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Paperback. Seasons of Misery offers a boldly original account of early English settlement in American by placing catastrophe and crisis at the center of the story. Donegan argues that the constant state of suffering and uncertainty decisively formed the colonial identity and produced the first distinctly colonial literature. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223774
- ISBN
- 9780812223774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Traces the rise of public and private pension funds, which now control as much as 50 percent of the equity in American corporations, and argues that shareholders in those funds could use their power to make corporations more responsive to social needs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KCS; KJV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235630
- ISBN
- 9780812235630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.34
€ 86.34
Hardback. "Reclaiming Authorship augments our knowledge of the female literary tradition and enriches our grasp of the process by which women authors sought public status in a publishing marketplace. It challenges basic tenets of the origins of realism and posits a definable historical transition from the romantic to the realist."-Cecelia Tichi Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239423
- ISBN
- 9780812239423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Hardback. "The Pilgrim and the Bee makes a broad claim about a reading-centered history, reclaiming for this purpose a distinctive body of texts. Brown's analysis marks an important step toward a better history of reading."-David D. Hall, Harvard University Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JB; CFC; DSBD; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240153
- ISBN
- 9780812240153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.91
€ 81.91
Hardback. Building on the eighteenth-century commonplace that the theater could be a school for public virtue, this book illustrates the connections between the popularity of theatrical performances in eighteenth-century British North America and the British and American national identities that colonial and Revolutionary Americans espoused. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; AN; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240245
- ISBN
- 9780812240245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26
Hardcover. In this volume, scholars from three continents trace the role of dreams in the cultural transitions of the early modern Atlantic world, illustrating how both indigenous and European methods of understanding dream phenomena became central to contests over religious and political power. Editor(s): Plane, Ann Marie; Tuttle, Leslie. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; HBJD; HBJK; HBLC; HBLH; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812245042
- ISBN
- 9780812245042
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Hardcover. A compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Luskey, Brian P.; Woloson, Wendy A. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812246896
- ISBN
- 9780812246896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Hardcover. Among the many contentious frontier zones in nineteenth-century North America, Florida was an early and important borderland where the United States worked out how it would colonize new territories. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248364
- ISBN
- 9780812248364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. Tea Sets and Tyranny offers a political history of politeness in early America, from its origins in the late seventeenth century to its remaking in the age of the Revolution. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248609
- ISBN
- 9780812248609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Hardcover. Offers comprehensive coverage of various tendrillate lianas of Costa Rica and most of the tendrillate lianas of Central America. This book is suitable for tropical botanists, forestry scientists, ecologists, biologists, and horticulturalists. Num Pages: 182 pages, 181. BIC Classification: 1KLC; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 17. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813807584
- ISBN
- 9780813807584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.08
€ 203.08
Hardcover. Includes ten interdisciplinary case studies that represent a range of pest and disease threats to US agriculture, wildlands, and the urban landscape. This book describes possible government responses to these threats. It educates students, practitioners, and academics in the field of economics, verterinary medicine, plant pathology and entomology. Editor(s): Sumner, Daniel A.; Buck, Frank H. Num Pages: 265 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCN; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 185 x 20. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813819662
- ISBN
- 9780813819662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.90
€ 180.90
Hardcover. Toxic Plants of North America, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference for both wild and cultivated toxic plants on the North American continent. Num Pages: 1390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 225 x 57. Weight in Grams: 3578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 1390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813820347
- ISBN
- 9780813820347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 366.42
€ 366.42
Hardcover. This controversial volume discusses and reports on the "soft terrorism" perpetrated by alternative agriculture radicals and by populists who peddle misinformation, propaganda, hate and property destruction in agriculture and the massive costs to Americans. Num Pages: 196 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813821580
- ISBN
- 9780813821580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.27
€ 109.27
Hardcover. Consultant and long-time Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food labeling expert James Summers answers the many questions surrounding FDA food labeling regulations and compliance in Food Labeling Compliance Review. This comprehensive manual and fully searchable, accompanying CD-ROM are designed to aid in understanding the requirements of the FDA. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNDF; LNCB; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 221 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Iowa State University Press United States
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813821818
- ISBN
- 9780813821818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 317.00
€ 317.00
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709238
- ISBN
- 9780814709238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. Argues that the prison systems of California and Texas during the Depression set the tone for the identity roles of the 30s Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KBBWF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814709405
- ISBN
- 9780814709405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712900
- ISBN
- 9780814712900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Terrorism, jihad, fundamentalism, blowback. These and other highly charged terms have saturated news broadcasts and everyday conversation since September 11th. But to keen ears their meanings change depending upon who's doing the talking. So what do these words really mean? And what are people trying to say when they use them? Editor(s): Collins, John; Glover, Ross. Num Pages: 230 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; CFG; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716281
- ISBN
- 9780814716281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Examines the participation of New Yorkers in the political struggles and armed conflict that many historians consider a critical precursor to World War II. This book also describes the involvement of students in the war, the key role of writers and the media, and the contributions made by members of New York's art and theater communities. Editor(s): Carroll, Peter N.; Fernandez, James D. Num Pages: 223 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KBBEY; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JPFQ; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 19. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716816
- ISBN
- 9780814716816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.45
€ 42.99
€ 38.45
Paperback. Provides a portrait of East European and American Jewish life in the immigrant generation at the turn of the twentieth century. Editor(s): Cohen, Jocelyn; Soyer, Daniel. Num Pages: 329 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716953
- ISBN
- 9780814716953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Shows how youth integrate the history of social movement activism of the 1960s, popular culture strategies like hip-hop and spoken word, as well as their experiences in the contemporary urban landscape, to mobilize their peers Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL1; JFSP2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 325 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814717172
- ISBN
- 9780814717172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Museums have become ground zero in America's culture wars. Whereas fierce public debates once centred on provocative work by upstart artists, the scrutiny has expanded to mainstream cultural institutions and the ideas they present. This title examines the most controversial exhibitions of the 1990s. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814718902
- ISBN
- 9780814718902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Between the years 1850 and 1950, Americans became the leading energy consumers on the planet, expending tremendous physical resources on energy exploration, mental resources on energy exploitation, and monetary resources on energy acquisition. This book includes changing ideas about fitness and gender in dialogue with the culture of technology. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; MBG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719831
- ISBN
- 9780814719831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Looks at figures and events that changed New York, the United States and the world. This handbook provides a compact method for studying sculpture, inspired by Ayn Rand's writings on art. It is useful for residents and tourists, and historians and students, who want to spend more time viewing and appreciating sculpture and New York history. Num Pages: 302 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFK; AMGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814719879
- ISBN
- 9780814719879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31