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20th century
Paperback. Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters tells the story of the battle for access to leisure space in cities across the United States. This detailed and eloquent history shows how African Americans fought to enter segregated amusement areas not only in pursuit of happiness but in connection to a wider movement for racial equality. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812223286
- ISBN
- 9780812223286
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
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Paperback. This volume brings together prominent historians of modern childhood in an effort to define how children's lives and our conceptions of childhood have changed since World War II. Essays explore how childhood has transformed in response to major elements of change, including schooling, parenting, law, culture, and the global economy. Editor(s): Fass, Paula S.; Grossberg, Michael. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223187
- ISBN
- 9780812223187
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€ 32.99€ 29.67
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Paperback. This volume examines patterns of growth, government organization, and cultural representation that created a new region across the nation's southern rim following World War II. Essays explain how ideology and political economy restructured space within the Sunbelt, making the landscape and lives of its inhabitants more uniformly metropolitan. Editor(s): Nickerson, Michelle; Dochuk, Darren. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223002
- ISBN
- 9780812223002
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.42
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Paperback. Analyzing economic policy from the New Deal through the Reagan Revolution, Tax and Spend takes a new look at the so-called tax-and-spend liberals of the past. This important study examines why many Americans have come to hate the government but continue to demand the security it provides. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ; KFFD1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222999
- ISBN
- 9780812222999
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Paperback. In Heavenly Ambitions, Joan Johnson-Freese lays out her vision of the future of space as a frontier where nations cooperate, and military activity is circumscribed by arms control treaties that would allow no one nation to dominate-just as no one nation's military dominates the world's oceans. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JPS; JWG; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222968
- ISBN
- 9780812222968
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South considers the critical role the famous evangelist played in creating the modern American South. Author Steven P. Miller treats Graham as a serious actor and a powerful transitional symbol-an evangelist, first and foremost, but also a profoundly political figure. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221794
- ISBN
- 9780812221794
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
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Paperback. This book focuses on the role of government in organizing the nation's transportation industries. As the authors show, over the course of the twentieth century transportation in the United States was as much a product of hard-fought politics, lobbying, and litigation as it was a naturally evolving system of engineering and available technology. Num Pages: 344 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; RPT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221169
- ISBN
- 9780812221169
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
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€ 34.15
Paperback. Electric Ladyland is a social and cultural history that tracks the changing conception of female sexuality and gender roles, and the ways women musicians, journalists, and groupies gained influence despite confining double standards applied by male writers and performers. Num Pages: 328 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218992
- ISBN
- 9780812218992
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
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Paperback. During World War I, the first US war in which women were mobilized by the armed services on a mass scale, more than sixteen thousand female personnel served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. The author presents the stories of servicewomen in the context of women's employment in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218756
- ISBN
- 9780812218756
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. The 1970s tend to be allocated a slender role in American cultural and social history. The essays in Disco Divas reveal that the 1970s, far from being an era of cultural stasis, were a time of great social change, particularly for women. Editor(s): Inness, Sherrie A. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218411
- ISBN
- 9780812218411
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Contains essays which analyze the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that shape gender systems in the Middle East and North Africa. This volume includes essays that also analyze Arab disillusionment with the radical nationalisms of the 1950s and 1960s and with leftist ideologies, as well as the rise of political Islamist movements. Editor(s): Joseph, Suad; Slyomovics, Susan. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJPG; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 179 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217490
- ISBN
- 9780812217490
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
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Paperback. A picture of Philadelphia radically different from the conventional portrait of a staid old city, corrupt and contented. The men and women of Philadelphia who emerge in these pages are anything but staid, and certainly not contented. Editor(s): Davis, Allen F.; Haller, Mark H. Series: Pennsylvania Paperbacks. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216707
- ISBN
- 9780812216707
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Recovering Armenia offers the first in-depth study of the aftermath of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and the Armenians who remained in Turkey. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804797061
- ISBN
- 9780804797061
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. A history of the assault of the Hungarian state during World War II against the multi-ethnic and multi-religious society in the Carpathian borderland with the aim of transforming the region into an integral part of a "Greater Hungary" dominated by ethnic Hungarians. Series: Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796668
- ISBN
- 9780804796668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.57
€ 128.57
hardcover. Recovering Armenia offers the first in-depth study of the aftermath of the 1915 Armenian Genocide and the Armenians who remained in Turkey. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804796101
- ISBN
- 9780804796101
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Condition: New
€ 118.23
€ 118.23
Hardback. Rather than exploring the Dada movement from the usual perspective of its strategies of shock and opposition, this book gives us a new picture of Dada art and writings as a lucid reflection on history and the role of art therein. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXD7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804794244
- ISBN
- 9780804794244
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Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Hardback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804792899
- ISBN
- 9780804792899
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Condition: New
€ 139.27
€ 139.27
Hardback. Through an analysis of public discourse, national policies, and large-scale infrastructure projects, this book examines how Japanese intellectuals, bureaucrats, and engineers created a "technological imaginary" during the wartime era (1931-1945) to mobilize people for war and empire. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804785396
- ISBN
- 9780804785396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardback. This book is an innovative exploration of French colonial rule in Senegal between 1880 and 1940, through the prism of religion and religious policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDS; 3JH; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804783804
- ISBN
- 9780804783804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Hardback. is a comparative study of how British, French, and America diplomats serving in Germany in the 1930s assessed the domestic and foreign policies of the Nazis, in reports that were readily available to government leaders in London, Paris, and Washington. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804783552
- ISBN
- 9780804783552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.36
€ 149.36