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hardcover. In Sound the Trumpet, Lawrence J. Haas examines the effort by advance freedom and democracy around the world. Haas argues forcefully that, for all of our missed opportunities and tragic errors, the world is a better place because of our efforts. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442216587
ISBN
9781442216587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.83

Paperback. Discusses about the place of music in the Iraq War and in contemporary American military culture in general. This book describes how American soldiers hear, share, use, and produce music both on and off duty. It studies the role of music from recruitment campaigns and basic training to its use 'in country' before and during missions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; AVG; HBWS5; JWT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220875
ISBN
9780253220875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.99

Paperback. Delving into the archives that document cross-cultural interactions between America and Germany, the author retraces these efforts to export culture as an instrument of nongovernmental diplomacy, paying particular attention to the role of conductors and uncovers the history of the musician as a cultural symbol of German cosmopolitanism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; AVG; GTJ; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226292168
ISBN
9780226292168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFC; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2004th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403964243
ISBN
9781403964243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.26

Paperback. org. Editor(s): Keeling, Kara; Kun, Josh. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405711
ISBN
9781421405711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.39

paperback. 100th anniversary edition of this classic of African American history. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594510052
ISBN
9781594510052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Num Pages: 368 pages, tables and figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLM; JFSP2; JFSP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195371796
ISBN
9780195371796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.96

Paperback. Shows that the end of the Religious Right doesn't signal the decline of evangelical Christianity but rather its disentanglement from a political machine that sold it out to a narrow electoral agenda of such causes as opposition to gay marriage and abortion. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143293
ISBN
9780691143293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.' Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; AVGQ; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137378095
ISBN
9781137378095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77

Paperback. Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to maintain white ruling class hegemony. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108974
ISBN
9780230108974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.23
€ 49.22

Hardback. Considers the misappropriation of African American popular culture through various genres, largely Hip Hop, to argue that while such cultural creations have the potential to be healing agents, they are still exploited -often with the complicity of African Americans- for commercial purposes and to maintain white ruling class hegemony. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108912
ISBN
9780230108912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.44

mass_market. Offers a firsthand account of the exploits and accomplishments of the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, and describes their perilous missions amid the vast Viet Cong tunnel complexes of Cu Chi. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations , ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BTM; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Presidio Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891418177
ISBN
9780891418177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.77

Hardback. Marine Lieutenant James N Sutton died on the grounds of the Naval Academy on October 13, 1907, and the Marine Corps would never be the same. This title tells the true story of an Oregon mother's crusade to save her son's soul from the stigma of suicide and confront venerated military institutions in the search for the truth. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742548497
ISBN
9780742548497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; AJC; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 287 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harbour
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550177350
ISBN
9781550177350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.14

Hardback. This is the second book in Ed Cooper's Soul of the Heights series and is intended to be a celebration of the Rocky Mountains, capturing on film and in text what the author describes as the soul of the Rocky Mountains. Num Pages: 208 pages, 160 colour & b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762749416
ISBN
9780762749416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.70

W. Bradford Wilcox and Nicholas Wolfinger offer a provocative portrait of the influence of churches on sex, childbearing, relationships, and marriage among African Americans and Latinos. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCV4; JFSL3; JFSL4; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195394221
ISBN
9780195394221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.01

Paperback. Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 halftones, 1 line drawing, 4 maps, 22 recipes, 11 sidebars. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469632421
ISBN
9781469632421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. This work tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving into heart of the domestic slave trade, the slave market. Taking the reader inside the New Orleans slave market the author transforms the statistics of this chilling trade into the human drama of traders, buyers, and slaves. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005396
ISBN
9780674005396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ecco
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062564504
ISBN
9780062564504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Guillory, Monique; Green, Richard. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814730850
ISBN
9780814730850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Racialization, Marginalization and Deregulated Work. 128 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFN; JFSL3. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 9. Weight: 184.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552664797
ISBN
9781552664797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHBL; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739134740
ISBN
9780739134740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.60

Paperback. In Sorry About That, Edwin Battistella analyzes the public apologies of presidents, politicians, entertainers, and businessmen, situating the apology within American popular culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; CFB; CFGR; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190468903
ISBN
9780190468903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.45

Paperback. Based on Supreme Court archives, the personal papers of justices and other figures at the Supreme Court, and interviews and written surveys with 150 former clerks, this title offers a behind-the-scenes look at the life of a law clerk, and how it has evolved since its nineteenth-century beginnings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 figures, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794203
ISBN
9780814794203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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