Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
paperback. Three Plays for the Negro Theater by Ridgely Torrence was the first production on Broadway to feature an all black cast. Despite early critical acclaim the show closed within a month and received little attention thereafter. Curtis explores both the progress of race relations that led to this production and the reasons for its quick demise. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AN; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213303
- ISBN
- 9780826213303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.20
€ 49.20
Hardback. Emphasizing technology and its impact on the US Civil War, this text examines the evolving warfare of the time. It includes material on land and sea mines, minesweepers, hand grenades, automatic weapons, and balloons, as well as covering the evolution of military professionalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 illustrations, maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211071
- ISBN
- 9780826211071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.56
€ 62.56
Paperback. German immigrants came to America for two main reasons: to seek opportunities in the New World and to avoid political and economic problems in Europe. This work demonstrates the crucial role they played in Missouri's architectural, political, religious, economic and social landscape. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210944
- ISBN
- 9780826210944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.82
€ 16.99
€ 15.82
paperback. Discusses the underlying causes of the US Civil War as they relate to Missouri and reveals how the war helped create both the legend and the reality of Jesse James and his gang. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JFC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826209597
- ISBN
- 9780826209597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.28
€ 16.99
€ 15.28
Global Scientific Practice in an Age of Revolutions, 1750-1850
. Ed(S): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel
Hardback. Examines key elements of science in societies across Spanish America, Europe, West Africa, India, and Asia as they increasingly overlapped each other. Chapters focus on the range of participants in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science, their concentrated effort in description and taxonomy, and advances in techniques for sharing knowledge. Editor(s): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944546
- ISBN
- 9780822944546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.33
€ 72.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1FB; 1QDT; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558499812
- ISBN
- 9781558499812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.81
€ 40.81
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
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558499713
- ISBN
- 9781558499713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.81
€ 40.81
Paperback. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCN; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558499324
- ISBN
- 9781558499324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.19
€ 51.19
Right Here I See My Own Books: The Woman's Building Library at the Wor...
Wadsworth, Sarah, Wiegand, Wayne A.
Paperback. The story of a historic library of womens writing at the 1893 Worlds Fair Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book (Paperback). Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; DSB; GL; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558499287
- ISBN
- 9781558499287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Paperback. A probing look at the afterlife of a classic American novel Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; CFC; DSBF; DSK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498945
- ISBN
- 9781558498945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.17
€ 46.17
Paperback. The intriguing tale of an important but nearly forgotten episode in French-American relations Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498815
- ISBN
- 9781558498815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.01
€ 41.01
Paperback. How the image of the Orient has changed in American culture over the course of three centuries Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3J; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558498792
- ISBN
- 9781558498792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Hardcover. In 1961, as President John F Kennedy proclaimed the beginning of a 'Decade of Development', the United States embarked on its first coherent 'Africa' policy. This title presents an historical analysis of early US policy toward postcolonial Africa. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497344
- ISBN
- 9781558497344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.19
€ 44.19
Paperback. Tells how presidents and other prominent figures have shaped public memory of the turbulent 1960s. This book shows how four presidents - Ronald Reagan, George H W Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush - each sought to advance his political agenda by consciously shaping public understanding of the meaning of 'the Sixties'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497320
- ISBN
- 9781558497320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.64
€ 45.64
Paperback. The May 1970 killings at Kent State often stand as an epitaph to a decade of protest, after which the principal story becomes the resurgence of the right. This title challenges this paradigm by examining three protest movements: the movement against nuclear energy; the nuclear weapons freeze movement; and, the Central American solidarity movement. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JJP; HBJK; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Culture, Politics, and Cold War series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497122
- ISBN
- 9781558497122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Hardcover. Perhaps no other work of secular poetry was as widely read as the historical verse tragedy collection "A Mirror for Magistrates". This work shows that modern critics have misconstrued the purpose of the tragic verse narratives of the Mirror, approaching them as uncontroversial meditations on abstract political and philosophical doctrines. Series: Massachusetts Studies in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Mass. Studies Early Modern Culture ser.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558497061
- ISBN
- 9781558497061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the Vietnam War as experienced by the Vietnamese peasantry. This book shows how peasants, who earlier had aspired to a kind of revolutionary modernism, found themselves struggling to survive and to cope with the American intruders who poured into My Tho. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Culture, Politics, & Cold War series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496927
- ISBN
- 9781558496927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.86
€ 43.86
Paperback. In the mid-1950s, as developing nations sought independence from colonial rule, black women in the American South and in South Africa launched parallel campaigns to end racial injustice within their respective communities. This book traces the dual rise of political consciousness and activism among the black women of the US South and South Africa. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496781
- ISBN
- 9781558496781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Paperback. An exploration of the outburst of cultural exuberance that swept African America during the late 1930s. It chronicles the triumphs of black Americans and shows how they shaped American music, sports, and dance of the 1930s and beyond. It also shows how they emboldened ordinary African Americans to push for greater recognition and civil liberties. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJG; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558496637
- ISBN
- 9781558496637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.07
€ 48.07