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Paperback. Shows how mythologies of meritocracy, the land of opportunity, and the American dream remain firmly in place while simultaneously erasing injustices and the struggles of the working poor Num Pages: 277 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BG; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479814664
ISBN
9781479814664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Draws on 12 months of fieldwork with diamond consumers in New York City as well as an analysis of the iconic De Beers campaign that promised romance, status, and glamour to anyone who bought a diamond to show that this thematic pool is just one resource among many that diamond owners draw upon to engage with their own stones. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479810666
ISBN
9781479810666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.16

Paperback. Negotiating Difference in the Hispanic World invites readers to rethink the complex dialogical process of identity formation and self-definition in Latin America from the Conquest to the present day. Essays from an international scholarship provide an important theoretical contribution to debates on identity. Editor(s): Kefala, Eleni. Series: Bulletin of Latin American Research Book Series. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339079
ISBN
9781444339079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Paperback. Feminist historians have long analysed the constructions and meanings of home, whether as domestic space or the place of belonging and longing. In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Editor(s): Adler, K. H.; Hamilton, Carrie. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444336504
ISBN
9781444336504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.60

Hardback. The Creative Capital of Cities challenges the new urban growth concepts of creative industries from a critical urban theory perspective. The author presents both technological creativity in knowledge-intensive industries and artistical creativity in the cultural economy sector in the analysis of the 'creative capital of cities'. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444336214
ISBN
9781444336214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Paperback. From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas. Editor(s): Lowe, Scott C. Series Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz. Series: Philosophy for Everyone. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5HC; HPX; JFC; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444330908
ISBN
9781444330908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.24

Paperback. How migration - especially by Latinos - can create new forms of intimacy across cultural, religious, and ethnic lines Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910535
ISBN
9781439910535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Revised edition
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439910443
ISBN
9781439910443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439909775
ISBN
9781439909775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908051
ISBN
9781439908051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Latino music as an amalgam of American cultures Num Pages: 238 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439900901
ISBN
9781439900901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Bringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFC; JHB; JPA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419602
ISBN
9781421419602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

Paperback. The prospect of posthumous citizenship bears important implications for debates over the legal rights of the dead, social histories of burial customs and famous cadavers, and the political theory of citizenship and social death. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415727
ISBN
9781421415727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Filled with memorable photographs, Rock Star will appeal to anyone interested in modern American popular culture or music history. Num Pages: 264 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413921
ISBN
9781421413921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Myers, of prostitution in Restif de la Bretonne by Rori Bloom, of ruins in Lazzaro Spallanzani by Sabrina Ferri, of Arthur Murphy's female characters by Barbara Mackey King, and of recent film adaptations of the century's masterworks by Karen Gevirtz. Editor(s): Erwin, Timothy; Burnham, Michelle. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421413761
ISBN
9781421413761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.54

Hardback. Drawing on sources that include interviews, government documents, patents, sociological and psychological studies, magazines, monographs, scholarly periodicals, film, fiction, and digital gaming, Heitmann and Morales tell a story that highlights both human creativity and some of the paradoxes of American life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; PDX; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412979
ISBN
9781421412979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.54

Hardback. Kate C. Hamilton, "She 'Came up Stairs into the World:' Elizabeth Barry and Restoration Celebrity" Editor(s): Cody, Dr. Lisa Forman. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12, 12 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409511
ISBN
9781421409511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.54

Paperback. Materials include newly commissioned articles along with essays drawn from The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism, known as the definitive resource for students and scholars of literary theory and for philosophical reflection on literature and culture. Editor(s): Groden, Michael; Kreiswirth, Martin; Szeman, Imre. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406398
ISBN
9781421406398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.13

Paperback. His work is a rare instance of original research told in an engaging and compelling voice. Num Pages: 432 pages, 31, 31 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; HBJK; JFC; JHB; WQH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405940
ISBN
9781421405940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.39

Paperback. More than a history of the cookbook, Manly Meals and Mom's Home Cooking provides an absorbing and enlightening account of gender and food in modern America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24, 17 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFCV; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405841
ISBN
9781421405841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.19

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