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Hardback. In Hope Draped in Black Joseph R. Winters responds to the belief that America follows a constant trajectory of racial progress, using African American literature and film to construct an idea of hope that embraces melancholy in order to acknowledge and mourn America's traumatic history. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361534
ISBN
9780822361534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

Paperback. In Hope Draped in Black Joseph R. Winters responds to the belief that America follows a constant trajectory of racial progress, using African American literature and film to construct an idea of hope that embraces melancholy in order to acknowledge and mourn America's traumatic history. Series: Religious Cultures of African and African Diaspora People. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AB; HRC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 194 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361732
ISBN
9780822361732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138797574
ISBN
9781138797574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.03

Hardback. Spotlights six of Mexico's most important opposition figures, introducing the reader to Jesus Gonzalez Schmal, of the conservative PAN; Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, the most successful opposition candidate in Mexico's history; Jorge Alcocer Villanueva of the Communist Party, and three others. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 356 pages, bioglossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; BGH; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842023955
ISBN
9780842023955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762784868
ISBN
9780762784868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.95

paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 27 color illus., 59 b&w illus., 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253023445
ISBN
9780253023445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.68

paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 68 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; HBTB; WSBX; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021625
ISBN
9780253021625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Num Pages: 288 pages, 844 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1734.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338014
ISBN
9780764338014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226847191
ISBN
9780226847191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Ranging from black slaveholders and frontier outlaws to serial killers and gangsta rappers, this title examines the pivotal role of black villains in American society and popular culture. It offers the extensive treatment to date of the black badman and the challenges that this figure has posed for race relations in America. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226104638
ISBN
9780226104638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 489 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
489
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822307723
ISBN
9780822307723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKSW1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894384391
ISBN
9781894384391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardback. Series: Religion and American Culture. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 halftones, 0 color illus., 0 line drawings, 0 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRK; HRLP1; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145022
ISBN
9780231145022
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.88
€ 86.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442205604
ISBN
9781442205604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.10

Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017198
ISBN
9780691017198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.70

Hardcover. This volume covers Honda's manufacture, research and development, sourcing of components, human resources and labour relations, collaboration with Western firms, political controversy and the role of concepts and ideas, in Japan, North America and Europe. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPJ; 1KB; KJK; KJM; KNDR; KNGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333586839
ISBN
9780333586839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.81

Paperback. Suitable for a range of readers, including students and scholars in the fields of American literature, film, and gay studies, this book challenges widely held assumptions about postwar gay male culture and politics. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSK1; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319641
ISBN
9780822319641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. Offers alternative insights into the complex relationship between politics and intelligentsia in revolutionary Cuba. Series: Coleccion Tamesis: Serie A, Monografias. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 2ADS; APFB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Tamesis Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855662889
ISBN
9781855662889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Paperback. Addresses homosexuality in modern culture. This text discusses queer theory, Foucault and psychoanalysis, the politics of sadomasochism, and the image of "the gay outlaw" in works by Gide, Proust and Genet. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674406209
ISBN
9780674406209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.03

Paperback. Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HRAM; HRCC96; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199753901
ISBN
9780199753901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.44

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