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Hardback. Num Pages: 435 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 284 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1232.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Monacelli Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580934244
- ISBN
- 9781580934244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.27
€ 46.99
€ 33.27
Paperback. Based on the analysis of community records in a Peruvian village, The Lettered Mountain tells how Andean peasants thought to be illiterate appropriated the Roman alphabet long ago. Num Pages: 392 pages, 72 illustrations, 7 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; CFC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350446
- ISBN
- 9780822350446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816645596
- ISBN
- 9780816645596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
paperback. Defending la Patria, or homeland, is the historical mission claimed by Latin American armed forces. This book presents a narrative history of the military's political role in Latin America in national defence and security. Editor(s): Loveman, Brian. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 333 pages, tables, maps, photographs, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HB; JP; JWKW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027731
- ISBN
- 9780842027731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.01
€ 71.01
Paperback. Presents a unified method for conducting good survey research centered on the various types of errors that can occur in surveys - from measurement and nonresponse error to coverage and sampling error. This comprehensive guide is built on theoretical elements drawn from specific disciplines, with detailed treatments of the specific types of errors. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 tables, 10line drawings, 9text boxes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226891286
- ISBN
- 9780226891286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Has parliamentary democracy been weakened by judicial responses to the Charter? Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812122
- ISBN
- 9780774812122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Hardback. Through the prisms of leadership, women, and power, this book traces the Wendat diaspora beyond a discourse of destruction and into a new world of rejuvenation and hope. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774825559
- ISBN
- 9780774825559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.37
€ 106.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333341
- ISBN
- 9781590333341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.40€ 89.00
€ 115.40
€ 89.00
Paperback. In sixteenth-century Peru and Spain, even as migration, race mixture, and transculturation took place, family members fulfilled obligations by adapting custom to a changing world. This book studies non-elite families of indigenous, Spanish, and mixed ancestry with a focus on Lima and Arequipa and those with connections to Seville. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLSR; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199768585
- ISBN
- 9780199768585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.26
€ 65.26
Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. This book reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JFSJ1; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141901
- ISBN
- 9780231141901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.44€ 64.47
€ 82.44
€ 64.47
Gullah Home Cooking the Daufuskie Way: Smokin' Joe Butter Beans, Ol' '...
Sallie Ann Robinson, Gregory Wrenn Smith, Con...
Paperback. Sallie Ann Robinson presents the robust dishes of her native Sea Islands and offers readers a taste of the West African-influenced Gullah culture still found there. Daufuskie folk have traditionally relied on the fresh ingredients found on the land and in the waters around them. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 photographs, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854563
- ISBN
- 9780807854563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.50
€ 27.99
€ 24.50
Hardback. Features experts in atmospheric sciences, human health, economics, social and political sciences contributing to an assessment of the complex elements needed to structure air quality policy in the 21st century. This analysis is developed through a case study of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Editor(s): Molina, Luisa T.; Molina, Mario J. Series: Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 852.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004520
- ISBN
- 9781402004520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.43
€ 130.43
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- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Good Night Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 20
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602190559
- ISBN
- 9781602190559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.44
€ 11.44
Paperback. Jorge Olivares connects the personal, political, and artistic trajectories of the Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990) to Arenas's insights into the Cuban Revolution, the struggles of exiles, and the politics of sexuality. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353966
- ISBN
- 9780822353966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.56
€ 33.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. This study traces the American tradition of the suspicion of immigrant populations spreading disease. From the cholera outbreak of the 1930s to the associations of Haitians and AIDS, the author shows how immigrant groups have been regularly slandered as carriers of particular diseases. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801850967
- ISBN
- 9780801850967
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.29
€ 36.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. This ringside seat to a historic presidential election allows readers to eavesdrop on the first discussion between the consultants who managed the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama. Editor(s): Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. Num Pages: 232 pages, 35 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Pap/DVD
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220964
- ISBN
- 9780812220964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563681226
- ISBN
- 9781563681226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.04
€ 32.99
€ 26.04
Paperback / so. Num Pages: colour illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; WSXF; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811704717
- ISBN
- 9780811704717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.50
€ 30.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. Pawning was a common credit mechanism in Mexico City in the 19th century. A two-tiered sector of public and private pawnbrokers provided collateral credit. This book shows how Mexican women depended on credit to run their households since the Bourbon era and how the collateral credit business of pawnbroking developed into a profitable enterprise. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269231
- ISBN
- 9780803269231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Charts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters during the Cold War: H L Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis. Num Pages: 272 pages, 32 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFD; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226326771
- ISBN
- 9780226326771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.17€ 90.12
€ 107.17
€ 90.12
Paperback. Demonstrates that European influence on decision-making processes in Washington during the Cold War worked through three mechanisms: norms prescribing consultations among the allies; use of domestic pressures for leverage in trans-atlantic interactions; and, trans-national and trans-governmental coalitions among societal and bureaucratic actors. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017112
- ISBN
- 9780691017112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.31€ 53.97
€ 68.31
€ 53.97
Paperback. Presents stories of Kentucky ghosts. This title contains chapters on haunted places, poltergeists, communication with the dead, and ghosts who linger to resolve unfinished business from their past lives, as well as a chapter about ghosts who reveal themselves through lights, changes in temperature, or sound. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192376
- ISBN
- 9780813192376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.06
€ 28.06
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
Paperback. Group Politics and Social Movements in Canada, Second Edition updates and expands its exploration of a wide range of organized group and social movement activity in Canadian politics. Editor(s): Smith, Miriam. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442606951
- ISBN
- 9781442606951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.41
€ 48.99
€ 44.41