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Paperback. American philanthropy today expands knowledge, champions social movements, defines active citizenship, influences policymaking, and addresses humanitarian crises. How did philanthropy become such a powerful and integral force in American society? This book explores the twentieth-century growth of this phenomenon. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Updated edition with a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161204
ISBN
9780691161204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.68

Hardback. The Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Trust for the Humanities, the National Association for Olmsted Parks, as well as private foundations and individuals. Editor(s): Beveridge, Charles E.; Hoffman, Carolyn F.; Hawkins, Kenneth; Hummel, Tina. Series: The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Num Pages: 784 pages, 87, 70 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883361
ISBN
9780801883361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.21
€ 81.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Olson, Jason M.; Carroll, Brian M. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNQ; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619428843
ISBN
9781619428843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.21
€ 149.27

Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817314606
ISBN
9780817314606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.58

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333937
ISBN
9780822333937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.26

paperback. African immigration to North America has been increasing. This title focuses on new understandings and insights concerning the presence and relevance of African immigrant religious communities in the US. It describes key social and historical aspects of African immigrant religion in the US and builds a conceptual framework for theory and analysis. Editor(s): Olupona, Jacob K.; Gemignani, Regina. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762127
ISBN
9780814762127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861893130
ISBN
9781861893130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; VXQG; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764334108
ISBN
9780764334108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.16

Paperback. In River of Hope, Omar S. Valerio-Jimenez examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of identity in the lower Rio Grande region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 photos, 10 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532. Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands. 384 pages, 19 photographs, 10 tables, 3 maps. Examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of identity in the Lower Rio Grande region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; JFSL; JHMC. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351856
ISBN
9780822351856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.26

Paperback. Through careful analysis of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road", Omar Swartz argues that Kerouac's influence on American society is largely rhetorical. Kerouac's significance as a cultural icon can best be understood, Swartz asserts, in terms of traditional rhetorical practices and principles. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFG; DSBH; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809323845
ISBN
9780809323845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.30

Paperback. This exploration of the poetry and prose of Caribbean women writers reveals in their imagery a rich tradition of erotic relations between women. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347774
ISBN
9780822347774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLK; JFSG; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177283
ISBN
9780231177283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.36

Paperback. Gripping account of the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital poisonings and the controversial investigation and trial of two nurses Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BTC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472053216
ISBN
9780472053216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.33

Paperback. Challenges the believe that West Indian American girls are but assert agency in defining race through strategic consumption of popular culture Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752487
ISBN
9780814752487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.58

Hardback. Challenges the believe that West Indian American girls are but assert agency in defining race through strategic consumption of popular culture Num Pages: 253 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFCA; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752470
ISBN
9780814752470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 215 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873515306
ISBN
9780873515306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. Focuses on Los Angeles as a critical 'world city' in the developing global economy and also as the center of new Asian immigration. This work includes discussions of the settlement patterns of various groups of Asians in relation to the social, economic, and political developments in Asia and the United States. Editor(s): Bonacich, Edna. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSG; JHMP; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566392181
ISBN
9781566392181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.51

Hardcover. Contains essays that have played an important historical role in the conceptualization of Asian American studies as a field. This title covers psychology, history, literature, feminism, sexuality, identity politics, cyberspace, pop culture, queerness, hybridity, and diasporic consciousness. It features an introduction of the field. Editor(s): Ono, Kent A. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 28. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115940
ISBN
9781405115940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.98

Hardcover. A collection that showcases the scholarship in Asian American studies from a critical and cultural studies perspective. It takes on a range of topics and concerns, including Asian American film and popular culture; Asian Americans at the dawn of the 21st century; globalization and transnational citizenship; and queer Asian America. Editor(s): Ono, Kent A. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405115964
ISBN
9781405115964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.63

Paperback. What did it mean to be a 'half caste' in early twentieth-century North America? This collection of short works ranges from magazine romance to story melodrama and provides an introduction to a unique literary personality - Onoto Watanna. It includes nineteen - thirteen stories and six essays - intended to show the versatility of her writing. Editor(s): Moser, Linda Trinh; Rooney, Elizabeth. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBC; DSB; FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070945
ISBN
9780252070945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.07

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