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Paperback. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271764
ISBN
9780823271764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.76

Paperback. Sparberg deftly captures five boroughs of grit, chaos, and emotion grappling with a massive and unwieldy transit system. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 color, 150 b/w Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; RPT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780823271801
ISBN
9780823271801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.62

Hardback. Fugitive Testimony examines African American slave narratives in light of contemporary artists' use of the genre within their visual art at the end of the twentieth century. It identifies a sustained representational strategy employed by black cultural producers across time to challenge the racial presumptions that manifest as artistic constraints. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBS; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 18. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780823272891
ISBN
9780823272891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.06

Paperback. Fugitive Testimony examines African American slave narratives in light of contemporary artists' use of the genre within their visual art at the end of the twentieth century. It identifies a sustained representational strategy employed by black cultural producers across time to challenge the racial presumptions that manifest as artistic constraints. Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBS; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823272907
ISBN
9780823272907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. This book thematizes the mystical figure of the abyss by examining the abyss as the dialectical process of the self's reconstruction followed by its dispossession. It traces such process in Neoplatonic mysticism, German idealism, and Afro-Caribbean philosophy with the end of politicizing the mystical figure from the standpoint of coloniality. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273072
ISBN
9780823273072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.58

Paperback. This book thematizes the mystical figure of the abyss by examining the abyss as the dialectical process of the self's reconstruction followed by its dispossession. It traces such process in Neoplatonic mysticism, German idealism, and Afro-Caribbean philosophy with the end of politicizing the mystical figure from the standpoint of coloniality. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPC; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273089
ISBN
9780823273089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823273522
ISBN
9780823273522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Paperback. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 6452. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274338
ISBN
9780823274338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.46

Hardback. This book is a rare and important gift. One of the few memoirs of combat in World War II by a distinguished African-American flier, it is also perhaps the only account of the African-American experience in a German prison camp. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBW; JFSL4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 5817. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274383
ISBN
9780823274383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.89

Hardback. "A cultural analysis of representation and representational discourse that advances black feminist practice as a modality through which black social life is both theorized and made material." Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274727
ISBN
9780823274727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

paperback. A highly readable history and almost encyclopedic reference work, with information on every pertinent aspect of farming and country life. Editor(s): Lapping, Mark B. Num Pages: 394 pages, 36 illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874512144
ISBN
9780874512144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.23

hardcover. Editor(s): Baker, William; Alexander, J. H. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875802084
ISBN
9780875802084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Hardcover. A historical and empirical study of Russian economic and social policy, tracing long-term evolutions across the Soviet and Russian periods. Circumstances explain the failure of transition policies that worked elsewhere, leading Christensen to re-examine accepted "post-communist" transition theory. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBL; JPFC; JPFF; JPQB; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802534
ISBN
9780875802534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

hardcover. This work is a history of the Rock Island Barracks, one of the Union's largest camps for Confederate prisoners. The testimony of its most famous (albeit fictional) inmate Ashley Wilkes of "Gone with the Wind" fame, has helped to seal its harsh reputation. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875802671
ISBN
9780875802671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.85

Hardback. Focusing on the evolution of Northern Illinois University since 1965, the author highlights the process by which the university has accomplished its goals. He also introduces the key men and women who have helped make the university what it is today. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802787
ISBN
9780875802787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Hardcover. Exploring the ways in which 19th-century women transformed American society, this book sheds light on a gender ideology that fostered public participation and action - even violence - in the name of women's redemptive moral power. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803180
ISBN
9780875803180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.39

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bassin, Mark; Ely, Christopher; Stockdale, Melissa. Num Pages: 250 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804255
ISBN
9780875804255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.48

Hardcover. In the late 1910s, Henry Ford relocated his industry to a Detroit suburb called Dearborn. Due to the high wages he paid, this became the first place in the nation where the modern "American dream" was realized: it was here that the ordinary person could own a house and a car. Num Pages: 230 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804903
ISBN
9780875804903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.75

Paperback. The War for Independence promised liberty, the opportunity for a better life, and the excitement of the battlefield. It also brought disappointment, misery, and mourning. This book presents essays that investigate the diverse experiences of Americans from North to South, coast to backcountry, and white townsfolk to African American slaves. Editor(s): Resch, John; Sargent, Walter. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806143
ISBN
9780875806143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Offers insight on the origins and evolution of women's activism in the United States by examining more than 200 exclusively female antislavery societies that persisted from the 1820s through the Civil War. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806198
ISBN
9780875806198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

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