Alternative Book Press

Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction, Hardcover - Derek J. Thiess

920,99 RON

Sport and Monstrosity in Science Fiction examines fantastic representations of sport in science fiction, both cataloguing this almost entirely unex...

liverpool university press, carti, carte straina, biography

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Empire, Emergency and International Law, Hardback - ***

872,99 RON

This book highlights the flaws of state of emergency policies and encourages alternative approaches to security, crisis and conflict. It will appea...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, law

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Alternative Dispute Resolution of Shareholder Disputes in Hong Kong. Institutionalizing its Effective Use, Hardback - ***

872,99 RON

The book adopts social-legal theories to theorize the institutionalization of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with empirical analysis of share...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, law

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Addiction, Representation and the Experimental Novel, 1985-2015, Hardcover - Heath A. Diehl

866,99 RON

592Across the past two centuries, the Western novel has propagated the narrow view of the addict as a toxic force bent on undermining the rationali...

anthem press, carti, carte straina, biography

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Handbook of Development in Education, Hardcover - Sidney Berry

866,99 RON 927,99 RON

Reducere. The process of facilitating learning as well as the acquisition of skills, values and beliefs is known as education. There are various educational ...

willford press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, education

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Stravinsky in Context, Hardcover - Graham Griffiths

823,99 RON

Stravinsky in Context offers an alternative to chronological biography. Thirty-five short, specially commissioned essays explore the eventful life-...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, the arts

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The Law of Consumer Redress in an Evolving Digital Market. Upgrading from Alternative to Online Dispute Resolution, Hardback - Pablo (University of Le

821,99 RON

Examining the recent legal changes in consumer dispute resolution methods, this book focuses on alternative dispute resolution methods such as ombu...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, computing & information technology

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Health in a Fragile State: Science, Sorcery, and Spirit in the Lower Congo, Hardcover - John M. Janzen

816,99 RON

Based on extensive field research in the Manianga region of the Lower Congo, Health in a Fragile State is an anthropological account of public heal...

university of wisconsin press, carti, carte straina, medicine & nursing

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Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, Hardcover - Robert D. Edwards

775,99 RON

This revised and updated version of the best-selling book, Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, 10th Edition, presents proven long- and short-term s...

crc press, carti, carte straina, lifestyle

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History of Humanitarian Intervention, Hardback - Mark Swatek-Evenstein

775,99 RON

History is underrepresented in international law, in particular in the narrative created for the legal instrument 'humanitarian intervention'. This...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, law

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Bangkok Utopia. Modern Architecture and Buddhist Felicities, 1910-1973, Hardback - Lawrence Chua

723,99 RON

Outlines an alternative genealogy of both utopia and modernism in a part of the world that has often been overlooked by researchers of both. The bo...

university of hawai'i press, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

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Emergencies in Public Law. The Legal Politics of Containment, Hardback - Karin Loevy

711,99 RON

This book draws on empirical analysis to question traditional assumptions about emergencies as 'exceptions' and to develop an alternative conceptua...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, law

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Capabilities in a Just Society: A Theory of Navigational Agency - Rutger Claassen

684,99 RON

DescriptionWhat sort of entitlements should citizens have in a just society? In this book, Rutger Claassen sets out a theory of what he terms 'navi...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, politics & government

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Cooking up a revolution: Food Not Bombs, Homes Not Jails, and resistance to gentrification, Hardcover - Sean Parson

684,99 RON

DescriptionDuring the late 1980s and early 1990s the City San Francisco waged a war with the homeless. During this period over 1, 000 arrests and c...

manchester university press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

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Secondary Cities. Exploring Uneven Development in Dynamic Urban Regions of the Global North, Hardback - ***

684,99 RON

This book explores cities and intra-regional relational dynamics to challenge common representations of urban development 'success' and 'failure'. ...

bristol university press, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

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Successful Careers beyond the Lab, Hardback - ***

675,99 RON

This book provides an invaluable resource for undergraduate, postgraduate and early-career scientists on the wide range of alternative careers avai...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, technology

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The Undivided Self: Aristotle and the 'Mind-Body' Problem, Hardcover - David Charles

671,99 RON 719,99 RON

Reducere. Aristotle initiated the systematic investigation of perception, the emotions, memory, desire and action, developing his own account of these phenom...

oxford university press, usa, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion

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World Literature for the Wretched of the Earth. Anticolonial Aesthetics, Postcolonial Politics, Hardback - J. Daniel Elam

638,99 RON

This book foregrounds anticolonial theories of reading to reveal an alternative strain of anticolonialism committed not to the forms of authority t...

fordham university press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, politics & government

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Choices, Values, and Frames, Paperback - Daniel Kahneman

583,99 RON

Contributor(s): Editor: Daniel KahnemanEditor: Amos TverskyChoices, Values, and Frames presents an empirical and theoretical challenge to classical...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, economics

