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Paperback. From age four to 18, Sue William Silverman was sexually abused by her father, a high-ranking government official. This is an often graphic memoir of those years which recounts how Silverman's mother ignored her distress, thus conspiring in an attempt to keep the situation unreported and undetected. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFE1; JFFE2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321752
- ISBN
- 9780820321752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.95
€ 33.95
Paperback. This anthology brings together the key statements from the main debates in feminist film theory in Britain and the United States since 1970. The book maps the impact of major theoretical developments on this growing field, in terms of both theoretical shifts and changes in methodologies. Editor(s): Thornham, Sue. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- Some Highlighting
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748608904
- ISBN
- 9780748608904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.16
€ 42.99
€ 38.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350412
- ISBN
- 9780764350412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 31.72
€ 48.99
€ 31.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 206 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; DNJ; HBT; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325953
- ISBN
- 9780764325953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.55
€ 32.99
€ 21.55
Hardback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; YNM; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 202 x 261 x 14. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- National Geographic Kids
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426326974
- ISBN
- 9781426326974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.17
€ 18.99
€ 18.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; VFV; WNC; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698547
- ISBN
- 9780816698547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.82
€ 17.99
€ 16.82
Hardback. A fresh assessment of Chinese immigrant participation in small-town America Series: Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 black and white photographs, 4 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252036286
- ISBN
- 9780252036286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Paperback. Biography of Solomon Northpup (b) 1808. Num Pages: 218 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 5AG; YQH; YQN; YXZ. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565543447
- ISBN
- 9781565543447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.18
€ 16.99
€ 16.18
Paperback. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was not only one of the most important leaders of the nineteenth century women's rights movement but was also the movement's principal philosopher. This title argues that Stanton's work reflects the rich tapestry of American political culture in the second half of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814720950
- ISBN
- 9780814720950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870718168
- ISBN
- 9780870718168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.52
€ 23.99
€ 22.52
Paperback.
The true story of the first woman to get official votes for the presidency--back in 1884!
Illustrator(s): Martin, Courtney. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 5AF; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 269 x 217 x 5. Weight in Grams: 178.- Publisher
- Abrams
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419716270
- ISBN
- 9781419716270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.56
€ 13.99
€ 12.56
Paperback. Based on nearly a decade of fieldwork in Chicago's Robert Taylor Homes, this study presents an account of daily life in an American public housing complex. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008304
- ISBN
- 9780674008304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.95
€ 49.95
Paperback. Explores the desperate, dangerous, and remarkable ways in which a community survives in Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFFA; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030718
- ISBN
- 9780674030718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.26
€ 45.26
paperback. Focuses on the many ways in which Chinese living in the United States during the exclusion era maintained ties with China through a constant flow of people, economic resources, as well as political and cultural ideas. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134359
- ISBN
- 9781592134359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. Discusses the author's experiences on three campuses within the University of California system where Asian American studies was first developed - in response to vehement student demand - under the rubric of ethnic studies. This title documents a field of endeavour in which scholarship and identity define and strengthen each other. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072536
- ISBN
- 9780252072536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Paperback. Presents a multidisciplinary study of why and how Cambodians have come to the US and how they have fared since. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, this book synthesizes the literature on the refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071799
- ISBN
- 9780252071799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.64
€ 40.64
Paperback. Describes Cambodian history, migration, and resettlement in the US. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071010
- ISBN
- 9780252071010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.38
€ 32.38
paperback. Discusses frameworks such as transnationalism, the political contexts of international migrations, and a multipolar approach to the study of contemporary US race relations. This volume contains essays that challenge some long-held assumptions about Asian-American communities. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759104808
- ISBN
- 9780759104808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.54
€ 69.54
Hardback. The story of the construction of a technological monument that remains a cornerstone of the North American economy. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KNGS; TNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773547902
- ISBN
- 9780773547902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. In This Great National Object, Roberta Styran and Robert Taylor - the unparalleled experts on the subject - recount the story of the canals, with particular emphasis on the experiences of the engineers, contractors, and labourers who built the inland waterways between 1824 and 1889. Num Pages: 432 pages, 74 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 916. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773538931
- ISBN
- 9780773538931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. Num Pages: 134 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595587183
- ISBN
- 9781595587183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.24
€ 30.99
€ 21.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565849372
- ISBN
- 9781565849372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.97
€ 23.97
Paperback. A stark exhibition of state repression of a minority faith Editor(s): Wright, Stuart; Richardson, James T. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 b&w illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JMC; HRAM2; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795293
- ISBN
- 9780814795293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.27
€ 51.27
Paperback. Focusing on MIT and Stanford, Leslie offers a critical look at American science in the making. He reveals a regrettable series of misplaced priorities and missed opportunities that have characterized the recent history of science and technology in this country. Num Pages: 382 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JNMN; JW; P. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231079594
- ISBN
- 9780231079594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.85
€ 57.85