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Paperback. While recognizing its origins and scope, this book offers an interpretation of Latin American philosophy by looking at its radical and transformative roots. It explores Latin America's engagement with contemporary problems in Western philosophy and describes the transformative impact of this encounter on contemporary thought. Series: World Philosophies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012579
- ISBN
- 9780253012579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. When the avant-gardist John Cage died, he was already the subject of many interviews, memoirs and discussions of his contribution to music. This text includes a revisionist treatment of the way Cage himself has composed and been "composed" in America. Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Junkerman, Charles. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226660578
- ISBN
- 9780226660578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.64
€ 35.99
€ 28.64
Hardcover. Mitra analyzes how race and class of immigrant Punjabi taxi drivers influence their settlement patterns in the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032843
- ISBN
- 9781137032843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 56 b/w photos & ills. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764331961
- ISBN
- 9780764331961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Hardcover. In this book, five scholars square off in a lively debate over the ethics of drones and their contentious use. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPSF; JPVH; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137432612
- ISBN
- 9781137432612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardback. From the Constitution's adoption, presidents, Congress, judges, scholars, the press, and the public have debated the appropriate scope of presidential power during a crisis, especially when presidents see bending or breaking the rules as necessary to protect the country from serious, even irreparable, harm. This book examines this quandary. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031616
- ISBN
- 9780674031616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.29€ 60.39
€ 65.29
€ 60.39
paperback. Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39, 7 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNDD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801893063
- ISBN
- 9780801893063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.65
€ 40.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hayworth, Donna C. Num Pages: 226 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 262 x 20. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612095196
- ISBN
- 9781612095196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.05€ 149.48
€ 217.05
€ 149.48
Hardcover. In the coming presidential primaries, no state is as important in setting the stage or affecting the odds than New Hampshire. This book explains the distinctiveness of New Hampshire politics and how the candidates create strategies to appeal to the state's voters. Editor(s): Scala, Dante J. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEH; JPHF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296223
- ISBN
- 9780312296223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226409214
- ISBN
- 9780226409214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.78
€ 50.99
€ 39.78
Paperback. Examines novels, short stories, memoirs, and films that document the Vietnam war's impact on the home front. This book focuses on the process of readjustment, on how the war continued to insinuate itself into their lives, their families, and their communities long after they returned home. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496866
- ISBN
- 9781558496866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.52
€ 40.52
Paperback. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 249 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117815
- ISBN
- 9780230117815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.58
€ 48.58
Paperback. Using newly collected data from American and Korean newspapers, this book examines relations between the United States and South Korea from 1992 to 2003, a particularly contentious period in the history of the two allies. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 tables, 48 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763691
- ISBN
- 9780804763691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762769605
- ISBN
- 9780762769605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.12
€ 19.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226161631
- ISBN
- 9780226161631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.46
€ 36.99
€ 29.46
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639635
- ISBN
- 9780691639635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.78
€ 213.78
Hardcover. A series of biotechnology entrepreneurs tell their own stories in this book. It also looks at the role of venture capital and other forms of financing through the key stages of growth. A detailed introduction outlines the emergence of the biotech boom and its progress to date. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KJC; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Edition
- 1992nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333550212
- ISBN
- 9780333550212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
Paperback. The Fetterman Massacre occurred on December 21, 1866, at Fort Phil Kearny, a small outpost in the foothills of the Big Horns. The second battle in American history from which came no survivors, it became a cause celebre and was the subject of a congressional investigation. Num Pages: 259 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803257306
- ISBN
- 9780803257306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. A full-color guide to California, from Redwood National Park to Death Valley National Park. Num Pages: 128 pages, 129 full-colour photos & 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762743032
- ISBN
- 9780762743032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.25
€ 21.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; C; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 116 x 49 x 3. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780935810585
- ISBN
- 9780935810585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.33
€ 6.33
paperback. Naison's odyssey begins as Brooklyn public schools respond to a new wave of Black migrants and Caribbean immigrants, and established residents flee to virtually all-white parts of the city or suburbs. This memoir offers a participant's account of the New Left's racial dynamics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BG; DN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399425
- ISBN
- 9781566399425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.90
€ 29.90
Paperback. Explores the Latin American engagement with postmodernism in an effort to situate it in a transnational framework. Editor(s): Beverley, John R.; Oviedo, Jose; Aronna, Michael. Series: A Boundary 2 Book. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316145
- ISBN
- 9780822316145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.72
€ 36.99
€ 28.72
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Inter-American Development Bank United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597820363
- ISBN
- 9781597820363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.96
€ 31.99
€ 27.96
Paperback. The story of a man who achieved what thousands only dream of. He abandoned the pressures of life as a journalist in noisy, overcrowded cities and exchanged it for self-sufficiency, solitude and a new purpose in the wilds of British Columbia. Num Pages: 167 pages, colour illustrations, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870325141
- ISBN
- 9781870325141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 25.99
€ 22.75