History
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History
Paperback. Describes and analyzes the battles over the powerful medium of radio, which helped spark the massive upsurge of organized labor during the Depression. Organized chronologically, this work explores the advent of local labor radio stations such as WCFL and WEVD, labor's anti-censorship campaigns, and unionist experiments with early FM broadcasting. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073649
- ISBN
- 9780252073649
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
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Paperback. Offering analysis of the sociology of photography's art world and its galleries and exhibitions, this book demonstrates the importance of the venues created by impresarios and others that proved essential to photography's extraordinary dissemination. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AJ; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 32. Weight in Grams: 898.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073229
- ISBN
- 9780252073229
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
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Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073212
- ISBN
- 9780252073212
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
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Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780252073052
- ISBN
- 9780252073052
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
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Paperback. Analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California. This title demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women is crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073007
- ISBN
- 9780252073007
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
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paperback. It hasn't occurred to even the harshest critics of advertising since the 1930s to regulate advertising as extensively as its earliest opponents almost succeeded in doing. This title examines how these consumer activists sought to limit the influence of corporate powers by rallying popular support to moderate and transform advertising. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072994
- ISBN
- 9780252072994
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
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Paperback. Reveals the American showman P T Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy puffer, a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of family entertainments. This title tracks the shifting personas of the great showman and his representational choices. Editor(s): Cook, James W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072956
- ISBN
- 9780252072956
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
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Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 858.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072833
- ISBN
- 9780252072833
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.95
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Paperback. The origins and impact of America's black Left Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072710
- ISBN
- 9780252072710
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.92
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Paperback. Offering a portrait of leadership, conflict, and obstacles, this volume assesses the political alliances that brought black mayors to office as well as the accomplishments and challenges that marked their careers. It includes the profiles of Carl B Stokes (Cleveland), Richard G Hatcher (Gary), and 'Dutch' Morial (New Orleans). Editor(s): Colburn, David R. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780252072604
- ISBN
- 9780252072604
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
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Paperback. Feminists from 1848 to the present have rightly viewed the Seneca Falls convention as the birth of the women's rights movement in the United States and beyond. This title offers an account of this historic meeting in its contemporary context. It argues that this convergence foments one of the greatest rebellions of modern times. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071737
- ISBN
- 9780252071737
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
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Paperback. Tells the story of England's Queen Elizabeth as handed down by history. This volume describes Elizabeth's relationship with her father, Henry VIII, and the manoeuvring that led to her eventual coronation upon the death of her half-sister Mary Tudor in 1558. It contains over one hundred photographs of books and artefacts dating from her reign. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5817 x 330. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071614
- ISBN
- 9780252071614
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
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Paperback. Sets the professionalization of social work into a dynamic social context. The explicit political and economic framework of Wenocur and Reisch's model enables the authors to examine how various subgroups within social work lost or gained control of the professional enterprise at various points. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252070730
- ISBN
- 9780252070730
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
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Paperback. Explores how traumatic loss affects identity and how those who are shaped by loss give shape, in turn, to the empty place where something - relationships, family, culture - was and is no longer. Taking the example of the decimation of European Jewry during the Nazi era, this title confronts the problem of transforming trauma into cultural memory. Editor(s): Epstein, Julia. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252069499
- ISBN
- 9780252069499
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
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paperback. William Dannenmaier served in Korea with the US Army from December 1952 to January 1954, first as a radioman and then as a radio scout with the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment. This memoir offers an account by this common soldier. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252069260
- ISBN
- 9780252069260
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
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Paperback. A career-spanning collection of writings on labor history by one of the leading figures in the field, showing not only his growth as an historian but the growth of his field as well, exploring the subjects of workers, unions, and politics. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068683
- ISBN
- 9780252068683
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
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Paperback. Investigating topics such as law and public policy, immigration and tourism, narratives and discourses, race relations, and virtual communities, this title clarifies and challenges prevailing conceptualizations of post colonialism and accepted understandings of American culture. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Num Pages: 376 pages, 37 black & white photographs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252068522
- ISBN
- 9780252068522
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
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Paperback. Focusing on the disasters of the 1980s, this book examines how culture is reconstructed after disaster through victims' stories, media coverage, and official efforts to restore faith in technology. It explores the debates that followed these disasters, as government agencies, corporations, and local communities fought to control their meaning. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HB; JFC; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068201
- ISBN
- 9780252068201
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
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€ 27.59
Paperback. Reveals the breadth of working-class black experiences and activities in Cleveland and the extent to which these were shaped by traditions and values brought from the South. The author shows how migrants' moves north established complex networks of kin and friends and infused the city with a highly visible southern African-American culture. Editor(s): Brody, David; Kessler-Harris, Alice; Montgomery, David; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252067938
- ISBN
- 9780252067938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
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Paperback. Presents evidence that the saloon, played an important role in the working-class community life. Focusing on public drinking in Chicago and Boston, this book offers a discussion of the saloon, as a social institution and a locus of the struggle between middle-class notions of privacy and working-class uses of public space. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252067815
- ISBN
- 9780252067815
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06