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Paperback. This volume offers an illuminating look at the St Lucian, Nobel prize-winning writer, Derek Walcott, and grounds his work firmly in the context of West Indian history. Num Pages: 340 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226074276
- ISBN
- 9780226074276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.37
€ 42.99
€ 33.37
Hardcover. A battle of titans over the building of a railroad Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 184 pages, 50 b&w illus., 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 331. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355485
- ISBN
- 9780253355485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.70
€ 44.70
Steven Spielberg is known as the most powerful man in New Hollywood and a pioneer of the contemporary blockbuster, America's most successful export. His career began a new chapter in mass culture. At the same time, American post war liberalism was breaking down. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640822
- ISBN
- 9780745640822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.65
€ 71.65
paperback. The Chicago White Sox edition of the Little Book of Wisdom Series..offers history, humor, quotes and anecdotes. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Taylor Trade Pub. Ed
- SKU
- V9781589791268
- ISBN
- 9781589791268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.69
€ 9.69
Hardcover. It was Christmas time in Old Tascosa. The year was 1931, well into the Great Depression and on the brink of the worst days of the Dust Bowl. This title tells a story about Tascosa, the Christmas pageant of 1931, and how twelve children, stranded in a one-room school house by an untimely blizzard, met Frenchie. Num Pages: 91 pages, 2 photos, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 5HC; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896725881
- ISBN
- 9780896725881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.82
€ 24.99
€ 21.82
Hardback. Industrial workers, not just peasants, played an essential role in the Mexican Revolution. Tracing the introduction of mechanized industry into the Orizaba Valley, Aurora Gomez-Galvarriato argues convincingly that the revolution cannot be understood apart from the Industrial Revolution, and thus provides a fresh perspective on both transformations. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps, 15 graphs, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; KCF; KCM; KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072725
- ISBN
- 9780674072725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.44€ 55.27
€ 59.44
€ 55.27
Paperback. With its recurrent themes of trans-nationalism, globalisation, and postcoloniality, this title considers various embodiments of the Asian diaspora, including a rumination on minority discourses and performance studies, and an historical look at the journal Amerasia. Editor(s): Chuh, Kandice; Shimakawa, Karen. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327394
- ISBN
- 9780822327394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.13
€ 41.99
€ 37.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742529403
- ISBN
- 9780742529403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.40
€ 163.40
Paperback. Presenting an abridgement of the author's 2004 translation of "The Mangy Parrot", this title aims to captures the narrative drive, literary innovations, and biting social commentary. Translator(s): Frye, David. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Abridged ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206700
- ISBN
- 9780872206700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.93
€ 20.99
€ 16.93
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550023787
- ISBN
- 9781550023787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.32
€ 15.99
€ 15.32
Hardcover. Government spending has increased in United States since World War II. Drawing on examples from the federal and state governments, this book explains why these budget rules tend to fail, and proposes original alternatives for imposing much-needed fiscal discipline on our legislators. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; KFFD; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226682594
- ISBN
- 9780226682594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00€ 60.35
€ 70.00
€ 60.35
hardcover. During the 1990s, the Eastern Caribbean was caught in a bitter trade dispute between the US and EU over the European banana market. When the World Trade Organization rejected preferential access for Caribbean growers in 1998 the effect on the region's rural communities was devastating. Series: Dislocations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 ills. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845451455
- ISBN
- 9781845451455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.46
€ 164.46
Hardcover. "The first comprehensive history of the composition of one of the most famous and iconic speeches in American history, one that persuasively resolves previously unresolved issues relating the speech and enriches our understanding of how the speech reflected Lincoln's evolving ideas"-- Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619337
- ISBN
- 9780700619337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.59
€ 61.59
Paperback. When Spanish explorers and missionaries came onto Southern California's shores in 1769, they encountered the large towns and villages of the Chumash, a people who at that time were among the most advanced hunter-gatherer societies in the world. This title weaves together multiple sources of evidence to re-create the tapestry of Chumash society. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 30 line illustrations, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271241
- ISBN
- 9780520271241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.00€ 29.12
€ 35.00
€ 29.12
paperback. A study of the US criminal-justice system which argues that it places far too great an emphasis on winning and not nearly enough on truth. The author focuses on ways in which lawyers are permitted to dominate trials, the system's preference for weak judges, and the absurdities of plea bargaining. Num Pages: 257 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814766507
- ISBN
- 9780814766507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43
Paperback. You may not believe that there's a fun and easy way to comply with Sarbanes -Oxley, but once you have Sarbanes-Oxley For Dummies, Second Edition in front of you, you're sure to change your mind. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470223130
- ISBN
- 9780470223130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.26
€ 25.99
€ 21.26
Hardcover. Citizen Satisfaction investigates the topic of satisfaction with government services from a variety of perspectives, using case studies and empirical results from satisfaction studies at the federal level. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341340
- ISBN
- 9780230341340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Paperback. Drawing from a variety of resources, this book presents a collection of seminal articles, essays, and documents on the NSC. It also covers such key topics as the rise of the National Security Advisor to a position of prominence, specific challenges to the NSC, and the role of the NSC in a post-Cold War environment. Editor(s): Johnson, Loch K.; Inderfurth, Karl F. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPS; JW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195159660
- ISBN
- 9780195159660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.67
€ 141.67
Hardback. This work explores a range of images and texts that shed light on the complexity of the European reception and interpretation of the New World. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 489.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312296155
- ISBN
- 9780312296155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR; KJMV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Urban Land Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874203585
- ISBN
- 9780874203585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.79
€ 71.79
Paperback. The career of controversial San Francisco publisher James Mason Hutchings, the tireless promoter whose efforts were essential to establishing Yosemite's place in the American imagination and to its preservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGT; HBJK; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619672
- ISBN
- 9780700619672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.91
€ 41.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442247314
- ISBN
- 9781442247314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.59
€ 18.99
€ 17.59
hardcover. A unique non-fiction picture book about the growth of Washington, D.C., during the early to mid-nineteenth century, as told through the fascinating journal entries of former slave Michael Shiner (c. 1804-1880). Num Pages: 96 pages, Archival images throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; 5AL; YBCS; YNH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 262 x 257 x 16. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419707339
- ISBN
- 9781419707339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.17
€ 24.99
€ 24.17
Paperback. Series: Multicultural Education Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807754115
- ISBN
- 9780807754115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.00
€ 45.99
€ 42.00