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The Americas
Paperback. Provides insights into life at the turn of the 20th century. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, music. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140189988
- ISBN
- 9780140189988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. The Souls of Black Folk is a classic study of race, culture, and education at the turn of the twentieth century. A singular combination of essays, memoir, and fiction, the book is a searing account of the situation of African Americans in the United States. This edition includes an invaluable appendix of contextualizing material. Editor(s): Edwards, Brent Hayes. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reissue ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555833
- ISBN
- 9780199555833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. Explores one of the oldest traditions of American religious folksong: unaccompanied congregational singing in Appalachian Primitive Baptist churches. Using interviews, field observations, historical research, song transcriptions, and musical analysis, the author explores the dynamic relationship between singing and theology in these churches. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252070037
- ISBN
- 9780252070037
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.32
€ 26.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. The Sound of Gravel is Ruth Wariner's unforgettable and deeply moving story of growing up in a polygamist Mormon doomsday community. The thirty-ninth of her father's forty-one children, Ruth is raised on a farm in the hills of Mexico, where polygamy is practiced without fear of legal persecution. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BM; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Flatiron Books
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781250077707
- ISBN
- 9781250077707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.29
€ 21.99
€ 19.29
Paperback. From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJSA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226151625
- ISBN
- 9780226151625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.87
€ 33.99
€ 26.87
Paperback. A detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of sheet music sales, to that of orchestrated pop records by Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone in the 1960s, to the MTV-ready pop songs that occupy soundtrack CDs of today. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 18 illus., 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; AVA; KNTC; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231108638
- ISBN
- 9780231108638
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Documents the benefits of affirmative action for minority students, their communities, and the nation at large. This book investigates the roots of minority underperformance in selective colleges and universities. It explains how such factors as neighborhood, family, peer group, and early schooling influence the academic performance of students. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, 66 tables. 19 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125978
- ISBN
- 9780691125978
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. One of the significant differences between the New World's major areas of high culture was that Mesoamerica had no beasts of burden and wool, while the Andes had both. Four members of the camelid family - wild guanacos and vicunas, and domestic llamas and alpacas - were native to the Andes. This work offers a study of the South American camelids. Translator(s): Marcus, Joyce. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 628 pages, , maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2064.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745406
- ISBN
- 9781931745406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.84
€ 16.84
Hardback. One of the significant differences between the New World's major areas of high culture was that Mesoamerica had no beasts of burden and wool, while the Andes had both. Four members of the camelid family - wild guanacos and vicunas, and domestic llamas and alpacas - were native to the Andes. This work offers a study of the South American camelids. Translator(s): Marcus, Joyce. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 628 pages, , black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 628
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745413
- ISBN
- 9781931745413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.45
€ 45.45
Hardcover. Series: New perspectives on the South. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118369
- ISBN
- 9780813118369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.24
€ 38.24
Paperback. When Franklin D Roosevelt was sworn in as president, the South was unmistakably the most disadvantaged part of the nation. This work examines the effect of the New Deal on the rural and urban South, its black and white citizens, its poor, and its politics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191690
- ISBN
- 9780813191690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Since the moment William Ferris' parents him a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera in 1954, Ferris passionately began to photograph his world. He has never stopped. This beautiful, provocative collection of 100 of Ferris' photographs of the South, taken during his formative period, capture the power of his colour photography. Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 103 Colour Plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; 3JM; AGN; AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629681
- ISBN
- 9781469629681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.35
€ 40.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. A provocative new history of the Civil War showing how divisions within the South itself, plus the genius of Abraham Lincoln, won the war for the North. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156294
- ISBN
- 9780195156294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.34
€ 24.99
€ 21.34
Flexibound. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBN; WBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Oxmoor House
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780848751852
- ISBN
- 9780848751852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.19
€ 29.99
€ 28.19
The Southern Agrarians and the New Deal. Essays After "I'll Take My St...
. Ed(S): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas...
Hardback. A collection of six essays by key American Agrarians such as Donald Davidson, Andrew Nelson Lytle and Herman Clarence Nixon. Combined with an introduction, they offer a radically revised view of the Agrarian movement as it was redefined and revived during the New Deal. Editor(s): Bingham, Emily S.; Underwood, Thomas A. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPWD; JPWF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919959
- ISBN
- 9780813919959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.95
€ 74.95
Paperback. Drawing on the judicial opinions and private correspondence of six chief justices whose careers spanned both the region and the century, the author analyzes their conceptions of their roles and the substance of their opinions related to cases involving homicide, economic development, federalism, and race. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 263 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820332369
- ISBN
- 9780820332369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. Since the Civil War, whites and blacks have struggled over the meanings and uses of the Southern past. This title argues that these battles are ultimately about who has the power to determine what we remember of the past, and whether that remembrance will honor all Southerners or only select groups. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 133 x 32. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027213
- ISBN
- 9780674027213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Paperback. Tammy Algood's The Southern Slow Cooker Bible serves up 365 recipes, covering a year's worth of dishes that let you effortlessly pair the flavors of the South with the convenience of slow cooking. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781401605001
- ISBN
- 9781401605001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; WH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 80.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Company United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781565540422
- ISBN
- 9781565540422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.53
€ 9.53
Paperback. Present-day Americans may feel secure in their citizenship, but there was a time when citizens could be denationalized. Patrick Weil examines the twentieth-century legal procedures, causes, and enforcement of denaturalization to illuminate an important and neglected dimension of American citizenship, sovereignty, and federal authority. Series: Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222128
- ISBN
- 9780812222128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61