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Paperback. Presents a framework for re-conceptualizing the relationship between neoliberal development and social movements. Moving beyond the notion that development is a hegemonic, homogenizing force that victimizes local communities, this book argues that development processes and social movements shape each other in uneven and paradoxical ways. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 photographs, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMP; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822344834
- ISBN
- 9780822344834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. In this book the history and associated drama of that industry come to life with the background of events that shaped our magnificent capital. From a time shortly after the revolutionary war, paper was manufactured in the nation's capital until 1950. Num Pages: 180 pages, photographs, line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KND; TBX; TDJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761800330
- ISBN
- 9780761800330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.28
€ 113.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 313 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFKC; AFTB; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325168
- ISBN
- 9780764325168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.11
€ 18.99
€ 14.11
Hardcover. At the turn of the twenty-first century, American media abound with images and narratives of bodily transformations. At the crossroads of American, cultural, literary, media, gender, queer, disability and governmentality studies, the book presents a timely intervention into critical debates on body transformations and contemporary makeover culture. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493781
- ISBN
- 9781137493781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. This text provides an examination of one dimension of peacekeeping in Africa - ECOMOG's role in the attempt to bring peace to Liberia and the impact of this operation on the region. Editor(s): Magyar, Karl P.; Conteh-Morgan, Earl. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 1KBB; GTF; GTJ; JPSN; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333694480
- ISBN
- 9780333694480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJK; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 239 x 38. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NAL
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780451466952
- ISBN
- 9780451466952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.77
€ 31.99
€ 26.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Parker, Calvin G. Num Pages: 217 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606927717
- ISBN
- 9781606927717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.73€ 100.18
€ 144.73
€ 100.18
Paperback. Series: Modernist Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190272418
- ISBN
- 9780190272418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.69
€ 54.69
Hardcover. A Short History of U.S. Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean presents a concise account of the full sweep of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from 1800 up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118953990
- ISBN
- 9781118953990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.52
€ 109.52
Paperback. Explores the interaction of race and law enforcement in the controversial area of hate crime. Bell includes in her work the experiences of detectives who are women, Black, Latino, and Asian American, exploring the impact of the racial identity of both the hate crime victim and the officers' handling of bias crimes. Series: Critical America. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSW1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814798980
- ISBN
- 9780814798980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADS; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bucknell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611480368
- ISBN
- 9781611480368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.57
€ 138.57
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. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 312 pages, B&W Photos: 28,. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; JFSL3; JFSL4; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231149402
- ISBN
- 9780231149402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Whitson, Dave; Epp, Roger. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643780
- ISBN
- 9780888643780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.98
€ 40.99
€ 28.98
Paperback. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316992
- ISBN
- 9780822316992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.13
€ 41.99
€ 37.13
Paperback. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 224 pages, notes, recommended readings, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632214
- ISBN
- 9780815632214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.72
€ 24.72
Hardcover. A selection of Tocqueville's writings on America together with letters and sketches from his traveling companion, Gustave de Beaumont. Editor(s): Zunz, Oliver. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; DNF; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813930626
- ISBN
- 9780813930626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.19
€ 112.19
Paperback. Reveals how modern strategies of punishment - and their failure - relate to political and economic transformations in society at large. The author uses the practice of parole in California as a window to the changing historical understanding of what a corrections system does and how it works. Series: Studies in Crime & Justice. Num Pages: 296 pages, 19 tables, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP; JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226758572
- ISBN
- 9780226758572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. This is a study of the way in which the changes in human perception created by urbanization are expressed in the various arts, in terms of form and content. Starting with the metropolitan explosion in the 19th century, it then goes on to more recent representations of the city in Europe and the US. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696286
- ISBN
- 9780333696286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. Brazilian Politics offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the contemporary politics of South Americas largest democracy. Accessibly written for students, the book traces the major trends in Brazils political development and analyses the main challenges facing the country today. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745633619
- ISBN
- 9780745633619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.80
€ 25.80
Paperback. This text discusses the role of social movements in the recovery and expansion of democracy and justice in the 21st century. The topics covered include political and social theory, movement history, institutional analysis, ideology, activism, and the instigation of change. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBA; JHMC; JPA; JPF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508132
- ISBN
- 9780742508132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. Series: Families, Law, and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JKS; LNDU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479874729
- ISBN
- 9781479874729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.82
€ 95.82
Hardcover. This book describes the intense mobilization of American society in the Global War on Terrorism coupled with trends in progress before 9/11. With its focus on maximizing civilian casualties, terrorism has been uniquely able to arouse the popular emotion and make us rethink the use of military force. Series: The Day That Changed Everything?. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230603844
- ISBN
- 9780230603844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Paperback. Offers an assessment of democracy in America that charts the strengths and weaknesses of the nation's democratic mechanisms and outlines the challenges that lie ahead. This title focuses on the quality of American political life, the representativeness of its governing institutions, and the issues of racial and economic equity. Series: Essential Texts in American Government Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408610
- ISBN
- 9780878408610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.48
€ 35.48