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Paperback. From the natural beauty of the Amazon River to the exciting resort city of Rio de Janeiro, from soccer champion Pel to classical musician Villa Lobos, Brazil is known as a distinctive, diverse country. This book provides a brief history of Brazil that focuses on both the politics and culture of the republic. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 262 pages, index, glossary, notes, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051231
- ISBN
- 9780842051231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.02
€ 64.02
hardcover. From The Nun's Story to The Flying Nun to The Singing Nun, nuns were a major presence in the mainstream media. Sullivan discusses these images in the context of the period's seemingly unlimited potential for social change. Num Pages: 340 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HRCX8; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802039354
- ISBN
- 9780802039354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.53
€ 88.53
Paperback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. This title takes us to the dark side of human history in the first full chronicle of the gas chamber in the United States. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFMC; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271210
- ISBN
- 9780520271210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.13
€ 33.99
€ 25.13
Hardback. The Adams family comments on national and international events, from America's growing tensions with Britain and France to virulent domestic political factionalism and the Whiskey Rebellion. The most significant event for the Adamses was John Quincy's appointment as U.S. minister resident at The Hague, the beginning of a long diplomatic career. Editor(s): Hogan, Margaret A.; Taylor, C. James; Martin, Sara; Woodward, Hobson; Sikes, Sara B.; Lint, Gregg L.; Georgini, Sara. Series: Adams Papers. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057845
- ISBN
- 9780674057845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.67€ 111.51
€ 123.67
€ 111.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 114 pages, 60 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 114
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816673827
- ISBN
- 9780816673827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.38
€ 22.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- PM Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded and Updated
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604865752
- ISBN
- 9781604865752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.75
€ 21.99
€ 20.75
paperback. Presents an analysis of all fifty states and qualitative case studies of three states (Florida, Colorado, and New Jersey) that reveal how well-publicized child welfare scandals result in adoption of new legislation and new administrative procedures. This title is suitable for those involved with child welfare policymaking. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017078
- ISBN
- 9781589017078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.55
€ 43.55
Hardback. Although the death of the small town has been predicted for decades, during the 1990s the population of rural America actually increased by more than 3 million people. In this work Sonya Salamon explores these rural migrants and the impact they have on small town America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones, 7 maps, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734125
- ISBN
- 9780226734125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.38€ 78.69
€ 93.38
€ 78.69
hardcover. In clear and witty writing, Morson offers first serious study of the many kinds of aphorisms, their relation to longer works, and the philosophical wisdom they offer. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780513
- ISBN
- 9780804780513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
Hardback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218363
- ISBN
- 9780823218363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.58
€ 119.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633212534
- ISBN
- 9781633212534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.21€ 69.67
€ 99.21
€ 69.67
Paperback. Traces Staten Island's political sympathies in the American Revolution to local conditions that favored the status quo instead of revolutionary change. Num Pages: 185 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBJK; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814767665
- ISBN
- 9780814767665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.14
€ 27.99
€ 26.14
Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; JFFJ; JFFS; JFSP1; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403987976
- ISBN
- 9781403987976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This edition contains all chapters from the original 1986 edition plus critical analyses of the films of Martin Scorcese and Michael Cimino, a political assault on the films of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and in in-depth meditation on Brian De Palma. Num Pages: 480 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231129671
- ISBN
- 9780231129671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. The author examines such issues as black suffrage, disengranchisement, taxation, westward migration, lynching and civil rights to detect the trajectory of Northern disenchantment with Reconstruction. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013667
- ISBN
- 9780674013667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803255722
- ISBN
- 9780803255722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.74
€ 41.99
€ 39.74
Paperback. "I am just one of many who experienced life on a submarine during World War II. Silent Running is a story sincerely told--free of any revisionism or cynicism--and I commend Vice Admiral Calvert for sharing this dramatic personal account of that difficult and exciting time. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations facsim., maps., portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; BTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471197058
- ISBN
- 9780471197058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.00€ 20.13
€ 21.00
€ 20.13
Paperback. Primary Social Studies and Tourism Education for The Bahamas has been developed in association with the Ministry of Education and written by a team of experienced Bahamian teachers and teacher educators. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWB; 4P; YQN. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 4. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hodder Education United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405862714
- ISBN
- 9781405862714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.89
€ 20.89
Hardback. Editor(s): Berg, Rikke; Rao, Nirmala. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPH; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403992833
- ISBN
- 9781403992833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.41
€ 67.41
Demonstrating how an international design movement found its way into ordinary places, this study will appeal to architectural historians, as well as regional residents interested in developing a greater appreciation of Art Deco architecture in the mid-Atlantic region. Num Pages: 256 pages, 68, 68 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 1KBBFM; ACXD3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411620
- ISBN
- 9781421411620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Paperback. A compilation of Irving Howe's interviews during the last fifteen years of his life. It presents what could be viewed as the sequel to Howe's intellectual autobiography, "A Margin of Hope". Editor(s): Goffman, Ethan; Rodden, John. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535511
- ISBN
- 9781557535511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.97
€ 46.97
Paperback. In the early 1950s, Israel secretly launched a project designed to achieve a nuclear option. Initially supported by France, this daring project stood to engineer a dramatic change in Israel's strategic position with its neighboring Arab states and the wid Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190149
- ISBN
- 9781845190149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.50
€ 31.99
€ 29.50
paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484124
- ISBN
- 9780801484124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardback. Demonstrates presentation styles for developing aural, keyboard and writing skills, and examines the theoretical and pedagogical conventions of musical education. This revised edition responds to the new trends in pedagogical study. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841291
- ISBN
- 9780810841291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.83
€ 102.83