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Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 Colour Photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607743002
- ISBN
- 9781607743002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.86
€ 40.99
€ 32.86
Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138611
- ISBN
- 9780231138611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. Helps you Examine the power of traditional Southern attitudes toward race and religion, and consider the "don't ask, don't tell" attitude about homosexuality in some communities. This title shows how gay culture is thriving in the form of women's festivals, gay bars, and unusual networks like that of Asian and Pacific Islanders in Atlanta. Editor(s): Dews, C.L.; Law, Carolyn Leste. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566398145
- ISBN
- 9781566398145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.59
€ 37.99
€ 34.59
hardcover. Examines Chinese American funerary rituals and cemeteries from the late nineteenth century in order to understand the importance of Chinese funerary rites and their transformation through time. This volume discusses the meaning of funerary rituals and their normative dimension and the social practices that have been influenced by tradition. Editor(s): Chung, Sue Fawn; Wegars, Priscilla. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780759107335
- ISBN
- 9780759107335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.98
€ 165.98
Paperback. In an examination of the links between the ethnic and religious loyalties of Scottish-Irish immigrants, the author analyses the process by which these two splinter branches of the Church of Scotland evolved into an important element in American Presbyterianism. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC91; HRCC93; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197610
- ISBN
- 9780819197610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.04
€ 81.04
The African American Struggle for Secondary Schooling, 1940-1980. Clos...
Rury, John L.; Hill, Shirley A.
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807752777
- ISBN
- 9780807752777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
€ 42.74
Hardback. This book examines major sports, both professional and intercollegiate, from baseball, football, and basketball to golf, tennis, stock car racing, and extreme sports, to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial, gender, national, and class identities. Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231125345
- ISBN
- 9780231125345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.53€ 75.56
€ 99.53
€ 75.56
Hardback. In this fascinating autobiography, the late Massachusetts Governor and Senator Leverett Saltonstall shares stories from a political career that spanned nearly five decades-from the Massachusetts House of Representatives to the chambers of the U.S. Senate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 54 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442251434
- ISBN
- 9781442251434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.22
€ 53.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811619
- ISBN
- 9781607811619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.27
€ 71.27
Paperback. Describes the history of the beer-making industry in Wisconsin - its pioneers, the evolution of its taverns, the brewery buildings as art forms and the consumers whose thirst for beer made the whole history possible. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 colour pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TDCT; WBXD2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299133740
- ISBN
- 9780299133740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354798
- ISBN
- 9780226354798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.57
€ 47.99
€ 36.57
Paperback. Through moving personal interviews, the author allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the experience of serving in their state legislature, their decisions to stay or leave, and the many trials they face in the name of public service. He contends that these politicians do have the public good in mind. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775769
- ISBN
- 9780814775769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.31
€ 32.99
€ 29.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 143 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 143
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604563290
- ISBN
- 9781604563290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.52€ 69.31
€ 99.52
€ 69.31
Paperback. A complete ethnography of an Afro-American community in the USA. Set in a town in the Deep South, it describes how the people struggled to build families, develop capital, and create a community "after freedom", almost three-quarters of a century after emancipation. Series: New Directions in Anthropological Writing S. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBZ; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299137847
- ISBN
- 9780299137847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Hardcover. From the public outing of Ellen DeGeneres to the murder of Matthew Shepard, gay lives and images have moved onto the centre stage of American public life. Combining personal stories with analysis, this book argues that we live in a time where gays are seen, but not necessarily heard. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Chicago University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226872315
- ISBN
- 9780226872315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.68€ 77.41
€ 93.68
€ 77.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 153 color and 46 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764334764
- ISBN
- 9780764334764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.42
€ 26.99
€ 25.42
The Bravest of the Brave. The Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur...
George G. . Ed(S): Kundahl
Paperback. Bravest of the Brave: The Correspondence of Stephen Dodson Ramseur Editor(s): Kundahl, George G. Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469614854
- ISBN
- 9781469614854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.63€ 48.83
€ 52.63
€ 48.83
Paperback. A study of the establishment of the town of Port Royal, Jamaica, in the second half of the 17th century, the heyday of privateering. The town was critical to the successful British colonization of Jamaica and pivotal to British mercantile activity, but is best known for its swashbuckling pirates. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of the West Indies
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766400729
- ISBN
- 9789766400729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.49
€ 37.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. Highlights the social and textual complexity of the transatlantic world for American women writers Editor(s): Bailey, Brigitte; Damon-Bach, Lucinda L.; Lueck, Beth L. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611682762
- ISBN
- 9781611682762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. Uses Barack Obama's election and administration to illustrate the ways race combines with seemingly non-racial ideas to generate social meaning. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780964
- ISBN
- 9780804780964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Morrison, Matthew B. Num Pages: 196 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617288883
- ISBN
- 9781617288883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.86€ 161.92
€ 238.86
€ 161.92
Paperback. A study that finds a degree of continuity and some elements of underlying unity in the varied and idiosyncratic thoughts of Edwards, Franklin, John Adams, Emerson, Peirce, William James, Dewey, and Santayana. Num Pages: 505 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 32. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932792553
- ISBN
- 9781932792553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.57
€ 45.99
€ 38.57
Hardback. This is a study of the way in which the changes in human perception created by urbanization are expressed in the various arts, in terms of form and content. Starting with the metropolitan explosion in the 19th century, it then goes on to more recent representations of the city in Europe and the US. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696286
- ISBN
- 9780333696286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Hardcover. This is the account of one person's experience among the Inupiat, who live in a treeless land far north of the Arctic Circle. It records occurrences of healing, spirit manifestation, and premonition in her narrative in a year in the life of an Eskimo community. Num Pages: 289 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; HRQM2; JFSL9; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802121
- ISBN
- 9780875802121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.90
€ 146.90