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Paperback. A celebration of contemporary American fiction. It explores how estrangement from America has shaped the fiction of a literary generation. In breaking down the divisions among standard categories of race, religion, ethnicity, and gender, it identifies shared core concerns, values, and techniques among seemingly disparate and unconnected writers. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070570
ISBN
9780252070570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473159
ISBN
9780801473159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.40

Hardback. Women's mass circulation journals have played a major role in the lives of American women. Yet the women's magazines of the early 20th century were quite different from those perused by women today. This book looks at changes that occurred in these journals and offers insights into these changes. Series: Contributions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JFD; JFSJ1; KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313306754
ISBN
9780313306754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.02

Paperback. From the documentary to the cinema novo and cannibalism, from Nelson Pereira dos Santos's Vidas Secas to music in the films of Glauber Rocha, this third, revised edition is a century-spanning introduction to the story of a medium that flourished in one of the most developed of 'underdeveloped' nations. Editor(s): Johnson, Randal; Stam, Robert. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 491 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680. Series: Film and Culture Series. 491 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Johnson, Randal; Stam, Robert. From the documentary to the cinema novo and cannibalism, from Nelson Pereira dos Santos's Vidas Secas to music in the films of Glauber Rocha, this third, revised edition is a century-spanning introduction to the story of a medium that flourished in one of the most developed of 'underdeveloped' nations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 26. Weight: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
third edition
Number of pages
491
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102674
ISBN
9780231102674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Paperback. Offers a view on how America began to intervene in world affairs. By proposing an economic remedy to a political problem, this book anticipates policies embodied in the Marshall Plan, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 190 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBT; JPSD; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231235877
ISBN
9780231235877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 10 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021397
ISBN
9780253021397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Katz, Ethan B.; Leff, Lisa Moses; Mandel, Maud S. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTQ; JFFN; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024572
ISBN
9780253024572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.30

Paperback. In 1921, Lenin called for the legalization of private trade and manufacturing. This New Economic Policy (NEP) spawned many thousands of private entrepreneurs, dubbed Nepmen. This title examines where the Nepmen came from, their importance in the Soviet economy, and the consequences of their "liquidation" at the end of the 1920s. Num Pages: 243 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071742
ISBN
9780520071742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.48

Paperback. Countless attempts have been made to appropriate the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche for diverse cultural and political ends, but nowhere have these efforts been more sustained and of greater consequence than in Germany. This title offers a magisterial chronicle of the philosopher's presence in German life and politics. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 337 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HPC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085558
ISBN
9780520085558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.04

Paperback. Focusing on commercial and social networks in the Rio de la Plata region, this book examines how Montevideo merchant elites used transimperial connections to expand their influence and how their trade offered crucial support to Montevideo's autonomist projects. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 maps, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTM; JPA; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285163
ISBN
9780520285163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. Can moral vision influence the dynamics of the world system? This inquiry into the evolving foreign aid policies of eighteen developed democracies challenges conventional international relations theory and offers a framework of testable hypotheses about the ways ethical commitments can help structure global politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 line drawings, 58 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JKSR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press New Jersey
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027678
ISBN
9780691027678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.56
€ 54.65

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649573
ISBN
9780691649573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.59
€ 117.06

Paperback. Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBCB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807333
ISBN
9780774807333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21, 19 black & white halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478789
ISBN
9780801478789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.59

Paperback. He thus extends Rustow's (1970) theory that democratic behavior produces democratic values. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883330
ISBN
9780801883330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.05

Paperback. This is a history of the California prison movement from 1950 to 1980, highlighting the role that prison reading and writing played in the creation of radical inmate ideology in those years. Editor(s): Cummins, Eric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722322
ISBN
9780804722322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from the county of Taishan, from which, until 1965, a high percentage of the Chinese in the United States originated. The author vividly depicts the continuing ties between Taishanese remaining in China and their kinsmen seeking their fortune in "Gold Mountain." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746878
ISBN
9780804746878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. In the 1970s sex was what mattered most to feminists. Gerhard asks why issues of sex and female pleasure came to matter so much to these "second-wave feminists." She shows how the radical ideas put forward by this generation of American women was a response to attempts to define and contain female sexuality going back to the beginning of the century. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112055
ISBN
9780231112055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.19

Hardback. Many artists and scholars were forced to migrate from Nazi Germany. Their story is twofold, of impoverishment for the countries the musicians left behind and enrichment for the United States. The latter is the focus of this collection, which approaches the subject from diverse perspectives. Editor(s): Brinkmann, Reinhold; Wolff, Christoph. Series: Roth Family Foundation Music in America Book. Num Pages: 386 pages, 7 music examples , 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; AV; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214132
ISBN
9780520214132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.92
€ 55.84

Hardback. A synthetic treatment of Jewish liberalism and US public policy from the 1930s to the mid-1970s, this work identifies the drive for a more tolerant, pluralistic, and egalitarian nation with Jewish desires for inclusion in the larger non-Jewish society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005096
ISBN
9780691005096
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 71.25

Paperback. In post-war Europe and the Middle East, Hilton Hotels were constructed for profit and political impact to show 'the other side of the coin' to those countries exposed to Communism. This text examines the architectural means by which this vision was executed. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (some color), maps, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AMKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226894201
ISBN
9780226894201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.53

Hardcover. Twentieth Century Music is the third volume to appear in this series. Num Pages: 576 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGC6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393952728
ISBN
9780393952728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.53

Hardback. This book is a major reassessment of the early Cold War U.S.-Japan security relationship. It draws on new archival material and the latest scholarship to demonstrate the constructive efforts of U.S. policymakers in building a lasting, albeit limited partnership with America's most important East Asian ally. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804739610
ISBN
9780804739610
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.11

Hardback. The short, both tragic and happy life, of Julian Bell, poet, younger member of Bloomsbury, son of Vanessa Bell, nephew of Virginia Woolf, from his birth in 1908 until his death in 1937 in the Spanish Civil War. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774130
ISBN
9780804774130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.98

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