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Paperback. If American journalism were a religion, as it has been called, then its supreme deity would be "objectivity." This book draws on high profile cases, showing the degree to which journalism and its evolving commitment to objectivity altered - and in some cases limited - the public's understanding of events and issues. Num Pages: 200 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814756140
- ISBN
- 9780814756140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardback. This book looks at both the past and the future of the debate over whether there are moral limits to scientific progress and what life will look like in the genetic age. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MBDC; PDZ; PSAK; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742521957
- ISBN
- 9780742521957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.91€ 90.03
€ 107.91
€ 90.03
Paperback. A history of Latin America that tells its turbulent story from Columbus to Chavez. Beginning with the Spanish and Portugese conquests of the New World, it takes in centuries of upheaval, revolution and modernization up to the present day, looking at Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and gives an overview of the cultural developments. Num Pages: 720 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141034751
- ISBN
- 9780141034751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.00
€ 20.99
€ 15.00
Paperback. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 reflects America's aspirational belief that girls and boys, women and men, both deserve equal educational opportunities in athletics. This book shows how this ideal has been both implemented and thwarted over the years via actions in the legislature, executive and judicial branches of government. Editor(s): Hogshead-Makar, Nancy; Zimbalist, Andrew. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNU; YNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133802
- ISBN
- 9781592133802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BTC; JKVM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 255 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Barricade Books
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934878494
- ISBN
- 9780934878494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.37
€ 19.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. An easy to use reference, The ADA Reference Guide helps readers quickly understand the new requirements of the updated Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), an issue of concern for both the public and practitioners. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470583920
- ISBN
- 9780470583920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.07
€ 54.07
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chase, Erica M. Num Pages: 344 pages, tables, graphs, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 182 x 25. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617612879
- ISBN
- 9781617612879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 368.77€ 250.03
€ 368.77
€ 250.03
Compiles a collection of chapters that cover a range of topics from relationships with parents to views about love, sex, and marriage; from experiences in college to those in the work place; and more. This book portrays the lives of young Americans between adolescence and young adulthood, a stage that the editor describes as emerging adulthood. Editor(s): Arnett, Jeffrey Jensen; Tanner, Jennifer Lynn. Series: Decade of Behavior Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591473299
- ISBN
- 9781591473299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Hardcover. By casting designers as authors, cultural critics, activists, entrepreneurs, and global cartographers, Essin tells a story about scenic images on the page, stage, and beyond that helped American audiences see the everyday landscapes and exotic destinations from a modern perspective. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ANH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115071
- ISBN
- 9780230115071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 47.33
€ 53.46
€ 47.33
Hardback. Describes the excess supply of nutrients and manure to agricultural lands and the resulting problems of groundwater contamination and surface water eutrophication. This book reviews these practices in the main EU countries and in North America and proposes a sustainable approach for dealing with this environmental deterioration. Series: Soil & Environment. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; PSAF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347941
- ISBN
- 9780792347941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.10
€ 132.10
Paperback. Judging Bush incorporates the diverse voices of presidential scholars, policy experts, and members of past administrations to present a balanced and systematic initial evaluation of the two terms of George W. Bush. Editor(s): Maranto, Robert; Lansford, Professor Tom; Johnson, Jeremy. Series: Studies in the Modern Presidency. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760898
- ISBN
- 9780804760898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934155615
- ISBN
- 9781934155615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 85 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; LNDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604566574
- ISBN
- 9781604566574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.66€ 43.77
€ 60.66
€ 43.77
Hardcover. A geography of William Faulkner's Mississippi. It offers an approach to writer and meditation on the relationship between literary imagination and place. It takes the reader on a tour of Faulkner's real and imagined worlds. Series: Center Books on the American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 61 b&w photos, 27 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820332192
- ISBN
- 9780820332192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.77
€ 51.77
Paperback. An analysis of the messages about history, culture, and politics that Latin American nations have encoded in the design and text of their postage stamps. Num Pages: 272 pages, 154 color images. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JPVN; WCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341994
- ISBN
- 9780822341994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.74
€ 43.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. After Christopher Columbus, Bartolome de las Casas is the single most important figure in the period of the Encounter, a time of conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages. Here Clayton provides a history of the age as told through the life of Las Casas. Editor(s): Clayton, Lawrence A. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194280
- ISBN
- 9781405194280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.94
€ 29.94
hardcover. Series: Culture and Economic Life. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSA; JFD; JFSC; VSB; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804798266
- ISBN
- 9780804798266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.11
€ 119.11
Paperback. A sampling of hundreds of manuscripts, interviews, and transcripts that were collected from students and other residents who were willing to share their personal stories of the Katrina disaster. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 401.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Orleans Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780972814362
- ISBN
- 9780972814362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.44
€ 15.44
hardcover. The third of six volumes of Washington's papers in the Confederation period, this book looks at the time when Washington ventured from his house and farms at Mount Vernon only for occasional trips into Alexandria and periodic forays up to the Potomac to meet officers of the Potomac River Company. Series: Papers of George Washington: Confederation Series. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915067
- ISBN
- 9780813915067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.81
€ 134.81
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Second edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076831
- ISBN
- 9780252076831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Presents a picture of traditional Sioux culture and history Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 photographs, 8 illustrations, 1 chronology, 1 glossary, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803244542
- ISBN
- 9780803244542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556525032
- ISBN
- 9781556525032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.25
€ 18.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball's coaching hierarchy. Num Pages: 450 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259980
- ISBN
- 9780803259980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.13
€ 32.99
€ 32.13
Hardback. In the 1920s, as American films came to dominate the country's cinemas, many of Mexico's cultural and political elites feared that this "Yanqui Invasion" would turn Mexico into a cultural vassal of the United States. In this book, the author contends that Hollywood films were not simply tools of cultural imperialism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 46 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356417
- ISBN
- 9780822356417
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56