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Paperback. "Lori Landay tells a powerful story about woman's place and women's power during the sexual desegregation of American society."-ScreenSite Series: Feminist Cultural Studies, the Media, & Political Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 76 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; DSBH; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216516
ISBN
9780812216516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.95

paperback. George Cotkin looks at diverse yet central issues such as the problem of evil, moral responsibility, racial identity, and capital punishment, juxtaposed against events such as the bombing of civilians during World War II, the My Lai Massacre, and the invasion of Iraq to demonstrate that moral complexity and confusion can be productive. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222494
ISBN
9780812222494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.26

Paperback. Ed Bacon is the first biography of the innovative and controversial urban planner who transformed Philadelphia in the mid-twentieth century. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223590
ISBN
9780812223590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.62

Paperback. A rich history of American theater, Timothy White's Blue-Collar Broadway tells the story of the people who created costumes, shoes, scenery, lights, and props. From the 1880s to the 1990s, White explores the shifting centers of theatrical craft and their impact on the nation and the iconic New York City district of Times Square. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223644
ISBN
9780812223644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812231984
ISBN
9780812231984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812232028
ISBN
9780812232028
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.24

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; LNP; LNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812232127
ISBN
9780812232127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.83

Hardback. From the Pension Research Council of the Wharton School, this book explores the diversity of governmental pension plans and investigates how these financial institutions must change in years to come. Editor(s): Mitchell, Olivia S.; Hustead, Edwin C. Series: Pension Research Council Publications. Num Pages: 408 pages, 71 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KFFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235784
ISBN
9780812235784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.84

Hardback. How entrepreneurial housebuilders fueled a rapid economy. "A well-written and easily read business book with a historical perspective, quite fit for a general readership interested in the history of American enterprise."-APT Bulletin Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235807
ISBN
9780812235807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.58

Hardback. "Deeply researched and beautifully crafted, this book is an original contribution to the history of American reform, family, and working-class culture."-Barbara Melosh, George Mason University Num Pages: 272 pages, illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236545
ISBN
9780812236545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.52

Hardback. "This is a wonderfully measured, insightful, comprehensive treatment of the subject that will, in my estimation, become a standard not only for the academic community but also for the policy and intelligence community."-Dirk Vandewalle, Dartmouth College Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 1KBB; HB; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 321 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236729
ISBN
9780812236729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.61

hardcover. By the latter part of the nineteenth century, the physician had supplanted the clergyman as the nation's most esteemed professional, as the body had seemingly replaced the soul as a person's most prized possession. Stephanie Browner looks at this era of change. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812238259
ISBN
9780812238259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.85

Hardback. An institutional history that follows the rise, fall, and rebirth of this important faith-based NYC social charity. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238310
ISBN
9780812238310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.57

Hardback. In this series of essays Betsy Erkkila considers the historical and psychological dramas of blood-as marker of violence, race, sex, kinship-that have stood near the center of American literature, culture, and politics since the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238440
ISBN
9780812238440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.73

Hardback. A colorful social and cultural history of the often-overlooked independent radio stations of the 1920s, which played an integral role in shaping the American broadcast system through innovative commercial practices, all the while incurring the wrath of the large corporate stations trying to fulfill radio's utopian cultural potential. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238716
ISBN
9780812238716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.57

Hardback. In attempting to steer young adults safely away from the dangers of market-driven society, reformers in early America created values that came to define the emerging urban middle class. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238792
ISBN
9780812238792
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.91

Hardback. The period between 1880 and 1915 marked the first sustained migration of black people into New York City as blacks and whites, both together and in opposition, forged the contours of race relations that would affect the city for decades to come. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239614
ISBN
9780812239614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.75

Hardback. Joshua David Bellin examines the complex issues surrounding Indian sacred performance in its manifold and intimate relationships with texts and images by both Indians and whites. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; HRKT; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812240344
ISBN
9780812240344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.17

Hardback. My Storm is a firsthand account of a critical sixteen months in the post-Katrina recovery process. It tells how Blakely, as Katrina recovery czar, endeavored to transform the shell of a cherished American city into a city that could not only survive but thrive. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 192 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; RNR; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812243857
ISBN
9780812243857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.70

Hardback. Throughout the twentieth century, popular songs, magazine articles, plays, posters, and novels alternated between representing intelligence as empowering and as threatening. In Inventing the Egghead, Aaron Lecklider cracks open this paradox by examining representations of intelligence to reveal brainpower's stalwart appeal and influence. Num Pages: 296 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244861
ISBN
9780812244861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.11

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