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Biography
Paperback. This absorbing and insightful biography illuminates the life of the controversial champion of the Social Gospel in early-20th-century America. " Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353698
- ISBN
- 9780817353698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.97
€ 43.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Pacernick, Gary. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353735
- ISBN
- 9780817353735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.57
€ 45.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353759
- ISBN
- 9780817353759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.44
€ 34.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Presents a succession of reminiscences that weave together a shimmering tapestry depicting a lost world. This title is set in Lodz, Poland, in the years between the author's childhood and early maturity, a period overtaken by the cataclysmic events of the 1930s and early 1940s. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354497
- ISBN
- 9780817354497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.94
€ 31.94
Black in Selma: The Uncommon Life of J.L. Chestnut Jr. (Fire Ant Books...
Chestnut Jr, J. L., Cass, Julia
Paperback. Series: Fire Ant Books. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; BGHA; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Fire Ant Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354619
- ISBN
- 9780817354619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.29
€ 45.29
Paperback. Presents a collection of the colorful and vivacious interviews that the author gave to newspapers and reporters throughout his career. Editor(s): Scharnhorst, Gary. Num Pages: 344 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355395
- ISBN
- 9780817355395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.20
€ 31.99
€ 28.20
Paperback. Wheeler was northern-born - in New Jersey - and illegally sold and taken into New York State, then grew to adulthood held in slavery in the newly settled region of western New York. This book sows how dissension among abolitionists led to suspicion of Wheeler's editor/amanuensis, the white Presbyterian minister Charles Edwards Lester. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355432
- ISBN
- 9780817355432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.43
€ 37.43
Paperback. World War II offered women the opportunity to contribute to the work of the country, and Nancy Batson Crews was one woman who made the most of her privileged beginnings and youthful talents and opportunities. She was a high school cheerleader, campus queen, airplane pilot, wife, mother, politician, businesswoman. This work presents her story. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Fire Ant Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355531
- ISBN
- 9780817355531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. Series: Fire Ant Books. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355562
- ISBN
- 9780817355562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.36
€ 19.99
€ 18.36
Paperback. Without rancor or blame, and even with occasional humor, "The Pecan Orchard" offers a window into the inequities between blacks and whites in a small southern town still emerging from Jim Crow attitudes. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817356590
- ISBN
- 9780817356590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.71
€ 24.99
€ 22.71
The Life of Selina Campbell: A Fellow Soldier in the Cause of Restorat...
Professor Loretta M. Long Hunnicutt
Paperback. This first biography of Selina Campbell opens a window onto the experience of women in one of the most dynamic religious groups of 19th-century America. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357559
- ISBN
- 9780817357559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
The Astonishment Tapes. Talks on Poetry and Autobiography with Robin B...
Blaser, Robin. Ed(S): Nichols, Miriam
Paperback. "The Astonishment Tapes" is the edited transcript of revealing autobiographical audiotapes recorded by the groundbreaking poet Robin Blaser, a founding member of the Berkeley contingent of the San Francisco Renaissance in New American Poetry. Editor(s): Nichols, Miriam. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGLA; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817358099
- ISBN
- 9780817358099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.33
€ 60.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817914158
- ISBN
- 9780817914158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.35
€ 26.99
€ 23.35
Hardback. Sander Gilman's story of Jurek Becker provides a portrait of an extraordinarily gifted artist whose hope and courage are manifested in his legacy as one of the greatest German writers of the past century. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226293936
- ISBN
- 9780226293936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.05
€ 59.05
Paperback. Colin Turnbull made a name for himself with "The Forest People", his study of African Pygmies. His second book ignited a swirl of controversy within anthropology and tainted his reputation. This biography charts the rise and fall of Colin Turnbull, from his Scottish family to his travels in Africa. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; BG; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309040
- ISBN
- 9780226309040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.51
€ 44.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 237 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJG; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 146 x 661. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821412367
- ISBN
- 9780821412367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.60
€ 40.60
Paperback. Mary Louise McLaughlin had considerable influence on the history of American ceramics. Here, Anita Ellis depicts the many challenges McLaughlin encountered in pursuit of her ultimately successful career. Num Pages: 344 pages, 32 colour and 63 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AGB; BG; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 458. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821415054
- ISBN
- 9780821415054
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.88
€ 48.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226416816
- ISBN
- 9780226416816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
An Invitation to Laughter. A Lebanese Anthropologist in the Arab World...
Khuri, Fuad I.. Ed(S): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout
Hardback. An autobiography of Fuad I Khuri, both an insider's and an outsider's perspective on life in Lebanon, elsewhere in Middle East, and in West Africa. It provides insights into such issues as mentality of Arabs toward women, eating habits of Arab world, impact of Islam on West Africa, and extravagant lifestyles of wealthy Arabs, and more. Editor(s): Khuri, Sonia Jalbout. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BGA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226434766
- ISBN
- 9780226434766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Dimension: 215 x 140. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226616285
- ISBN
- 9780226616285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.40
€ 24.99
€ 22.40
hardcover. One thing the author hardly ever wrote or talked about was his private life, especially the time he shared with his first wife, Carol. She was the love of his life. His public tribute to Carol was a heart-wrenching column written on what would have been her forty-fifth birthday, "November Farewell." This book tells their story. Num Pages: 254 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730783
- ISBN
- 9780226730783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.61
€ 36.61
Paperback. Tells about Joseph Duveen (1869-1939) and his humble beginnings running his father's business to knighthood and eventually a peerage. The eldest of eight sons of Jewish-Dutch immigrants, he inherited an uncanny ability to spot a hidden treasure from his father, proprietor of a prosperous antiques business. Num Pages: 540 pages, 86 halftones. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 181 x 39. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226744155
- ISBN
- 9780226744155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.98
€ 41.98
Hardcover. In a career that spanned six decades, Samuel Rosenberg (1896-1972) created more than 500 works, and actively contributed to the development of painting in the 20th century. This work charts the life and career of this celebrated painter. Num Pages: 176 pages, 82 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942139
- ISBN
- 9780822942139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.08
€ 42.99
€ 36.08
Hardcover. In this collection of interviews, Yevette Richards allows Maida Springer to tell her story in her own words. The result is a glimpse into the private struggles and thoughts behind one of the 20th century's most enigmatic international labour leaders. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGB; JFSL3; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942313
- ISBN
- 9780822942313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.67
€ 50.99
€ 42.67