- 9780231078313
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Condition: New
€ 43.21
€ 43.21
hardcover. Winous Point: 150 Years of Waterfowling and Conservation tells the story of the birth and growth not only of the oldest continuously operating duck hunting club in America, but of the modern wetland conservation movement. Deluxe clamshell edition also available. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; RNKH; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 241 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564162137
- ISBN
- 9781564162137
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.88€ 110.84
€ 116.88
€ 110.84
Hardback. Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." American higher education has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. This text explores the cause for this divide. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923505
- ISBN
- 9780813923505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.48
€ 45.48
Paperback. Culled from the records of the National Register of Historic Places, a roster of all types of significant properties across the United States, African American Historic Places includes over 800 places in 42 states and two U.S. territories that have played a role in black American history. Editor(s): Savage, Beth L. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL3; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471143451
- ISBN
- 9780471143451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.79
€ 62.79
paperback. Remaking Citizenship explores the stories of low-income Latinas actively engaged in a new vision of feminist politics rooted in concerns as disparate as domestic violence, childrearing, women's self-esteem, and immigrant and workers' rights. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 figure, 7 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSJ1; JHMC; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758222
- ISBN
- 9780804758222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39