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Hardback. This is a lavishly illustrated history of the Oregon-American Lumber Company, one of the most important lumber firms in the Pacific Northwest from 1922 to 1957. The book shows in text and 285 illustrations how the lumbering industry was pivotal to America's settlement and development, reaching its zenith in the period covered by this book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 285 illustrations, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBT; KNAL; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 6782 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744812
- ISBN
- 9780804744812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.59€ 69.48
€ 75.59
€ 69.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nicholls, Jane A. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612097800
- ISBN
- 9781612097800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.34€ 100.83
€ 147.34
€ 100.83
Paperback. A critique of how New Deal laws (and later policies in their spirit) ostensibly written to protect women, actually subjegated them financially in the following generations. Num Pages: 384 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195158021
- ISBN
- 9780195158021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Paperback. Shows how federal intervention spurred a dramatic shift in the language and logic of racial integration in residential neighborhoods after World War II - away from invocations of a mythical racial hierarchy and toward talk of markets, property, and citizenship. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 496 pages, 13 halftones, 4 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226262765
- ISBN
- 9780226262765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Has our system of checks and balances between the three branches of our federal government undergone changes for good or ill over the years since the Constitution was set as the cornerstone of our nation? This book examines the theory and practice of American democracy and the dichotomy that currently exists between them. Editor(s): Wayne, Stephen J. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589010055
- ISBN
- 9781589010055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.07
€ 71.07
Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247437
- ISBN
- 9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Considers the conditions of early America which shaped and were shaped by ideals of masculinity Editor(s): Foster, Thomas A. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814727812
- ISBN
- 9780814727812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. Tells the story of Georgia's rich folk pottery tradition - the historical forces that shaped it and the families and individual artisans who continue to keep it alive. This book provides discussions of the folk potters' contributions to Georgia life and their place in southern society. Num Pages: 375 pages, 167 b&w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AFP; AFTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 206 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820332208
- ISBN
- 9780820332208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.40
€ 44.99
€ 40.40
A comprehensive analysis of the Obama presidency, its actions in office and its policy directions. The changes in orientation and policy directions that took place are both accounted for and explained in a policy and political context as are their consequences for the institution of the presidency itself. Editor(s): Crotty, William J. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPHC; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739172346
- ISBN
- 9780739172346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 145.85
€ 145.85
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPK; JFSC; JHB; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691649702
- ISBN
- 9780691649702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.39
€ 162.39
Hardback. Presenting an international comparison of segregation patterns of immigrants and policy reactions at local and state level, this book sets out to give an insight into the European experience with ethnic segregation in metropolitan areas. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; JFSL1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348542
- ISBN
- 9780792348542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. Series: Icons. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTH; WTHH1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762770007
- ISBN
- 9780762770007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.20
€ 18.99
€ 15.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 437 pages, b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923793
- ISBN
- 9780939923793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.63
€ 34.99
€ 23.63
Paperback. Violent crimes committed by the mentally disordered attract academic and public attention. They raise issues of moral responsibility and public protection. This study systematically analyses the principles underlying those legal and medical devices which enable the courts to make special arrangements for the mentally disordered. Series: Forensic Focus. Num Pages: 160 pages, references. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1KBB; JMK; LAB; LNF; MBDC; MMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 235.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027970
- ISBN
- 9781853027970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. An inside view of the social construction of bilingualism in one of the most disadvantaged Spanish-speaking groups in the USA. The book concludes with alternatives for evaluating and teaching Puerto Rican children that build upon the community's language patterns and orientations to literacy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 2ADS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; CFB; CFDM; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864079
- ISBN
- 9781557864079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.71
€ 57.71
paperback. Demonstrates that in the early English colonies in North America, constitutional thought and practice were more diverse than historians and political theorists have thought. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346326
- ISBN
- 9780822346326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 14 maps; 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 34. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812981209
- ISBN
- 9780812981209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.16
€ 19.99
€ 18.16
Clothing and Textile Collections in the United States: A CSA Guide (Co...
Queen, Sally, Berger, Vicki L.
Paperback. Clothing is the most personal expression of a culture. Objects of dress and adornment reveal so much about the individuals who wore them and the cultures and times in which they lived. This guide lists information on more than 2,600 American collections. Each listing includes the location and contact information. Series: Costume Society of America Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 245 photos, 54 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725720
- ISBN
- 9780896725720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.87
€ 42.99
€ 37.87
Paperback. "A good story and first-rate social science."-New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9; JHM; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393321005
- ISBN
- 9780393321005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.80
€ 18.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. What does it mean to be a child or an adolescent growing up on the streets or in a state institution? How do children define their everyday lives in the midst of global processes? This ethnographic study situates childhood and adolescence as social forms in the complex urban world of Caracas, Venezuela. Num Pages: 292 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHMC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745529
- ISBN
- 9780804745529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. Questing the educational suitability of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in the classroom, this work argues that the book teaches misguided lessons about race relations. It aims to challenge the typical understanding of "Huck Finn", and guides readers through an analysis that demonstrates how racism functions in the book and the classroom. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742545199
- ISBN
- 9780742545199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.26
€ 133.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rachia, I. M. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCR; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 2. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560727132
- ISBN
- 9781560727132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.51€ 83.74
€ 110.51
€ 83.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312463304
- ISBN
- 9780312463304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.59
€ 46.99
€ 41.59
Paperback. The American Philosophers contains papers by current leading philosophers and political theorists that explore the work of the major American philosophers from the colonial period to the present, from Jonathan Edwards to David Kaplan. Editor(s): Wettstein, Howard K.; French, Peter A. Series: Midwest Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume XXVIII
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405119245
- ISBN
- 9781405119245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.16
€ 46.16