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Hardback. Argues that maize biodiversity in central and southern Mexico is threatened as much by rural out-migration as by the flow of genes from genetically modified to local corn varieties. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 photo, 11 tables, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KNAC; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822349389
- ISBN
- 9780822349389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.27
€ 116.27
Hardback. American values and institutions are under stress, from terrorist attacks by opposing worldviews abroad to widespread domestic skepticism that American traditions are more valuable than others. In this book, Donald Devine asks whether these values can survive or be defended in a West that questions all traditions. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761828228
- ISBN
- 9780761828228
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.35
€ 112.35
Hardback. Editor(s): Figner, Susanne. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; ACXJ5; AFKN; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863359287
- ISBN
- 9783863359287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.81
€ 58.81
Hardcover. This is a lyrical and timely collection that explores the meaning of home and identity for Cubans living on the island, as well as for those in far-flung locations around the globe. Editor(s): Behar, Ruth; Suarez, Lucia M. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600768
- ISBN
- 9780230600768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.27
€ 68.27
Hardback. Focuses on a group of African American families in a multicultural urban environment, many of them poor and all of them with children who have been diagnosed with serious chronic medical conditions. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267343
- ISBN
- 9780520267343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.36€ 72.38
€ 93.36
€ 72.38
Hardback. Provides an annotated guide to the wealth of biographical sources focusing on the life of Mark Twain. Num Pages: 144 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSK; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836303
- ISBN
- 9780810836303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.97
€ 112.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APF; AVA; AVGF; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Silman-James Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Upd Sub
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879505377
- ISBN
- 9781879505377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.68
€ 27.99
€ 19.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 40. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Greenleaf Book Group Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626341999
- ISBN
- 9781626341999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.15
€ 29.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. In the early 1950s, frail septuagenarian prime minister of Iran, Doctor Mohammad Mosaddeq, shook the world - challenging Britain by nationalizing Iran's British-run oil industries. In August 1953 he was overthrown. Revisiting these events with astonishing new evidence, this book challenges the conventionally-held theory of foul play by the CIA. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBN; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579279
- ISBN
- 9780230579279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.60
€ 72.60
Hardback. Num Pages: 111 pages, 276 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 283 x 17. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764332180
- ISBN
- 9780764332180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.15
€ 30.99
€ 21.15
Hardcover. The book tracks the development of Justice Thurgood Marshall's rationale and reason regarding Indian law. Drawing from Marshall's career preceding his appointment to the Supreme Court, it is anticipated that Marshall's views In Indian law would be consistent with his previous role as a champion of the disenfranchised in America. Num Pages: 90 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JP; LNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137434920
- ISBN
- 9781137434920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Hardback. At the beginning of the 20th century, American reformers saw vocational education as a promising way to cure many of the nation's economic and social ills. These essays address the question of whether the ensuing educational reforms had any effect on the problems they were supposed to solve. Editor(s): Kantor, Harvey A.; Tyack, David. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804711210
- ISBN
- 9780804711210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.63
€ 112.63
Hardcover. Editor(s): Gaskin, Jonathan B. Num Pages: 255 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 21. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612098456
- ISBN
- 9781612098456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 217.05€ 148.71
€ 217.05
€ 148.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558499782
- ISBN
- 9781558499782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.54
€ 30.54
paperback. Reprints stories from Mrs. Spring Fragrance by the first published Asian North American fiction writer Editor(s): Sui Sin Far; Ling, Amy; White-Parks, Annette. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; C. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Softcover Edition
- SKU
- V9780252064197
- ISBN
- 9780252064197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
Hardcover. What is the American thriller? Has it developed over time? What was it like in the past? This is a book about thrillers and gaining knowledge of what American thrillers were like in a specific period - the 1970s. Series: Crime File S. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 393.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333776681
- ISBN
- 9780333776681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816639953
- ISBN
- 9780816639953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Hardback. This work asserts the distinctive place that whites can take in the fight for racial justice, bringing together interviews with white antiracist activists from across North America. These whites show the multitude of ways whites can be proactive in combating modern racism. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515819
- ISBN
- 9780742515819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.49
€ 181.49
Hardcover. This volume is part of a set presenting descriptions of all major rivers and estuaries found in the USA. The hydrology, chemistry and biology of each river system is described. This volume explores the chemical and physical characteristics of riverine systems. Series: Rivers of the United States. Num Pages: 238 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSP; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471107521
- ISBN
- 9780471107521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 441.12
€ 441.12
Paperback. Elucidates the uses of autobiography and constructions of personhood in American poetry since World War II, with reference to American literature in general since Emerson. Including essays on Robert Lowell, Frank Bidart, Frank O'Hara, and Louise Gluck, the author intends to bridge the chasm between formal and experimental poetry in the US. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103839
- ISBN
- 9780226103839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.69
€ 32.99
€ 25.69
Hardcover. Through an examination of plays, actors, reviews, and audience response of the period, this study traces the development of Broadway as a source of 'mature' American drama, and the simultaneous development of Professional-Managerial Class consciousness and habitus. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230616578
- ISBN
- 9780230616578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 47.35
€ 52.51
€ 47.35
America's Four Gods: What We Say About God--And What That Says About U...
Froese, Paul, Bader, Christopher
Paperback. America's Four Gods is an unprecedented investigation into what average Americans think about God. Utilizing survey data and in-depth interviews, Froese and Bader demonstrate how Americans have four distinct conceptions of God and how these different Gods lie at the heart of the major social, moral, and political divisions in our country. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAF; HRAX; HRLM; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190248857
- ISBN
- 9780190248857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.53
€ 60.53
Paperback. "Includes index. Commissioning organisation: Cassandra Hayes. x, 257 p. ill. 23 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Careers - General,Subjects - Business, Finance & Law - Careers - Job Hunting,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Social Sciences - Multicultural Studies -"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons New York
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0165790
- ISBN
- 9780471417101
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How will efforts to eradicate racism, sexism, and xenophobia be affected by the measures our government takes in the name of protecting its citizens? This title addresses these problems. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719565
- ISBN
- 9780814719565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24