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Biography
Hardcover. Irving Fisher was one of the greatest and certainly one of the most colorful American economists. Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863058
- ISBN
- 9781557863058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Hardcover. Talcott Parsons has been one of the most influential postwar American sociologists, but he has also been criticized for, among other things, the alleged conservatism of his structural functionalist theory. The author's selections from Parsons' work gives an overview of his contributions. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865434
- ISBN
- 9781557865434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.14
€ 148.14
Paperback. aeo Most comprehensive collection of Parsonsa work available in one volume. aeo Provides a balanced perspective on Parsonsa work, organized topically. aeo Editorial features include introduction to Parsonsa thought, extensive bibliography and chronology of his life and work. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865441
- ISBN
- 9781557865441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Paperback. Although Samuel Johnson succeeded in becoming one of the leading literary figures of his age, he always suffered from a heightened sense of failure. In this account of his life, DeMaria describes his subject in terms of Johnson's own personal and professional hopes for himself. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Basil Blackwell Inc, US United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866646
- ISBN
- 9781557866646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. This important new critical biography traces in carefully considered detail what is known of Geoffrey Chaucer's personal life while exploring the fascinating relationship between the man of affairs, who made so many 'improvisations and accommodations' to ensure his own survival, and the poet. Series: Blackwell Critical Biographies. Num Pages: 365 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3H; BG; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557866653
- ISBN
- 9781557866653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.57
€ 57.57
Paperback. An account of the author's growing up as the hearing daughter of deaf Jewish parents during the 1930s and 1940s, revealing the challenges deaf people faced during the Depression and afterward. She portrays her family with honesty, and her account provides a living narrative of the Deaf experience in pre- and post-World War II America. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563682872
- ISBN
- 9781563682872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.55
€ 29.99
€ 23.55
Paperback. The author pays tribute to the tenacity and dignity with which her mother and father - both of whom were deaf and African American - lived and raised three hearing daughters in Washington, DC during the deeply segregated decades of the mid-twentieth century. This title tells the biography of her parents. Num Pages: 184 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; JFFG; JFSL3; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685521
- ISBN
- 9781563685521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.55
€ 29.99
€ 23.55
Paperback. After a glimpse of kangaroos at Switzerland's Basel Zoo at the age of three, Doris Herrmann's life trajectory became clear. Despite overwhelming physical disabilities - Herrmann was born deaf and later lost her sight - she dedicated her life to the study of Australia's signature marsupials. This book tells her story. Translator(s): Foster, Paul. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685590
- ISBN
- 9781563685590
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.39
€ 24.99
€ 20.39
Paperback. When she was five, the author was placed in an oral deaf school. There, she was trained to communicate only in spoken English. Her determination led to achievements that caused many to identify her as a "deaf girl that had made good." This book tells her story. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BM; JFFG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685972
- ISBN
- 9781563685972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.50
€ 29.99
€ 23.50
Paperback. The 8th Deaf History International Conference featured 27 presentations from members of Deaf communities hailing from 12 different countries around the world who related their own autobiographies as well as the biographies of historical Deaf individuals. This book brings together the best of these stories. Editor(s): Snoddon, Kristin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 photographs, 13 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: BM; JFFG; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563686191
- ISBN
- 9781563686191
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.60
€ 34.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. A practitioner of sacred drumming for almost his entire life, Felipe practiced his trade in Cuba both before and after the Revolution and brought it with him to New York. This book focuses on three periods of Felipe's life, each marked by changes in his personal life and by important historical events. Series: Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, 1 figure, 27 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; AVGD; AVGE; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397315
- ISBN
- 9781566397315
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. His music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic and he synthesized a musical language while also clearing a space for political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 36 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJP; AVG; AVH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397650
- ISBN
- 9781566397650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398404
- ISBN
- 9781566398404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.74
€ 34.99
€ 31.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580463898
- ISBN
- 9781580463898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.65
€ 36.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464147
- ISBN
- 9781580464147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.48
€ 133.48
Hardcover. First English-language study of Anton Heiller (1923-1979), one of the twentieth-century's most influential organists Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464970
- ISBN
- 9781580464970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Hardcover. This final volume of Bernth Lindfors's definitive biography records the remarkable achievements and experiences of Ira Aldridge in the last years of his life, when he performed at theaters throughout Europe. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; ANB; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465380
- ISBN
- 9781580465380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Paperback. Presents an account of the rise of Jimmy Hoffa. This book argues that Hoffa was compelled by a variety of social forces to place the economic interests of his union members over broad ideological concerns. It is aimed at students of labor history and American studies. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Temple University Press Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130276
- ISBN
- 9781592130276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
€ 31.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. Roy Orbison's music - whether heard in his own recordings or in cover versions of his songs - is a significant part of contemporary American culture despite the fact that he died almost a generation ago. This book looks at the long span of Orbison's career and probes into the uniqueness of his songs, singing, and performance style. Series: Sound Matters. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130375
- ISBN
- 9781592130375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132362
- ISBN
- 9781592132362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. Melvin Juette has said that becoming paralyzed in a gang-related shooting was 'both the worst and best thing that happened' to him. The incident, he believes, surely spared the then sixteen-year-old African American from prison and/or an early death. It transformed him in other ways, too. This title tells Juette's story. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 Halftones. BIC Classification: BGSA; JFFG; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134755
- ISBN
- 9781592134755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.41
€ 29.99
€ 26.41
Hardback. A Pittsburgh doctor's brutal poisoning of his physician wife, and his riveting trial for first-degree murder Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of New England
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611689037
- ISBN
- 9781611689037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.63
€ 20.99
€ 17.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780992648
- ISBN
- 9781780992648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.96
€ 13.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. In this inspirational book of one woman s journey through depression, Beverley Jones leads you along her personal road to recovery and beyond, courageously demonstrating how an ordinary life can become extraordinary and how experience can indeed be the greatest gift. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780993928
- ISBN
- 9781780993928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.59
€ 16.99
€ 14.59