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Paperback. Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman argues that from the mid-nineteenth century through the twentieth, black writers used depictions of transgressive sexuality to express African Americans' longings for individual and collective freedom. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Black Political Longing and the Erotics of Race. 216 pages, 1 illustration. Shows how literary representations of transgressive sexuality expressed the longings of African Americans for individual and collective freedom. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSL3. Dimension: 234 x 148 x 13. Weight: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822352419
- ISBN
- 9780822352419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.58
€ 29.58
Hardcover. Tells the dramatic & surprising story of promoters in pursuit of an extraordinary prize and the diplomats who struggled with the balance of power at a pivotal moment in history Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JPS; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707944
- ISBN
- 9780814707944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.20
€ 33.20
paperback. Editor(s): Thiry, Christopher J.J. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GLH; WTRM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810852686
- ISBN
- 9780810852686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.63
€ 182.63
Paperback. We are not just social animals, but social citizens whose political choices are significantly shaped by peer influence. Drawing upon data from settings as diverse as South Los Angeles and Chicago's wealthy North Shore, the author shows that social networks do not merely inform citizens' behavior, they can - and do - have the power to change it. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 192 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226922829
- ISBN
- 9780226922829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.64
€ 35.99
€ 28.64
Hardcover. New Rules tells the tale of the evolution of health care regulation over the last quarter century and examines the relationship between regulation and quality improvement. The authors outline ways to convert regulation from a meaningless waste of resources into a system that can truly help practitioners provide better care. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787901493
- ISBN
- 9780787901493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.91
€ 84.91
Paperback. These photographs and essays reconsider the iconic status of Yosemite in America's conception of wilderness, examining how the place was appropriated by its early Euro-American visitors and showing how conceptions of landscape have altered and how land has changed--or not--over time. Num Pages: 144 pages, 33 color photos, 33 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 249 x 13. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595340429
- ISBN
- 9781595340429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.02
€ 33.99
€ 32.02
Paperback. Founded in 1769 as a new port town on JamaicaAEs north coast, Falmouth expanded dramatically in the decades around 1800. Spanning from the foundation of the town in 1769 to the opening of the cruise ship terminal in 2008, this book explores the range of architecture built by Jamaicans and others in the making of this extraordinary town. Editor(s): Nelson, Louis P.; Chappell, Edward A. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; AMX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 12. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766404932
- ISBN
- 9789766404932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.94
€ 56.94
hardcover. In 1774 delegates from twelve English colonies in North America assembled in congress. This assemblage laid the foundation for the first national political body in the United States. This is a study of the Congress from 1774 to 1789, the 15 years of its existence. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 line diagrams 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722933
- ISBN
- 9780804722933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.60
€ 95.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Morales, Daniel M. Num Pages: 569 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNTX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 258 x 184 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611220247
- ISBN
- 9781611220247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 361.84€ 247.03
€ 361.84
€ 247.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897045138
- ISBN
- 9781897045138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.64
€ 21.99
€ 20.64
Hardback. This book examines women lawyers' attempts to reconcile their professional obligations with other aspects of their lives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780774813198
- ISBN
- 9780774813198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.09
€ 112.09
Hardcover. The manuscript explains why the United States and Europe perceive threats in the world so differently and why those differences often come close to fracturing trans-Atlantic relations. Series: Governance, Security and Development. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPB; JPSL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137343260
- ISBN
- 9781137343260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Num Pages: 184 pages, 107 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764341182
- ISBN
- 9780764341182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.19
€ 42.99
€ 28.19
Gathers Ernesto Galarza's key writings, reflecting a constructive concern for the working class in the face of America's growing influence over Mexico's economic system. Editor(s): Torres, Rodolfo; Ibarra, Armando. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037672
- ISBN
- 9780252037672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Hardcover. Part of a series which covers the eight precedent-setting years of Washington's presidency and his brief retirement. Volume three covers most of the summer of 1789 and focuses on the problems facing the new administration. Series: Papers of George Washington: Presidential Series. Num Pages: 625 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 625
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813912103
- ISBN
- 9780813912103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.74
€ 130.74
Hardcover. Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference for both wild and cultivated toxic plants on the North American continent. Num Pages: 1390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 225 x 57. Weight in Grams: 3578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 1390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820347
- ISBN
- 9780813820347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 364.42
€ 364.42
Paperback. Examines the way in which education and the media act as immobilizing social forces to shape the Latino world that exists despite the best efforts of many Mexican Americans and other Latinos. This book focuses on social issues that impede the progress of Latinos. Num Pages: 257 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 458. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566397438
- ISBN
- 9781566397438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Hardback. This book explains how the United States Constitution made the transition from a very divisive proposal to a consensually legitimate framework for governing. The Federalists' proposal had been bitterly opposed, and constitutional legitimation required a major transformation. The story of that transformation is the substance of this book. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741064
- ISBN
- 9780804741064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.74
€ 170.74
Hardcover. Editor(s): Zimmer, Brenden M.; Mitchell, William J. Num Pages: 142 pages, tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVJ; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 184 x 16. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617618864
- ISBN
- 9781617618864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.10€ 148.71
€ 217.10
€ 148.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665549
- ISBN
- 9780816665549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.85
€ 36.85
Hardcover. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare, as its detractors like to call it) is a sweeping reform to the US health care system. Why has the United States been so continually divided on this issue? The author offers an explanation in the form of an engaging and in-depth look at America's long tradition of unequal access to health care. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226348032
- ISBN
- 9780226348032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Presents a narrative of the origins of American Methodism, one of the significant popular movements in American history. This work places methodism's rise in the ideological context of the American Revolution and the complex social setting of the greater Middle Atlantic where it was first introduced. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HRCC95; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092980
- ISBN
- 9780691092980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.53€ 42.10
€ 52.53
€ 42.10
Paperback. Emphasizes the significance and importance of the Constitution, by examining the most important influences on the American constitutional system, including the Magna Carta and the Declaration of independence. According to the author, an understanding of the Constitution is crucial to comprehending the true meaning of Supreme Court decisions. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191560
- ISBN
- 9780813191560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.51
€ 33.51
Hardback. China's growing economy and military power may allow it to challenge US influence in East and South East Asia. Bert examines the likelihood of this and the impact it would have on South East Asian security. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333995655
- ISBN
- 9780333995655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68