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Paperback. Many of the pieces collected here have not been published since their first appearance, making From Traveling Show to Vaudeville an indispensable resource for historians of popular culture, theater, and nineteenth-century American society. Editor(s): Lewis, Robert M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801887482
ISBN
9780801887482
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.40

Hardback. Many of the pieces collected here have not been published since their first appearance, making From Traveling Show to Vaudeville an indispensable resource for historians of popular culture, theater, and nineteenth-century American society. Editor(s): Lewis, Robert M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 749.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801870873
ISBN
9780801870873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.99

Paperback. Explores the important interconnections involving questions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on world screens by examining a range of films, videos, and digital works associated with global Chinese culture. This book includes films and other texts that represent a range of work by media artists working within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132782
ISBN
9781592132782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. These 21 tales include animal stories, tales of the fantastic, Afro- Cuban 'patakies', and tall tales from the Cuban countryside; each story is presented in both English and Spanish. Illustrator(s): Mora, Victor Hernandez. Editor(s): Perez, Elvia; MacDonald, Margaret Read; Martin, Paula. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, musical examples, photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KJC; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591580911
ISBN
9781591580911
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.22

Paperback. The history of French aircraft and the role of French aviation designers in the development of the Peruvian air force throughout the 20th century. Profusely illustrated with many rare photographs and colour profiles. Num Pages: 244 pages, Full colour artwork, colour and b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KLSR; JWG; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
Publisher
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9788361421931
ISBN
9788361421931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

Hardback. Documents from the late FBI director's secret files reveal for the first time the shocking extent of FBI activities in spying on prominent Americans and political groups. Num Pages: 391 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
391
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929587677
ISBN
9780929587677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.32

Paperback. How grassroots organizations tap into global networks and how gender plays into transnational political practices, addressing these issues through extended ethnographic research Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JFC; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822335658
ISBN
9780822335658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Tulika Print Communication Services India
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9788189487058
ISBN
9788189487058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.50

Hardback. The Lone Star State is home to a dazzling array of world-class artworks, many in private collections and rarely exhibited. Reflecting the Kimbell Art Museum's own collecting strengths, this book focuses on the art of Europe and the ancient Mediterranean from about 700 BC to around 1950. Series: Kimbell Art Museum. Num Pages: 344 pages, 25 black-&-white illustrations + 200 colour images. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 43. Weight in Grams: 3324.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300144949
ISBN
9780300144949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.34
€ 50.65

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 372 pages, 5 line illustrations, 40 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630342
ISBN
9780691630342
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.82

Paperback. Presents the comprehensive history of the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of the United Farm Workers, the most successful farm labor union in United States history. Based on little-known sources and one-of-a-kind oral histories with many veterans of the farm worker movement, this book revises much of what we know about the UFW. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTK; JPWQ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283855
ISBN
9780520283855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. A collection of stories that aims to bring to life the world of the Crow Indians. It features a collection of legends, tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, told from Crow points of view. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 photos, map. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282636
ISBN
9780803282636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. The essays in this volume introduce, assess and explore the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States (LAGS). The contributors demonstrate how LAGS material can be used to address issues important to sociolinguists, dialectologists, and folklorists about the speech and culture of the 20th century South. Editor(s): Montgomery, Michael B.; Nunnally, Thomas E. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy.Large format paperback.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press Alabama
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0212220
ISBN
9780817309480
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Describes Rincon in detail, from the day the brainstorm to bid on the land took shape in the mind of a Perini Co executive until its champagne-soaked opening party. This book focuses on what it takes to build a tiny, self-contained city. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 line drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMG; KFFR; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520083998
ISBN
9780520083998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. Examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, this book provides case studies of communities across the US - towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona - and their struggles against corporate polluters. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWD; RNB; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814715376
ISBN
9780814715376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976547297
ISBN
9780976547297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. A first-person saga, recounting one man's life but relating the experience of many. Mike Carney, the oldest living native Blasket Islander, left in 1937 to seek a better future in Dublin and eventually America. This memoir is the last of a long line of books written by Blasket Islanders, incl Tomas O'Crohan, Micheal O'Sulleabhain and Peig Sayers. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 250.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Gill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848891654
ISBN
9781848891654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Combines legal and historical analysis to address the implications of Brown v. Board of Education , showing that the resolution of racial segregation in schools transformed the lives of ordinary citizens in broader ways than has previously been assumed. Editor(s): Lau, Peter F. Series: Constitutional Conflicts. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334491
ISBN
9780822334491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Demonstrates how outside economic, governmental, legal, and business developments play an increasingly influential, if not controlling, role in every farmer's life. This book offers an understanding of how we can create sustainable and vibrant land-based communities by adhering to fundamental agrarian values. Series: Culture of the Land. Num Pages: 408 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNAC; RN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124193
ISBN
9780813124193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages, 4 line drawings, 6 maps, 24 photos, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRK; HRQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226858029
ISBN
9780226858029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

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