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Hardback. By the end of the 1920s, more than 45,000 native Puerto Ricans had left their homes and entered the United States, citizenship papers in hand, forming one of New York City's most complex and unique migrant communities. This work unravels the many tensions that defined the experience of this group of American citizens before and after World War II. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226796086
ISBN
9780226796086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. Building its incisive narrative from a wide range of archival sources, interviews, and accounts of Puerto Rican life in New York, this book illuminates the history of a group that is still invisible to many scholars and transforms the way we understand this community's integral role in shaping our sense of citizenship in 20th-century America. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL4; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226151762
ISBN
9780226151762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666399
ISBN
9780940666399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Hardcover. A story of the transformation of the British pub, this book draws on sources from gender studies, cultural history, literature, architecture, and urban planning, without neglecting the crucial role of ideology, economics, and politics. It appeals to specialists, and also to those interested in the history of a pivotal English social institution. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 721.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803357
ISBN
9780875803357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691646428
ISBN
9780691646428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. A study of the role of marriage in national policy, law and political rhetoric. This book examines the political history of marriage, analyzing the shaping of the accepted model of consensual, lifelong monogamy by legislators and judges throughout American history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008755
ISBN
9780674008755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.75

Hardcover. Providing a compelling analysis of debates in and about the modern city, this book draws upon architecture, history, literary studies, new media and sociology to explore the multiple connections between location, speech and the emerging modern metropolis. It concludes by reflecting on public speaking in the construction of the virtual city. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; YQN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230218093
ISBN
9780230218093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.78

Paperback. Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, illegitimate offspring of elite families in colonial Spanish America appealed to the Council of the Indies in Spain to purchase legitimations. This analysis provides a detailed picture of attitudes to illegitimacy in colonial Spanish America. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 tables 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731485
ISBN
9780804731485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 620 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938. 620 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 40. Weight: 936.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
620
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499791
ISBN
9780801499791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688463
ISBN
9780199688463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCA; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691636580
ISBN
9780691636580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694001
ISBN
9781894694001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Paperback / so. Num Pages: colour illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBT; JKSN2; JM; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 16. Weight in Grams: 541.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781623157081
ISBN
9781623157081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.67

Paperback. Around the year 1215, female mystics and their sacramental devotion were among orthodoxy's sophisticated weapons in the fight against heresy. While studies of sanctity and heresy tend to be undertaken separately, this book brings these two avenues of inquiry together. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB; HRAM7; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118604
ISBN
9780691118604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.00

paperback. Addresses the mythical figure of Europe that is often taken to be the original site of modernity in many histories of capitalist transition in non-Western countries. This book proposes that every case of transition to capitalism is a case of translation as well and categories into the categories and self-understandings of capitalist modernity. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTQ; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New edition with a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130019
ISBN
9780691130019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. An epic history of a landmark village. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, 25 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780814747629
ISBN
9780814747629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Prove It On Me explores the sexual politics of the modern racial ethos and reveals the exploitative underside of the New Negro era. Analyzing intersecting primitivism, consumerism, and New Negro patriarchal aspirations, this history investigates the uses made of black women in 1920s racial politics and popular culture. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199758326
ISBN
9780199758326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.73

Hardback. The 1970s saw the Aboriginal people of Australia struggle for recognition of their postcolonial rights. Rural communities, where large Aboriginal populations lived, were provoked as a consequence of social fragmentation, unparalleled unemployment, and other major economic and political changes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJPN; HBJM; HBLW3; HBTR; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385370
ISBN
9781782385370
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.94

Hardback. "Overview of student protests from across the world in 1968."--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Carey, Elaine. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624665271
ISBN
9781624665271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.48

Paperback. "Overview of student protests from across the world in 1968."--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Carey, Elaine. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624665264
ISBN
9781624665264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. A fresh look at the complex question of outdoor poor relief in the nineteenth century. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933297
ISBN
9780861933297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008210007
ISBN
9780008210007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526116703
ISBN
9781526116703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.92

paperback. It is widely held that the United States lagged behind Western Europe in developing modern social policies. This historical analysis, however, shows that the United States actually pioneered generous social spending for many of its elderly, disabled and dependent citizens. Num Pages: 736 pages, 10 tables, 33 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1053.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674717664
ISBN
9780674717664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.33

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