Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. This selection of articles focuses on Washington's changing attitudes towards the institution of slavery and his everyday relationships with the slaves who shared his Mount Vernon estate. Editor(s): Schwarz, Philip J. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 182 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780931917387
- ISBN
- 9780931917387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.76
€ 15.76
Paperback. The movement to add a multiracial category to the 2000 US Census provoked unprecedented debates about race. The effort made for strange bedfellows. Republicans like House Speaker Newt Gingrich and affirmative action opponent Ward Connerly took up the multiracial cause. This book provides an account of how this small movement sparked a big change. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472032808
- ISBN
- 9780472032808
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Condition: New
€ 35.84
€ 35.84
Paperback. Presents an exploration of the West German attempt to repress and refashion concepts of 'race' after the Holocaust. This title looks at ethnic drag (Ethnomaskerade) as one particular kind of performance that reveals how postwar Germans lived, disavowed, and contested 'Germanness' in its complex racial, national, and sexual dimensions. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 drawings, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033621
- ISBN
- 9780472033621
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Condition: New
€ 39.73
€ 39.73
Paperback. How has the arrival of new racial and ethnic groups affected the political gains of long-standing minorities in the United States? This book examines how the arrival of newcomers has affected the efforts of long-standing minority groups - Blacks, Latinos, and Asian Pacific Americans - to gain equality through political representation and power. Series: Politics of Race & Ethnicity S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033768
- ISBN
- 9780472033768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.03
€ 37.03
Paperback. A closer look at three American writers sheds new light on the evolution of socialist thought in the U.S. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472035663
- ISBN
- 9780472035663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.70
€ 48.70
Paperback. Offers a framework with which to understand the struggles by which multiple entities such as the International Olympic Committee, the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG), corporate sponsors, and the Chinese Communist Party itself are seeking to influence and control the narratives through which these Games will be understood. Editor(s): Price, Monroe E.; Dayan, Daniel. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMC; JFD; JP; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050321
- ISBN
- 9780472050321
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Condition: New
€ 39.73
€ 39.73
Paperback. Examines literary and cinematic culture of the fin de siecle era - roughly 1880 to 1914 - to shed light on an otherwise overlooked social and cultural type: the conspicuously glamorous New Woman criminal. This title argues that the New Woman Criminal exploited iconic elements of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century commodity culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; APF; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050444
- ISBN
- 9780472050444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.61
€ 39.61
Paperback. Takes a look at fascist constructions of health and illness, arguing that the metaphor of a healthy 'national body' - propagated by the Nazis as justification for the brutal elimination of various unwanted populations - continued to shape post-1945 discussions about the state of national culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050529
- ISBN
- 9780472050529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.57
€ 39.57
Paperback. Examining ideals of polite masculine conduct, the figure of the salon man, representations of male same-sex desire, and the case of a male cross-dresser, this title shows how elite men defined themselves in relation to women and other men, and argues that dominant masculinity cannot always eclipse marginalized masculinities. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472050581
- ISBN
- 9780472050581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.87
€ 41.87
Paperback. The history of American Judaism in the years after the Civil War Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472052059
- ISBN
- 9780472052059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.48
€ 39.48
Paperback. A cultural history of New England examining the notions of regional identity and its transformation between 1865 and 1900 Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472052080
- ISBN
- 9780472052080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.76
€ 49.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSGS; HBLH; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472052813
- ISBN
- 9780472052813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Paperback. Explores the convergences of U.S. water policy and the literature of the American West Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067565
- ISBN
- 9780472067565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
Paperback. The intersection between social, historical, and political developments in Germany and the emergence of a nonfiction mode of film production Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472068128
- ISBN
- 9780472068128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.59
€ 47.59
Paperback. Series: Poets on Poetry. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472068722
- ISBN
- 9780472068722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.18
€ 32.18
Paperback. Investigates the extent to which German filmmakers have engaged with the ever more fluid trade of images, meanings, and identities in a globalizing world. This volume traces German cinema's negotiation of the global as a multilayered story in which hopes and fears about the prospect of a more cosmopolitan culture often go hand in hand. Editor(s): Schindler, Stephan K.; Koepnick, Lutz. Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 b&w images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; APFA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069668
- ISBN
- 9780472069668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.09
€ 41.09
Paperback. Examines consumer culture and race in the United States from 1893-1933 as they were manifested in advertising, literary texts, mass culture, and the public events of the period. This book proves that - in America - advertising, publicity, and the development of the modern economy cannot be understood apart from the question of race. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; DSBH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069873
- ISBN
- 9780472069873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.07
€ 40.07
Hardcover. Explores the question of why Weimar Berlin has such a powerful hold on the urban imagination. This book examines the way in which architectural projects, debates, and representations in literature, photography, and film played a key role in establishing the terms under which contemporaries made sense of the rise of white-collar society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; AM; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070381
- ISBN
- 9780472070381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.99
€ 117.99
Hardcover. Looks at fascist constructions of health and illness, arguing that the metaphor of a healthy 'national body' - propagated by the Nazis as justification for the brutal elimination of various unwanted populations - continued to shape post-1945 discussions about the state of national culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070527
- ISBN
- 9780472070527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.38
€ 105.38
Hardcover. Presents a conceptual framework for understanding the development of improvised dance in late 20th-century America. This book also offers an understanding of the 'freedom' of improvisational dance. It is suitable for those interested in dance history and criticism, and for interdisciplinary audiences in the fields of American and cultural studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070848
- ISBN
- 9780472070848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.69
€ 93.69
Hardcover. Offers an in-depth look at the Rockefeller Foundation's earliest ventures in international health. This study takes into account the late 19th-century backdrop and considers events through to about 1930 when most of the International Health Board hookworm campaigns had evolved into public health projects of a different nature. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 maps, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070893
- ISBN
- 9780472070893
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.29
€ 102.29
Hardcover. Explores how strategies of performance shaped American responses to modernity. By examining a variety of early American authors and cultural figures, from Joseph Fichtelberg shows how early Americans created and resisted a dangerously liberating new world Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; AN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472070947
- ISBN
- 9780472070947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.29
€ 108.29
Hardcover. The first in-depth study of the history of the home aquarium Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; WNGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071661
- ISBN
- 9780472071661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.80
€ 119.80
Hardcover. An unusual approach to the Victorian phenomenon of virtual travel and realism through the lens of contemporary conceptualizations of media and its effects Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSB; HBLL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472071869
- ISBN
- 9780472071869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.64
€ 119.64