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The Americas
Paperback. Starting with the figure of the bold, boisterous girl in the mid-19th century and ending with the 'girl power' movement of the 1990's, this title provides a critical study of this gender-bending code of female conduct. It traces the literary and cultural transformations that the concept of 'tomboy' has undergone in the United States. Num Pages: 338 pages, 10 Halftoness. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137237
- ISBN
- 9781592137237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.00
€ 36.99
€ 35.00
Hardcover. The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned Num Pages: 344 pages, 37 halftones, 75 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFSR1; WSBT; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592136339
- ISBN
- 9781592136339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
Paperback. Philadelphia and its surrounding towns--the horticultural epicenter of the U.S.--has more public gardens than almost any other region in the world. This indispensable, pocket-sized guide helps residents and visitors locate and enjoy nearly 100 gardens. Num Pages: 192 pages, 199 full colour illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592135103
- ISBN
- 9781592135103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.51
€ 28.51
Paperback. Explores the history of scrapbook-making, its origins, uses, forms and purposes, as well as the human agents behind the books themselves. Scrapbooks bring pleasure in both the making and consuming. This volume considers the makers, their artefacts, and the viewers within the context of American culture. Editor(s): Tucker, Susan; Ott, Katherine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- First Softcover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134786
- ISBN
- 9781592134786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Show that ads disseminate information about the candidates and generate voter interest. This book says that advertising even prompts voters to feel confident about the functioning of American democracy. It finds little evidence that ads have adverse effects on voter behaviour. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 tables, 7 illustrations, 25 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHV; JPVL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134564
- ISBN
- 9781592134564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.80
€ 32.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. Illuminates the historical richness and geographical diversity of the Puerto Rican experience. Editor(s): Whalen, Carmen Teresa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JHMP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134137
- ISBN
- 9781592134137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 reflects America's aspirational belief that girls and boys, women and men, both deserve equal educational opportunities in athletics. This book shows how this ideal has been both implemented and thwarted over the years via actions in the legislature, executive and judicial branches of government. Editor(s): Hogshead-Makar, Nancy; Zimbalist, Andrew. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JNU; YNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592133802
- ISBN
- 9781592133802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.90
€ 44.99
€ 44.90
Paperback. Explores the important interconnections involving questions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on world screens by examining a range of films, videos, and digital works associated with global Chinese culture. This book includes films and other texts that represent a range of work by media artists working within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132782
- ISBN
- 9781592132782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132362
- ISBN
- 9781592132362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131358
- ISBN
- 9781592131358
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.04
€ 32.99
€ 32.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130313
- ISBN
- 9781592130313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.68
€ 19.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. A title that shows how popular films reflected the massive social changes that resulted from the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to cities in the North, West, and Mid-West during the first three decades of the twentieth century. It offers a unique map of Black representations in film. Series: Culture & the Moving Image S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592130030
- ISBN
- 9781592130030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.51
€ 30.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. A study of the iconic Brillo box through the theories of design, aesthetics, and art Num Pages: 144 pages, 34 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ABA; AK; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dartmouth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584657019
- ISBN
- 9781584657019
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.99
€ 26.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. A terrific guide to the history of Eastern Pennsylvania and its environs. Num Pages: 336 pages, B&W Photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581571837
- ISBN
- 9781581571837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.58
€ 27.99
€ 24.58
Hardcover. This final volume of Bernth Lindfors's definitive biography records the remarkable achievements and experiences of Ira Aldridge in the last years of his life, when he performed at theaters throughout Europe. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 364 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JH; ANB; BGF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465380
- ISBN
- 9781580465380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 64.37
€ 71.30
€ 64.37
Hardcover. Explores the history of vaccine development and the rise of antivaccination societies in late-nineteenth-century America. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465373
- ISBN
- 9781580465373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.28
€ 116.28
Hardcover. Demonstrates that the intersection between race, gender, and class formed the backbone of Progressive-Era debates over sex education, the policing of sexuality, and the prevention of venereal disease. Series: Gender and Race in American History. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465359
- ISBN
- 9781580465359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Female Circumcision and Clitoridectomy in the United States (Rochester...
Sarah B. M. Webber Rodriguez
Hardcover. An engaging and surprising history of surgeries on the clitoris, revealing what the therapeutic use of female circumcision and clitoridectomy tells us about American medical ideas concerning the female body and female sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; MBX; MJT; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464987
- ISBN
- 9781580464987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 (Rochester Studies in Medi...
María-Isabel Porras-Gallo (Ed.)
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464963
- ISBN
- 9781580464963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Psychiatry and Racial Liberalism in Harlem, 1936-1968 (Rochester Studi...
Phd Dennis A Dennis A. Doyle
Hardcover. Reveals the history of the individuals who worked to make psychiatry more available to Harlem's black community in the early Civil Rights Era. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; JFSL3; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464925
- ISBN
- 9781580464925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.85
€ 127.85