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The Americas

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814724620
ISBN
9780814724620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. This work attempts to reach an understanding of Rodolfo Usigli's theater as a whole through the analysis of a dozen of his most representative pieces. The chapters are grouped according to type: political satire, political fantasy, social drama, psychological drama, historical themes, and the universal dimension. Illustrated. Editor(s): Erbem, David L. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838634363
ISBN
9780838634363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.07

Paperback. In the mid-1800s a utopian movement to rehabilitate the insane resulted in a wave of publicly funded asylums - many of which became unexpected centers of cultural activity. This work prompts us to reflect on what our society can learn from a generation that urgently and creatively tried to solve the problem of mental illness. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; HBTB; MBPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226709642
ISBN
9780226709642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Hardcover. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853505
ISBN
9780226853505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 88.67

Paperback. For generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 halftones, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; DSG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226853512
ISBN
9780226853512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.42

Paperback. Every summer, thousands gather from around the world in the heat of Nevada's Black Rock Desert for the seven-day celebration of art, community, and fire known as Burning Man. This ethnography of the Burning Man phenomenon explores why 'burners' come in vast numbers to transform a temporary gathering of strangers into an enduring community. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition, Includes DVD
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260887
ISBN
9780520260887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241968260
ISBN
9780241968260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. David Wrone, one of the nation's foremost authorities on the JFK assassination, reexamines Zapruder's film with a fresh eye and a deep knowledge of the forensic evidence. Num Pages: 388 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; JFCA; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619436
ISBN
9780700619436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.62

Hardcover. Analysing Abraham Zapruder's iconic film frame-by-frame, David Wrone builds a convincing case against the official findings of the "crime of the century": the assassination of JFK. Tracing its 40-year history, he demonstrates how the film itself refutes the lone-gunman and single-bullet theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 colour photographs, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612918
ISBN
9780700612918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.29

Hardback. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5AN; YQH. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (ES) Secondary; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 210 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Seven Stories Press 1st Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227602
ISBN
9781583227602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.72

Hardback. This is a critical survey and discography of Louis Armstrong's most formative phase - the period during which he worked alongside such luminaries as King Oliver, Bessie Smith, Sidney Bechet, Fletcher Henderson and Earl Hines. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 568 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AVGJ; AVH; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 34. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840737
ISBN
9780810840737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.88

Paperback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722428
ISBN
9780814722428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722411
ISBN
9780814722411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Hardback. Written as a character study, Young Hamilton, explores the first twenty-six years of Alexander Hamilton's life and is designed to reveal how Hamilton's early years shaped him into the statesman he became. Num Pages: 497 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217892
ISBN
9780823217892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.58

Hardcover. This work re-examines the young adult life of America's 16th president. By profiling 3000 of Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois, contemporaries, this work creates a historical backdrop to explain how one of America's greatest leaders could be simultaneously typical and extraordinary. Num Pages: 400 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878332557
ISBN
9780878332557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.92

Paperback. Focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology allows students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Childs, Matt D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 b&w photos, 8 figures, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1K; GTB; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217165
ISBN
9780253217165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. In the late 1960s an Amish community considered state education detrimental to its own values. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. This volume is a complete and compelling account of the Yoder case. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; HRCC99; LA; LND; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612734
ISBN
9780700612734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; JFSK2; UD; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510713604
ISBN
9781510713604
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.05

Studies the rise and fall of the Yellow Press. This book documents the fierce competition that characterized yellow journalism, the social realities and trends that contributed to its success (and its ultimate demise), its accomplishments for good or ill, and its long-term legacy. Series: Medill School of Journalism Visions of the American Press. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810123311
ISBN
9780810123311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

paperback. It would be impossible to invent a man like Rick Parker, a freakishly fat ginger-haired giant who modelled his personal style on Elvis Presley and wanted to become the next Don King. This title tells the story of two men who never should have met, and when they did, one killed the other. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; BTC; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Condition
New
SKU
9780224080262
ISBN
9780224080262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.23

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