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Paperback. Radicalized in a brutal era of repeated violence against hard-working men and women, Mother Jones criss-crossed the country to demand higher wages and safer working conditions. This work recounts her story explaining the dramatic times through which she lived and to which she contributed so much. Series: Women's Biography Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348104
- ISBN
- 9780826348104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.78
€ 29.78
Paperback. Describes how the news media in the United States were fundamentally changed by the creation of academic departments and schools of journalism, by the founding of the National Press Club, and by developments that included early newsreels, the introduction of halftones to print, and even changes in newspaper design. Editor(s): Winfield, Betty Houchin. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218131
- ISBN
- 9780826218131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.61
€ 43.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kiddle, Amelia M.; Munoz, Maria L. O. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816529186
- ISBN
- 9780816529186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.05
€ 75.05
Paperback. Brings together scholars from a broad variety of disciplines, who offer fresh insights on the Vietnam War's psychological, economic, artistic, political, and environmental impacts. Each essay examines a different facet of the war, from its representation in Marvel comic books to the experiences of Vietnamese soldiers exposed to Agent Orange. Editor(s): Boyle, Brenda M.; Lim, Jeehyun. Series: War Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813579931
- ISBN
- 9780813579931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.14
€ 46.14
Paperback. Brings together twelve original essays that document and explore competing explanations for how and why conversion has occurred. This volume pays close attention to who converts, under what circumstances, the meaning of conversion to the individual, and how the change affects converts' beliefs and actions. Editor(s): Steigenga, Timothy J.; Cleary, Edward L. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; HRCS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813542027
- ISBN
- 9780813542027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.82
€ 49.82
Paperback. Captures in words and pictures the emotions that circled around one man in Chicago in the early 1980s: Harold Washington. This book gives readers a window onto a man who won over an entire city. Num Pages: 120 pages, colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPN; AJCR; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 889.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810124462
- ISBN
- 9780810124462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.42
€ 23.42
Paperback. A collection of essays discussing contemporary writings and differing perspectives on the role of philosophy (and its relation to "non-philosophy") since the death of Merleau-Ponty, including Sartre, Barthes, Heidegger, Lacan, Foucault, Lyotard, and Derrida. Editor(s): Silverman, Hugh J. Num Pages: 188 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810114982
- ISBN
- 9780810114982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.42
€ 43.42
Hardcover. Lyndon Baines Johnson ascended to the presidency in the wake of tragedy. His presidency was marked by controversies over civil rights, the Vietnam War, foreign policy, and law-and-order issues. Decades later, it's now possible to reexamine those controversies to illuminate the achievements and failures of one of this misunderstood president. Editor(s): Lerner, Mitchell B. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613847
- ISBN
- 9780700613847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.27
€ 78.27
Paperback. The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, and the court martial of Lt. William Calley a year and a half later are among the bleakest episodes of the Vietnam War. This work examines its haunting legacy through an exchange of contemporary viewpoints. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610570
- ISBN
- 9780700610570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.66
€ 30.66
Paperback. This collection of essays surveys the changes in farms, small towns and reservations throughout the American West during the post-war era. Topics covered include: cattle industry; agriculture; migrant labour; environmental concerns; social change; ranch and farm women; and reservation life. Editor(s): Hurt, R. Douglas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Government Publication
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608782
- ISBN
- 9780700608782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.35
€ 33.35
Hardcover. Bringing together a diverse array of photographs, this collection provides a visual record of life in Kansas, from 1936-1949. The photographs portray, for example, FSA-aided farmers and striking coal miners, dust-bowl debris and tumbleweeds, and a failed bank and a thriving stockyard. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B. Num Pages: 160 pages, 94 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607990
- ISBN
- 9780700607990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.13
€ 72.13
Hardcover. A masterfully edited volume that explores the complexity of power relationships in Vietnamese society Editor(s): Bousquet, Gisele; Brocheux, Pierre. Num Pages: 488 pages, 6 drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 775.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472098057
- ISBN
- 9780472098057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.06
€ 130.06
Paperback. Intends to capture many of the influential voices from a century of United States history who have spoken out on the struggle to make real the promise of democracy for Americans, railed against abuses of corporate power, renounced American empire, championed environmental causes, opposed war, and waged peace. Editor(s): Rothschild, Matthew. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; DNF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299232245
- ISBN
- 9780299232245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.97
€ 25.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. Presents the story of the 1901 plan for Washington, DC. This work discusses the events leading up to the formation of the Senate Park Commission, the political setting in which it embarked on its work, the decision-making process that led to its final recommendations, and the early years of its implementation. Editor(s): Kohler, Sue; Scott, Pamela. Num Pages: 374 pages, 140 black-&-white illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJC; AMC; AMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780160752230
- ISBN
- 9780160752230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.99
€ 41.99
€ 40.99
Paperback. These essays examine the policies and programs of LBJ's Great Society, and the ideological and political shifts that changed the nature of liberalism. Some essays focus on Lyndon Johnson himself and the institution of the modern presidency, others on specific reform measures, and others on the impact of these initiatives in the following decades. Editor(s): Milkis, Sidney M.; Mileur, Jerome M. Series: Political Development of the American Nation: Studies in Politics and History. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494930
- ISBN
- 9781558494930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.97
€ 45.97
Paperback. An annotated collection of the minutes of a thriving Ku Klux Klan in La Grande, Oregon, between 1922 and 1924. The documents illustrate the inner workings of a Klan chapter of over 300 members at a time when national membership reached millions and the Invisible Empire was at the peak of its power. Editor(s): Horowitz, David A. Num Pages: 214 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809322480
- ISBN
- 9780809322480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.48
€ 28.48
paperback. Editor(s): Malet, Marian; Grenville, Anthony. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Libris United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870352666
- ISBN
- 9781870352666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
hardcover. Thirteen critical essays on the economy and politics of the modern world are presented here. They include socialistic analyses of gobalization, the modern capitalist state, the "weightless economy", the ideology of neo-liberalism in Britain, and the economic crises in Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; JFFS; JPA; JPFF; KCP; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364811
- ISBN
- 9780850364811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.95
€ 40.99
€ 33.95
paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; GBCY; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Merlin Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364736
- ISBN
- 9780850364736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
paperback. Editor(s): Drew, Allison. Num Pages: 408 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Mayibuye Books,South Africa South Africa
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780799216134
- ISBN
- 9780799216134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.79
€ 20.99
€ 15.79