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Hardback. Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479812684
ISBN
9781479812684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.68

Paperback. Considering the ways the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have been aestheticized, exploited, and appropriated, this title examines the complex and paradoxical character of American public discourse since then. Calling for a sustained cultural and theoretical analysis, it considers these events with a perspective grounded in the humanities. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; GTC; JMH; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 181 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226759395
ISBN
9780226759395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. Winner of the Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title and the A B Thomas Book Award Sponsored by the Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies, this book sheds light on the controversial and pressing problem of anti-US sentiment in the world by examining the roots of anti-Americanism in Latin America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019973
ISBN
9780674019973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Hardback. Focuses on declassified records of federal employee loyalty program created in response to fears that Communists were infiltrating the US government to reveal how disloyalty charges were used to silence these New Dealers and discredit their policies. This title demonstrates how the Second Red Scare undermined the reform potential of the New Deal. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153964
ISBN
9780691153964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 46.37

Hardback. This is an account of acupuncture's 300-year-history in Britain. It shows the attitude of the British towards Chinese medicine and begins to explain acupuncture's enduring appeal. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333918937
ISBN
9780333918937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.16

Hardback. In Hope Draped in Black Joseph R. Winters responds to the belief that America follows a constant trajectory of racial progress, using African American literature and film to construct an idea of hope that embraces melancholy in order to acknowledge and mourn America's traumatic history. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361534
ISBN
9780822361534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 351 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
AK Press
Number of pages
351
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904859741
ISBN
9781904859741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 3.92

Paperback. In 1996, an older woman in Lima, Peru - part of a group of women street sweepers protesting the privatization of the city's cleaning services - stripped to the waist in full view of the crowd that surrounded her. This title analyzes the ramifications of this act within the city's conflicted history and across its class divisions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226280981
ISBN
9780226280981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253018182
ISBN
9780253018182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.43

Hardback. Following four centuries of marginal positioning in regard to empires, trade routes, and the production and accumulation of wealth, the author uses historical archaeology to describe how Buenos Aires came to achieve its current status as a major urban metropolis. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 187 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3J; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306460647
ISBN
9780306460647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.66

Paperback. Famous for their stunts, gags, and images, Buster Keaton's silent films have enticed everyone from Hollywood movie fans to the surrealists, such as Dali and Bunuel. This book looks at the appeal of Keaton's genius, considering his vaudeville roots and his ability to integrate this aesthetic into the techniques of classical Hollywood cinema. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691004426
ISBN
9780691004426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.36

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFHF; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816696918
ISBN
9780816696918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583228654
ISBN
9781583228654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 4.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226423623
ISBN
9780226423623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.56

Hardback. Tells the story of five inner-city Hispanic students who start their college applications in the midst of the country's worst recession and of Reality Changers, the program that aims to help them become the first in their families to go college. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284449
ISBN
9780520284449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 69.64

Paperback. This book explores a form of literary racial passing that has gone largely unnoticed in fictional characters who present a white face to the world even as they unconsciously perform cultural blackness, such as in the work of William Faulkner among others, revealing that being merely Caucasian was insufficient to claim Southern Whiteness. Num Pages: 213 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340442
ISBN
9780230340442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 29.74

Paperback. Examines antiwar, student, and black protest, and studies the responses of the law enforcement and judicial communities to violent protest. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JPF; LBBR; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740989
ISBN
9780814740989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.82

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403987976
ISBN
9781403987976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardback. The first joint biography of President and Mrs. Hoover by scholars who have conducted extensive research into their lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275979966
ISBN
9780275979966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.46

Paperback. An exploration of Goddess Spirituality in American history, herstory and culture. Editor(s): Greenfield, Trevor. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFFK; VXWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782799252
ISBN
9781782799252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Upending many of our assumptions about American culture since the 1950s, this text particularly focuses on the notion that the '60s represented a total rupture and that the '70s marked the end of meaningful change. The essays map an alternative history of American culture from the '50s to the '90s. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106719
ISBN
9780231106719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.39

Hardcover. This book illuminates the politics and policy of the current struggle over Social Security in light of the program's compelling history and ingenious structure. After a brief introduction describing the dramatic response of the Social Security Administration to the 9/11 terrorist attack, the book recounts Social Security's lively history. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471771722
ISBN
9780471771722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.63

Paperback. An examination of the role that race plays in the lives of students at a multiracial U.S. high school. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804753166
ISBN
9780804753166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Hardcover. The book is a new study that examines the contrasting extension of the Anglican Church to England's first two colonies, Ireland and Virginia in the 17th and 18th centuries. It discusses the national origins and educational experience of the ministers, the financial support of the state, and the experience and consequences of the institutions. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137327918
ISBN
9781137327918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.90

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