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Paperback. Raul H Castro was the first Hispanic governor of Arizona, ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Argentina, lawyer, judge, and teacher. Born in Mexico in 1916, he moved with his family to a small mining community in Arizona in 1926. This book presents his story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653785
- ISBN
- 9780875653785
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128184
- ISBN
- 9780691128184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.41
€ 26.99
€ 20.41
Hardback. Ricardo D. Salvatore rewrites the history of Latin American studies by tracing its roots back to the first half of the twentieth century, showing how its ties to U.S. business and foreign policy interests helped build an informal empire that supported U.S. economic, technological, and cultural hegemony throughout the hemisphere. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360810
- ISBN
- 9780822360810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.60
€ 114.60
Hardback. For two weeks in the fall of 1909, New York City threw itself the biggest party it had ever seen - attracting millions of people to a sprawling festival, from Brooklyn up the Hudson River to Albany. This event, the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, was meant to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the river bearing his name. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230211
- ISBN
- 9780823230211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
Hardback. Editor(s): Roberts, Casey. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634844383
- ISBN
- 9781634844383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.89€ 133.13
€ 177.89
€ 133.13
Paperback. Bruce Lesh has refined a method of teaching history that mirrors the process used by historians, where students are taught to ask questions of evidence and develop historical explanations. In this book he shows teachers how to successfully implement his methods in the classroom. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stenhouse Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571108128
- ISBN
- 9781571108128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.13
€ 37.13
Paperback. The mythic roots and modern future of Ecuadorian indigenous communities in the twenty-first century Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millenium. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 photographs; 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HRLF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076039
- ISBN
- 9780252076039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Betsy's failed quest to win royal status for her son and grandsons consumed the remainder of her seventy-four years, decades that transformed her from the glamorous "belle of Baltimoreinto a shrewd and successful businesswoman determined to protect her family. Num Pages: 244 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Maryland Historical Society United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984213504
- ISBN
- 9780984213504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.96
€ 38.99
€ 38.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 27 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335693
- ISBN
- 9780764335693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.67
€ 20.99
€ 15.67
Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817314606
- ISBN
- 9780817314606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41
Paperback. This text tells the story of the true provenance of rice in the Americas. It establishes, through agricultural and historical evidence, the vital significance of rice in West African society for a millennium before Europeans arrived and the slave trade began. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1K; KNAC; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008342
- ISBN
- 9780674008342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.66
€ 35.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL3; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816683079
- ISBN
- 9780816683079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.19
€ 29.99
€ 27.19
Hardcover. Fine copy in fine dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014530
- ISBN
- 9780671494414
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Features several interviews, giving detailed and personal stories from veteran screenwriters of the seventies and eighties, focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Looking at how movies get made, this work offers a different perspective on many of the great movies, directors, and actors of the seventies and eighties. Editor(s): McGilligan, Patrick. Num Pages: 434 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245181
- ISBN
- 9780520245181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. From Lyndon Johnson's closest domestic adviser during the White House years comes a book in which has been called "a joy to read" (Stephen Ambrose) Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 pg b&w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781476798790
- ISBN
- 9781476798790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.24
€ 30.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. In the last few decades, scholars have turned their attention to constructions of masculinity and its influence on expressions of nationality and citizenship. Serialized Citizenships participates in and critiques these ongoing conversations about boyhood by examining works produced between 1840 and the first decade of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810854253
- ISBN
- 9780810854253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Yoshov, Brian L. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600211362
- ISBN
- 9781600211362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.20€ 131.49
€ 193.20
€ 131.49
Paperback. Using Colorado's initiative with Amendment 2 as its focus, this text seeks to untangle the complex standards and subtle rhetoric the Supreme Court uses to apply the equal protection clause. It reveals how these standards are used to favour certain groups over others. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288604
- ISBN
- 9780226288604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.88
€ 31.99
€ 24.88
Hardcover. Luxurious Citizens traces the ways in which Americans tied consumer desire to the national interest between 1789 and 1865 and reveals how the nation transformed individual desires for goods into an index of civic worth, placing unbridled consumption at the heart of their modern political economy. Series: America in the Nineteenth Century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFT; KCP; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248920
- ISBN
- 9780812248920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.42
€ 65.42
hardcover. Series: Center for International Studies, Princeton University. Num Pages: 428 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691651712
- ISBN
- 9780691651712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.36
€ 228.36
Hardcover. Traces the surprising influence of one of American history's fascinating and enigmatic figures - George Whitefield. This title explores George Whitefield's role in creating a 'rhetoric of community' that successfully established a common worldview among the many colonial cultures. Series: Studies in Rhetoric and Religion. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGX; HRCC95; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932792881
- ISBN
- 9781932792881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.65
€ 71.65
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€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Considers immigration in the context of the global and national economy, examining such often-overlooked issues as the competition between immigrants and African Americans, inter-group tension, and ethnic separatism. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814736098
- ISBN
- 9780814736098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Hardback. By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity. Editor(s): Chang, Mitchell J.; Witt, Daria; Jones, James; Hakuta, Kenji. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740340
- ISBN
- 9780804740340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.39
€ 158.39