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Hardcover. Two and a half centuries after the American Revolution the US stands as one of the greatest powers on earth and the undoubted leader of the western hemisphere. The author maintains that the Founding Fathers clearly understood the connection between public finance and power: a well-managed public debt was a key part of every modern state. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line drawings, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226181578
- ISBN
- 9780226181578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.40
€ 50.99
€ 40.40
Hardback. Joins the issues of language survival and indigenous identity to present a unique perspective on the place of language within culture Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225299
- ISBN
- 9780803225299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 figures, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750448
- ISBN
- 9780804750448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lucero, Killian. Num Pages: 263 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923184
- ISBN
- 9781606923184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.70€ 80.97
€ 114.70
€ 80.97
Elections in Oxford County, 1837-75 breaks new ground with its detailed treatment of the county's voice-vote method of election, which ended with the adoption of the secret ballot in 1874. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 Figures, 12 Photos, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644045
- ISBN
- 9781442644045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.39
€ 58.39
Paperback. This is the first book to provide an overview of the complex relationship between Asian Americans and the media. Synthesises a wealth of scholarship in this emergent field and also contributes its own original perspective whilst remaining pedagogically focused. Series: Media and Minorities. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642741
- ISBN
- 9780745642741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 69 b/w illustrations, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; AMC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 177 x 22. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816678112
- ISBN
- 9780816678112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.32
€ 36.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. Urban Schools: Crisis and Revolution describes America's inner-city public schools and the failure of most to provide even a minimally adequate education for their students. With numerous examples, James Deneen and Carm Catanese argue that these failures are preventable. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610480864
- ISBN
- 9781610480864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00
€ 101.00
Hardback. Posits that legal history has become highly specialized, while mainstream political and social historians frequently ignore cases that figure prominently in the legal literature. The author makes a start at remedying the situation with a series of essays that reintegrate legal with political and social history. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813928616
- ISBN
- 9780813928616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.45
€ 88.45
Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479860289
- ISBN
- 9781479860289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Hardback. Aims to establish a Canadian presence in the sustainable production debate by analyzing the opportunities and constraints facing both the public and private sectors as Canada strives to move public policy and industrial practice forward. This work is useful for those in business, public policy and engineering. Editor(s): Toner, Glen. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774812511
- ISBN
- 9780774812511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.69
€ 113.69
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 photos & 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395597
- ISBN
- 9780888395597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.28
€ 18.99
€ 14.28
Paperback. The contemporary American political landscape has been marked by two paradoxical transformations: the emergence after 1960 of an increasingly activist state, and the rise of an assertive and politically powerful conservatism that strongly opposes activist government. This work features young scholars who take up these issues. Editor(s): Pierson, Paul; Skocpol, Theda. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 42 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122588
- ISBN
- 9780691122588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.67€ 42.46
€ 52.67
€ 42.46
Paperback. Liz Stephens has come from Los Angeles to Utah for graduate school, and her brief stint working on a Taco Bell commercial is not much in the way of preparation for taking on the real West. In The Days Are Gods Stephens chronicles a move that is far more than a shift in geographical coordinates. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243545
- ISBN
- 9780803243545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.49
€ 19.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Longtime guide and canoe authority Cliff Jacobson explains the best and safest ways of planning and enjoying a BWCA journey. Series: Paddling Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WSS; WSSN5; WSZR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762773442
- ISBN
- 9780762773442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.19
€ 36.99
€ 29.19
The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qae...
Soufan, Ali H., Freedman, Daniel
Hardcover. A book that will change the way we think about al-Qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed America. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393079425
- ISBN
- 9780393079425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.82
€ 31.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. Powerful, first person accounts of the atrocities of the residential school system in Canada. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; 3JH; JFSL9; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552667293
- ISBN
- 9781552667293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.71
€ 24.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874178449
- ISBN
- 9780874178449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469625621
- ISBN
- 9781469625621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.69
€ 44.69
Hardback. Over the years a number of historians have argued that the CCP was a nationalist movement and that the United States missed its opportunity to establish friendly relations because US leaders were blinded by fears of an international Communist threat. This book challenges this position. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016351
- ISBN
- 9780691016351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.81€ 109.90
€ 142.81
€ 109.90
Paperback. Editor(s): Hacker, Kenneth L. Series: Communication, Media and Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536654
- ISBN
- 9780742536654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.17
€ 82.17
Canoeing the Churchill: A Practical Guide to the Historic Voyageur Hig...
Marchildon, Gregory P., Robinson, Sid
Paperback. An invaluable resource for paddlers preparing to face the challenges of Canada s old fur trade highway, "Canoeing the Churchill" is also an exhilarating trek into the past for the "armchair voyageur."" Num Pages: 477 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCM; 1KBCS; WSSN5; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 173 x 34. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889771482
- ISBN
- 9780889771482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.82
€ 33.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. In sixteenth-century Peru and Spain, even as migration, race mixture, and transculturation took place, family members fulfilled obligations by adapting custom to a changing world. This book studies non-elite families of indigenous, Spanish, and mixed ancestry with a focus on Lima and Arequipa and those with connections to Seville. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLSR; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199768585
- ISBN
- 9780199768585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.56
€ 65.56
Hardback. An intimate, inside look at the life of Sarah Palin as told by those who know her best. Num Pages: 272 pages, 32 pags of colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455516285
- ISBN
- 9781455516285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.12
€ 26.99
€ 19.12