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hardcover. This text examines the "dark side" of civil society - the cases in which the participation of average citizens leads to undemocratic results. It looks at associational life in pre-Nazi Germany, anti-desegregation movements in the United States and organizations for rights in democratic Argentina. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPHV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748988
- ISBN
- 9780804748988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.39
€ 104.39
Hardback. Raised by conservative parents who hoped he would "stay with his own kind," Fred Ross instead became one of the most influential community organizers in American history. His activism began alongside Dust Bowl migrants, where he managed the same labor camp that inspired John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280830
- ISBN
- 9780520280830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.02
€ 33.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. Shiro Kashiba sparked a food revolution by bringing sushi to Seattle. Today, his inspiration comes from the Pacific Northwest's bounty. Num Pages: 320 pages, Color and B&W photographs and illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBW; BM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Chin Music Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984457625
- ISBN
- 9780984457625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.72
€ 21.72
Paperback. Presents portraits of twenty-seven notable men and women, including radical abolitionist John Brown; wheat king Theodore C Henry; women's rights activist Clarina Nichols; William Allen White, the "Sage of Emporia"; President Dwight D Eisenhower; Esther Brown, who challenged segregation in public schools; political icon Bob Dole; and, Gordon Parks. Editor(s): Dean, Virgil W. Num Pages: 422 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617234
- ISBN
- 9780700617234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.25
€ 45.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gehring, Charles T. Num Pages: 591 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624684
- ISBN
- 9780815624684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.08
€ 101.08
Paperback. This is a study of the economic, political, and technological forces that have thwarted Mexican efforts to become a competitive member of the international economic community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; KCM; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804725866
- ISBN
- 9780804725866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.64
€ 29.99
€ 27.64
Hardcover. Baby takes a tour of San Francisco and sees Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz and the other sights in the City by the Bay. Num Pages: 24 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 208 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280. 24 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. Baby takes a tour of San Francisco and sees Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz and the other sights in the City by the Bay. Cateogry: (J) Children / Juvenile. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Dimension: 208 x 212 x 9. Weight: 280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Edition
- BRDBK
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781452106205
- ISBN
- 9781452106205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 14.58
€ 14.58
hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594033766
- ISBN
- 9781594033766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.37
€ 25.37
Hardback. '..a fascinating analysis of the status of the obscene and its representation in pornography in modern culture.. Caputi's thesis is masterfully argued..'-James Glass, University of Maryland Series: New Feminist Perspectives. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFK; JFMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847678853
- ISBN
- 9780847678853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.19
€ 149.19
Spiral bound. Num Pages: 72 pages, 52 color photos. 16 color maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 101. Weight in Grams: 52.
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Edition
- Spiral-Bound ed.
- SKU
- V9780691175263
- ISBN
- 9780691175263
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.41
€ 21.99
€ 19.41
Hardback. Built on Kraybill's deep knowledge of Amish life and his contacts within many Amish communities, Renegade Amish highlights one of the strangest and most publicized sagas in contemporary Amish history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12, 9 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HRCX8; JFS; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415673
- ISBN
- 9781421415673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.35
€ 24.35
As a congressional fellow living in Washington, D.C., Jocelyn Jones Evans was an eyewitness to the institutional culture of Capitol Hill before and after 9/11. She uses her personal experiences as the foundation for this richly researched analysis of how Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 photos, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125886
- ISBN
- 9780813125886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.97
€ 44.97
Paperback. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: "[A] commanding and important book."-Jill Lepore, The New Yorker Num Pages: 816 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393337761
- ISBN
- 9780393337761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.43
€ 21.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16, 6 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479984
- ISBN
- 9780801479984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.49
€ 43.49
Hardcover. The world of Saul Bellow is peopled largely by men - often intellectuals - who manifest Bellow's unique conception of American masculinity. This work analyzes Bellow's oeuvre from a feminist perspective. It incorporates the insights of French feminist theory on Western male philosophers. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; HPC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628620
- ISBN
- 9780815628620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.43
€ 57.43
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801448966
- ISBN
- 9780801448966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.51
€ 51.51
Hardback. "Published in partnership with the American Educational Research Association." Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442213104
- ISBN
- 9781442213104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.12
€ 164.12
Hardback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219872
- ISBN
- 9780823219872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.07
€ 116.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Wheeler, Russell C. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 123
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634838405
- ISBN
- 9781634838405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.96€ 146.61
€ 191.96
€ 146.61
Hardback. This volume considers two British Columbia Native communities -- the Lillooet and Shuswap communities of Fountain and Pavilion -- and traces their development into complex societies. Editor(s): Hayden, Brian. Num Pages: 584 pages, 59 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774804059
- ISBN
- 9780774804059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.85
€ 113.85
Hardback. Based on ethnographic research in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, this title explores how the concepts of race, ethnicity, nation, and gender enter into and are affected by genomic research. It involves relations between European men and indigenous or African women, gender is a key factor in Latin American genomics and the analyses in this book. Editor(s): Wade, Peter; Lopez Beltran, Carlos; Restrepo, Eduardo; Santos, Ricardo Ventura. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 photos, 2 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHMC; MFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356486
- ISBN
- 9780822356486
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.75
€ 150.75
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470631928
- ISBN
- 9780470631928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.92
€ 29.99
€ 26.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 153 color and 46 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764334764
- ISBN
- 9780764334764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.32
€ 26.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 14 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062198
- ISBN
- 9780813062198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.42
€ 23.42