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Paperback. Dying to Belong offers a unique look at the complex and fascinating genre of the gangster movie. Across the world, gangster films are often mistakenly viewed as an inferior and immoral - even dangerous - type of entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1KBBWF; APFA; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163712
- ISBN
- 9781405163712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.43
€ 43.43
Hardback. This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163729
- ISBN
- 9781405163729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91
€ 118.91
Paperback. The Cold War, the black freedom struggle, Vietnam, the sexual revolution, conservative backlash, and the new millennium are just a few of the events that have shaped the lives of Americans since 1945. Editor(s): Ingalls, Robert P.; Johnson, David K. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167147
- ISBN
- 9781405167147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.76
€ 40.99
€ 40.76
Hardback. Written in a lively and accessible style, the book explores a wide range of themes offered in the wealth of contemporary American fiction, including identity, history, family, nation, and aesthetics, as well as cultural movements, styles, and narrative strategies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167574
- ISBN
- 9781405167574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.53
€ 105.53
Hardback. This authoritative and cutting edge Companion brings together a team of leading scholars to document the rich diversity and unique viewpoints that have formed the religious history of the United States. Editor(s): Goff, Philip. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 181 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405169363
- ISBN
- 9781405169363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.53
€ 215.53
Hardback. Defining Visions is a powerful narrative social history that examines television's rise as the great "certifying agent" in American life. This newly updated and fully revised edition extends its coverage to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170543
- ISBN
- 9781405170543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.96
€ 121.96
Paperback. Now in its second edition, American Adventurism Abroad traces US foreign policy from the late 1940s through the past six years of America's "war on terror," and examines the impact of its repeated militaristic meddling into developing nations. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405170758
- ISBN
- 9781405170758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. 9/11 Culture serves as a useful introduction to the complexities of American culture in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Written in an accessible language, 9/11 Culture constructs a number of common-sense approaches for the study of all of the works of art high, low, and in-between. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173711
- ISBN
- 9781405173711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.47
€ 33.47
Hardback. 9/11 Culture serves as a useful introduction to the complexities of American culture in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Written in an accessible language, 9/11 Culture constructs a number of common-sense approaches for the study of all of the works of art high, low, and in-between. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405173728
- ISBN
- 9781405173728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.78
€ 106.78
Paperback. A first-of-its-kind book that seriously and profoundly examines what it means philosophically to be Latino and where Latinos fit in American society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405176583
- ISBN
- 9781405176583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.78
€ 45.99
€ 45.78
Hardback. In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405178990
- ISBN
- 9781405178990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.84
€ 115.84
Paperback. * An interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept of British 'informal empire' in Latin America * Builds upon recent advances in the historiography of imperialism and studies of the nineteenth-century modern world, most obviously the work of Ann Stoler, Catherine Hall and C.A. Editor(s): Brown, Matthew. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179324
- ISBN
- 9781405179324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.43
€ 28.43
Paperback. A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of "technology" in America. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405179942
- ISBN
- 9781405179942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.60
€ 59.60
Paperback. The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. Series: New Approaches to Film Genre. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN; ASZB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 123 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182652
- ISBN
- 9781405182652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Including more than 50 documents that span the history of slavery in America, African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. Editor(s): Mintz, Steven. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182676
- ISBN
- 9781405182676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.89
€ 40.99
€ 40.89
Paperback. This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Indian peoples, as well as the history that got us to this point. Editor(s): Biolsi, Thomas. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 592 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1022.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182881
- ISBN
- 9781405182881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. This volume brings together more than 50 documents which examineforeign policy not only in terms of leaders and states, but alsothrough social movements, cultures, ideas, and images, to providecomprehensive understanding of how Americans have interacted withthe wider world since 1898. Editor(s): Suri, Jeremi. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184472
- ISBN
- 9781405184472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.90
€ 44.99
€ 44.90
Hardback. A Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents an in depth exploration of historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. A series of illuminating essays by literary and cultural scholars reveals the complexity of the many "wests" in our imagination and reality. Editor(s): Witschi, Nicolas S. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 578 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1148.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405187336
- ISBN
- 9781405187336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.00
€ 209.00
Paperback. Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188289
- ISBN
- 9781405188289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04
Paperback. Covering everything from Richard Nixon's acceptance speech at the 1968 Republican national convention to Gerald Ford's pardon in 1974, this textbook places the student in the midst of one of the most dramatic events in American political history. Editor(s): Kutler, Stanley I. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405188487
- ISBN
- 9781405188487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.21
€ 51.21