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Paperback. A study of the representation of teenagers in American cinema since David Considine's Cinema of Adolescence in 1985. It reaffirms the idea that films about youth constitute a legitimate genre worthy of study on its own terms. Num Pages: 436 pages, 26 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292756625
ISBN
9780292756625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

paperback. The Quebec student strike in the spring of 2012 has been linked with the Arab Spring, and The Idle No More movements as one of the most important and significant social protests of modern times. " Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JMG; JNM; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667255
ISBN
9781552667255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.28

Paperback. Editor(s): Byrd, Rudolph P. Series: Sarah Mills Hodge Fund Publication. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346175
ISBN
9780820346175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. A master historian traces African-American slavery in the United States from its beginnings in the 17th century to its fiery demise nearly 300 years later, providing a rich understanding of the slaves' experience that continues to mobilize American thought and passions today. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 halftones, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
8/31/04
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016248
ISBN
9780674016248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.22

paperback. Explores diverse culture practices such as Chicano rock-and-roll dancing; the Boy Scouts and heroism; 'zines and community; Native American boxing; African American hip-hop; fan clubs and femininity; Malcolm X's zoot suit; Filipino Mcintosh suits; lesbian, bisexual, and gay Internet culture; Chicano lowriding; and graffiti and spatial mobility. Editor(s): Willard, Michael; Austin, Joe Alan. Num Pages: 488 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 31. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706466
ISBN
9780814706466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. The saga of the Ledfords of Lancaster, Kentucky, this book transcends family biogrpahy to become a social history of a national experience, a metaphor for America. This 20th anniversary edition brings the Ledford's remarkable story up to date. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BG; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Edition
20th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813190594
ISBN
9780813190594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Hardback. Greene's history sheds light on the controversies shadowing the success of generics: problems with the generalizability of medical knowledge, the fragile role of science in public policy, and the increasing role of industry, marketing, and consumer logics in late-twentieth-century and early twenty-first century health care. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17, 8 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ; MBN; MMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421414935
ISBN
9781421414935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 29.82

hardcover. Michael Anesko explores Henry James's efforts to correct 'mistakes' that he later perceived in his books as first printed. He focuses on two of Henry James's most important texts, The Portrait of a Lady (1881) and The Ambassadors (1903), and the ways in which both betray (in very peculiar ways) the fallibility of James himself. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198794882
ISBN
9780198794882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFE; KCLT; KNDF; KNDH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691170893
ISBN
9780691170893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.24

Hardcover. Horton Foote is one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. This book reflects upon his journey from his childhood in Wharton, Texas, through his early experiences as an actor in the theatre, to his mature vocation as a playwright. It identifies the people and influences that shaped his character and nurtured his art. Editor(s): Castleberry, Marion. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954916
ISBN
9780918954916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 69 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 139 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
69
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547836
ISBN
9781594547836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.67
€ 50.67

Hardback. Editor(s): Lawrence, Fredrick G. Num Pages: 137 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TVB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633212251
ISBN
9781633212251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.86
€ 130.67

There was an active transatlantic black literary tradition as early as the 1760s. This book situates this literature in its own historical terms. It addresses the shifting meanings of race and gender during this period and explores how black identity was cultivated within a capitalist economy. Editor(s): Carretta, Vincent; Gould, Philip. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3photos. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KB; 1KJ; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122038
ISBN
9780813122038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.28

Paperback. The life of Richard Feynman and the story of modern physics itself. Num Pages: 560 pages, Section: 16, b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349105321
ISBN
9780349105321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.74

paperback. Born into a free black family in 1766, James Forten served in the Revolutionary War and later went on to become vice-president of the American Anti-Slavery Society and more, taking his place as one of the African Americans who helped to shape America. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; YNH; YQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195163407
ISBN
9780195163407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.95

Paperback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923963
ISBN
9780226923963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Focusing on popular huayno music and the ways it has been promoted to Peru's emerging middle class, the author tells a complex story of identity making and the marketing forces entangled with it, providing crucial insights into the dynamics among art, class, and ethnicity that reach far beyond the Andes. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 18 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; AVGH; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923956
ISBN
9780226923956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.79
€ 81.15

Hardback. Gentlemen Bankers focuses on the social and economic circles of one of America's most renowned and influential financiers, J. P. Morgan, to tell a closely focused story of how economic and political interests intersected with personal rivalries and friendships among the Wall Street aristocracy during the first half of the twentieth century. Series: Harvard Studies in Business History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 halftones, 6 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; KFFK; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073036
ISBN
9780674073036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.15
€ 62.35

Paperback. "Gentlemen Bankers" focuses on the social and economic circles of one of America s most renowned and influential financiers, J. P. Morgan, to tell a closely focused story of how economic and political interests intersected with personal rivalries and friendships among the Wall Street aristocracy during the first half of the twentieth century." Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; KFFK; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416901
ISBN
9780674416901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTC; HBJK; PDX; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613735220
ISBN
9781613735220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.72

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