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The Americas
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 41.99
€ 41.98