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Paperback. Combining contemporary ethnography and ethnohistory, Circe Strum's analysis probes the intersection of race and national identity, the process of national formation, and the dangers in linking racial and national identities. The study focuses on the Oklahoma Cherokee. Num Pages: 268 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 2 line figures,1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230972
- ISBN
- 9780520230972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.97
€ 35.99
€ 25.97
Hardcover. An account of the historic economic events of the interwar years and after. This text is also a story about the liberal philosophies of the political economists, primarily British and American, who produced two of the great international institutions of our time. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW; KCL; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 721.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333661161
- ISBN
- 9780333661161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.90
€ 187.90
Paperback. Despite America's pluralistic, fragmented, and generally adversarial political culture, participants in pollution control politics have begun to collaborate to reduce the high costs of developing, implementing, and enforcing regulations. This title uses examples from this traditionally combative policy arena to propose a model for regulation. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406722
- ISBN
- 9780878406722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.76
€ 73.76
Hardback. Presents biographical sketches and analytical overviews of 145 of the best-known American and Canadian writers of long fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries, arranged alphabetically by name. This volume surveys the novelists, whose works are included in core curricula of high school and undergraduate literature studies. Num Pages: 1536 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; DSR; GBC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 184 x 140. Weight in Grams: 2910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Salem Press Inc
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587653933
- ISBN
- 9781587653933
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 339.21
€ 339.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCB; 1KLCG; 1KLCM; GBC; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing Associates
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485879
- ISBN
- 9780801485879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.12€ 57.99
€ 59.12
€ 57.99
Hardback. Exploring how the simple act of talking about politics and current events with friends, colleagues, and relatives causes us to become more civically active Series: Social Logic of Politics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439902721
- ISBN
- 9781439902721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.08
€ 77.08
Paperback. This book examines the history of language policy by and for Native Americans, and contemporary language revitalization initiatives. The book explores innovative language regenesis projects, the role of Indigenous youth in language reclamation, and prospects for Native American language and culture continuance. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 2J; CFB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847698629
- ISBN
- 9781847698629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.33
€ 51.33
Num Pages: 144 pages, 194 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; ACBK; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 287 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764346835
- ISBN
- 9780764346835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 27.83
€ 42.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. Of the some sixty thousand vacant properties in Philadelphia, half of them are abandoned row houses. Street-level entrepreneurs re purposing hundreds of these empty houses as facilities for recovering addicts and alcoholics. This book presents a study of this recovery house movement and its place in the new urban order wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226234090
- ISBN
- 9780226234090
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
paperback. Understanding migration through the lives and fiction of migrant workers in New England Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 photographs; 3 line drawings; 3 maps; 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 1KBBER; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252076138
- ISBN
- 9780252076138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.65
€ 26.99
€ 24.65
Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 188 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816629992
- ISBN
- 9780816629992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
€ 31.99
€ 29.02
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hudson, Finn C. Num Pages: 194 pages, tables, graphs, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617289262
- ISBN
- 9781617289262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.51€ 160.25
€ 236.51
€ 160.25
Paperback. How has the American Empire sustained global influence where many others have failed? An overlooked element is capabilities of new communications technologies, and their ability to convey ideological messages while neutralizing dissent through entertainment and spectacle, have allowed the US to retain cultural power on a global scale. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFFS; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387264
- ISBN
- 9781137387264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.94
€ 63.94
Paperback. Broadens the scope and meaning of American Indian political activism by focusing on the movement's early and largely neglected struggles, revealing how early activists exploited Cold War tensions in ways that brought national attention to their issues." Num Pages: 318 pages, 33 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617500
- ISBN
- 9780700617500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.51
€ 43.51
Paperback. In the early 1970s, few women participated in organized athletics, but in Catholic Philadelphia women's basketball was already a well-established tradition, sponsored by the Philadelphia Archdiocese far in advance of public schools. This volume explores the unusual lives of these young women. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSJ1; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231127493
- ISBN
- 9780231127493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.42
€ 46.42
Hardback. This work aims to provide genealogists and family-history researchers with an extensive, indexed source of German surname immigrants. This entire project (covering names through to May 1869) will span the years from 1850 to the 1890s. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842026659
- ISBN
- 9780842026659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.45
€ 247.45
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ryers, Kathleen. Num Pages: 106 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1KBB; JPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218277
- ISBN
- 9781633218277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.13€ 129.21
€ 190.13
€ 129.21
hardcover. In analyses of tattoo contests, advertising, and modern primitive photographs, the book shows how images of tattooed bodies communicate and disrupt notions of gender, class, and exoticism through their discursive performances. Fenske suggests working within dominant discourse to represent and subvert oppressive gender and class evaluations. Num Pages: 201 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFY; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600270
- ISBN
- 9780230600270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Alabama in Africa: Booker T. Washington, the German Empire, and the Gl...
Angela Elisabeth Zimmerman
Paperback. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFDT; 1KBB; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155869
- ISBN
- 9780691155869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Hardback. A powerful critique of the revolutionary mentality and sexual aggression represented in the works of authors including D. H. Lawrence, Georges Bataille, Henry Miller, and Norman Mailer. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; C; DSA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349921
- ISBN
- 9780822349921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.07
€ 130.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 208 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556526480
- ISBN
- 9781556526480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.07
€ 24.99
€ 22.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 428 color & 4 B/W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764324659
- ISBN
- 9780764324659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.74
€ 36.99
€ 24.74
Hardcover. This memoir chronicles the story of James Daly, a young black soldier held captive by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese and subsequently accused (and acquitted) of collaboration with the enemy. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBWS2; JWL; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610594
- ISBN
- 9780700610594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.29
€ 65.29
The Unappropriated People: Freedmen in the Slave Society of Barbados
Professor Emeritus Jerome S Handler Ph.d.
Paperback. Presents an examination of freedmen in the slave society of Barbados from the earliest periods of the slave society to emancipation in 1834. This book shows how the freedmen's struggle for civil rights was a collective effort to maximize their free status and to avoid a position of permanent intermediacy between white and enslaved. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KJWWB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402181
- ISBN
- 9789766402181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.15
€ 34.15