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Hardcover. This groundbreaking look at the origins of the 'zero tolerance' approach to schools and discipline provides scholars with an in-depth look at the Los Angeles City School District and examines how and why authority over school discipline shifted from school-site educators to the centralized bureaucracy of the district. Series: Palgrave Studies in Urban Education. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJP; JFSL1; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603684
- ISBN
- 9780230603684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.31€ 46.97
€ 53.31
€ 46.97
Paperback. An analysis and evaluation of the monumental influence of H Richard Niebuhr. In a comprehensive investigation of the work of four contemporary ethicists, important in their own right, Paul Ramsey, Stanley Hauerwas, James Gustafson, and Kathryn Tanner, it explores how the legacy of Niebuhr has made an impact on their thought and work. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878403837
- ISBN
- 9780878403837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.19
€ 75.19
Hardcover. A retelling of Thomas Nuttall's near-death expedition up the Arkansas River in the early years of the nineteenth century Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472114115
- ISBN
- 9780472114115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.01
€ 45.01
Hardcover. Once a major metropolis in North America, Montreal now finds itself increasingly marginal to the continental economy while remaining the heartland of the province of Quebec; it is facing a major identity crisis. This book discusses the city's economic decline due to the shift of corporate and financial leadership from Montreal to Toronto. Series: World Cities S. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; JFSG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471949077
- ISBN
- 9780471949077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
Paperback. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814713464
- ISBN
- 9780814713464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Hardcover. Offers an introduction to the ethnic, geographical and historical diversity of Brazilian food. This title features a variety of dishes from irresistible snacks like Pastel de Feira or Aipim Frito, hearty family meals such as Moqueca Bahiana (fish stew with coconut milk), and Arroz de Carreteiro, a delicious rice and spiced beef dish. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 400 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 906. 128 pages, over 400 colour photographs. Offers an introduction to the ethnic, geographical and historical diversity of Brazilian food. This title features a variety of dishes from irresistible snacks like Pastel de Feira or Aipim Frito, hearty family meals such as Moqueca Bahiana (fish stew with coconut milk), and Arroz de Carreteiro, a delicious rice and spiced beef dish. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; WBN. Dimension: 284 x 241 x 17. Weight: 946.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Anness
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903141939
- ISBN
- 9781903141939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ouellette, Laurie. Series: Keywords. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 5182. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479883653
- ISBN
- 9781479883653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.82
€ 95.82
Hardback. Provides a cogent, multipronged analysis of this subgenre of films to investigate the underpinnings of the Hollywood-constructed images of idealized white Americans. Examining the content of fifty films, and interviews with viewer focus groups, this book accounts for the popularity of this subgenre and its portrayal of "racial progress." Num Pages: 230 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439910009
- ISBN
- 9781439910009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.07
€ 97.07
Hardback. This is volume 38 in a series offering genealogists and family-history researchers an indexed source of German-surname immigrants. The entire project covers the period 1850-1890. The data is based upon original passenger lists filed by vessels entering US ports. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025034
- ISBN
- 9780842025034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.94
€ 252.94
Paperback. The Yanomami and Kayapo, two indigenous groups of the Amazon rainforest, have become internationally known through their dramatic and highly publicized encounters with 'civilization'. This title examines the relationship of the Kayapo and Yanomami to Brazilian society and the wider world. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983622
- ISBN
- 9780295983622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Paperback. This book documents the Cambodian refugee experience through powerful first-person narratives of men, women, and children who survived the holocaust and have begun new lives in America. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; BGH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723725
- ISBN
- 9780804723725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.41
€ 42.99
€ 38.41
Paperback. Wide-ranging collection of twenty-seven essays analyzes, argues with, and celebrates that unruly tradition of Montana writing. Editor(s): Newby, Rick; Hunger, Suzanne E. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 35.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560444176
- ISBN
- 9781560444176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.28
€ 21.99
€ 18.28
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nelson, E. Charles; Elliott, David J. Series: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book. Num Pages: 456 pages, 238 colour paintings, illustrations, photographs and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; PDX; PST; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 217 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820347264
- ISBN
- 9780820347264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.54
€ 82.54
paperback. The Man Who Rode the Tiger is the dramatic story of the biggest investigation of political corruption in American municipal history. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JKVF; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217229
- ISBN
- 9780823217229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927129159
- ISBN
- 9781927129159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.59
€ 27.99
€ 19.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; AS; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550711035
- ISBN
- 9781550711035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
The Bilingual Advantage. Language, Literacy and the US Labor Market.
. Ed(S): Callahan, Rebecca M.; Gandara, Patri...
Hardback. Using novel methodological approaches and new data, The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Editor(s): Callahan, Rebecca M.; Gandara, Patricia C. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFDM; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783092420
- ISBN
- 9781783092420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.82
€ 170.82
Paperback. Invaders as Ancestors examines how the unique practices involved in Andean ancestor-worship first facilitated Spanish colonization and eventually undid the colonial project. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 404 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802096173
- ISBN
- 9780802096173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.08
€ 45.99
€ 42.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486794822
- ISBN
- 9780486794822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.81
€ 18.99
€ 18.81
Hardcover. An unbiased look at how the economic practices of corporations, leaders, and government are severely damaging the American way of life Most of us have lived our lives by the rules going to school, investing in real estate, and building careers but the so-called Great Recession has changed everything. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118175316
- ISBN
- 9781118175316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.91
€ 29.99
€ 23.91
paperback. Offers an analysis of the culture and paintings of colonial Cuzco. Focusing on the era's paintings and its historical archives, this book explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron (the Sun), and Spain's conquest of Peruvian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 51 illustrations, 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822323679
- ISBN
- 9780822323679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.87
€ 42.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 63 colour photos & 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; AJC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811735551
- ISBN
- 9780811735551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.43
€ 25.99
€ 20.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBW; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 191 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615771158
- ISBN
- 9781615771158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.50
€ 34.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. This volume suggests that for Caribbean people, migration is simply one of many ways to pursue a better future. It show not only that the nation-state is an exhausted form of political organization, but that in the Caribbean the ideological reach of the nation-state has always been tenuous. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813530550
- ISBN
- 9780813530550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.74
€ 42.99
€ 38.74