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Hardcover. A broad historical synthesis chronicling the Pacific Northwest's first century of electification. Reveals how the region's citizens struggled to build a power system that was technologically efficient, financially profitable, and socially and environmentally responsible. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618736
- ISBN
- 9780700618736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.90
€ 61.90
Paperback. Looks at life in Cuba, including descriptions of its people and places. This book illuminates the human face of Cuba, which over the years has largely been hidden. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 166 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Edition
- CA res. please inc. 7.25% tax
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028370
- ISBN
- 9780842028370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36
€ 53.36
Paperback. Isaacs reports and writes for those whose lives were changed by the war and for a generation that has come of age without memory of Vietnam but who nonetheless feels its shadow in the country they soon will lead. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863448
- ISBN
- 9780801863448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.67
€ 47.67
Paperback. A first edition, Insiders' Guide to Des Moines is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to Iowa's capital. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Des Moines and its surrounding environs. Series: Insiders' Guide Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762764709
- ISBN
- 9780762764709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.41
€ 20.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. Offering a selection of classic and recent scholarship, this reader presents a portrait of religion's fate across four centuries of the American experience. Topics include American-Indian religion, women, Catholics, Protestants and fundamentalism, Judaism and political activism. Editor(s): Butler, Jon; Stout, Harry S. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195097764
- ISBN
- 9780195097764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.65
€ 173.65
Paperback. The stereotype of the Victorian man as a sexually repressed patriarch belies the wide variety of male behaviors and conceptions of manhood during the mid to late nineteenth century. A complex pattern of alternative and even competing behaviors and attitudes emerges in this collection of essays that points toward a "gendered history" of men. Editor(s): Carnes, Mark C.; Griffen, Clyde. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226093659
- ISBN
- 9780226093659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.59
€ 36.99
€ 29.59
Paperback. Presents the history of League of United Latin-American Citizens (LULAC). This book also provides evidence that perceptions of LULAC as a petite bourgeoisie, assimilationist, conservative, anti-Mexican, anti-working class organization belie the realities of the group's early activism. Num Pages: 330 pages, 25 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL4; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292721326
- ISBN
- 9780292721326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.83
€ 29.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AGP; AJC; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 290 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351488
- ISBN
- 9780764351488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 35.24
€ 52.99
€ 35.24
Paperback. Confederate John Sirigleton Mosby forged his reputation on the most exhilarating of military activities: the overnight raid. This biography of Mosby reveals information on various aspects of his life and provides an analysis of his impact on the Civil War from the Union viewpoint. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 photos, 7 maps, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192536
- ISBN
- 9780813192536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.32
€ 32.32
Paperback. This text examines the problem of homelessness in America, exploring questions such as how widespread is it, how did it happen and what can be done about it? Factors discussed include the de-institutionalization of the mentally ill, declining marriage rates and cuts in welfare benefits. Num Pages: 176 pages, 5 line illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674405967
- ISBN
- 9780674405967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.77
€ 37.99
€ 32.77
Paperback. Essays by leading constitutional scholars on the relationship between war powers and the Constitution in general and in the aftermath of September 11th. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark V. Series: Constitutional Conflicts. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334682
- ISBN
- 9780822334682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Curtis, Alan. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742542167
- ISBN
- 9780742542167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 39.65
€ 45.99
€ 39.65
paperback. Who owns the land? Who has access to it? What happens when private rights infringe upon the public good, or when one ethnic group is pitted against another, or when there is a conflict between economic and environmental values? This book features essays that deal with the complex, troublesome, and interrelated questions regarding land. Editor(s): Robbins, William G.; Foster, James C. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980201
- ISBN
- 9780295980201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.54
€ 38.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DCF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 6. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stephen F. Austin University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936205356
- ISBN
- 9781936205356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.89
€ 20.89
Hardback. Why would one country impose economic sanctions against another in pursuit of foreign policy objectives? How effective is the use of economic weapons in attaining such objectives? This book examines how and why the US and its allies instituted economic sanctions against China in the 1950s. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804739306
- ISBN
- 9780804739306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.20
€ 81.20
Paperback. The science editor of the New York Times issues a call to arms for beach lovers and environmentalists in a beautifully written book that covers the science as well as the hubris-filled history of Americans' efforts to hold back the sea. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 illus, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231084192
- ISBN
- 9780231084192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.10
€ 29.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. This unique collection of twenty-two papers was written by Northrop Frye during his student years. Made public only after Frye's death in 1991, all but one of the essays are published here for the first time. Editor(s): Denham, Robert D. Series: Collected Works of Northrop Frye. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGL; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 37. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626867
- ISBN
- 9781442626867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.65
€ 57.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; BM; VSZ; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062223715
- ISBN
- 9780062223715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.68
€ 20.99
€ 19.68
Hardback. Offers fresh interpretations of the decisive moments of 1995, including the emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in mainstream American life; the bombing at Oklahoma City, the deadliest attack of domestic terrorism in US history; and the sensational Trial of the Century," at which OJ Simpson faced charges of double murder. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 b/w, 3 line. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520273993
- ISBN
- 9780520273993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. The story of East New York, once a working-class immigrant neighborhood, it became a largely black and Puerto Rican one, and shows how a series of racially biased policies caused the deterioration of this once flourishing area. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814782675
- ISBN
- 9780814782675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
hardcover. When it comes to the shining arena of sports, who's ignoring the rules--and why? Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 34.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Lyons Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592289028
- ISBN
- 9781592289028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.48
€ 25.99
€ 20.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Simone, Ernest. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 188 x 265 x 16. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829298
- ISBN
- 9781634829298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.61€ 171.00
€ 227.61
€ 171.00
Paperback. A collection of essays which examines the ideas of two American political philosophers, Rawls and Nozick, and considers recent developments and assessments of their work. The editor provides a bibliography featuring a comprehensive list of primary and secondary literature on Rawls and Nozick. Editor(s): Corlett, J. Angelo. Num Pages: 407 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 407
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333538456
- ISBN
- 9780333538456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 227.66
€ 227.66
Hardback. Through an examination of philosopher Leopoldo Zea's historicist phenomenology, Mario Saenz offers insights into the role of Mexican intellectuals in the creation of a Latin American "philosophy of liberation". He places Zea and his contemporaries within the context of post-revolutionary Mexico. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739100196
- ISBN
- 9780739100196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.99
€ 164.99