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Paperback. This text extends previous analysis of the genre by examining the evolution of gangster movies from the 1930s to the contemporary period and by placing them in the context of cultural and cinematic issues such as masculinity, consumerism and technology. Series: Crime Files. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333684665
ISBN
9780333684665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.34

Paperback. American Icons comprises "the people, places, and things that have, by virtue of history, nostalgia, taste, topographical beauty, or simple familiarity, come to symbolize our country." Num Pages: 192 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 302 x 11. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570983894
ISBN
9781570983894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardcover. American Identities is a dazzling array of primary documents and critical essays culled from American history, literature, memoir, and popular culture that explore major currents and trends in American history from 1945 to the present. Editor(s): Rudnick, Lois; Smith, Judith; Rubin, Rachel. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234319
ISBN
9780631234319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.90

Paperback. American Identities is a dazzling array of primary documents and critical essays culled from American history, literature, memoir, and popular culture that explore major currents and trends in American history from 1945 to the present. Editor(s): Rudnick, Lois; Smith, Judith; Rubin, Rachel. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234326
ISBN
9780631234326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024274
ISBN
9780674024274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. * Covers American Indian thinking on issues concerning time, place, history, science, law, religion, nationhood, and art. * Features newly commissioned essays by authors of American Indian descent. * Includes a comprehensive bibliography to aid in research and inspire further reading. . Editor(s): Waters, Anne S. Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; JFCX; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 20. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631223047
ISBN
9780631223047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.87

Paperback. Published since 1899, this is the authoritative reference on the demography and sociology of Jewish life in the U.S. and around the world. Covers population and character of Jewish communities, directories of Jewish organizations, publications and more. Editor(s): Dashefsky, Arnold; Sheskin, Ira M. Series: American Jewish Year Book. Num Pages: 620 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFN; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 937.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400796645
ISBN
9789400796645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 196.81

Paperback. The Oslo Process of September 1993 to January 2001 ultimately brought about a permanent break in American Judaism's traditional wall-to-wall support for any Israeli government. Drawing on extensive new sources, Rubin analyzes what this meant for the American and Israeli Jewish communities critical constituencies in past and future negotiations." Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJK; HBL; JFC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349445417
ISBN
9781349445417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226739304
ISBN
9780226739304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.23

Hardback. * A novel introduction to American literature and culture from 1900-1960. * Illustrates the artistic and social climate in the USA during this period. * Organized by four ideas about America: that it is "big", "new", "rich" and "free". Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101264
ISBN
9781405101264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484223
ISBN
9780801484223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

"A chronology of men's fashion and masculine style in the United States from the Civil War era through the beginning of the twenty-first century. Also demonstrates the democratization of men's fashion by mass production, distribution, and marketing. Includes illustrations"--Provided by publisher. Series: Costume Society of America Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727229
ISBN
9780896727229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Hardback. This book attempts to address the paradoxes inherent in international modernism (a literary movement which at once strove to cross borders of nation, language, and tradition yet which at the same time often endorsed nationalist and 'racial' models of identity. Editor(s): Manning, Susan; Taylor, Andrew. Series: Edinburgh Studies in Transatlantic Literatures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748625260
ISBN
9780748625260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.82
€ 114.65

Paperback. Through a discussion of diverse art and media such as apocalyptic thrillers, rap, and television, Swirski debunks the American political system, sieving out fact from a sea of bipartisan untruths. Engaging with close analysis and multiple case studies, this book forges a more accurate picture of contemporary American culture and of America itself. Num Pages: 225 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DSA; DSBH; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349704613
ISBN
9781349704613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.70

Paperback. Dowdy uncovers and analyzes the primary rhetorical strategies, particularly figures of voice, in American political poetry from the Vietnam War-era to the present. He brings together a unique and diverse collection of poets, including an innovative section on hip hop performance. Series: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2007
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349537143
ISBN
9781349537143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.10

Hardcover. Examines the symbiotic relationship between heterosexual romance and postfeminist culture. The book argues that since 1980, postfeminism's most salient tensions and anxieties have been reflected in the American romance film. It offers a new perspective on romance films by examining the symbiotic relationship between romance and postfeminism. Series: Traditions in American Cinema. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748693368
ISBN
9780748693368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

Paperback. Through a close-reading of the work of five prominent American postmodernist writers, this book re-evaluatesthe role of the past in recent American fiction, outlines the development of the postmodernist historical novel and considers the waning influence of postmodernism in contemporary American literature." Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349334506
ISBN
9781349334506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 24 color illus. 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSA; DSB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173382
ISBN
9780691173382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. From "The Next Generation" and "The X-Files", to "Farscape" and "Enterprise", sci-fi television series in the US have multiplied since the 1980s. Jan Johnson-Smith shows how, in line with national political upheavals, this genre expands the myth of the Western frontier into deep space. Series: Popular TV Genres. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APT; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860648823
ISBN
9781860648823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.99

Paperback. Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This study of Howl elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246775
ISBN
9780520246775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.31

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