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In this book, author Kirby Goidel makes the controversial case that the American political system suffers from too much democracy and that the trend toward greater democratization has led to greater citizen frustration, increasing distrust of government, and institutional gridlock. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442226500
- ISBN
- 9781442226500
Condition: New
€ 75.42
€ 75.42
paperback. With this book, Cynthia Comacchio presents the first historical overview of domestic life in Canada, showing how families have both changed and remained the same, through transitions brought about by urbanization, industrialization, and war. Series: Themes in Canadian History. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780802079299
- ISBN
- 9780802079299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Figures: 60,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; AVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165822
- ISBN
- 9780231165822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.39€ 82.78
€ 107.39
€ 82.78
Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801853036
- ISBN
- 9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.11
€ 33.99
€ 29.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; JH; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403973023
- ISBN
- 9781403973023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.31€ 47.23
€ 53.31
€ 47.23
Hardback. This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded and revised edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850101
- ISBN
- 9780810850101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.51
€ 149.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos, maps, letters & newspaper articles. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926991092
- ISBN
- 9781926991092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.89
€ 26.99
€ 18.89
In Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World, author Micah Zenko presents a new concept to capture and illuminate the phenomenon: "Discrete Military Operations." Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 2 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; HBWS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804771900
- ISBN
- 9780804771900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Paperback. Americans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution - so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty - so did Southern segregationists. This book tells the story of the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of the nation's founding. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWF; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153001
- ISBN
- 9780691153001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.01
€ 21.99
€ 18.01
Paperback. In the 1920s, the 'hard-boiled' stories published in "Black Mask", "Dime Detective", "Detective Fiction Weekly", and "Clues" featured a new kind of hero and soon challenged the popularity of the British mysteries. This title examines the culture that produced and supported this form of detective story through the 1940s. Num Pages: 215 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397698
- ISBN
- 9781566397698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Paperback. Contains essays and articles from seventeen noted film studies experts. Chapters provide the reader with a well-rounded view of the societal influences that inspired the films and the techniques that directors, filmmakers, and actors used to portray the world around them. Editor(s): MacCann, Richard Dyer. Series: American Movies: The First Thirty Years S. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 b&w photographs, illustrations, plans, transparencies, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810832565
- ISBN
- 9780810832565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.94
€ 95.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 6 b/w photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; JFHF; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764335945
- ISBN
- 9780764335945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 12.54
€ 14.00
€ 12.54
Paperback. Maps the visible and invisible legacies of the cold war, exhuming the blueprints for the apocalypse we once envisioned and chronicling a time in which we all lived at ground zero. Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226846941
- ISBN
- 9780226846941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.21
€ 21.99
€ 19.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): Baker, Michael N. Num Pages: 173 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LBBZ; LBHG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246948
- ISBN
- 9781613246948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.57€ 108.80
€ 157.57
€ 108.80
Paperback. The second edition of Presidential Campaign Communication is designed to help readers understand and appreciate how the people of the United States use human communication to select their presidents. Series: Contemporary Political Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JFD; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745680231
- ISBN
- 9780745680231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
Hardcover. Why is France so often relegated to the background in studies of international relations? This book seeks to redress this balance, exploring the relationship between the United States, United Kingdom and France, and its wider impact on the theory and practice of international relations. Series: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282308
- ISBN
- 9780230282308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84
Paperback. An ethnographic account of South Asian American teen culture during the Silicon Valley dot-com boom. It focuses on how South Asian Americans, or "Desis," define and manage what it means to be successful in a place brimming with the promise of technology. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL3; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343158
- ISBN
- 9780822343158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPSL; RN; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195396072
- ISBN
- 9780195396072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
Hardcover. This collection of essays focuses on the remarkable late writings of Robert Duncan. Although praised by reviewers, Duncan's last two books of poetry have yet to receive the critical attention they merit. Written by a cast of emerging and established scholars, these essays bring together a diverse set of approaches to reading Duncan's writing. Editor(s): Maynard, James. Series: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. Num Pages: 263 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230108103
- ISBN
- 9780230108103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardback. The first full-length study of the void-for-vagueness doctrine and its implications in Canadian constitutional law. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810500
- ISBN
- 9780774810500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
Hardcover. Sevan G. Terzian traces the changing civic justifications for science clubs, fairs, and talent searches for American youth from World War One to the Cold War. Series: Historical Studies in Education. Num Pages: 235 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; JNLC; JNW; JPVH1; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031860
- ISBN
- 9781137031860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.31€ 47.41
€ 53.31
€ 47.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 117 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; WTHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493024322
- ISBN
- 9781493024322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.19
€ 17.99
€ 16.19
Hardback. The first and only comprehensive narrative account of the secret Cuban missile crisis ExComm meetings, by the first historian to hear the tapes of every secretly recorded discussion. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748469
- ISBN
- 9780804748469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.55
€ 48.99
€ 42.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479877485
- ISBN
- 9781479877485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53