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Paperback. An overview of public religion in the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Editor(s): Barlow, Philip; Silk, Mark. Series: Religion by Region. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HRCX6; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106314
- ISBN
- 9780759106314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardback. Editor(s): Romero, Valerie. Num Pages: 97 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 261 x 21. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634836630
- ISBN
- 9781634836630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 308.55€ 232.66
€ 308.55
€ 232.66
Hardcover. An insight by a photographer and a scholar into the rainforests and their inhabitants, who make their homes in the most endangered environment on earth. Divided into four sections - 'Water', 'Fire', 'Earth' and 'Air' - the book explores the different ecological workings of the rainforest, home to half of the world's living species. Series: Harvill Nature S. Num Pages: 304 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; AJC; JFSL9; RGBL; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 235. Weight in Grams: 1830. Very good copy in dustwrapper. DW has some light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0005018
- ISBN
- 9781860465826
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Common and destructive, limited wars are significant international events that pose a number of challenges to the states involved beyond simple victory or defeat. This book investigates a crucial and heretofore ignored factor in determining the nature and direction of limited war: information institutions. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FMV; 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226107684
- ISBN
- 9780226107684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.93€ 83.43
€ 98.93
€ 83.43
Hardcover. This book examines the evolution of black leadership and politics since the Civil Rights Movement. It looks at the phenomenon of Barack Obama, from his striking emergence as a successful candidate for the Illinois State Senate to President of the United States, as part of the continuum of African American political leaders. Editor(s): Marable, Manning; Clarke, Kristen. Series: Critical Black Studies. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230620506
- ISBN
- 9780230620506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.92
€ 69.92
Hardcover. With the growing fragmentation of western societies and disillusionment with the political process, the question of legitimacy has become one of the key issues of contemporary politics and is examined in this volume in depth for the first time. Drawing on ethnographic material from the U.S., Europe, India, Japan, and Africa.. Editor(s): Pardo, Italo. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KBB; JFF; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817655
- ISBN
- 9781571817655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.47
€ 162.47
Hardcover. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence of left-wing politics in two of the largest South American nations: Argentina and Brazil. It looks in particular at the transformation of democracy seen as "point of arrival" into democracy seen as an unending struggle for greater equality. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSB; JPFF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137395016
- ISBN
- 9781137395016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. Starting with the crippling custom of footbinding, this work presents a study of Chinese American women during the first half of the twentieth century. Using this symbol of subjugation to examine social change in the lives of these women, it shows the stages of 'unbinding' that occurred between the turn of the century and the end of World War II. Num Pages: 395 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520088672
- ISBN
- 9780520088672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.56
€ 38.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was not only one of the most important leaders of the nineteenth century women's rights movement but was also the movement's principal philosopher. This title argues that Stanton's work reflects the rich tapestry of American political culture in the second half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720950
- ISBN
- 9780814720950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. 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: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742501928
- ISBN
- 9780742501928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.34
€ 76.34
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pascual, Nicole J.; Castillo, Angela K. Num Pages: 226 pages, tables, graphs, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 268 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612092454
- ISBN
- 9781612092454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.04€ 151.27
€ 219.04
€ 151.27
Paperback. The story, based on extensive individual interviews, of the women's swing bands that toured extensively during World War II and after -- a kind of "League of their Own" for jazz. Num Pages: 424 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AVGF; AVH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328179
- ISBN
- 9780822328179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This updated, expanded edition of Where the Domino Fell recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444350500
- ISBN
- 9781444350500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, 200 colour illustrations, 71 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762786855
- ISBN
- 9780762786855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.03
€ 27.99
€ 22.03
Hardback. Gun ownership has long been a hot-button topic in the United States, and the National Rifle Association has the reputation of being an organisation of primarily politically conservative members. Num Pages: 300 pages, 16 b notes; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976909
- ISBN
- 9781597976909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.70
€ 30.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. A fascinating study of the rise and fall of Chinese American supermarkets Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992945
- ISBN
- 9780295992945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. This book analyzes continuity and change in elections to the U.S. House of Representatives from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, with emphasis on the elections of 1994, 1996, and 1998. Most of the essays closely examine these recent elections, documenting the erosion of incumbency and insulation, but pointing out important continuities. Editor(s): Brady, David W.; Cogan, John F.; Fiorina, Morris P. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 line diagrams 41 tables 77 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737395
- ISBN
- 9780804737395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Intends to bring together more than two dozen stories about historic landmarks, theaters, watering holes, hotels, and houses that are haunted by movie stars, television personalities, and other celebrities. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780762749492
- ISBN
- 9780762749492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.86
€ 16.99
€ 16.86
Hardback. Describes Thomas Jefferson grappling with problems arising from the radicalization of the French Revolution in Europe and the polarization of domestic politics in the US. The overthrow of the French monarchy leads the Secretary of State to suspend debt payments and to formulate a diplomatic recognition policy that will guide American diplomacy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 928 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 928
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047768
- ISBN
- 9780691047768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.24€ 127.54
€ 167.24
€ 127.54
Paperback. This superb collection of biographical essays tells the story of the U.S. Navy through the lives of the officers who forged its traditions. The essayists are leading naval historians who assess the careers of these men and their impact on the naval service, from the Continental Navy of the American Revolution to the nuclear Navy of the Cold War. Editor(s): Bradford, James C. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWF; TBX; TRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557500960
- ISBN
- 9781557500960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.86
€ 55.86
paperback. Describes that Philadelphians were leaders in the national gay and lesbian movement and suggests that New York and San Francisco have for too long obscured the contributions of other cities to gay culture. This book brings to life the neighborhood bars and clubs where people gathered and the political issues that rallied the community. Num Pages: 480 pages, 33 b/w illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131303
- ISBN
- 9781592131303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. No time for the truth details the Haditha incident and the subsequent seven-year investigation and trial, which resulted in only a single minor conviction. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 color photos, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBJK; HBWS5; LNDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628726855
- ISBN
- 9781628726855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.25
€ 29.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 5. Weight in Grams: 96.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 40
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594547867
- ISBN
- 9781594547867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.90€ 56.51
€ 78.90
€ 56.51
Paperback. The vital, definitive account of the lives and work of the Jesuit community of the University of Central America, their commitment to the poor, and the price they paid. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HRAM2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626980631
- ISBN
- 9781626980631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.06
€ 43.99
€ 38.06