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Traces the early origins of organizing in the decades following the US-Mexican War, when Mexicans in the Southwest established mutualista associations for their protection. Further, she traces the ways in which these efforts have been invoked by contemporary Latino civil rights leaders. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781623491284
- ISBN
- 9781623491284
Condition: New
€ 40.05
€ 40.05
Paperback. Soo Ah Kwon explores youth of color activism, focusing on the political conditions that enable-and limit-youth of color from achieving meaningful change given the entrenchment of nonprofits within the logic of the neoliberal state. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354239
- ISBN
- 9780822354239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Hardcover. Provides an important understanding of the sexual lives of a traditionally marginalized group Series: Intersections. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814733165
- ISBN
- 9780814733165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardback. This sequel to "The Voyage of the Frolic" uses the "Frolic"'s ill-fated first, and final, cargo to San Francisco to tell the broader story of the beginnings of direct commerce between China and California. It also explores the potential of contextual archaeology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741750
- ISBN
- 9780804741750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.50
€ 145.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Newell, Theodore L. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLT; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629489308
- ISBN
- 9781629489308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.24€ 130.56
€ 190.24
€ 130.56
Hardback. Provides information on the music, libretto, and major roles of operas and music theater works by more that one hundred modern American composers, and includes selections from reviews of each work. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231069205
- ISBN
- 9780231069205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 86.38
€ 112.96
€ 86.38
Hardback. In the early 1900s, British Columbia embarked on a brief but intense effort, with long consequences, to manufacture a modern countryside. For the first time, the state directly intervened in planning and implementing land settlement. This work examines how this process unfolded and assesses its consequences. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 268 pages, 18 b/w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJC; HBTB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813372
- ISBN
- 9780774813372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 101 x 18. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- On Cape Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780978576691
- ISBN
- 9780978576691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.44
€ 13.99
€ 12.44
Hardcover. This volume brings together a broad range of research on governors in the American states, examining governors as potentially powerful leaders who are subject to a range of constraints, as well as considering how individual governors may choose leadership paths that either enhance or detract from that power. Editor(s): Redlawsk, David P. Num Pages: 277 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488183
- ISBN
- 9781137488183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.63
€ 138.63
Paperback. This resource on the strategic use of health care information systems offers executives and managers the information and tools they need to communicate with and guide the information system department. Series: Jossey-Bass/AHA Press series. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJMV; MBP; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787952778
- ISBN
- 9780787952778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.83
€ 80.83
Paperback. What is the effect of a "nation"? In this age of globalization, is it dead, dying, only dormant? The title collects essays that looks at a range of aesthetic productions - especially literature and the visual arts - that give context to how art and society interact. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AB; ACB; HPS; JFFS; JPA; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566398664
- ISBN
- 9781566398664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. This book offers an inside look at over 25 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Cotton State. Series: It Happened in Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 14.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762761135
- ISBN
- 9780762761135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.40
€ 16.99
€ 14.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Dennis J.; Strauss, David A.; Stone, Geoffrey R. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226392219
- ISBN
- 9780226392219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.18€ 57.15
€ 67.18
€ 57.15
Paperback. Identifies the distinctive voice of Jewish American literature by recovering the multilingual Jewish culture that Jews brought to the United States in their creative encounter with English. This book traces the evolution of Yiddish and Hebrew in modern Jewish American prose writing through dialect and accent, and cross-cultural translations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 2ACY; 2CSJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138442
- ISBN
- 9780691138442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Long considered the "bible" by silverplate collectors, this new edition contains a history of silverplating materials, refining processes, and tableware design changes. Over 1500 illustrations, line cuts, black-and-white and color photos. The chapter on the care and restoration of silverplate is very helpful. Num Pages: 480 pages, over 1500 photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCR; WFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1492.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764309014
- ISBN
- 9780764309014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 31.02
€ 46.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This book explores important current social justice issues that confront young children in America. It examines a broad range of topics related to the fair treatment of young children as well as their families and offers potential solutions. Editor(s): Fennimore, Beatrice S.; Goodwin, A. Lin. Series: Educating the Young Child. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; JNC; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400735835
- ISBN
- 9789400735835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. Presents alternative and more empowering representations of Latinidad to help attain true political equity and intra-racial coalitions Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSL4; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720073
- ISBN
- 9780814720073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nachtrieb, Julio D.; Cadriel, Liam J. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607417965
- ISBN
- 9781607417965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.15€ 151.27
€ 221.15
€ 151.27
Paperback. This devastating critique by the authors of The Deindustrialization of America documents how the economic policies of the Reagan era have damaged the American standard of living and suggests how this trend may be reversed. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCL; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428. Very good copy with light shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0012248
- ISBN
- 9780465027187
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Focusing on world-historical events of empire, revolution, war, and peace, this work shows how American reformers invented a new politics built around progressive internationalism. It retrieves the progressive tradition in American politics and makes it available to contemporary debates. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFCX; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691122359
- ISBN
- 9780691122359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. A professional photographer and a surfer cum artist roadtripped in their beat up Volkswagen bus from the Oregon border to the Tiajuana Sloughs on a two-month quest to rediscover everything the Golden State's legendary waves have to offer. This title documents their experiences in photographs and diary entries. Num Pages: 176 pages, 225 full colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSSG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 261 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1278. 176 pages, 225 full colour. A professional photographer and a surfer cum artist roadtripped in their beat up Volkswagen bus from the Oregon border to the Tiajuana Sloughs on a two-month quest to rediscover everything the Golden State's legendary waves have to offer. This title documents their experiences in photographs and diary entries. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSSG; WTL. Dimension: 256 x 261 x 21. Weight: 1284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Edition
- 1 Box
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811862820
- ISBN
- 9780811862820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 41.17
€ 43.99
€ 41.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Regnery Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596986404
- ISBN
- 9781596986404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.04
€ 20.99
€ 20.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 187 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590459
- ISBN
- 9781137590459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.08
€ 138.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 color illustrations; 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMVD; HBJK; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823273577
- ISBN
- 9780823273577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.18
€ 96.18