Author: Professor Robert V. Hine Professor John Mack Fara
Publisher: Yale University Pre
Keywords: history, series, western, lamar, american, short, frontiers, west
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-04-30
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0300117108
ISBN-13: 9780300117103

Published in 2000 to critical acclaim, The American West: A New Interpretive History quickly became the standard in college history courses. Now Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faragher offer a concise edition of their classic, freshly updated. Lauded for their lively and elegant writing, the authors provide a grand survey of the colorful history of the American West, from the first contacts between Native Americans and Europeans to the beginning of the twenty-first century.Frontiers introduces the diverse peoples and cultures of the American West and explores how men and women of different ethni

Author: Professor Robert V. HineProfessor John Mack Farag
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: history, lamar, western, series, interpretive, west, new, american
Number of Pages: 632
Published: 2000-01-11
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 0300078358
ISBN-13: 9780300078350

A survey of frontier history, tracing the story from the first Columbian contacts between Indians and Europeans to the multicultural encounters of the modern southwest. It provides details about topics such as western landscapes, environmental movements, literature, arts and film.

Authors:Professor Robert East, Malcolm Wright, Professor M
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: marketing, applications, behaviour, consumer
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2008-06-05
List price: $53.95
ISBN-10: 1412934311
ISBN-13: 9781412934312

Until now Masters and MBA students have been under-served by books on consumer behaviour. Written by a trusted and respected academic this book includes the psychological and social issues that students cover on their course along with exploration of more quantitative approaches to marketing research and `evidence based’ marketing solutions. Readers are supported by pedagogical features such as thought-provoking mini-cases drawn from international sources and accompanying exercises that will draw out key ideas and help consolidate their learning. A website to support the book has an Inst

Author: Professor Robert Cameron MitchellProfessor Richar
Publisher: RFF Press
Keywords: valuation, method, resources, future, contingent, goods, surveys, value, public, using
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 1989-03-01
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 0915707322
ISBN-13: 9780915707324

Economists and others have long believed that by balancing the costs of such public goods as air quality and wilderness areas against their benefits, informed policy choices can be made. But the problem of putting a dollar value on cleaner air or water and other goods not sold in the marketplace has been a major stumbling block. Mitchell and Carson, for reasons presented in this book, argue that at this time the contingent valuation (CV) method offers the most promising approach for determining public willingness to pay for many public goods---an approach likely to succeed, if used carefully,

Author: Professor Nancy R. ComleyProfessor Robert Scholes
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: hemingway, text, genders, rereading
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1996-02-21
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0300064640
ISBN-13: 9780300064643

This witty and intelligent book, the first to focus exclusively on gender in Hemingway`s writing, presents a new view of the author, demonstrating that issues of gender and sexuality are more complex and subtle in his work than has ever been imagined. Nancy R. Comley and Robert Scholes reread the Hemingway Text-his published and unpublished writing and what is known about his life-and show that gender was one of his conscious preoccupations.

Author: Professor Randolph BarkerProfessor Robert W. Herd
Publisher: RFF Press
Keywords: press, rff, asia, economy, rice
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 1985-08-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0915707144
ISBN-13: 9780915707140

To millions of people in the world, rice is the center of existence, especially in Asia, where more than 90 percent of the world’s rice is grown. This book is about the trends and changes that have occurred in the Asian rice economy since World War II, but particularly since the introduction of new varieties of rice and modern technology in the mid-1960s.Although there is now a vast amount of literature and statistical data on various aspects of the subject, no single comprehensive treatment has previously been prepared. The Rice Economy of Asia not only provides such a treatment but als

Author: Professor Hilary Holladay PhDProfessor Robert Hol
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Keywords: road, kerouac, jack, critical, man, essays
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2008-11-27
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0809328836
ISBN-13: 9780809328833

This title revisits a timeless American novel. The ten essays in this groundbreaking compilation cover a broad range of topics, employing a variety of approaches, including theoretical interpretations and textual and comparative analysis, to investigate such issues as race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as the novel’s historical and literary contexts. "What’s Your Road, Man? Critical Essays on Jack Kerouac’s "On the Road" illustrates the richness of the critical work currently being undertaken on this vital American narrative.Combining essays from renowned Kerouac exp