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Haunting History. For a Deconstructive Approach to the Past, Hardback - Ethan Kleinberg

581,99 RON

This book argues for a deconstructive approach to the past by looking at deconstruction's impact on American historians and then presenting an alte...

stanford university press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology

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Quantum Field Theory. A Diagrammatic Approach, Hardback - Ronald Kleiss

547,99 RON

Quantum field theory (QFT), the language of particle physics, is crucial to a physicist's graduate education. Based on lecture notes for establishe...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science

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Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care, Paperback (2nd Ed.) - G. Allen Power

533,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: G. Allen PowerYears before the federal government started setting goals to reduce the use of psychotropic drugs in long-ter...

health professions press, carti, carte straina, health

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Statistical Survey Design and Evaluating Impact, Hardback - Arun Roy

529,99 RON

Sample surveys are a popular and viable alternative to official statistics and censuses. This book discusses some important methodologies for devel...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science

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Finding Everyday Magic: A Journey of Hope and Healing through Nature, Hardcover - Anessa Arehart

517,99 RON 554,99 RON

Reducere. Two red-light car collisions 53 days apart culminated in life-shattering brain damage. Despite everything working against her, artist Anessa Arehar...

inner peace press, carti, carte straina, health

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Higher Categories and Homotopical Algebra, Hardcover - Denis-Charles Cisinski

503,99 RON 539,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis book provides an introduction to modern homotopy theory through the lens of higher categories after Joyal and Lurie, giving access ...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science, mathematics

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Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope - Cheryl Glenn

487,99 RON

Rhetoric and feminism have yet to coalesce into a singular recognizable field. In this book, author Cheryl Glenn advances the feminist rhetorical p...

southern illinois university press, carti, carte straina, lifestyle

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A Practical Guide to Recovery-Oriented Practice: Tools for Transforming Mental Health Care, Paperback - Larry Davidson

441,99 RON 472,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis book takes a lofty vision of "recovery" and of "a life in the community" for every adult with a serious mental illness promised by ...

oxford university press, usa, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, psychology

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Public Service Motivation?. Rethinking What Motivates Public Actors, Hardback - ***

430,99 RON

Christopher O'Leary provides a fresh perspective on prosocial working choices in this first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation. The ...

bristol university press, carti, carte straina, economics

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The Psychopharmacology of Herbal Medicine: Plant Drugs That Alter Mind, Brain, and Behavior, Paperback - Marcello Spinella

428,99 RON 459,99 RON

Reducere. A compilation of current scientific knowledge about psychoactive herbal drugs.Virtually all cultures consume drugs from psychoactive plants. Caffei...

mit press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, psychology

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The Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Updated and Expanded Edition, Paperback - Myrna M. Weissman

427,99 RON 457,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe Guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy is the definitive, practical guide to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for clinicians and rese...

oxford university press, usa, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, psychology

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Learning to Teach in an Era of Privatization: Global Trends in Teacher Preparation, Paperback - Christopher A. Lubienski

420,99 RON

In an age of consumer choice, decentralization, and deregulation in education, policymakers often demonstrate surprisingly little awareness of how ...

teachers college press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, education

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Essential Criminology, Paperback - Mark M. Lanier

410,99 RON

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and Desire J.M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critic...

westview press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, sociology & anthropology

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The Wilderness Debate Rages on: Continuing the Great New Wilderness Debate, Paperback - Michael P. Nelson

384,99 RON

Ten years ago, The Great New Wilderness Debate began a cross-disciplinary conversation about the varied constructions of "wilderness" and the contr...

university of georgia press, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

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Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson - The Revised 1931 Manuscript, Paperback - George Gurdjieff

379,99 RON 406,99 RON

Reducere. This book is a thoroughly edited version of the original 1931 manuscript of Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson by G. Gurdjieff. The text is, for the...

karnak press, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion

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Paper and Iron: Hamburg Business and German Politics in the Era of Inflation, 1897 1927, Paperback - Niall Ferguson

377,99 RON 404,99 RON

Reducere. Few economic events have had the impact of German hyperinflation in 1923, still remembered as a root cause of Hitler's rise to power; yet in recent...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, economics

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Cardboard Modelling: A Manual with Full Working Drawings and Instructions, Hardcover - William Heaton

373,99 RON 400,99 RON

Reducere. Cardboard Modelling by William Heaton was the second book that Charlotte Mason used in training her students in the discipline of Sloyd, the Swedis...

living library press, carti, carte straina, lifestyle

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Language Acquisition and Development: A Generative Introduction, Hardcover - Misha Becker

372,99 RON

An introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar-bas...

mit press, carti, carte straina, language & linguistics

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Advanced Simulation of Alternative Energy. Simulation with Simulink (R) and SimPowerSystems (TM), Paperback - ***

