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Hardback. Throughout his writings, Michael Novak has urged America to adopt a tripartite system of democratic capitalism that would nourish the values and virtues on which free societies depend. These essays are an introduction to Novak's portrait of democratic capitalism. Editor(s): Younkins, Edward W. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511705
- ISBN
- 9780742511705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.38
€ 181.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583673324
- ISBN
- 9781583673324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.41
€ 19.99
€ 18.41
hardcover. This work analyzes the beliefs of the Republican Party during the Civil War, how those beliefs changed, and what those changes foreshadowed for the future. Michael Green shows how Republicans wielded federal power to stop a rebellion while maintaining their hold on that power - the intersection of policy and politics. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823222759
- ISBN
- 9780823222759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.02
€ 107.02
Paperback. Explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. This book unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked 'race records' recorded between 1923 and 1949. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KB; 3JJG; AVGK; GBC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076602
- ISBN
- 9780252076602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354741
- ISBN
- 9780822354741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Features a case study of a 'planned unit development' in America, Twin Rivers. This book traces the birth and unfolding of Twin Rivers from a former potato field into a community. It reveals the community of Twin Rivers through a multidimensional social microscope. It is intended for social scientists, architects, and physical planners. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 halftones. 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123257
- ISBN
- 9780691123257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.45
€ 46.99
€ 33.45
Paperback. Great Escapes: Selective guides for travelers who want to find quick trips and getaways within a specific locale. They take away the drudgery of sifting through online and printed travel info by listing only the most worthwhile events, activities, and places to stay and eat. Series: Great Escapes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881507836
- ISBN
- 9780881507836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.46
€ 17.99
€ 16.46
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
€ 31.99€ 29.73
€ 31.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. The first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Reagan revolution on African-American political life. The book also critically assesses the Clinton administration's record on race and the Democratic party response to affirmative action, welfare, and other aspects of the African-American political agenda. Series: Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics into the 21st Century. Num Pages: 544 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC; JFSL3; JPH; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104197
- ISBN
- 9780231104197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.78
€ 42.99
€ 30.78
Hardback. Is Canada becoming a more polarized society? Or is it a kind-hearted nation that takes care of its disadvantaged? Editor(s): Green, David A.; Kesselman, Jonathan R. Series: Equality | Security | Community. Num Pages: 480 pages, 60 figures, 55 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JKS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774812078
- ISBN
- 9780774812078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. This book presents investigations of several constructed floors, built during the 600 to 800 years of site formation in the Archaic period (ca. 8000u2000 BCE), the crucial timespan in Mesoamerican prehistory when people were transitioning from full-blown dependency on wild resources to the use of domesticated crops. Editor(s): Voorhies, Barbara. Series: Monograph. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938770029
- ISBN
- 9781938770029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.82
€ 59.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610394338
- ISBN
- 9781610394338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.53
€ 29.99
€ 20.53
Paperback. From polo players to migrant workers, an inside peek at one of America's most exclusive communities. Num Pages: 277 pages, Black and White. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719978
- ISBN
- 9780814719978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL; JFSP2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479880515
- ISBN
- 9781479880515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. Presents studies attempting to define and dissect American humor for students and scholars. Editor(s): Walker, Nancy A. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026871
- ISBN
- 9780842026871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.08
€ 155.08
Paperback. Digs deep into the terrain of fatherhood. This title explores the nature and aftereffects of combat, the culture of fear during the Cold War, the ways that fear altered the lives of racial and sexual minorities, and how the civil rights movement affected families both black and white. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467436
- ISBN
- 9780226467436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.11
€ 46.99
€ 36.11
Paperback. Should members of religious sects be able to use peyote in worship? How can the law address the refusal of parents to provide medical care to their children or the refusal of doctors to perform abortions? This title presents a framework for addressing such questions that involve competing demands of fairness, liberty, and constitutional validity. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH4; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141138
- ISBN
- 9780691141138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Series: Scholarly Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781564786401
- ISBN
- 9781564786401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.75
€ 24.99
€ 21.75
Paperback. The Undeserving Poor is a history of the ideas that underlie America's enduring confrontation with poverty. The book shows that poverty remains a national disgrace in part because of the way we define and think about it - which, in turn, shapes the energy we put, or don't put, into its eradication. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; JPA; KCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199933952
- ISBN
- 9780199933952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. Examines feminist critiques of medical knowledge and practice; and the legal regulation of pregnancy termination, conception and child-bearing, and behavior during pregnancy. This book demonstrates that the right to choice isn't an automatic guarantee of reproductive justice and gender equality. Editor(s): Ehrenreich, Nancy. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 419 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH; MBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722312
- ISBN
- 9780814722312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Paperback. Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBCB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807333
- ISBN
- 9780774807333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126097
- ISBN
- 9781897126097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.90
€ 26.99
€ 18.90
Paperback. Demonstrates that European influence on decision-making processes in Washington during the Cold War worked through three mechanisms: norms prescribing consultations among the allies; use of domestic pressures for leverage in trans-atlantic interactions; and, trans-national and trans-governmental coalitions among societal and bureaucratic actors. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017112
- ISBN
- 9780691017112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.18€ 53.41
€ 68.18
€ 53.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JNR; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Impact Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570230332
- ISBN
- 9781570230332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.27
€ 23.99
€ 21.27