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Paperback. The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City were remarkable for the convergence of trends in world history. Mexican leaders were hoping to showcase a newly modernized Mexico, both modern and cosmopolitan, cultured and imbued with tradition. This book narrates the engaging tale, from the initial aspirations of the Mexicans to the end of the games. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806969
- ISBN
- 9780875806969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Although stoical New Englanders may not be showy about it, religion plays a powerful role in their culture. Examining Catholics and Protestants, as well as Conservative Protestants, African Americans, and Jews, this volume provides an account of religion in this US region. Editor(s): Walsh, Andrew; Silk, Mark. Series: Religion by Region. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HRCX6; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106291
- ISBN
- 9780759106291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.77
€ 47.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604562026
- ISBN
- 9781604562026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.66€ 61.84
€ 79.66
€ 61.84
Paperback. Franchises have become an ever-present feature of American life, both in our landscapes and our economics. Peter M. Birkeland worked for three years in the front-line operations of franchise units for three companies, met with CEOs and executives, and attended countless trade shows, seminars, and expositions. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226051918
- ISBN
- 9780226051918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.17
€ 32.99
€ 26.17
Paperback. Propitiating the supernatural forces that could grant bountiful crops or wipe out whole villages through natural disasters was a sacred duty in ancient Peruvian societies. This book examines the evidence for ancient Peruvian sacrificial offerings of human beings and animals, as well as the cultural contexts in which the offerings occurred. Editor(s): Benson, Elizabeth P.; Cook, Anita G. Num Pages: 227 pages, 66 halftones, 47 line drawings, 3 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HDD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292708945
- ISBN
- 9780292708945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Some Adventures, Dangers, and Sufferings of Joseph Plumb Martin. Series: Signet Classics. 269 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; BM; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Dimension: 171 x 114 x 21. Weight: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451531582
- ISBN
- 9780451531582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.98
€ 8.98
paperback. Through his access to previously classified documents and information gained from extensive interviews, journalist Hamann tells the story behind World War II's largest army court-martial, where three African-American soldiers were charged with the lynching and murder of an Italian prisoner of war. Series: V Ethel Willis White Books. Num Pages: 384 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295987057
- ISBN
- 9780295987057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.92
€ 24.92
Hardcover. Philip Hale (1854-1934) helped put Boston on the Transatlantic map through his music writing. Mitchell reconstructs Hale's oeuvre to produce an authoritative account of the role the Boston Symphony played in the international world of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century music. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; AVGC6; AVRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 240 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137453495
- ISBN
- 9781137453495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Paperback. Sailing the tide of a tumultuous era of Atlantic revolutions, a remarkable group of African-born and African-descended individuals transformed themselves from slaves into active agents of their lives and times. This title alters our vision of the breadth and extent of the Age of Revolution, and our understanding of its actors. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062047
- ISBN
- 9780674062047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Paperback. Initiates a gender-based framework for analyzing Latin American and Caribbean folk art. Exploring the roles of women as artists and consumers in specific cultural contexts, this title looks at a range of artistic forms from across Latin America, including Colombian molas (textiles), Andean weavings, Mexican ceramics, Mayan hipiles (dresses). Editor(s): Bartra, Eli. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; AFTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822331704
- ISBN
- 9780822331704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. This volume pursues the prospects for US progressive political movements in the 21st Century with case studies of ten representative movements, including the anti-globalization forces, environmental interest groups, and takes on the peace movement. Editor(s): Berg, John C. Series: People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process. Num Pages: 320 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501911
- ISBN
- 9780742501911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.07
€ 173.07
Paperback. A newly updated account of the struggle for disability rights in the U.S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd
- SKU
- V9781439907443
- ISBN
- 9781439907443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Looks at the way we tax the poor in the United States, particularly in the American South, where poor families are often subject to income taxes, and where regressive sales taxes apply even to food for home consumption. This book argues that these policies contribute in unrecognized ways to poverty-related problems. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 31 line illustrations, 27 maps, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JPQB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269675
- ISBN
- 9780520269675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Analyzing the struggle by evangelical Protestants for the mind and soul of America in the decades before the Civil War, Johnson lucidly explores the nature of the evangelical message, the conflict of ideas within the movement, and the influence of these forces-both immediate and far-reaching-on American culture. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630313
- ISBN
- 9781566630313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.90
€ 31.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 81
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332306
- ISBN
- 9781590332306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.43
€ 40.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Series: United States in the World: Foreign Perspectives. Num Pages: 234 pages, xvi, 220 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226852058
- ISBN
- 9780226852058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312230999
- ISBN
- 9780312230999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.36
€ 67.36
Paperback. Offering a critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, the author argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. He probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406586
- ISBN
- 9780878406586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.82
€ 75.82
Hardback. Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Basement Tectonics held in Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., May 1995 Editor(s): Hogan, John P.; Gilbert, M. Charles. Series: Proceedings of the International Conferences on Basement Tectonics (Closed). Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351924
- ISBN
- 9780792351924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.42
€ 200.42
paperback. Argues that multilingualism is perhaps the most important form of diversity Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Shell, Marc. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814780930
- ISBN
- 9780814780930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Series: Global Power Shift. Num Pages: 768 pages, 27 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL; KCM; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319456881
- ISBN
- 9783319456881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 343.13
€ 343.13
hardcover. The former mayor--the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton--discusses his journey to becoming the 106th mayor of New York City. Num Pages: 408 pages, Including an 8-pp. B/W photo insert on gloss. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; BGHA; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781610393010
- ISBN
- 9781610393010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.35
€ 32.99
€ 28.35
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896219127
- ISBN
- 9781896219127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.71
€ 24.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. Series: Critical Interventions. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138654440
- ISBN
- 9781138654440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84