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Paperback. Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres - including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music - and well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 tables, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254879
ISBN
9780520254879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.91

Paperback. Tells the colorful story of the Renwick Gallery s initial glory, decline, and rebirth over a period of 160 years" Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; ACXD2; AMG; AMX; HBJK; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804816
ISBN
9781907804816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; JFSG; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196264
ISBN
9781845196264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.76

hardcover. Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews and an eclectic array of sources, Striking Distance is an engrossing narrative that chronicles the pioneering martial arts scene that thrived on San Francisco Bay in the early 1960s and offers an in-depth look at a widely unknown chapter of Bruce Lee's iconic life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803269606
ISBN
9780803269606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.37

Paperback. A compelling and entertaining account of the year that represents the apex of 1920s American culture. Shatters the stereotype of the Roaring Twenties as a time of frivolity and excess and reveals instead a society torn between holding on to its glorious past while trying to navigate a brave new world. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700621132
ISBN
9780700621132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 215 x 24. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Universe Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780789324313
ISBN
9780789324313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.46

Hardback. Num Pages: 64 pages, 60 Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Universe Publishing United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789322234
ISBN
9780789322234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.69

Paperback. Set against the racial turbulence of the Civil Rights Era, this book offers the work of fiction to explore the life of Martin Luther King Jr - political visionary, human rights activist, preacher, scholar and martyr. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BT; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
PAYBACK PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862419264
ISBN
9780862419264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.58

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 47 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811706315
ISBN
9780811706315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.83

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Second edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076831
ISBN
9780252076831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.04

Paperback. Explores Benteen's complex personality and life as a career army man during one of the most violent and compelling periods in U.S. military history Num Pages: 440 pages, 45 illustrations, 14 maps, 9 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803236844
ISBN
9780803236844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. In American football, seven out of ten players are black, but few are fully aware of the struggle to achieve equal rights. This text examines how sports laid a foundation for social change by integrating black and white athletes in the National Football League. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814774960
ISBN
9780814774960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475811117
ISBN
9781475811117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.46
€ 15.38

paperback. The Wild Bunch, the confederation of western outlaws headed by Butch Cassidy, found sanctuary on Outlaw Trail. Stretching across Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, this trail offered hideouts to bandits and cowboys. This book presents the history of the lives and exploits of the outlaws of the Northwest. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Third Printing
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277786
ISBN
9780803277786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.91

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Astral Horizon Aviation Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780993260407
ISBN
9780993260407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.80

Paperback. A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the West. Series: Outlaw Tales. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 14.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762772162
ISBN
9780762772162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.65

Hardcover. * The largest collection of essays in the field of American Gothic * Contributions from a wide variety of scholars from around the world * The most complete coverage of theory, major authors, popular culture and non-print media available . Editor(s): Crow, Charles L. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 612 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 253 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470671870
ISBN
9780470671870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVGP; AVH; AVX; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613738375
ISBN
9781613738375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.90

Paperback. On July 2 and 3, 1917, race riots rocked the small industrial city of East St Louis, Illinois. This title takes the reader beyond that pivotal time in the city's history to explore black people's activism from the antebellum era to the eve of the post - World War II civil rights movement. Series Editor(s): Finkelman, Paul; Barnes, L. Diane. Series: Law Society & Politics in the Midwest. Num Pages: 360 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821418031
ISBN
9780821418031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.53

Hardback.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227874
ISBN
9780807827291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFDT; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226421520
ISBN
9780226421520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764341403
ISBN
9780764341403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.66

Hardcover. A scholarly study of two centuries of California wine history, told in a riveting narrative that will engage and delight. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1270.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wine Appreciation Guild United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935879848
ISBN
9781935879848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.28

Paperback. The history of voting rights in America is marked by dogged progress against persistent prejudice toward an expanding inclusiveness. The Supreme Court decision in Smith v. Allwright is a crucial chapter in that story and marked a turning point for the civil rights movement. Charles Zelden's retelling of this episode reveals why. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700613403
ISBN
9780700613403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.72

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