Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Tea Sets and Tyranny offers a political history of politeness in early America, from its origins in the late seventeenth century to its remaking in the age of the Revolution. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248609
- ISBN
- 9780812248609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Hardcover. War Is Coming is an ethnographic study that sheds light on the everyday conversations, practices, and experiences of people in Lebanon who live in between moments of political violence, remember past wars, and anticipate future turmoil. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248869
- ISBN
- 9780812248869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.59
€ 114.59
Paperback. This is an examination of the lives of black people in Victorian England. Contributors to the book look at the ways blacks were represented in popular culture of the time and also at their lives as they experienced them - as workers, travellers, lecturers, performers and professionals. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813532158
- ISBN
- 9780813532158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.22
€ 43.22
Hardcover. As thousands of wives and children joined American servicemen stationed at overseas bases in the years following World War II, the military family represented a friendlier, more humane side of the United States' campaign for dominance in the Cold War. This title tells the story of Cold War diplomacy. Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814705018
- ISBN
- 9780814705018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.00
€ 86.00
Hardcover. Argues that the prison systems of California and Texas during the Depression set the tone for the identity roles of the 30s Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709405
- ISBN
- 9780814709405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.57
€ 70.57
Paperback. Examines the participation of New Yorkers in the political struggles and armed conflict that many historians consider a critical precursor to World War II. This book also describes the involvement of students in the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the contributions made by members of New York's art and theater communities. Editor(s): Carroll, Peter N.; Fernandez, James D. Num Pages: 223 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBBEY; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716816
- ISBN
- 9780814716816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.35
€ 42.99
€ 42.35
Paperback. A major re-examination of postwar American Jewry that debunks the assumption of silence Series: The Goldstein-Goren Series in American Jewish History. Num Pages: 540 pages, 26 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814721223
- ISBN
- 9780814721223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.44
€ 33.99
€ 33.44
Paperback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814722428
- ISBN
- 9780814722428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.88
€ 33.99
€ 33.88
Hardcover. Explores the deeper tension between the ideal of Puritan family life and its messy reality, complicating the way America has thought about its Puritan past Series: North American Religions. Num Pages: 251 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition, 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814723722
- ISBN
- 9780814723722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.88
€ 47.88
Paperback. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814724651
- ISBN
- 9780814724651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Hardcover. Reconstructs the use of armed resistance by Black activists and supporters in Mississippi to challenge racist terrorism, segregation, and fight for human rights and political empowerment Num Pages: 4 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMP; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814725245
- ISBN
- 9780814725245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.18
€ 96.18
Paperback. The first full-fledged history of what was arguably the most innovative community organizing campaign in post-war American history Num Pages: 257 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814726983
- ISBN
- 9780814726983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
Paperback. Examines the historical and theoretical assumptions that have underpinned the discussion of capital punishment in the United States Editor(s): Garland, David; McGowen, Randall; Meranze, Michael. Num Pages: 241 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732670
- ISBN
- 9780814732670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.41
€ 32.99
€ 31.41
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814737354
- ISBN
- 9780814737354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. An exploration of the cultural legacy left by African slaves in the Caribbean and Latin America Num Pages: 270 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814738184
- ISBN
- 9780814738184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Hardback. Explores the idea that the people most important in a flourishing democracy are those who challenge the status quo. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814738245
- ISBN
- 9780814738245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.78
€ 58.78
Hardback. Explores the history of British Atlantic trading colonies Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814748831
- ISBN
- 9780814748831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Paperback. Scottsboro, Alabama, which consists of 118 exceptionally powerful linoleum prints, provides a unique graphic history of one of the most infamous, racially-charged episodes in the annals of the American judicial system, and of the racial and class struggle of the time. With a foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley. Editor(s): Lee, Andrew H. S. Num Pages: 147 pages, 118 b&w linoleum cut prints. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 271 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751770
- ISBN
- 9780814751770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Argues that an understanding of clerks and clerking makes sense of the culture of capitalism in 19th Century America Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 287 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814753101
- ISBN
- 9780814753101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814755877
- ISBN
- 9780814755877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 558 pages, 25 black and white drawings, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756461
- ISBN
- 9780814756461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Hardback. New technologies, whether text message or telegraph, inevitably raise questions about emotion. This book investigates the context of such concerns, considering both how media technologies intersect with our emotional lives and how our ideas about these intersections influence how we think about and experience emotion and technology themselves. Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 317 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814762790
- ISBN
- 9780814762790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.19
€ 102.19
Paperback. Explains how both distinctive features of American culture - being exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent - work together Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCX6; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814768952
- ISBN
- 9780814768952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.26
€ 32.99
€ 31.26
Hardback. Argues that despite the American Revolution's rhetoric of classical liberalism, the founding generation did not trust ordinary citizens with extensive liberty Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814770191
- ISBN
- 9780814770191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80
€ 58.80