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Hardback. Court day in early Virginia transformed crossroads towns into forums for citizens of all social classes to transact a variety of business, from legal cases before county magistrates to horse races, the sale of produce, and more. This is a history of the public buildings that formed this space and the important buildings that grew up around them. Series: Colonial Williamsburg Studies in Chesapeake History & Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 267 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923017
- ISBN
- 9780813923017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.90
€ 99.90
Hardback. Largely absent from our history books is the social history of railroad development in nineteenth-century Mexico. This work connects foreign investment in Mexico, largely in railroad development, with its effects on the people living in the isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico's region of greatest ethnic diversity. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742553279
- ISBN
- 9780742553279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.36
€ 174.36
Hardcover. This critical institutional history marks the University of Alberta's centennial. Num Pages: 392 pages, 130+ b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644442
- ISBN
- 9780888644442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.49€ 40.36
€ 50.49
€ 40.36
Paperback. With fascinating insights into how both ordinary and famous Cuban-Americans, including Desi Arnaz, Oscar Hijuelos, Gloria Estefan, and Jose Kozer, have lived "life on the hyphen," this is an expanded, updated edition of the classic, award-winning study of Cuban-American culture Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 274 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292735996
- ISBN
- 9780292735996
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. What is a weed," opined Emerson, "but a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered?" While that may be a worthy notion in theory, these plants of undiscovered virtue cause endless hours of toil for backyard gardeners. Encyclopedic in scope, this book intends to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. Num Pages: 656 pages, 1254 colour plates, 26 halftones, 125 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST; TVP; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226076447
- ISBN
- 9780226076447
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.42
€ 41.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. This book examines the non-fiction work of literary artist Alice Walker in order to glean values and ethical imperatives for womanist theological and ethical reflection. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. 192 pages. This book examines the non-fiction work of literary artist Alice Walker in order to glean values and ethical imperatives for womanist theological and ethical reflection. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 210 x 145 x 16. Weight: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230615113
- ISBN
- 9780230615113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.27
€ 117.27
Hardback. The marine Eocene-Oligocene transition of 34 million years ago was a critical turning point in Earth's climatic history, when the warm, high-diversity 'greenhouse' world of the early Eocene ceded to the glacial, 'icehouse' conditions of the early Oligocene. This book surveys the advances in stratigraphic and paleontological research. Editor(s): Prothero, Donald R.; Ivany, Linda C.; Nesbitt, Elizabeth A. Num Pages: 560 pages, 186 line, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127165
- ISBN
- 9780231127165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.74
€ 153.74
Hardcover. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930640
- ISBN
- 9780813930640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. Only one tribe of American Indians is known ever to have successfully revolted against the empire of Spain and to have thwarted all subsequent attempts by the Spaniards to reconquer them: the Jivaro (hee'-va-ro), the untsuri suarii of eastern Ecuador. This book is about their culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 24ill. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520050655
- ISBN
- 9780520050655
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.13
€ 33.99
€ 25.13
Paperback. The first book to provide a critical analysis of the role of victims in the criminal justice system as a whole. It also breaks new ground in focusing not only on the victims of crime, but also on those of the war on victimless crime. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 399 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719299
- ISBN
- 9780814719299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 480 pages, 191 color illus., 410 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; ACXJ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 305 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262016902
- ISBN
- 9780262016902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.27
€ 35.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Shedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art historiography. Editor(s): O'Brien, Elaine; Chiu, Melissa; Tejada, Roberto; Nicodemus, Everlyn; Genocchio, Benjamin; Coffey, Mary K. Num Pages: 458 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444332292
- ISBN
- 9781444332292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.05
€ 105.05
Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987453
- ISBN
- 9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.98
€ 32.99
€ 29.98
Paperback. The former Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford University provides an inside glimpse into the process of choosing a freshman class. Topics include affirmative action policies, standardized tests, alumni parents, donors, recruiting for varsity sports, and more. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 585. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731584
- ISBN
- 9780804731584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Explores the life of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826): first Secretary of State, second Vice President, fifth President of the United States, and a renaissance man of early America. This biography sets him in context, as a member of the Virginia gentry, an able and skilled lawyer, a talented politician, and the finest writer of his era. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195181302
- ISBN
- 9780195181302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.43
€ 25.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Presenting an appraisal of the Ku Klux Klan's strong links to mainstream society and it's role as a medium of corrective civic action, this title examines local Klan chapters in Denver, Salt Lake City, El Paso, Anaheim and, in Oregon, Eugene and La Grande. It aims to provide insight into the complex reasons for the Klan's popularity. Editor(s): Lay, Shawn. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071713
- ISBN
- 9780252071713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.83
€ 21.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; FYB; HBJK; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556227998
- ISBN
- 9781556227998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.11
€ 16.99
€ 16.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739138106
- ISBN
- 9780739138106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.97
€ 160.97
hardcover. As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L. Irey accomplished what J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't. From the 1920s through the 1940s, he headed the investigations that led to the prosecution of the ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled American cities without fear of the law. Num Pages: 372 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974882
- ISBN
- 9781597974882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
The Most Fundamental Right: Contrasting Perspectives on the Voting Rig...
Adegbile, Debo P.. Ed(S): McCool, Daniel
paperback. Discusses whether the rights of minority voters still need Federal protection Editor(s): McCool, Daniel. Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001948
- ISBN
- 9780253001948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
paperback. This text looks at the life of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the reconstruction era. It looks at his life in the army, and his work with the Freedman's Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist newly freed slaves. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823219384
- ISBN
- 9780823219384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. Spady explores the important changes in culture, instruction, school calendars, and school agenda that school leaders must make to prepare students for the next millennium despite the fact that the current system of schooling leads to institutional inertia that counters the very changes we most need to make. Num Pages: 158 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876522325
- ISBN
- 9780876522325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. Everett McKinley Dirksen was one of the most colourful and influential American politicians of the 20th century. This book traces his relationships with four presidents to show how the senator shifted from being a major Republican critic of Truman to an ardent Republican LBJ supporter. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610365
- ISBN
- 9780700610365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.54
€ 78.54
Paperback. Discusses the Caddo archaeological landscape in the East Texas Pineywoods and Post Oak Savannah, with due attention paid to the construction of platform and burial mounds, and special ritual structures in and outside of mound centers, as well as the sites of domestic residences over the 1000 year Caddo record. Num Pages: 264 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785705762
- ISBN
- 9781785705762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42