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Paperback. Surveys Jewish life from the colonial period and the early Republic through the decades of mass immigration and beyond. This work discusses the evolution of the modern Jewish community and religious organizations in the United States. It addresses the economic and political opportunities not afforded Jews in the Old World. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568219592
- ISBN
- 9781568219592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.45
€ 93.45
Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227309
- ISBN
- 9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.04
€ 33.99
€ 25.04
Paperback. An anthology of fiction by one of America's important feminist writers, the author of the "Yellow Wallpaper", in which a woman is driven mad by chauvinist psychiatry. Collected here, by Lane, are 18 stories and fragments, including a selection from "Herland", Gilman's feminist Utopia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DQ; DSBF; DSK; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918761
- ISBN
- 9780813918761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.35
€ 31.99
€ 28.35
Paperback. What do contemporary American movies and directors have to say about the relationship between nature and art? This book surveys American cinema from 1990 to 2002 with substantial descriptions of sixty films, emphasizing small-budget independent American film. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292713451
- ISBN
- 9780292713451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.39
€ 30.99
€ 27.39
The Intellectual Origins of Jeffersonian Democracy. Republicanism, the...
Adair, Douglass G.. Ed(S): Yellin, Mark E.
Paperback. Written in 1943, this work has been called a seminal analysis of the origins of American democracy. The author offers a critique of economic determinism with emphasis on the influence of ideology on the "Founders of Jeffersonian Democracy". Editor(s): Yellin, Mark E. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101254
- ISBN
- 9780739101254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.61
€ 68.61
From 1789 to 1800, the Federalist and Republican parties held opposing visions for America's future. Historians and general readers alike will be riveted by William Nester's portrayal of the struggle between Federalists and Republicans - a conflict whose core issues resonate in the divisive politics of today's America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976756
- ISBN
- 9781597976756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.38
€ 32.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. This is a companion volume to "Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adode Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adode Project", and it offers guidance for planners, architects and engineers in the retrofitting of historic and culturally significant adode structures. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMC; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892365883
- ISBN
- 9780892365883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. Offering a critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, the author argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. He probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406586
- ISBN
- 9780878406586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.60
€ 75.60
Hardcover. In this beautiful volume, Daniel D. Dancer has assembled a portrait of Kansas in its many different lights - a sunflower field at dawn, a rural Main Street in the eerie, greenish light of a summer storm, a nighttime prairie fire, and a dusty stretch of prairie in the hot light of midday. Num Pages: 128 pages, 105 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; AJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611522
- ISBN
- 9780700611522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.76
€ 52.99
€ 47.76
Spiral bound. Learn effective techniques to improve students' ability to problem solve, construct viable arguments, use tools strategically, attend to precision, and more. Series: Corwin Mathematics Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AM; JNFG; JNLB; JNU; YQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Spiralbound
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc
- Edition
- Spi
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781506332192
- ISBN
- 9781506332192
Spiralbound
Condition: New
€ 41.99
€ 41.99
Paperback. A collection of 14 essays on sexual behaviour, from adolescence to old age, and covering such groups as singles, married couples, homosexuals and African-American men and women. This volume also looks at topics such as the effects of chronic disease and medication on sexual functioning. Editor(s): Rossi, Alice S. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 435 pages, 11 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226728704
- ISBN
- 9780226728704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.80
€ 40.99
€ 31.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118279052
- ISBN
- 9781118279052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.89
€ 30.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. Series: Best Bike Rides Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 46 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493003846
- ISBN
- 9781493003846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.23
€ 24.99
€ 24.23
paperback. The late 19th century was a time of extreme racial tension in the United States, yet it witnessed the emergence of ragtime and birth of an African American popular entertainment industry. This title presents a landmark exploration of one of this defining periods in American culture and African American popular music. Series: American Made Music Series. Num Pages: 528 pages, 168 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781604732443
- ISBN
- 9781604732443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Paperback. Brings together essays on eleven of the founders of the American republic - Abigail Adams, Samuel Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, John Jay, Thomas Paine, Edmund Randolph, Benjamin Rush, Roger Sherman, and Mercy Otis Warren that focus on the thinking of these men and women on the proper role of religion in public life. Editor(s): Dreisbach, Daniel L.; Hall, Mark David; Morrison, Jeffry H. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HRAM2; JF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268026028
- ISBN
- 9780268026028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. An ethnographic study of indigenous opposition to processes of economic globalization, arguing that neoliberal economic reforms both provoked a crisis of governance and created the conditions for a disruptive indigenous movement in Ecuador Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b&w photos, 6 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFSL9; JPW; KJVG; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332725
- ISBN
- 9780822332725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Hardback. How has mass communication evolved in Latin America? How has the political climate in that region shaped the role of the mass media? What factors unite these many diverse countries? What are the special challenges facing this turbulent area? Editor(s): Cole, Richard R. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 256 pages, suggested reading, suggested films. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; GTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025584
- ISBN
- 9780842025584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.44
€ 167.44
Paperback. We all need help in achieving cultural fluency. We are baffled when problems arise and insist on resolving conflicts according to our cultural norms. When this behaviour kicks in important deals fall through, opportunities are missed and good will is squandered. This title provides tools for making practical adjustments. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857883428
- ISBN
- 9781857883428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.86
€ 19.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. Series: American History S. Num Pages: 213 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882952260
- ISBN
- 9780882952260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 247 pages, b/w maps & photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443. 247 pages, b/w maps & photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSXF. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811728515
- ISBN
- 9780811728515
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.96
€ 18.99
€ 15.96
Hardcover. This second edition covers the history of United States intelligence, and includes several key features: *Chronology *Introductory essay *Appendixes *Bibliography *Over 600 cross-referenced entries on key events, issues, people, operations, laws, regulations Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810878891
- ISBN
- 9780810878891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.03
€ 173.03
Hardback. This book focuses on the externally driven difficulties of service workers and agencies in shaping services-such as the consequences of recent conservative social policies on agency life and the way in which the present political environment influences services through privatization. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119306
- ISBN
- 9780231119306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.50€ 97.79
€ 129.50
€ 97.79
Paperback. A candid discussion of the confines of the term "post-racial" Num Pages: 229 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFSL3; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- First Printing (Numerals Begin with 1)
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814752982
- ISBN
- 9780814752982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837634655
- ISBN
- 9783837634655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.52€ 52.14
€ 66.52
€ 52.14