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Hardcover. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226862514
- ISBN
- 9780226862514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06€ 75.68
€ 92.06
€ 75.68
Paperback. Features over 50 of the state's best hikes, combining detailed hiking information with a fascinating education on the ecology of the region and GPS-quality relief maps. Series: State Hiking Guides Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762784806
- ISBN
- 9780762784806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.16
€ 26.99
€ 21.16
Paperback. An account of a young woman's struggle to realize her dreams while remaining true to who she was before attending Ivy League schools and receiving impressive diplomas. Num Pages: 231 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223455
- ISBN
- 9780520223455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.62
€ 35.99
€ 25.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 254 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 189 x 12. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590338575
- ISBN
- 9781590338575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.90€ 68.60
€ 90.90
€ 68.60
Paperback. Aalyzes the "hidden" welfare state created by such programs as tax deductions for home mortgage interest and employer-provided retirement pensions, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. This book focuses on the reasons why individuals, businesses, and public officials support tax expenditures. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691005294
- ISBN
- 9780691005294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24€ 43.11
€ 55.24
€ 43.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 362 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873513166
- ISBN
- 9780873513166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.44
€ 32.99
€ 27.44
Hardback. A former CIA operations officer and author of "Operation Hotel California" takes a look at the state of homeland security and attempts to discover if the United States is really any safer than it had been on 9/11. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 32.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781599219066
- ISBN
- 9781599219066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.35
€ 26.99
€ 21.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 58. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Sentinel United States
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 1008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595231154
- ISBN
- 9781595231154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.92
€ 30.99
€ 27.92
Paperback. Showcasing cutting-edge theoretical debates, Promoting Democracy in the Americas offers a much needed reality check on whether international and transnational actors are indeed successful in their efforts to promote democracy and, if so, exactly what type of democracy they envision. Editor(s): Legler, Thomas; Lean, Sharon F.; Boniface, Dexter S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886768
- ISBN
- 9780801886768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.69
€ 37.99
€ 31.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPHF; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479825998
- ISBN
- 9781479825998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.86
€ 99.86
Hardback. Carpenter depicts the major rail centers of Indianapolis, Gary, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Chicago, as well as every town and rail junction from Mackinaw City, Michigan, to Tell City, Indiana. Num Pages: 360 pages, 276, 276 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890024
- ISBN
- 9780801890024
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17
€ 94.17
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816642595
- ISBN
- 9780816642595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.07
€ 21.99
€ 21.07
Paperback. Race in United States has been associated with inequality. This book aims to recover history of this distinction and the divisive politics it engenders. It locates origins of ethnicity in New York Zionist movement of early 1900s. It argues that Jewish activists identified as ethnics as a way of defending immigrant difference as distinct from race. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 colour plates, 9 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319230
- ISBN
- 9780226319230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.73
€ 33.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. An anthology of historical studies focusing on themes and issues central to the construction of Black masculinities and Black men's history. This book covers themes in the lives of black men that touch on leadership, work and the professions, family and community, sports and the military, and the image of black men in the larger society. Editor(s): Hine, Darlene Clark; Jenkins, Earnestine L. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 503 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214607
- ISBN
- 9780253214607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.99
€ 38.99
€ 34.99
This service-oriented guide supplies vital tools, informed tips, and provocative ideas for professionals, students, and policy makers involved in gerontology and geriatrics. Num Pages: 152 pages, 15, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897184
- ISBN
- 9780801897184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
Hardback. Superstar singer, bestselling cookbook author, and cooking show host Patti LaBelle shares her favorite dessert recipes and kitchen memories--including the sweet potato pie recipe that launched the viral #pattispie frenzy of 2015 Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WBB; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 193. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781455543403
- ISBN
- 9781455543403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.73
€ 29.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. In this fascinating and important history of public confession in modern America, Bauer explains why and how a type of confession that first arose among 19th-century evangelicals has today become the required form for any successful public admission of wrongdoing. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPQ; JPA; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691170824
- ISBN
- 9780691170824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.44
€ 29.99
€ 21.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSJ2; TBX; UDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816691821
- ISBN
- 9780816691821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.92
€ 89.92
Paperback. Series: Rockhounding Series. Num Pages: 96 pages, maps & black & white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WSZC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. Weight in Grams: 10.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762744657
- ISBN
- 9780762744657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.50
€ 14.99
€ 12.50
paperback. This report attempts to examine Indian migration to the American continents following diverse trajectories. Editor(s): Khadria, Binod. Num Pages: 166 pages, 35 b/w illus. 111 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 272 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 422. The Americas. 166 pages, 35 b/w illus. 111 tables. Editor(s): Khadria, Binod. This report attempts to examine Indian migration to the American continents following diverse trajectories. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFFN; RGC. Dimension: 272 x 211 x 11. Weight: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107681033
- ISBN
- 9781107681033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.41
€ 41.99
€ 39.41
Paperback. This text provides students and professionals with an international and comparative examination of changes in global cities, to reveal a growing pattern of social and spatial division or polarization. Case studies of New York, Johannesburg, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Calcutta and Rio are included. Editor(s): Marcuse, Peter; Kempen, Ronald van. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVT; 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KBB; 1KLSB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631212904
- ISBN
- 9780631212904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.17
€ 32.17
paperback. A collection told by well-known women of Texas who share memories of their mother's influence on their own lives. Susie Kelly Flatau weaves a tapestry of interviews, family recipes and profiles of daughters. Family photographs add a warmth to the book. Num Pages: 275 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DNF; JFSJ1; VFV; WBA; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556227868
- ISBN
- 9781556227868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.78
€ 23.99
€ 22.78
Hardback. Now Peru is Mine is the account of the life of Manuel Llamojha Mitma, one of Peru's most creative and inspiring indigenous political activists. His compelling life story covers nearly eight decades, providing a window into many key developments in Peru's tumultuous twentieth-century history and political mobilization in Cold War Latin America. Series: Narrating Native Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; BGHA; HBJK; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362180
- ISBN
- 9780822362180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.02
€ 114.02
paperback. Maine has dozens of wonderful beaches tucked away in the nooks and crannies of the coast. This handy guide makes 18 of the state's favorite beaches easy to find and includes loads of useful information so you can make the most of your time at the shore. Num Pages: 72 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 122 x 6. Weight in Grams: 95.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Down East Books United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608930449
- ISBN
- 9781608930449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.50
€ 9.50