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Hardback. This book attempts to read the character of Mary in the infancy narratives of Luke and Matthew alongside the lives of experiences of the Indian surrogate mother living a postcolonial India. Reading Mary through these lenses helps us see this mother and her actions in a more ambivalent light, as a mother whose love is both violent and altruistic. Series: The Bible and Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTR; HRCA; HRCG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137542526
ISBN
9781137542526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Paperback. Examines how people acquired and read books from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the personal relationships between readers and the volumes they owned. This title also investigates the means by which books were sold, and lends insights into the ways booksellers and publishers marketed their wares. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: GL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164046
ISBN
9780300164046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 231 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; DSBF; DSBH5; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349295951
ISBN
9781349295951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. From the rise of ticker-tape technology to the development of conspiracy theories, Reading the Market argues that commentary on the Stock Exchange between 1870 and 1915 changed how Americans understood finance-and explains what our pervasive interest in Wall Street says about us now. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420608
ISBN
9781421420608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.54
€ 47.68

Hardcover. This teaching guide focuses on an emerging body of literature by US Latina and Latin American women writers. It should assist non-specialist educators in syllabus revision, course design and classroom presentation. Editor(s): Quintana, Alvina E. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; 2JS; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312294137
ISBN
9780312294137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

paperback. Editor(s): Quintana, Alvina E. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL; JNMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 291.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9781403969453
ISBN
9781403969453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.88

CD-Audio. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard; Arnove, Anthony. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 125 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 91.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227527
ISBN
9781583227527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. Shawn Levy, author of 'Rat Pack Confidential' brings alive London in the swinging Sixties with a gripping, groovy story of those who created the scene that changed the world. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841152264
ISBN
9781841152264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Explores the history of men's dress in America to consider how capitalism and democracy emerged at the center of social life during the century between the Revolution and the Civil War. This book illuminates the critical links among culture, ideology, political economy, and fashion in antebellum America. Num Pages: 306 pages, 36 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226977959
ISBN
9780226977959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. Presents the story of urban growth, the politics of labour, and the relationships among the many immigrant groups who came to work on the sewing machines of the women's garment industry in the US. This book also provides an examination of gender and ethnicity, historical conflict and consensus, and notions of class and cultural difference. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318743
ISBN
9780822318743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.63

Paperback. Real Folks examines the construction of the folk in Depression-era U.S. politics and culture, as well as the hybrid forms of documentary and satire that critiqued the populist fixation on folk authenticity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; DSBH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349440
ISBN
9780822349440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a racial consciousness. This title examines the processes of racial identification and their implications by looking at the case of American Indians. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229778
ISBN
9780520229778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.31

Hardback. Here is a revisitation--part tribute, part update--of Stephen Birmingham's beloved Real Lace. James P. MacGuire, a member of one of Birmingham's Irish Families, creates his own entertaining portrait of life among the Irish Rich, further detailing and filling out this engrossing portion of America's social history. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 603.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493024902
ISBN
9781493024902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. Presents the practical treatment of the popular American phenomenon that dominated the United States photographic market during the first third of the twentieth century. This work addresses various aspects of the postcard from its history, origin, and cultural significance to practical matters like dating, purchasing, condition, and preservation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 367 black-&-white photographs, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1275.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608516
ISBN
9780815608516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 42.51

Paperback. Revisions of papers presented at a conference entitled Parliaments, Peoples, and Powers held at Yale University in 2005. Editor(s): Jansson, M. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349536016
ISBN
9781349536016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Series: Comparative Studies in Overseas History. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General; (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9789060214473
ISBN
9789060214473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 249.05

Paperback. An account of the successful adaptation of slavery to industrial labour and freedom in Richmond, Virginia between 1782 and 1865. The book demonstrates how industrial employment allowed blacks to carve out a degree of autonomy and accelerate slavery's demise. Series: Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920993
ISBN
9780813920993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.32

Paperback. This collection of essays from a broad cross-section of historians and political scientists provides a 'second generation' scholarly assessment of Ronald Reagan's presidency. The authors use a mix of comparative case-studies and quantitative approaches. Editor(s): Conley, Richard S. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; HBT; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761824831
ISBN
9780761824831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Woolfson, J. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349429561
ISBN
9781349429561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback.
Publisher
Picador
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330346481
ISBN
9780330346481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTR; HBTV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860390
ISBN
9781771860390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.26

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449130
ISBN
9780801449130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.77

Hardback. Rebel Youth draws important connections between the stories of young workers and the youth movement in Canada, claiming a central place for labour and class in the legacy of the 1960s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFSP; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826877
ISBN
9780774826877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.64

Paperback. Rebel Youth draws important connections between the stories of young workers and the youth movement in Canada, claiming a central place for labour and class in the legacy of the 1960s. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826884
ISBN
9780774826884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

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