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paperback. Erin McKenna argues that Utopian vision informed by pragmatism results in a process model of Utopia that can help form the future based on critical intelligence. Using John Dewey's works with feminist theory and literature, McKenna develops this pragmatist feminist model of Utopia. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742513198
ISBN
9780742513198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JJP; BM; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999593
ISBN
9780295999593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.10

Hardcover. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; AVGH; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226385402
ISBN
9780226385402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.25
€ 78.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583671979
ISBN
9781583671979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 651 pages, 188 b/w photographs, 7 tables, 3 graphs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110. American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 651 pages, 182 b&w photographs. Offers readers a look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as an in-depth look at sound design in selected films, amongst other issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 39. Weight: 1110.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
651
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221284
ISBN
9780520221284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.91

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691643113
ISBN
9780691643113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.56

paperback. Tracing the evolution of modern dance movements in New York City, this survey focuses on the choreographers, such as Merce Cunningham, Twyla Tharp, Trisha Brown and David Gordon, who were propelled into rebellion against conventional modern dance by various counter-cultural dance troupes. Illustrator(s): Tileston, Nathaniel. Num Pages: 251 pages, 38 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822311669
ISBN
9780822311669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WBN; WBT; WTHR; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 155 x 661. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310434
ISBN
9781477310434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.92

Hardback. Explores the literary expression of crises of social classification that occupied U.S. public discourse in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848. This book shows how, lacking a native language for expressing class differences, American writers struggled to find social taxonomies able to capture and manage inequalities of wealth and power. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691113890
ISBN
9780691113890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.54
€ 82.35

Hardback. The classic book on the Lower East Side's synagogues and their congregations, past and present-now back in print in a completely revised and expanded edition Num Pages: 232 pages, 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250004
ISBN
9780823250004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.78

Hardcover. The history of the Synagogue and its changing role in American Jewish culture. Num Pages: 259 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMN; HRJC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775820
ISBN
9780814775820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.41

Paperback. Even as unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression, FDR's relief and social security programs faced attacks in Congress and the courts on the legitimacy of federal aid to the growing population of poor. This book recovers this crucial aspect of American history, tracing the roots of the modern American welfare state. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones, 1 line drawing, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923499
ISBN
9780226923499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Following on from the author's previous work, "Early Jazz", this detailed history of jazz covers the crucial era which saw the rise of big band swing and the transition to the more "avant-garde" bop style which revolutionized jazz in the 1940s. Num Pages: 944 pages, line drawings, music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
937
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195071405
ISBN
9780195071405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.76

Hardback. Walker Rumble follows the trail of the Swifts, a group of colourful compositors who became famous by winning typesetting races. Tellingly, at the same time that the most celebrated contests were taking place, technological and cultural forces were threatening the Swifts's way of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KNTR; TBX; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813921617
ISBN
9780813921617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.72

paperback. The author situates the work experience in Latin America's broader history in a chronological order and divided into five periods. With each period, he discusses the chief economic, political and social characteristics as they relate to work, identifying with continuities from the previous period. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765602084
ISBN
9780765602084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.63

Paperback. Series: Papers of the Peabody Museum. Num Pages: 454 pages, 3 color photos and drawing, 272 halftones and line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3H; ACBK; AFPC; HD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873652148
ISBN
9780873652148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.89

paperback. This book describes how the Supreme Court has used procedural law to undermine the civil rights of minority workers. Num Pages: 225 pages, 10 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316502808
ISBN
9781316502808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 19.32

Hardcover. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Dennis J.; Strauss, David A.; Stone, Geoffrey R. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press Journals
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226392219
ISBN
9780226392219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27
€ 56.22

Hardcover. Lauded for providing discussion of the Courts' significant decisions, this volume keeps at the forefront of the reforms and interpretations of American law. It considers issues such as post-9/11 security, the 2000 presidential election, cross burning, federalism and state sovereignty, failed Supreme Court nominations, and more. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Dennis J.; Strauss, David A.; Stone, Geoffrey R. Series: Supreme Court Review. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226269061
ISBN
9780226269061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.27
€ 56.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNXB2; LNHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702730
ISBN
9781501702730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.98

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