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Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, 282 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401534
ISBN
9780887401534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 430 b/w photos & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317392
ISBN
9780764317392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. Reaching an apogee of 6,000 members in the years just before the American Civil War, the Shaker movement was the most enduring, and successful utopian society established in America. This book presents an array of fine examples of Shaker furniture, household objects, textiles, religious drawings, and items made to sell to the 'world's people'. Series: Published in Association with the Bard Graduate Centre for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 350 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; ACQ; ACV; WF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 292 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1618.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300137286
ISBN
9780300137286
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.78
€ 59.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 58 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339899
ISBN
9780764339899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theatre through analyses of five important productions from 1938 through 1971. This book offers a fresh look at the development of American musical theatre and an understanding of Shakespeare in the modern American context. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221520
ISBN
9780253221520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Celebrates Shakespeare's influence on American culture. This book contains essays which explore Shakespeare's influence on America's cultural history from a variety of perspectives. It includes essays from the colonial period, to the adoption of Shakespeare as an "American genius" in the nineteenth century, to twentieth-century musical comedy. Editor(s): Vaughan, Prof. Virginia Mason; Vaughan, Alden T. Num Pages: 192 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSGS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 14. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987156
ISBN
9780295987156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

hardcover. The first work to engage Shakespeare with distinctly Canadian debates addressing nationalism, separatism, cultural appropriation, cultural nationalism, feminism, and postcolonialism. Editor(s): Brydon, Diana; Makaryk, Irena R. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; DSGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802036551
ISBN
9780802036551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.90

Paperback. Shows readers how ideas of Asia operate in Shakespeare performances and how Asian and Anglo-European forms of cultural production combine to transcend the mode of inquiry that focuses on fidelity. This book shows how the history of how Shakespeare became a signifier against which Asian and Western cultures defined themselves. Editor(s): Huang, Professor Alexander C. Y.; Ross, Charles Stanley. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; AN; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535290
ISBN
9781557535290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472584977
ISBN
9781472584977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.72

Paperback. Wry and insightful, "Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line" takes readers on a cross-country tour of the most powerful trend in academic life today--the rise of business values and the belief that efficiency, immediate practical usefulness, and marketplace triumph are the best measures of a university's success. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016347
ISBN
9780674016347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.69

Paperback. The second phase of the civil rights movement (1965-1973) was a pivotal period in the development of ethnic groups in the United States. This title creates an intercultural frame to study the historical and cultural connections among Puerto Ricans, African Americans, and Chicanos/as since the 1960s. Series: Chicana Matters Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLCM; 2ADSL; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292709652
ISBN
9780292709652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341895
ISBN
9780822341895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.48

Hardback. Upending many of our assumptions about American culture since the 1950s, this text particularly focuses on the notion that the '60s represented a total rupture and that the '70s marked the end of meaningful change. The essays map an alternative history of American culture from the '50s to the '90s. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106702
ISBN
9780231106702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCX; KFFR; LNSH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Columbia Global Reports
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990976301
ISBN
9780990976301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.56

Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in the New Political History. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804717038
ISBN
9780804717038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; BTC; JFFE; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Barricade Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569808085
ISBN
9781569808085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.59

Hardcover. Probes into the significance and meaning of shamanic practices in Northeast Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, and also points up the intriguing differences in the ritual garb as generation after generation sought to influence events through the aid of spirits. Num Pages: 192 pages, 108 illustrations, 81 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KB; HRKP; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500517253
ISBN
9780500517253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Looks at the interaction between civilized and primitive people in Colombia, examines the role of the shaman, and discusses healing practices in the jungle. Num Pages: 538 pages, 104ill.3M. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
538
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790138
ISBN
9780226790138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. A groundbreaking examination of Chile's Mapuche shamans and their use of a unique tree in ritual transvestitism and political defiance. Num Pages: 335 pages, 31 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HRKT; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292716599
ISBN
9780292716599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. Explores American culture's attitudes toward shame and sexuality Num Pages: 213 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFM; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740286
ISBN
9780814740286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. This wide-ranging history of Georgian Bay examines changing cultural representations of landscape over time, shifts between resource development and recreational use, and environmental politics of place -- stories central to the Canadian experience. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 colour photographs, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; HBJK; RGL; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774810982
ISBN
9780774810982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Paperback. America's expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. This title re-writes the history of the United States through a western lens. It reflects the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, from the pre-Columbian era to 1877. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290044
ISBN
9780520290044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. America's expansion west was the driving force for issues of democracy, politics, race, freedom, and property. This book re-writes the history of the United States through a western lens. It reflects the important role of the West in national narratives of American history, from 1850 to the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 348 pages, 30 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291416
ISBN
9780520291416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. How does reading poetry influence the way we see the Prairies? Cultural geographer Carl J. Tracie explores this question in "Shaping a World Already Made, " his labour of love to Canadian poetry and to his home. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2AB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889773936
ISBN
9780889773936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

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