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Paperback. Analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California. This title demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women is crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073007
ISBN
9780252073007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252073052
ISBN
9780252073052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. Features the history of the involvement of African Americans in the early recording industry and examines the first three decades of sound recording in the United States, charting the surprising roles black artists played in the period leading up to the Jazz Age and the remarkably wide range of black music and culture they preserved. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 656 pages, 57 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 176 x 255 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073076
ISBN
9780252073076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.28

Paperback. The role of for-profit prisons in the history of oppression and legal discrimination aimed primarily at African American men Series: Critical Perspectives in Criminology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073083
ISBN
9780252073083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Explores the audience profile, the types of characters that recur, and changes to the industry landscape in the wake of media consolidation and a profusion of channels. Employing a cultural studies framework, this book examines whether the multiplicity of female-centric networks and narratives renders certain gender stereotypes uninhabitable. Series: Feminist Studies and Media Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073106
ISBN
9780252073106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073212
ISBN
9780252073212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. Collects twelve of Georgia Douglas Johnson's one-act plays. This work provides a brief overview of Johnson's career and significance as a playwright; sections on the creative environment in which she worked; and a discussion of her genres, themes, and artistic techniques. Editor(s): Stephens, Judith L. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AN; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 251 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073335
ISBN
9780252073335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

Paperback. Includes the modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers. Editor(s): Hardy, Grant R. Num Pages: 736 pages, 6 photographs; 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1014.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073410
ISBN
9780252073410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. The cure for an American media where market interests have usurped democratic participation Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073427
ISBN
9780252073427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.62

Paperback. Examines the link between the "Chinese question" and the "Negro problem" in nineteenth-century America. This work demonstrates that the anti-Chinese sentiment that led up to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is inseparable from the racial double standards applied by mainstream white society toward white and nonwhite groups. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252073519
ISBN
9780252073519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Shows that sports films tackle socially constructed identities such as class, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. In addition to discussing the genre's recurring dramatic tropes, this book looks at the social and cinematic impacts of real-life sports figures from Jackie Robinson and Babe Didrikson Zaharias to Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252073540
ISBN
9780252073540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Reveals the complexities of a people reclaiming their own history. This title ponders how the dual act of recovering - and recovering from - history necessitates private and public mediation between remembering and forgetting, speaking out and remaining silent. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 4522 x 407. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073724
ISBN
9780252073724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Born to a British father and a Chinese mother, Winnifred Eaton (1875-1954) decided to capitalize on her exotic appearance. This work chronicles the sometimes desperate, sometimes canny, and always bold course of her career as a journalist, a bestselling novelist, and a Hollywood scriptwriting protegee of Carl Laemmle at Universal Studios. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073885
ISBN
9780252073885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Investigates how Chinese immigrants to the United States transformed themselves into Chinese Americans during the period between 1911 and 1927. This study also documents the emergence of permanent Chinese American communities, or Chinatowns. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252073892
ISBN
9780252073892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. The role of gender in the history of the working class world Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252073939
ISBN
9780252073939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. The significance of news and the institutions that produce it to American history Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTK; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252074042
ISBN
9780252074042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.21

Paperback. An updated version of a fiery classic Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 789. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074103
ISBN
9780252074103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 458. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074288
ISBN
9780252074288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 photographs, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252074363
ISBN
9780252074363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. In the aftermath of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the systematic exile and incarceration of thousands of Japanese Americans, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council was born. This book examines the Council's work and the challenges it faced in an atmosphere of pervasive wartime racism. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSL; JNKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074493
ISBN
9780252074493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252074622
ISBN
9780252074622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 123 photographs; 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7265 x 5665 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252074646
ISBN
9780252074646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. The first analysis of suffragist Alice Paul's controversial rhetorical strategies Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074714
ISBN
9780252074714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. An introductory analysis of Korean American religious practices and community Editor(s): Yoo, David K.; Chung, Ruth H. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HRLK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074745
ISBN
9780252074745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

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