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Paperback. Giving circles have been seen as the democratic of philanthropic mechanisms, working to meet social needs and solve community problems, enhancing the civic education and participation of their members. This title examines this phenomenon and considers what role voluntary associations and philanthropy can or should play in a democratic society. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220851
- ISBN
- 9780253220851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226249377
- ISBN
- 9780226249377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Provides an analysis of the making and unmaking of class consciousness among the urban poor. This title chronicles the transformation of Peru's poor from a culture of deference and clientelism in the late 1960s to a population mobilized for radical political action. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFFA; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520200234
- ISBN
- 9780520200234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.52
€ 35.99
€ 26.52
Anthony Perl demonstrates how public policy chances lie behind the triumphs of European and Japanese high speed rail passenger innovations. He then translates these implications into a North American context and diagnoses the obstacles that have made renewing trains in North America so difficult. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; KNGT; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813122113
- ISBN
- 9780813122113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.52
€ 56.52
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 492 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPS; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691639383
- ISBN
- 9780691639383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.55
€ 258.55
Hardback. This moving and beautifully illustrated book, developed from an award-winning research project, examines the experience of African-American GIs in Germany since 1945 and the unique insights they provide into the civil rights struggle at home and abroad. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104723
- ISBN
- 9780230104723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Hardback. Covers events in the thirteen months of the author's time in Philadelphia serving as vice president under President John Adams and presiding over a Senate that was dominated by his political opponents, the Federalists. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 9 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691094984
- ISBN
- 9780691094984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.78€ 125.39
€ 166.78
€ 125.39
Hardback. The Fierce Urgency of Now offers an impassioned call to take the practices of musical improvisation often associated with jazz performance as a model for social-justice activism. Series: Improvisation, Community, and Social Practice. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822354642
- ISBN
- 9780822354642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.60
€ 114.60
The Postmodern Presence. Readings on Postmodernism in American Culture...
Arthur Asa . Ed(S): Berger
Paperback. "Postmodern" is a popular term, but difficult to define. Instead of summing up the various perspectives of scholars and the variety of ideas to which the term postmodernism has been assigned, this text lets this diversity speak for itself. Editor(s): Berger, Arthur Asa. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989806
- ISBN
- 9780761989806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Paperback. A new edition of Cary Reich's engaging biography of Andre Meyer. In this new edition of Financier, Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471247418
- ISBN
- 9780471247418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.35
€ 49.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. Features how the "dark continent" of blues and jazz provided Hollywood with a resonant resource to construct and negotiate the boundaries of American cultural identity. This book contains new work on blackface minstrelsy in early sound movies, racial representation and censorship, torch singers and torch songs, burlesque and strippers, and more. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; APFA; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252072352
- ISBN
- 9780252072352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Manhattan beckons people from all over the world, including the dead. Read about the ghosts of struggling artists, musicians, and painters, including Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Lambert, Arthur C. Clarke, Leonard Cohen, Num Pages: 128 pages, 19 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764330735
- ISBN
- 9780764330735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.54
€ 16.99
€ 12.54
Hardback. This edited collection of primary documents and previously published essays introduces students to the principal themes in recent scholarship on the social and cultural history of the Old South. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219262
- ISBN
- 9780631219262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.49
€ 131.49
Paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 312 pages, 85 b&w photos, 77 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; AMKD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816653539
- ISBN
- 9780816653539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
Hardcover. Over the course of three centuries, American settlers helped to create the richest, most powerful nation in human history, even as they killed and displaced millions. This groundbreaking work shows that American history is defined by settler colonialism, providing a compelling framework through which to understand its rise to global dominance. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137374240
- ISBN
- 9781137374240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600210860
- ISBN
- 9781600210860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.07€ 111.14
€ 162.07
€ 111.14
Paperback. Series: Dover Books on Americana. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRLM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486452609
- ISBN
- 9780486452609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.19
€ 16.99
€ 16.19
Hardback. This text investigates the political world of lobbying on three levels, especially looking at the USA. It compares modern "techniques" of lobbying to previous developments in history - and political writers of their time, and it looks at high public interest causes. Series: Advances in Political Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPHV; JPQ; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333920565
- ISBN
- 9780333920565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- R&L Education United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781578869435
- ISBN
- 9781578869435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.96
€ 61.96
Paperback. Prayer in public schools, abortion, gay and lesbian rights - these divisive issues dominate American politics, revealing deep disagreements over basic moral values. This title explores the proper role of religious convictions in American public life. It proposes that religion can and should play an active, positive part in our society. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; HRCM; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406104
- ISBN
- 9780878406104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.49
€ 74.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 74 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665655
- ISBN
- 9780816665655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Hardback. A description of the contemporary rural condition and efforts to sustain rural life in one small Minnesota community at the turn of the 21st century. Series: Critical Perspectives Series: A Book Series Dedicated to Paulo Freire. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519411
- ISBN
- 9780742519411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.35
€ 165.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 187 x 23. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560727590
- ISBN
- 9781560727590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.11€ 53.08
€ 68.11
€ 53.08
The Boisterous Sea of Liberty. A Documentary History of America from D...
. Ed(S): Davis, David Brion; Mintz, Steven
Paperback. This volume explores how Americans understand the central issues, problems, and decisions that shaped American history during the nation's formative period. It includes many personal letters and other texts that offer first-hand accounts of the major issues of early American history. Editor(s): Davis, David Brion; Mintz, Steven. Num Pages: 608 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195116700
- ISBN
- 9780195116700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95