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Hardback. A study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery. It investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. It also seeks to explain how communities dealt with an important dilemma raised by these trials: how could slaves who acted as moral agents be treated as commodities? Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 halftones, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059570
- ISBN
- 9780691059570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.29€ 86.38
€ 111.29
€ 86.38
Hardcover. 90 miles off the coast of Florida a new revolution is afoot. This time instead of guerrillas marching through the streets of Havana, it is a global economy that will revolutionize Cuba. Open for Business examines the Cuban economy from its long held and outdated economic model to its early steps into developing a dynamic market economy. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Brookings Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815727675
- ISBN
- 9780815727675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.27
€ 37.27
Paperback. This lively, engaging book investigates the relationship between some of our more beloved popular expressions of national identity and the extent to which the interests of the state appeal to the pleasures of citizens, thus shaping our understanding of what it means to be Canadian. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613911
- ISBN
- 9781442613911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Editor(s): Edlin, Aaron S.; Stiglitz, Joseph E. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 220 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231160155
- ISBN
- 9780231160155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.91
€ 20.99
€ 16.91
paperback. A collection of lyric and prose poetry about identity, fragmentation, depression and addiction. Series: Poets Out Loud. Num Pages: 112 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780823271177
- ISBN
- 9780823271177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804714846
- ISBN
- 9780804714846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.83
€ 98.83
Paperback. Examines the Latina subject whose work as dramatist, actress, theorist, and/or critic further defines the field of theater and performance in the United States. This book considers the emergence of a Latina aesthetics developed in the United States, but simultaneously linked with Latin America. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 b&w photos, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLS; AN; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212856
- ISBN
- 9780253212856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.87
€ 21.99
€ 21.87
In 1913, a Chicago architect compiled this wonderful portfolio of American homes and buildings that he said embodied "the back to nature" movement of the times. Today, this faithful reprint is a treasure of Craftsman bungalow and Prairie house styles, inc Num Pages: 242 b/w photos; 188 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 946.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330056
- ISBN
- 9780764330056
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 25.41
€ 36.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Examines a wide range of controversies over films, books, paintings, sculptures, clothing, music, and television in dozens of cities across the country to find out what turns personal offense into public protest. This title discovers is that these protests are always deeply rooted in local concerns. Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 line drawings, 38 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AP; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226792873
- ISBN
- 9780226792873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.37
€ 42.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 212 x 25. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650418
- ISBN
- 9780745650418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589793972
- ISBN
- 9781589793972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.30
€ 22.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654355
- ISBN
- 9780875654355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.00
€ 24.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBT; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694353
- ISBN
- 9781894694353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.67
€ 29.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. How did the United States come to rely so heavily on non-profits? How have Americans sought to control them? These questions suggest the complexity of the history of non-profits in the United States. This reader presents some of the documents in the development of the non-profit sector along with interpretations by scholars. Editor(s): Hammack, David C. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 504 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214102
- ISBN
- 9780253214102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Num Pages: 159 pages, over 250 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KNGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1106. An Illustrated History, 1945-1986. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KNGV. Dimension: 285 x 226 x 20. Weight: 1106.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342479
- ISBN
- 9780764342479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.88€ 39.14
€ 53.88
€ 39.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 103 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 103
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543146
- ISBN
- 9780913543146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.57
€ 11.57
Hardcover. Adding nuance to a global debate, esteemed scholars from Europe and North and Latin America portray the attempts in Chicano literature to provide answers to the environmental crisis. Diverse ecocritical perspectives add new meaning to the novels, short stories, drama, poetry, films, and documentaries analyzed in this timely and engaged collection. Editor(s): Martin-Junquera, Imelda. Num Pages: 249 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2AB; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293602
- ISBN
- 9781137293602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. Presents ethnography of peasant communities in Peru caught between the government and the Shining Path. This book chronicles the historical conditions that led to the formation of the rondas, the social and geographical expansion of the movement, and its gradual decline in the 1990s. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 344 pages, 42 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFC; JFSC; JFSF; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822323211
- ISBN
- 9780822323211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Series: Insider's Guides. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JMC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- GPP Travel United States
- Edition
- 8 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762748655
- ISBN
- 9780762748655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.50
€ 20.99
€ 17.50
Hardcover. Editor(s): Redstone, Gerald H. Num Pages: 75 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VSB; VSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 75
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607415152
- ISBN
- 9781607415152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.00€ 87.33
€ 126.00
€ 87.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Ulrich, Laurel. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679733768
- ISBN
- 9780679733768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.17
€ 21.99
€ 19.17
Paperback. The Carnegie Corporation, among this country's oldest and most important foundations, has underwritten projects ranging from the writings of David Riesman to Sesame Street. Lagemann's lively history focuses on how foundations quietly but effectively use power and private money to influence public policies. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467801
- ISBN
- 9780226467801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
Hardcover. The definitive Southern cookbook for a new generation, from the star chef and creator of PBS's A Chef's Life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 175 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 264 x 51. Weight in Grams: 2028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316381109
- ISBN
- 9780316381109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.66
€ 50.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607095279
- ISBN
- 9781607095279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.39
€ 121.39