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Paperback. The movement of a work of art from artist's studio to gallery, to collector, and to curator sometimes follows a clear and distinct route, easily discernable from start to finish. This book contributes to an understanding of the collecting process and the convoluted courtship rituals involving collectors, donors, museum staff, and board members. Editor(s): Ice, Joyce. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AFTB; AGC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 279 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988887
- ISBN
- 9780295988887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.45
€ 36.99
€ 34.45
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816642144
- ISBN
- 9780816642144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Hardcover. Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner have been partners in life and work for more than 40 years. Over those years they have been comedic pioneers in television, sound recording, film, theater, and animation. This book explores the ways they have used and expanded notions of queer to make their unique impact on American culture. Num Pages: 202 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZB; JFCA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358233
- ISBN
- 9781137358233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.35
€ 138.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JMC; JNC; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199926459
- ISBN
- 9780199926459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.98
€ 55.98
Hardcover. This text focuses on a key period in Latin American history, the transition from colonial status, via the revolutions for independence, to national organization. The essays provide in-depth studies of 18th-century society, the colonial state, and the roots of independence in Spanish America. Series: Institute of Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333786789
- ISBN
- 9780333786789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
The Saga of Leon Trotsky. His Clandestine Operations and His Assassina...
Mahoney, Harry Thayer; Mahoney, Marjorie Lock...
Hardback. This historical study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts to recreate earlier success. It features material on Mexican sources and the players in the various assassination plots against him. Num Pages: 450 pages, graphs, maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KLCM; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Austin & Winfield,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572921245
- ISBN
- 9781572921245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.46
€ 130.46
hardcover. Curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much further to show the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887754
- ISBN
- 9781574887754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Hardback. "Fighting the Forces" explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". These essays analyze the social and culture issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context. Editor(s): Lavery, David; Wilcox, Rhonda V. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516809
- ISBN
- 9780742516809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.83
€ 184.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 102 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 232 x 6. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327667
- ISBN
- 9780764327667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.98
€ 13.99
€ 10.98
hardcover. Shows that we have only partial deregulation, a mixture of oligopoly structure with direct price control. This work also explores why this system leads to volatile and high prices, reduced investment, and low profitability, and what policy actions can be implemented to address these problems. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494. Fine in fine cloth covers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0031759
- ISBN
- 9780300121285
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1K; AMC; AMV; TNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138830684
- ISBN
- 9781138830684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.12
€ 54.12
Hardback. Bringing together a set of disciplinary approaches, this title presents an examination of the place of voluntary associations in political history and an investigation into contemporary experiments in reshaping that role. It reveals the key role nonprofits have played in the evolution of both the workplace and welfare. Editor(s): Clemens, Elisabeth Stephanie; Guthrie, Doug. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 halftones, 17 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109961
- ISBN
- 9780226109961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.96€ 79.41
€ 93.96
€ 79.41
Hardcover. This book considers neopopulism as a central issue to understand patterns of women's citizenship construction in many countries of contemporary Latin America. It also explains the paradoxes entailed for women's participation and citizenship rights. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230618152
- ISBN
- 9780230618152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.68€ 46.95
€ 53.68
€ 46.95
Paperback. Includes over 3,000 images by Oscar Castillo that are available through an online digital archive Editor(s): Gunckel, Colin. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; AJB; AJC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780895511409
- ISBN
- 9780895511409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.29
€ 21.99
€ 20.29
Hardcover. Addresses the fundamental question of what role discretionary executive power should play in a constitutional order, reexamining what has become an intractable debate to show that what can destroy our Constitution also has the potential to save it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616657
- ISBN
- 9780700616657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.07
€ 78.07
Hardback. Tackles the relationship between the privatization of risk, and focuses on - health care and health insurance; employment insecurity and labor markets; pensions, assets, and social security; the pharmaceuticals industry; and natural disasters and homeland security. Editor(s): Hacker, Jacob. Series: Columbia / SSRC Book (Privatization of Risk). Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231146029
- ISBN
- 9780231146029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.22€ 63.42
€ 82.22
€ 63.42
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€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJC; JNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 357 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Kehrer Verlag
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783868286878
- ISBN
- 9783868286878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 47.59
€ 53.99
€ 47.59
Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 32. Weight in Grams: 803.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Diamond Communications United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888698312
- ISBN
- 9781888698312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Classic primary source on the Revolutionary War Edited by a leading US authority on the period Features extra maps and a more extensive bibliography Includes a new Afterword by Karen Guenther on film portrayals of the continental soldier . Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444351354
- ISBN
- 9781444351354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.40
€ 34.40
Paperback. Presents the American experience in the World War II era. This book looks at the conflict through the ordeals of an array of men and women. Editor(s): Muir, Malcolm, Jr. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 285 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027861
- ISBN
- 9780842027861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.28
€ 63.28
Paperback. In this account of mass media images, David Ruth looks at Al Capone and other "invented" gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s. It shows that the media gangster was less a reflection of reality than a projection created from Americans' values, concerns and ideas about what would sell. Num Pages: 200 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFC; JFD; JKVM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226732183
- ISBN
- 9780226732183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.96
€ 35.99
€ 28.96
paperback. This book is a history of the complex relations between scientific advisors, primarily physicists, and U.S. presidents in their role as decision makers about nuclear weapons and military strategy. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPHL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737708
- ISBN
- 9780804737708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.22
€ 42.99
€ 38.22
Paperback. Traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in industries. This title investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy. Series: Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 b&w photos, 8 tables, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJH; JFFJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440974
- ISBN
- 9781603440974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.87
€ 37.87