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Paperback. Examining the work of such composers as Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Arthur Farwell, this title addresses questions of regionalism, race, and representation as well as changing relationships to the natural world to highlight the intersections between classical music and the diverse worlds of Indians. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 470 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 84 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267787
ISBN
9780520267787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218684
ISBN
9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 178. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493028153
ISBN
9781493028153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.31

Paperback. A love story and a journey across the continents of marriage. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393324471
ISBN
9780393324471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439913154
ISBN
9781439913154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

Paperback. Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801839351
ISBN
9780801839351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226482538
ISBN
9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Paperback. With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWN; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226143354
ISBN
9780226143354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. The first book to look beyond the brutal events toward the broad implications of Matt Shepard's story. Loffreda shows how the politics of sexuality unfolds in a remote and sparsely populated area of the country. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JFFE; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118590
ISBN
9780231118590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.60

Hardback. By exposing the details of the Dundas Square area in Toronto, this book shows how city planners can be overwhelmed by the machinations of money and power, and why the planning field is ill-equipped to find creative solutions for post-industrial problems. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 photos, 8 maps, 6 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774816144
ISBN
9780774816144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. By exposing the details of the Dundas Square area in Toronto, this book shows how city planners can be overwhelmed by the machinations of money and power, and why the planning field is ill-equipped to find creative solutions for post-industrial problems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 b&w photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774816151
ISBN
9780774816151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Hardcover. When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; HBTD; JK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609407
ISBN
9780815609407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156149
ISBN
9780691156149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Chronicling the experience of New York City's Jewish families during the Great Depression, this work tells the story of a generation of immigrants and their children as they faced an uncertain future in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606178
ISBN
9780815606178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.57

Paperback. Offers insight on the origins and evolution of women's activism in the United States by examining more than 200 exclusively female antislavery societies that persisted from the 1820s through the Civil War. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806198
ISBN
9780875806198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 17 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352140
ISBN
9780764352140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.77

Hardback. Bryson deconstructs the "canon wars" and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751636
ISBN
9780804751636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Bryson deconstructs the "canon wars" and uses English departments to demonstrate that social structure is the cornerstone of culture and the appropriate target for cultural policy. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751643
ISBN
9780804751643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCX; KFFR; LNSH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Columbia Global Reports
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990976301
ISBN
9780990976301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.56

Paperback. The history of Wal-Mart uncovers a complex network that united Sun Belt entrepreneurs, evangelical employees, Christian business students, overseas missionaries, and free-market activists. Through the stories of people linked by the world's largest corporation, the author shows how a Christian service ethos powered capitalism at home and abroad. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HRC; KCZ; WJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
8.8.2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057401
ISBN
9780674057401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.62

Hardback. The book covers the gamut of inter-ethnic experiences throughout the Portuguese-speaking world, from the sixteenth century to the present day, integrating history, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, literary, and cultural studies. Editor(s): Bethencourt, Francisco; Pearce, Adrian. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 380 pages, 12 halftones, tables, and graphs. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMNT; 1HFG; 1KLSB; HBJ; HBTR; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265246
ISBN
9780197265246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 56.32

Paperback. How does one design an intervention for a specific culture, ecology, and time? How do we respond to both disaster relief and long-term restoration? This work defines these questions and presents strategies for rebuilding Gulf Coast communities. Editor(s): Roettger, Betsy. Num Pages: 169 pages, 497 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 1KBBSM; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
169
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977102457
ISBN
9780977102457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.33

Hardback. In this series of essays Betsy Erkkila considers the historical and psychological dramas of blood-as marker of violence, race, sex, kinship-that have stood near the center of American literature, culture, and politics since the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238440
ISBN
9780812238440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNF; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 159 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610485494
ISBN
9781610485494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 7.90

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