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Hardback. This text is a survey of existing judicial retirement laws in all 51 states. It looks at provisions for mandatory retirement on account of age and disability, as well as further judicial service after retirement. The book also suggests how these laws could be improved. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAM; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823219254
- ISBN
- 9780823219254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rains, Ivan T. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633219694
- ISBN
- 9781633219694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.33€ 131.49
€ 191.33
€ 131.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTK; KN; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403991744
- ISBN
- 9781403991744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
Hardback. Taking on existing interpretations of "Peruvian exceptionalism," this book presents a multi-sited ethnographic exploration of the local and transnational articulations of indigenous movements, multicultural development policies, and indigenous citizenship in Peru. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750141
- ISBN
- 9780804750141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Hardcover. The Great Plains are America's biological melting pot, drawing creatures from surrounding regions to create a rich diversity of wildlife. This book illuminates the enormous variety and uniqueness of prairie wildlife - featuring 150 of the most interesting and important species. Num Pages: 192 pages, 151 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1188.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612659
- ISBN
- 9780700612659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.47
€ 62.47
Hardcover. A half-century of Wall Street history as seen through the lives of its most illustrious family This compelling new narrative from bestselling author John Rothchild tells the story of three generations of the legendary Davis family, who rank among the most successful investors in the history of the Street. Num Pages: 320 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons New York
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471331780
- ISBN
- 9780471331780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 39.02
€ 49.99
€ 39.02
Paperback. Explores the history of the United States Navy's secret development of code-breaking computers and their adaptation to solve a critical fleet radar data handling problem in the Navy's first seaborne digital computer system - that went to sea in 1962. Series: Perspectives. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JWF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 845.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471472209
- ISBN
- 9780471472209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.99
€ 94.99
Paperback. Celebrated food historian and cookbook writer William Woys Weaver delves deeply into the history of Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine to sort fact from fiction in the foodlore of this unique American culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812223866
- ISBN
- 9780812223866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. The stories of the Native Americans encompass heroism and tragedy, humour and stoicism, loyalty and conflict-all part of the riveting experience of Warriors in Uniform Num Pages: 216 pages, 150 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426203619
- ISBN
- 9781426203619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.45
€ 32.99
€ 30.45
paperback. Drawing on postcolonial, feminist, poststructuralist, and First Nations theory, Hoy raises and addresses questions around 'difference' in relation to texts by contemporary Native women prose writers in Canada. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Soft Cover Edition
- SKU
- V9780802084019
- ISBN
- 9780802084019
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.95
€ 43.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Bestselling author and national conservative leader Jim DeMint believes that by making America small again - by turning to family and community, we can rebuild our great nation FROM THE GROUND UP. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455549825
- ISBN
- 9781455549825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.25
€ 25.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. In summer 2014, US agencies responsible for the border with Mexico were overwhelmed by tens of thousands of unaccompanied children arriving from Central America. Unprepared to address this unexpected kind of migrant, the US government deployed troops to carry out a new border mission. This book offers an insight on this event. Editor(s): Jaskoski, Maiah; Sotomayor, Arturo C.; Trinkunas, Harold A. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3, 1 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1K; JPB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418308
- ISBN
- 9781421418308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.77
€ 45.99
€ 38.77
paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484124
- ISBN
- 9780801484124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. In 1942 an advisory board to the Library of Congress drafted a proposal for a national program of cooperation among research libraries, aimed at acquiring 'at least one copy of every book published anywhere in the world, which might conceivably be of interest to a research worker in America. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GL; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842595
- ISBN
- 9780810842595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.15
€ 173.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Fairley, Bruce. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Lone Pine Publishing,Canada Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551050416
- ISBN
- 9781551050416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.29
€ 18.99
€ 14.29
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Paperback. Examines art music by Haitian and African American composers who were inspired by Haiti's history as a nation created by slave revolt. This title also highlights the contributions of many Haitian and African American composers who wrote music that brought rhythms and melodies of the Vodou ceremony to local and international audiences. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones, 28 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1KJH; AVGW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Enlarged edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468655
- ISBN
- 9780226468655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 31.82
€ 35.00
€ 31.82
Paperback. Up to 750,000 Mexican American men served in World War II, earning more Medals of Honor and other decorations in proportion to their numbers than any other ethnic group. This book features eleven essays that explore the Mexican American experience in World War II from a variety of personal and scholarly perspectives. Editor(s): Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292706811
- ISBN
- 9780292706811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.62
€ 34.99
€ 31.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 18 photographs, 7 illustrations, 2 maps, 2 tables, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295230
- ISBN
- 9780803295230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.34
€ 29.34
Hardcover. Today, extensive interconnected global processes provide non-state actors with a degree of agency that a 'System of States' paradigm cannot account for alone. Using Russia-Latin America relations as a case study and applying a Complex Adaptive Systems perspective, this work explores alternative international mechanisms of order and organization. Num Pages: 137 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KL; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308122
- ISBN
- 9781137308122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, 37 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764333903
- ISBN
- 9780764333903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Hardcover. Mario Vargas Llosa is a heterogeneous writer whose positions have often not been consistent from novel to novel, between his fictional and nonfictional work, between his literary and political commentary, and as his political commentary has proceeded over the decades. This analysis of his work reveals his insights into socio-political matters. Editor(s): De Castro, Juan E.; Birns, Nicholas. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLSR; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230105294
- ISBN
- 9780230105294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Paperback. Combining personal memoir and historical narrative, this title argues for a reassessment of unionism in American life during the second half of the twentieth century and a recasting of "official memory." It traces the history of union steelworkers after World War II. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; KCZ; KNJH; KNXB1; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566397391
- ISBN
- 9781566397391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.62
€ 34.99
€ 31.62
Hardback. This book brings together a wide range of materials from history, religion, philosophy, horticulture, and meteorology to argue that Emerson articulates his conception of history through the language of the weather. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804728133
- ISBN
- 9780804728133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.76
€ 146.76