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Hardback. The two-volume Duke's Diary provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the greatest figures in American music, the incomparable Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. Using contemporary photographs, newspaper reports, advertisements, reviews, and narrative, both volumes chronicle Duke's life, performances, and recording sessions. Num Pages: 456 pages, b&w photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810841192
- ISBN
- 9780810841192
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.62
€ 160.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Caulfield, Timothy; Von Tigerstrom, Barbara. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBC; LNTJ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888643667
- ISBN
- 9780888643667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.31
€ 38.99
€ 31.31
Hardback. Challenges the conventional critical reading of the American poetic project as an engagement with or reaction against Emersonian thought. Rowe demonstrates how ideals of individualism, intellectualism, and otherworldiness inevitably undermine any political effectiveness that a writer may seek to achieve. Num Pages: 318 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231058940
- ISBN
- 9780231058940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.22€ 82.11
€ 109.22
€ 82.11
Paperback. Language is our key to imagining the world, others, and ourselves. Yet sometimes our ways of talking dehumanize others and trivialize human experience. In war other people are imagined as enemies to be killed. This book examines the ethics of human expression - in the law and in the rest of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; DSA; JPVH2; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138374
- ISBN
- 9780691138374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.79
€ 48.99
€ 34.79
Hardcover. Num Pages: 177 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; BM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873517768
- ISBN
- 9780873517768
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.15
€ 26.99
€ 23.15
Hardcover. AUTOPSY OF AMERICA; The Death of a Nation is a harrowing look deep inside the crumbling apocalyptic landscape of America through the eyes of Photojournalist Seph Lawless. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJB; AJCR; AMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 251. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Carpet Bombing Culture
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908211491
- ISBN
- 9781908211491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.10
€ 32.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Helen Barolini profiles six gifted women transformed by Italy's mythic appeal. Unlike Barolini herself, they were not daughters of the great Italian diaspora. Rather, they were drawn to an idea of "Italy" and its gifts-in whose welcome a new self could be created. Or discovered. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 423.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226306
- ISBN
- 9780823226306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Dennis J.; Strauss, David A.; Stone, Geoffrey R. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press Journals
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226392219
- ISBN
- 9780226392219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.96€ 54.37
€ 64.96
€ 54.37
Hardback. During the era of segregation, the Journal of Negro Education published research vital to overturning racial segregation as public policy. Charles Thompson's editorials inspired and mobilized activists, slowly molding public support for human rights. A major player for the NAACP, Thompson chronicles the highs and lows of the civil rights struggle. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFSL3; JN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611475210
- ISBN
- 9781611475210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.75
€ 123.75
Paperback. Based on first-hand reporting, interviews, and original scholarship to produce analyses of the media and communications operations of the past four administrations, this book includes a postscript, in which the author compares Clinton, Bush, and Barack Obama, highlighting how Obama compares with his predecessors. Num Pages: 398 pages, 5, 5 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895593
- ISBN
- 9780801895593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.29
€ 27.99
€ 24.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9, 2 maps, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781501713613
- ISBN
- 9781501713613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Hardback. An analysis of popular responses to certain key historical events and works of American literature, arguing that these responses were at odds with liberal views being expressed by leading politicians of the day. Events covered include, the Salem witchcraft trials, the Great Awakening, and the works of writers like Burroughs, Cooper, and Emerson. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730969
- ISBN
- 9780804730969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.49
€ 120.49
paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552660966
- ISBN
- 9781552660966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.71
€ 24.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. Berg develops an innovative theory of stereotyping that accounts for the persistence of demeaning images of Latinos in US popular culture Series: Texas Film & Media Studies Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 41 b&w illus., 7 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709072
- ISBN
- 9780292709072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.47
€ 30.99
€ 27.47
Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; JFSG; JPR; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813120522
- ISBN
- 9780813120522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.96
€ 42.99
€ 39.96
Hardback. An expert overview of baseball over the past 175 years, showing how the game has reflected and contributed to changes in American society over that time. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566632874
- ISBN
- 9781566632874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.34
€ 26.99
€ 24.34
Paperback. This edition offers research, statistics and stories that document-increased participation in religious groups in the US in the 21st century. New chapters chart the development of African American churches from the early 19th century and the ethnic religious communities of recent immigrants. It revaluates ideas of American religious institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 49 illustrations, 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813535531
- ISBN
- 9780813535531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
Paperback. * written by one of the world's leading anthropologists; * fills the gap for an accessible comparative study of the history of capitalism; * examines the causes and nature of the West's position of economic advantage; * challenges assumptions about long--term European supremacy of a culturala kind. . Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBG; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631912
- ISBN
- 9780745631912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.76
€ 22.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822316626
- ISBN
- 9780822316626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
€ 31.99
€ 28.52
Paperback. Series: Myths and Mysteries Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762759934
- ISBN
- 9780762759934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.99
€ 16.99
€ 13.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Simply Read Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897476802
- ISBN
- 9781897476802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.59
€ 26.99
€ 26.59
Paperback. Finally, Silverman traces the formative influence of Franz Boas, the expansion of the discipline after World War II, and the "fault lines" and promises of contemporary anthropology in the United States. Series: Halle Lectures. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1DFG; 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226038292
- ISBN
- 9780226038292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Henkin explores the influential but little-noticed role reading played in New York City's public life between 1825 and 1865. The "ubiquitous urban texts"--from newspapers to paper money, from street signs to handbills--became both indispensable urban guides and apt symbols for a new kind of public life that emerged first in New York. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 28 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231107440
- ISBN
- 9780231107440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.77€ 79.38
€ 105.77
€ 79.38
Hardcover. Exploring the intersections of art, architecture, and design, at both renowned institutions and cutting-edge contemporary collections. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 color and 116 black-and-white photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 264 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393732801
- ISBN
- 9780393732801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.40€ 65.82
€ 70.40
€ 65.82