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Paperback. The growing number of Latinos and Asians in America has caused the creation of a new ethnic order. This text consists of essays that re-examine the role of affirmative action and civil rights in the light of this important shift in American demographics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JPA; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226761824
- ISBN
- 9780226761824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. An examination of how Canada's policies for the Fourth World Conference on Women were formulated. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808422
- ISBN
- 9780774808422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
Paperback. Brazilian Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary politics of South Americas largest democracy. Accessibly written for students, the book traces the major trends in Brazils political development and analyses the main challenges facing the country today. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633619
- ISBN
- 9780745633619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.80
€ 25.80
paperback. Hollywood film directors are some of the world's most powerful storytellers, shaping the fantasies and aspirations of people around the globe. Discussing 67 individuals and over 135 films, this work explores how black directors' storytelling skills and film techniques have widened both the thematic focus and visual style of American cinema. Num Pages: 389 pages, 57 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292701793
- ISBN
- 9780292701793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.71
€ 44.71
paperback. An examination of the meanings of blackness in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which is often called the most African part of Brazil. Translator(s): Langdon, Elena. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346463
- ISBN
- 9780822346463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.67
€ 36.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Series: Renaissance Traveler's. Num Pages: 48 pages, Col.ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; CBD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 107 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558381520
- ISBN
- 9781558381520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.53
€ 10.99
€ 9.53
Hardcover. Depicting NAFTA to be but a stepping stone rather than final product of regional economic integrative efforts, a chapter-specific 15-year assessment conveys the upsides and downsides of North America's Camelot moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034779
- ISBN
- 9781137034779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 146 pages, 30 b/w photos, 1 Illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFS; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764333279
- ISBN
- 9780764333279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Hardcover. In Georgia during the Great Depression, jobless workers united with the urban poor, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers. In a collective effort that cut across race and class boundaries, they confronted an unresponsive political and social system and helped shape government policies. This book lets us understand the movement. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJG; HBTB; JPWF; KCFM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330457
- ISBN
- 9780820330457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.46
€ 164.46
Hardback. A unique, and uniquely entertaining, work of cultural history that shows us golf as a community whose story resonates far beyond the confines of the course. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803244825
- ISBN
- 9780803244825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.78
€ 42.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479810796
- ISBN
- 9781479810796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Tracing the history of seismology and the rise of the regulatory state and of environmental awareness, California Earthquakes tells how earthquake-hazard management came about, why some groups assisted and others fought it, and how scientists and engineers helped shape it. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFC; RBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889769
- ISBN
- 9780801889769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.61
€ 43.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Harris, Charlotte G.; Berger, Andrea M. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613245828
- ISBN
- 9781613245828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.69€ 117.83
€ 168.69
€ 117.83
Paperback. From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the continent's mightiest river. This book reminds the major environmental disaster, demonstrating how events that have been long forgotten, and more. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273754
- ISBN
- 9780226273754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.93
€ 34.99
€ 27.93
Hardback. Although better known for its sunny skies, Los Angeles suffers devastating flooding. This book explores a little-known chapter in the city's history - the failures to control floods that occurred throughout the twentieth century. It offers a lesson - both of things gone wrong and a glimpse of how they might be improved. Num Pages: 289 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFC; JFSG; RNR; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238503
- ISBN
- 9780520238503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.39€ 64.59
€ 83.39
€ 64.59
Recounts the evolution and development of the US Army's modern mechanized cavalry and the doctrines necessary to use it effectively, and explores the debates over how best to use cavalry. Illustrated with many photographs, maps, and charts, this book examines how technology revolutionized US forces in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 512 pages, 96 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBW; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124032
- ISBN
- 9780813124032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.71
€ 53.71
Hardback. Editor(s): Howarth, William L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 70 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 70
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645216
- ISBN
- 9780691645216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.37
€ 112.37
Paperback. Examines the emergence of private, work-based benefits; the uniquely American pursuit of "social insurance"; the influence of race and gender on the health care debate; and the confrontation between reformers and powerful economic and health interests. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119519
- ISBN
- 9780691119519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.20
€ 51.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. First published in Portuguese in 2006, Walter Fraga's Crossroads of Freedom brings readers into the world of the last generation of enslaved men, women, and children who toiled in Bahia's sugar plantations and later struggled to make lives for themselves following Brazil's abolition of slavery in 1888. Translator(s): Mahony, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360766
- ISBN
- 9780822360766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.17
€ 149.17
Paperback. A guide to the offbeat people, places, and events that make Southern California even stranger than readers might think! Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762727247
- ISBN
- 9780762727247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.71
€ 15.99
€ 13.71
Paperback. Bestsellers Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris investigate one of the century's most puzzling disappearances and a father who killed his sons. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 105 x 30. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- St Martin´s Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781250066688
- ISBN
- 9781250066688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 11.76
€ 11.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The first analysis of suffragist Alice Paul's controversial rhetorical strategies Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074714
- ISBN
- 9780252074714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 117 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 280 x 7. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764345272
- ISBN
- 9780764345272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.02
€ 25.99
€ 18.02
Hardcover. A collection of essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of 'technology' in America. It covers some of the important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing. It includes discussions of how technologies interact with race, gender, and class in American society. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228448
- ISBN
- 9780631228448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.67
€ 229.67