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hardcover. Investigates the origins of two major federal agencies that touch the lives of Americans every day: the Roosevelt-era Federal Security Agency and the more recently created Department of Homeland Security to show how fights over the scope of national security can reshape the very structure of government. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804770699
ISBN
9780804770699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.15

hardcover. The first comprehensive account of how the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court achieve consensus. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804784726
ISBN
9780804784726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNFY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Beacon Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807081419
ISBN
9780807081419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.75

Paperback. A contribution to the history of the blues and of Afro-American culture in general. Writing from a black/feminist standpoint, Harrison shows the joys, trials, heartbreaks and enduring influence of such singers as Victoria Spivey and Alberta Hunter. Num Pages: 314 pages, photographs, discography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVGK; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813512808
ISBN
9780813512808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.15

paperback. An assessment of how race, class, and gender shape social identity in the United States. The author argues that changes in racial assignment have shaped the ways American Jews of different eras have constructed their own ethnoracial identities. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813525907
ISBN
9780813525907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.52

hardcover. Provides a full and balanced portrait of Fulgencio Batista. The author describes Batista's rise to power as part of a revolutionary movement and the intrigues and dangers that surrounded him. This volume focuses on Batista's role as a revolutionary leader from 1933 to 1934 and his image as a strongman in the years between 1934 and 1939. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 7 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813537016
ISBN
9780813537016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.26

Paperback. During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. This work examines the film industry's growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era. Editor(s): Fischer, Lucy Rose. Series Editor(s): Friedman, Lester D.; Pomerance, Murray. Series: Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema. Num Pages: 312 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813544854
ISBN
9780813544854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.42

Paperback. Incorporating investigative journalism, this title examines the contested place of health and development in El Salvador. It recounts the story of radical health activism from its origins in liberation theology and guerrilla medicine during the third-world country's twelve-year civil war, through development of a 'popular health system'. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 330 pages, 13 photographs & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; JHMC; JP; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547367
ISBN
9780813547367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.72

Paperback. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813562490
ISBN
9780813562490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.78

paperback. Series: The American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 192 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
None
SKU
V9780813565293
ISBN
9780813565293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Editor(s): Gateward, Frances; Jennings, John. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AKLC; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813572338
ISBN
9780813572338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.78

paperback. This title emhasizes the complexities inherent in one distinct white ethnic group's involvement in America's racial dilemma. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRJ; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814726815
ISBN
9780814726815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

paperback. Series: American Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816620425
ISBN
9780816620425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816643257
ISBN
9780816643257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816649105
ISBN
9780816649105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.19

paperback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Amy; Pease, Donald E. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 680 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1039.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822314134
ISBN
9780822314134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.91

paperback. Editor(s): Pease, Donald E. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822314936
ISBN
9780822314936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.31

paperback. Offers an analysis of the culture and paintings of colonial Cuzco. Focusing on the era's paintings and its historical archives, this book explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron (the Sun), and Spain's conquest of Peruvian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 51 illustrations, 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323679
ISBN
9780822323679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.14

paperback. A biography of Mexican guerilla leader (in Chiapas) Subcommander Marcos that synthesizes his life, his career, and his influence. The first such study in English. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBTV; JPWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339953
ISBN
9780822339953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.31

hardcover. This history of the connections between Argentine and Italian fascisms explains how Italy promoted fascism in Argentina, and how far-right Argentines adopted some elements of Italian fascism and rejected others. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KLSA; 3JJ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822345947
ISBN
9780822345947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.23

hardcover. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346838
ISBN
9780822346838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.23

hardcover. A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a "musical color line" in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
1. Ausgabe.
SKU
V9780822346890
ISBN
9780822346890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.12

paperback. In Punk and Revolution Shane Greene radically uproots punk from its place in Western culture to situate it as a crucial element in Peru's culture of subversive militancy and political violence. Experimenting with form and content, Greene redefines how we think about punk subculture and revolutionary politics. Num Pages: 248 pages, 63 illustrations, 8 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGU; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362746
ISBN
9780822362746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.43

hardcover. Series: American Literatures Initiative. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823233557
ISBN
9780823233557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.82

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