369,99 RON

Advanced Simulation of Alternative Energy is a sequel of the book of the same author printed by CRC Press and considers models of new, promising in...

taylor & francis ltd, carti, carte straina, computing & information technology

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Day Fines in Europe: Assessing Income-Based Sanctions in Criminal Justice Systems, Paperback - Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko

364,99 RON

Day fines, as a pecuniary sanction, have a great potential to reduce inequality in the criminal sentencing system, as they impose the same relative...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, law

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Home Experience: Making Your Home a Place of Love and Peace, Hardcover - Devi Titus

359,99 RON 385,99 RON

Reducere. "Home is where the heart is formed" says author Devi Titus. So slow down to add beauty and value to everything you do to make your home a place of ...

living smart resources, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion, religion & beliefs

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The Cambridge History of Magic and Witchcraft in the West: From Antiquity to the Present, Paperback - David J. Collins S. J.

357,99 RON 383,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis book presents twenty chapters by experts in their fields, providing a thorough and interdisciplinary overview of the theory and pra...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

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Exotic Alternative Investments: Standalone Characteristics, Unique Risks and Portfolio Effects, Hardcover - Kevin R. Mirabile

357,99 RON 383,99 RON

Reducere. 293This book evaluates exotic alternative investment opportunities such as life settlements, litigation funding, farmlands, royalties, weather deri...

anthem press, carti, carte straina, economics

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Civilization: The Age of Masked Gods and Disguised Kings, Hardcover - Abdullah Ocalan

347,99 RON 372,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis manifesto is the definitive work of Abdullah calan, crucial for understanding the Kurdish revolution. Here calan outlines a democra...

new compass press, carti, carte straina, earth sciences

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Mia Mia Aboriginal Community Development: Fostering Cultural Security, Paperback - Cheryl Kickett-Tucker

336,99 RON

DescriptionUntil recently, Aboriginal people have been subjected to mainly top-down development, which has proven damaging to communities. Mia Mia ...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, education

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Applied Mixed Model Analysis: A Practical Guide, Paperback - Jos W. R. Twisk

328,99 RON

DescriptionThis practical book is designed for applied researchers who want to use mixed models with their data. It discusses the basic principles ...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science, biology

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Modern Rhythmic Notation, Hardcover - Gardner Read

321,99 RON 344,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionTwentieth-century music has significantly advanced the role of rhythm. The many variants of rhythmic notation, standard and experimental...

indiana university press, carti, carte straina, the arts, performing arts

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Focus Groups: Culturally Responsive Approaches for Qualitative Inquiry and Program Evaluation, Paperback - Jori N. Hall

321,99 RON 344,99 RON

Reducere. Focus Groups: Culturally Responsive Approaches for Qualitative Inquiry and Program Evaluation takes an in-depth look at how culturally-responsive f...

myers education press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, society & culture: general

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A Course in Semantics, Hardcover - Daniel Altshuler

310,99 RON

An introductory text in linguistic semantics, uniquely balancing empirical coverage and formalism with development of intuition and methodology.Thi...

mit press, carti, carte straina, language & linguistics

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Ars Vitae: The Fate of Inwardness and the Return of the Ancient Arts of Living, Hardcover - Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn

309,99 RON 331,99 RON

Reducere. The ancient Roman philosopher Cicero wrote that philosophy is ars vitae, the art of living. Today, signs of stress and duress point to a full-fledg...

university of notre dame press, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion

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War Lords and the Gallipoli Disaster. How Globalized Trade Led Britain to Its Worst Defeat of the First World War, Hardback - Nicholas A. Lambert

301,99 RON

This book, based on comprehensive archival research in official and private papers, offers a new history of the infamous British disaster at Gallip...

oxford university press inc, carti, carte straina, economics

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Designs for Living and Learning, Second Edition: Transforming Early Childhood Environments, Paperback - Deb Curtis

292,99 RON 313,99 RON

Reducere. You likely have dreams for your early childhood environment that are greater than rating scales, regulations, and room arrangements. Designs for Li...

redleaf press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, education

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In Defense of Politics, Paperback - Bernard Crick

284,99 RON 304,99 RON

Reducere. In this illuminating celebration of the political world, Bernard Crick asserts that politics, with its compromises and power struggles, remains the...

university of chicago press, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

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Thinking Through Confucius, Paperback - David L. Hall

280,99 RON 300,99 RON

Reducere. Thinking Through Confucius critically interprets the conceptual structure underlying Confucius' philosophical reflections. It also investigates thi...

state university of new york press, carti, carte straina, philosophy & religion

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Exposing the Magic of Design: A Practitioner's Guide to the Methods and Theory of Synthesis, Paperback - Jon Kolko

279,99 RON 299,99 RON

Reducere. As the world grows increasingly complex--in issues of sustainability, culture, and technology--businesses and governments are searching for a form ...

