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Hardback. At the beginning of the 20th century, American reformers saw vocational education as a promising way to cure many of the nation's economic and social ills. These essays address the question of whether the ensuing educational reforms had any effect on the problems they were supposed to solve. Editor(s): Kantor, Harvey A.; Tyack, David. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804711210
- ISBN
- 9780804711210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.29
€ 106.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Solberg, Alrik M. Num Pages: 146 pages, tables & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607414261
- ISBN
- 9781607414261
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Condition: New
€ 73.67€ 52.00
€ 73.67
€ 52.00
Paperback. A unique chronicle of an American navy family's life during the Vietnam war years. The book recounts the story of the Stockdale family, including Jim Stockdale's seven years as a prisoner-of-war after his plane was shot down over North Vietnam and his wife Sybil's work negotiating for POW's. Num Pages: 576 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BG; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 39. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557507846
- ISBN
- 9781557507846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.77
€ 35.99
€ 32.77
hardcover. In this era of tweets and blogs, it is easy to assume that the self-obsessive recording of daily minutiae is a recent phenomenon. In this title, the author explores how vital these unassuming and easily overlooked stationery staples were to those who used them. Num Pages: 280 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226033211
- ISBN
- 9780226033211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.82€ 82.26
€ 99.82
€ 82.26
Hardback. A tribute to the legacy of Ronald Reagan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Derrydale Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568330921
- ISBN
- 9781568330921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.97
€ 29.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. Collects twenty essays that explore the Virginia story in the Civil War era. This title examines Robert E Lee and the issues confronting his men, such as soldier morale and religious conversion. It emphasizes the wartime home front - in some cases reexamining its connection with the battlefront - or explore questions of gender, race, or religion. Editor(s): Wallenstein, Peter; Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928289
- ISBN
- 9780813928289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.55
€ 36.55
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€ 28.19
€ 38.99
€ 28.19
Hardcover. Our Emily Dickinsons situates Dickinson's life and work within larger debates about gender, sexuality, and literary authority in America. Examining Dickinson's influence on Marianne Moore, Sylvia Plath, Elizabeth Bishop and others, Vivian R. Pollak complicates the connection between authorial biography and poetry that endures. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; DSC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248449
- ISBN
- 9780812248449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.82
€ 76.82
Paperback. Bent's Fort was a landmark of the American frontier, a huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present southeastern Colorado. The author's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the West has been conceded a place beside the works of Parkman and Prescott. Num Pages: 479 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803257535
- ISBN
- 9780803257535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.46
€ 32.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. A collection of stories drawn from Michigan s rich folk heritage" Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472051748
- ISBN
- 9780472051748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.74
€ 19.99
€ 18.74
Hardback. The environmental studies of pollution in the Mexico City Air Basin serve as models for urban areas. This book reviews the research and synthesizes a study of the effects of air pollution on forests. It also provides a discussion of regional geology, climate and hydrology and the sociological factors affecting air pollution in the area. Editor(s): Fenn, Mark E.; Bauer, L.I. de; Hernandez-Tejeda, Tomas. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 92 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 50 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RGBL; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953373
- ISBN
- 9780387953373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.12
€ 188.12
Surface Water Quality: Have the Laws Been Successful?
Patrick, Ruth; Douglass, Faith; Palavage, Dre...
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNK; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631448
- ISBN
- 9780691631448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.51
€ 138.51
Paperback. No time to research the many wonders of Boston? This pocketsize guide directs you to the main attractions of this remarkable and historic city, including many that are overlooked even by the seasoned Bostonian. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 89 x 127 x 5. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762749249
- ISBN
- 9780762749249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.78
€ 8.99
€ 8.78
Hardcover. "A fine book, and a brave one. In Lily, Barbara Murphy has created a genuine and spunky twelve-year-old, grappling in her own way with her older sister's tragic illness. The portrayal of a loving family under extreme stress is heartbreaking, yet thanks to Lily's narration and wit, never sentimental."--Judy Blume Num Pages: 136 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AK; YXG. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134689
- ISBN
- 9780890134689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.74
€ 24.99
€ 18.74
Hardback. A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a collection of historiographical essays by leading scholars that provides a comprehensive review of the scholarship on the president who led the United States through the tumultuous period from the Great Depression to the waning days of World War II. Editor(s): Pederson, William D. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 784 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330168
- ISBN
- 9781444330168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.39
€ 211.39
paperback. Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1947. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Indiana Bicentennial ed.
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023469
- ISBN
- 9780253023469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 235 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323713
- ISBN
- 9780764323713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.24
€ 25.99
€ 18.24
Hardcover. Focusing on the literary representation of performance practices in anglophone, francophone, and hispanophone Caribbean literature, Jeannine Murray-Roman shows how a shared regional aesthetic emerges from the descriptions of music, dance, and oral storytelling events. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; CFFD; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938479
- ISBN
- 9780813938479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.70
€ 79.70
Hardback. The Wadsworth Atheneum's remarkable collection of 20th-century art is due to a succession of adventurous directors and curators. This volume showcases the museum's holdings and provides details about their acquisition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 illustrations, 85 colour pl. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; ACX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 285 x 245 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300102031
- ISBN
- 9780300102031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.45€ 44.17
€ 56.45
€ 44.17
Paperback. The Nahua Indians of central Mexico were the most populus of Mesoamerica's cultural-linguistic groups at the time of the Spanish conquest. These essays on the postconquest Nahuas and Nahua-Spanish interaction bring together pieces that reflect various facets of the author's research interests. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 25. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804719544
- ISBN
- 9780804719544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.23
€ 40.99
€ 36.23
Hardback. Linking together political theory, American history, journalism and contemporary commentary, this book defends a democratic politics of civil society without illusions. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742523241
- ISBN
- 9780742523241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.09
€ 134.09
paperback. Is there a more democratic way of making appointments to Canada s Senate? Helen Forsey argues they should be appointed by common citizens not politicians. " Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667248
- ISBN
- 9781552667248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
€ 20.99
€ 19.42
Paperback. This is a ground breaking comparative study of the fascinating connections between African Americans and the Welsh, beginning in the era of slavery and concluding with the experiences of African American GIs in wartime Wales. Series: Writing Wales in English. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780708319871
- ISBN
- 9780708319871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. This annual volume offers examples and resources for the enrichment of all educational developers. Editor(s): Groccia, James E. Series: JB-Anker. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118257814
- ISBN
- 9781118257814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.51
€ 42.51