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Paperback. Editor(s): Campbell, Hugh; Bell, Michael Mayerfeld; Finney, Margaret. Series: Rural Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1MBF; 1MBN; JFSF; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271028750
ISBN
9780271028750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.56

Hardcover. Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. This title paints a portrait of the life and times of this towering figure, taking him from his youth in the black middle-class enclave of Washington, DC, to the heights of worldwide acclaim. Num Pages: 720 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1088.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226112633
ISBN
9780226112633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700605026
ISBN
9780700605026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.48

Paperback. Celebrates hip-hop and confronts the cult of authenticity that defines its essential character. Deftly balancing an insider's love of the culture with a scholar's detached critique, the author traces hip-hop's rise as a cultural juggernaut and challenges widely held notions that hip-hop is socially dangerous - to black youth in particular. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
60219th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700616510
ISBN
9780700616510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Hardcover. Examines depictions of and by Catholics in American popular culture during the period between the Great Depression and the height of the Cold War. The author surveys the popular films, television, and photojournalism of the era that reimagined Catholicism Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
1st edition,
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700617166
ISBN
9780700617166
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

Paperback. Exploring the social significance of the devil in the folklore of contemporary plantation workers and miners in South America, the author finds that the fetishization of evil, in the image of the devil, mediates the conflict between precapitalist and capitalist modes of objectifying the human condition. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Thirtieth Anniversary Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871331
ISBN
9780807871331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Paperback. A memoir by acclaimed educator and leader Gwendolyn Calvert Baker exploring her life and work Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472052370
ISBN
9780472052370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.67

Paperback. The games, coaches, and players of the University of Michigan's storied hockey program Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; WSWY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067817
ISBN
9780472067817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.22

Paperback. Follows the soldiers of the Fifty-seventh as they push far into Unionist Kentucky, starve at the siege of Vicksburg, guard Union prisoners at the Andersonville stockade, defend Atlanta from Sherman, and more. Num Pages: 336 pages, 17 b&w photos, 1 table, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BTM; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329338
ISBN
9780820329338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.12

Paperback. A cipher is a scheme for creating coded messages for the secure exchange of information. This book develops various encryption schemes, and also introduces the reader to number theory. It places the study of integers and their properties in the context of cryptology. Series: Mathematical World. Num Pages: 159 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GPJ; PBH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821837306
ISBN
9780821837306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.98

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; HBTB; JFD; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630212
ISBN
9780691630212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.38

paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 896.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195323122
ISBN
9780195323122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.00

Paperback. A two-volume companion to "March of Liberty", this reader provides historical documents and court decisions that have shaped the nation's constitutional development, beginning with its colonization and extending to the various decisions of the Supreme Court. Each volume includes an introduction to each document summarizing its significance. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 877.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195323115
ISBN
9780195323115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.97

Paperback. International analysts and commentators consider Pakistan's position in the global geo-political order. Editor(s): Butt, Usama; Schofield, Julian. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1KBB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332062
ISBN
9780745332062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199351817
ISBN
9780199351817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35

Paperback. This book documents the Cambodian refugee experience through powerful first-person narratives of men, women, and children who survived the holocaust and have begun new lives in America. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; BGH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723725
ISBN
9780804723725
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Paperback. The author retells fourteen traditional cuentos in Spanish and with English translations passed down by his Chimayo grandmother." Num Pages: 153 pages, 10 b/w photos & 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133828
ISBN
9780890133828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611470369
ISBN
9781611470369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Hasenfuss, Uwe. Series: Lost in. Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 212 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Gestalten
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783946647058
ISBN
9783946647058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.49

Based upon historical and archival research, as well as the author's fieldwork in indigenous communities, this work analyzes value from the perspective of the Napo Runa people of the Amazonian Ecuador. It views that Napo Runa personifies value by transforming things into people through a process of subordinating them to human relationships. Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 photographs; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072550
ISBN
9780252072550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.56

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