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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626779
ISBN
9780816626779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; APW; JFC; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626212
ISBN
9780816626212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816620975
ISBN
9780816620975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. With Jackie in a pill-box hat and Marilyn crooning to the president, the 1960s opened with women hovering at the fringes of the public imagination - and ended with a feminist movement that outpaced anything NASA could concoct. A compelling story, but did it really happen that way? Yes and no, argue Lauri Umansky and Avital Bloch. Editor(s): Bloch, Avital H.; Umansky, Lauri. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 342 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799109
ISBN
9780814799109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Compelling first-hand stories of Jewish women fighting racism in the American south while coming of age in the shadow of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 248 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JFSR1; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814797754
ISBN
9780814797754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. A new exploration of how religions respond to science in our modern world. Series: New and Alternative Religions. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HRAM3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814797211
ISBN
9780814797211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Part memoir and part sociology, this is a study of American street gangs during the second half of the 20th century. Included in the text are autobiographical excerpts from the author's extensive files on his experience of working with gangs. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814796887
ISBN
9780814796887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Beauty shops are places where women can enjoy the company of other women and exchange information or secrets. This work traces the development of the American beauty shop, from its largely separate racial origins, through white recognition of the "ethnic market", to the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL1; KCCD; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814793589
ISBN
9780814793589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. During the 1990s a particular focus of discussions on American culture has been the role of visual arts in public life. In this volume, five cultural critics and two contemporary artists set out to show the ways in which this debate has profoundly reshaped the view of American culture. Editor(s): Yenawine, Philip; Weems, Marianne; Wallis, Brian. Num Pages: 320 pages, 125 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; ABA; ABQ; AC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780814793510
ISBN
9780814793510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814792841
ISBN
9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Analyzing pre and post-1954 American literature, film, autobiography, government documents, ethnography, photographs, and popular culture, this title investigates the ways in which racially 'in-between' people and communities were brought to heel within the South's prevailing cultural logic. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791332
ISBN
9780814791332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. Analyzing pre and post-1954 American literature, film, autobiography, government documents, ethnography, photographs, and popular culture, this title investigates the ways in which racially 'in-between' people and communities were brought to heel within the South's prevailing cultural logic. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791325
ISBN
9780814791325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.67

paperback. Illustrates how the quixotic status of Filipinos played a significant role in transforming race, immigration and nationality in the US Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 309 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
309
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791097
ISBN
9780814791097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardcover. Examines how the fortunes of Mexicans in South Chicago were linked to the environment they helped to build Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814785850
ISBN
9780814785850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. Drawing on the extensive documentary resources of the Air Force History and Museums Program, and on memoirs and interviews, this is an account of the performance of US Air Force fighter pilots in the Korean War. It examines their motivations and methods, and the effect on their personal lives. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JWG; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814781104
ISBN
9780814781104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. A group of international scholars, applying insights drawn from history, folklore, political anthropology, historiography, cultural criticism and literary theory, re-examines critical issues surrounding the birth of Israel. Series: New Perspectives on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814779293
ISBN
9780814779293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Reveals how receptive Germans were to the notion of a millennial Reich such as that offered by Hitler Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRLK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776216
ISBN
9780814776216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. Puts the Renaissance Faire back at the historical centre of the American counterculture Num Pages: 359 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771389
ISBN
9780814771389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.42

Paperback. Chronicles the history of the American summer camp. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCA; JFSP1; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814767825
ISBN
9780814767825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Shows that Western suffrage came about as the result of the unsettled state of regional politics, the complex nature of Western race relations, broad alliances between suffragists and farmer-labor-progressive reformers, and sophisticated activism by Western women. This book highlights suffrage racism and elitism as major problems for the movement. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780814757222
ISBN
9780814757222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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