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Hardcover. Vaudeville is often viewed as the source of some of the crude stereotypes that positioned the Irish immigrant in America as the antithesis of native-born American citizens. Using primary archival material, Mooney argues that the vaudeville stage was an important venue in which an Irish-American identity was constructed, negotiated, and refined. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482648
- ISBN
- 9781137482648
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Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Hardback. Owens provides a historical analysis of the ideological movements and reform efforts leading to the Common Core State Standards, beginning with conservative criticism of public schools in the 1930s and culminating in a convergence of the political right and left in efforts to systemically reform education based on free market principles. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; JNF; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 505.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137482679
- ISBN
- 9781137482679
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€ 98.80€ 82.50
€ 98.80
€ 82.50
What's New about the "New" Immigration?: Traditions and Transformation...
Halter, Marilyn, Johnson, Marilynn S., Viens,...
Hardcover. Historians commonly point to the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act as the inception of a new chapter in the story of American immigration. This wide-ranging interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from varied disciplines to consider what is genuinely new about this period. Editor(s): Stachura, Peter D. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFN; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137483867
- ISBN
- 9781137483867
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€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. A scholar of race and a leader in the Afro-Asian solidarity movement, Cedric Dover embodied the 20th-century cosmopolitan redefinition of racial identity. Tracing Dover's evolution through his relationships with W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, and Paul Robeson, this book tracks racial identity in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484093
- ISBN
- 9781137484093
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Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardback. An expanded version of a series of debates between the authors, this book examines the nature of corporate rights, especially with respect to religious liberty, in the context of the controversial Hobby Lobby case from the Supreme Court's 2013-14 term. Num Pages: 86 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 86
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137484673
- ISBN
- 9781137484673
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€ 61.36
€ 61.36
Paperback. This interdisciplinary study explores the interaction between memory and transitional justice in post-dictatorship Argentina and Uruguay and develops a theoretical framework for bringing these two fields of study together through the concept of critical junctures. Series: Memory Politics and Transitional Justice. Num Pages: 335 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSU; JFF; JPA; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485007
- ISBN
- 9781137485007
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Condition: New
€ 62.15
€ 62.15
Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin...
. Ed(S): Ascher, William; Mirovitskaya, Natal...
Paperback. This collection of case studies explains the pathways between development patterns, economic strategies, and violence in Latin America. Editor(s): Ascher, William; Mirovitskaya, Natalia. Series: Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFFE; JP; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485014
- ISBN
- 9781137485014
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Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 164 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; JFFJ; JFSJ; JNB; WSBM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 349.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485083
- ISBN
- 9781137485083
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Condition: New
€ 61.92
€ 61.92
Paperback. Drawing from a wide spectrum of disciplines, the essays in this collection examine in different national contexts the consequences of the "Latin American multicultural turn" in Afro Latino social movements of the past two decades. Editor(s): Rahier, Jean. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSL3; JHMC; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485182
- ISBN
- 9781137485182
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Condition: New
€ 61.84
€ 61.84
Hardcover. In the 19th century, both Italy and the US were young countries pursuing liberal nationalism even as unity was threatened by a recalcitrant southern population. This nuanced analysis of abolitionism and Italian democratic nationalism, Lincoln and Cavour, and the nation's two civil wars provides powerful new insights into their histories. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485427
- ISBN
- 9781137485427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
New Institutions for Participatory Democracy in Latin America: Voice a...
Cameron, Maxwell A., Hershberg, Eric, Sharpe,...
Paperback. This volume describes and analyzes the proliferation of new mechanisms for participation in Latin American democracies and considers the relationship between direct participation and the consolidation of representative institutions based on more traditional electoral conceptions of democracy. Editor(s): Hershberg, Eric. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485465
- ISBN
- 9781137485465
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Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Hardcover. This book attributes American poverty to consequences 19th Century social welfare policies within an economy stretching to meet its 21st Century economic potential, arguing that American poverty persists as economic and political structures have moved into the world of fiscal planning but social welfare remains in its Depression-era structure. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485472
- ISBN
- 9781137485472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.39
€ 62.39
Hardback. This book investigates an African diaspora Christian community in Calgary, Alberta, and explores the ways in which the church's beliefs and practices impact the lives of its migrant congregation. In particular, it reveals the church's pronounced concern with the utility of the Prosperity Gospel and Holy Spirit Power. Series: Religion and Global Migrations. Num Pages: 112 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; H; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 297.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137485489
- ISBN
- 9781137485489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.56
€ 61.56
Hardcover. Showcasing French participation in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution, this book shows the French army at the heart of revolutionary, social, and cultural change. Osman argues that efforts to transform the French army into a citizen army before 1789 prompted and helped shape the French Revolution. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD; HBJK; HBTV2; HBWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137486233
- ISBN
- 9781137486233
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Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Hardcover. This book analyzes the ways in which US policy toward Iraq was dictated by America's broader Cold War strategy between 1958 and 1975 and shows where Iraq fits into the broader historiography of the Cold War in the Middle East. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBTW; JFSL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137487117
- ISBN
- 9781137487117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.14
€ 150.14
Hardcover. This collection interrogates sports in Latin America as a key terrain in which nation is defined and populations are interpellated through emotionally charged practices (state policy, media representations, and sports play itself by professionals, national teams and amateurs) of inclusion and exclusion. Editor(s): Fernandez l'Hoeste, Hector D.; Irwin, Robert McKee; Poblete, Juan. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFC; JHBS; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137487186
- ISBN
- 9781137487186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.13
€ 140.13
Hardcover. Based on an analysis of the changing practice of sovereignty in Brazil, India and South Africa, this book argues that soft sovereignty provides an adequate, yet unrecognized, basis for a moderate, embedded and plural cosmopolitanism situated between globalism's demand for a world state and statism's defence of the status quo. Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; 1KLSB; JPA; JPB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137488213
- ISBN
- 9781137488213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Hardcover. This book explores the continuous British fascination with the American Civil War from the 1870s to the present. Analysing the War's place in British political discourse, military writing, intellectual life and popular culture, it traces the sources of Britons' appeal to the American conflict and their use of its representations at home and abroad. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137489258
- ISBN
- 9781137489258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
hardcover. Like many books, this one argues for a more restrained Supreme Court. Unlike most other books, however, this one grounds that call in a fully elaborated constitutional theory that goes beyond the "counter-majoritarian difficulty." Num Pages: 125 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA; LNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 125
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490650
- ISBN
- 9781137490650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
hardcover. Puritanism has a reputation for being emotionally dry, but seventeenth-century Puritans did not only have rich and complex emotional lives, they also found meaning in and drew spiritual strength from emotion. From theology to lived experience and from joy to affliction, this volume surveys the wealth and depth of the Puritans' passions. Editor(s): Ryrie, Professor Alec; Schwanda, Tom. Series: Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1500-1800. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490971
- ISBN
- 9781137490971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.46
€ 98.46