oxford university press, usa, carti, carte straina, fiction & related items, fiction: general & literary

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Freedom from Reality: The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty, Paperback - D. C. Schindler

278,99 RON 298,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIt is commonly observed that behind many of the political and cultural issues that we face today there are impoverished conceptions of f...

university of notre dame press, carti, carte straina, lifestyle

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Bringing the Neuroscience of Learning to Online Teaching: An Educator's Handbook, Paperback - Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa

277,99 RON 297,99 RON

Reducere. This practical resource draws on the best of neuroscience to inform decisionmaking about digital learning. We live in unprecedented times that have...

teachers college press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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Northrop Yf-23 Atf - Op, Paperback - Paul Metz

276,99 RON 296,99 RON

Reducere. The photos in this edition are black and white.The Northrop YF-23 stealth fighter was evaluated with the Lockheed YF-22. Two aircraft were built, P...

specialty press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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Civic Education in the Age of Mass Migration: Implications for Theory and Practice, Paperback - Angela M. Banks

275,99 RON 295,99 RON

Reducere. This important book offers an inclusive approach to preparing students to be responsible participants in a democratic society. Civic education gene...

teachers college press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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Curtains of Light: Theatrical Space in Film, Paperback - George Toles

275,99 RON 295,99 RON

Reducere. George Toles's Curtains of Light explores the ways in which various kinds of theatrical space in film engage with the film reality adjacent to them...

state university of new york press, carti, carte straina, the arts

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Global Governed?. Refugees as Providers of Protection and Assistance, Paperback - Evan Easton-Calabria

273,99 RON

This book examines the role of refugees as providers of assistance to other refugees. Drawing upon ideas from anthropology and international relati...

cambridge university press, carti, carte straina, law

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Development Drowned and Reborn: The Blues and Bourbon Restorations in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Paperback - Clyde Woods

269,99 RON 288,99 RON

Reducere. Development Drowned and Reborn is a "Blues geography" of New Orleans, one that compels readers to return to the history of the Black freedom strugg...

university of georgia press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

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Lgbt: San Francisco: The Daniel Nicoletta Photographs, Hardcover - Daniel Nicoletta

264,99 RON 283,99 RON

Reducere. Glittering drag queens, gay politics and alternative theater: Nicoletta was at the heart of the gay mecca that was 1970s San FranciscoDaniel Nicole...

reel art press, carti, carte straina, the arts, photography & photographs

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Transforming Girls. The Work of Nineteenth-Century Adolescence, Paperback - Julie Pfeiffer

263,99 RON

Reframes our understanding of the history of the girls' book and provides insightful readings of forgotten bestsellers. The book also outlines an a...

university press of mississippi, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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The Matter of Disability: Materiality, Biopolitics, Crip Affect, Paperback - David T. Mitchell

262,99 RON

DescriptionThe Matter of Disability returns disability to its proper place as an ongoing historical process of corporeal, cognitive, and sensory mu...

university of michigan press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences, social services & welfare

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HTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Paperback - Joe Casabona

256,99 RON

Learn HTML and CSS with the Visual QuickStart Guide--the quick and easy way Visual QuickStart Guide is an easy, visual approach to learning. Concis...

peachpit press, carti, carte straina, computing & information technology

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Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration, Hardcover - Vanessa Heggie

256,99 RON

During the long twentieth century, explorers went in unprecedented numbers to the hottest, coldest, and highest points on the globe. Taking us from...

university of chicago press, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science

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Body Counts: The Vietnam War and Militarized Refuge(es), Paperback - Yen Le Espiritu

254,99 RON 272,99 RON

Reducere. Body Counts: The Vietnam War and Militarized Refuge(es) examines how the Vietnam War has continued to serve as a stage for the shoring up of Americ...

university of california press, carti, carte straina, history & archaeology, history

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Chicano Art Inside/Outside the Master's House: Cultural Politics and the Cara Exhibition, Paperback - Alicia =. Gaspar de Alba

249,99 RON 267,99 RON

Reducere. In the early 1990s, a major exhibition Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation, 1965-1985 toured major museums around the United States. As a first...

university of texas press, carti, carte straina, the arts

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Blind Joe Death's America. John Fahey, the Blues, and Writing White Discontent, Paperback - George Henderson

248,99 RON

For over sixty years, American guitarist John Fahey (1939-2001) has been a storied figure, first within the folk and blues revival of the long 1960...

the university of north carolina press, carti, carte straina, society & social sciences

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The Communications Guide for Coronavirus: Best Practices for Business, Government and Public Health Leaders, Paperback - Doug Levy

247,99 RON

Veteran communicator Doug Levy shows how to apply best practices from 30+ years of experience to the latest health emergency, including checklists ...

safety press, carti, carte straina, economics

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