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Paperback. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814713464
- ISBN
- 9780814713464
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Paperback. Traces the trajectory of African American social movements from the time Booker T Washington to the present, providing an integrated discussion of class. This title addresses questions crucial to any understanding of Black politics. Num Pages: 315 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814713181
- ISBN
- 9780814713181
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. A new intellectual community came together in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, a community outside the universities, the professions and, in general, the established centers of intellectual life. This book is a cultural history of this community of free-lance critics. Series: American Social Experience. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780814712320
- ISBN
- 9780814712320
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Tracing the evolution of each of the bad habits, this title shows how liquor control boards encouraged the consumption of alcohol; how alcoholic beverage producers got their workers deferred from the draft during World War II; and how convenience stores and accounting firms pursued profits by pushing legalized gambling. Editor(s): Burnham, John C. Series: Bad Habits. Num Pages: 378 pages, 34 photographs, 13 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFF; JHM; JMAL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814712245
- ISBN
- 9780814712245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Alexander Hamilton has been the focus of debate from his day to ours. On the one hand, Hamilton was the quintessential Founding Father, playing a central role in every key debate and event in the Revolutionary and Early Republic eras. Who was he really and what is his legacy? Was Hamilton a closet monarchist or a sincere republican? Editor(s): Ambrose, Douglas; Martin, Robert W. T. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707241
- ISBN
- 9780814707241
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Brings together primary documents conveying the words and ideas of new religious movements (NRMs), and offers a first-hand look into their belief systems. The volume includes original documents from groups such as the Unification Church, Theosophy, Branch Davidians, Wicca, Jehovah's Witnesses, Santeria, and Seventh Day Adventists. Editor(s): Daschke, Dereck; Ashcraft, William Michael. Num Pages: 341 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707036
- ISBN
- 9780814707036
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. Covering early societies, the classical, postclassical, and modern periods, and the 20th century, and blending the great advances in historical research over the past quarter century, this title represents an important addition to the teaching of world history. Num Pages: 498 pages, 15 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814706916
- ISBN
- 9780814706916
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
hardcover. Unearths an unexpected bloom of liberty in an ex-slave's journal Num Pages: 219 pages, 8 figures/1 table/ 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; BJ; HBTS; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814705100
- ISBN
- 9780814705100
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Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. Presents salient patterns in American immigrants' religious lives, past and present Editor(s): Alba, Richard D.; Raboteau, Albert J.; DeWind, Josh. Num Pages: 413 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814705056
- ISBN
- 9780814705056
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. In The Virgin in Song, Thomas Arentzen explores the characterization of Mary in the songs of Romanos the Melodist, one of the greatest liturgical poets of Byzantium. Romanos's hymns shaped a figure, Arentzen argues, who related intimately to her flock in a formative period of Christian orthodoxy. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HRAX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812249071
- ISBN
- 9780812249071
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Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardcover. In A Theater of Diplomacy, Ellen R. Welch argues that theater served not merely as a decorative accompaniment to negotiations, but rather underpinned the practices of embodied representation, performance, and spectatorship that constituted the culture of diplomacy in this period. Series: Haney Foundation Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812249002
- ISBN
- 9780812249002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.38
€ 91.38
Hardcover. Kitchen Table Politics investigates the role that the grassroots activism of middle-class, mostly Catholic homemakers played in the development of conservatism in New York State-and in the national shift toward a conservative politics of "family values." Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248975
- ISBN
- 9780812248975
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Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Hardcover. Examining English, Latin, French, and German texts, The Knight, the Cross, and the Song traces the role of secular chivalric literature in shaping Crusade propaganda across three centuries. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248968
- ISBN
- 9780812248968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.19
€ 71.19
Hardback. Appealing to historians working in the fields of business history, political history, and the history of capitalism, Capital Gains highlights the causes, character, and consequences of business activism and underscores the centrality of business to any full understanding of the politics of the twentieth century-and today. Editor(s): Phillips-Fein, Kim; John, Richard R. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP; KJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248821
- ISBN
- 9780812248821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Hardcover. Drawing from extensive archival research, Out of the Horrors of War demonstrates that disabled citizens in the World War II era organized a national movement for economic security and full citizenship, reshaping the U.S. welfare state and laying the foundation for the disability rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812248517
- ISBN
- 9780812248517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.80
€ 78.80
Hardcover. In Central Harlem, the symbolic and historic heart of black America, the violent unrest of July 1964 highlighted a new dynamic in the racial politics of the nation. The first "long, hot summer" of the Sixties had arrived. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812248500
- ISBN
- 9780812248500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.39€ 102.24
€ 104.39
€ 102.24
Hardcover. Starting from the assumption of a far greater cultural gulf between the learned and the lay in the medieval world than between rich and poor, Elf Queens explores the church's systematic campaign to demonize fairies and infernalize fairyland and the responses this provoked in vernacular romance. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248432
- ISBN
- 9780812248432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardcover. Eric R. Schlereth places religious conflicts between deists and their opponents at the center of early American public life. This history recasts the origins of cultural politics in the United States by exploring how everyday Americans navigated questions of religious truth and difference in an age of emerging religious liberty. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812244939
- ISBN
- 9780812244939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Hardcover. In Textual Mirrors, Dina Stein draws on literary theory, folklore studies, and semiotics to closely examine midrashic tales in which self-reflexivity operates as a central element. Within these texts, rabbinic discourse itself becomes the object of reflection, both complicating and confirming its religious and ideological principles. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812244366
- ISBN
- 9780812244366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.26
€ 98.26
Hardback. Focusing on interpersonal dynamics during conflict in the Republic of Macedonia, Neofotistos describes how Macedonians and Albanians in the city of Skopje responded to threatening political developments, negotiated relationships of power, and promoted indeterminacy on the level of the everyday as a sense of impending war enfolded the capital. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; HBJD; JHMP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812243994
- ISBN
- 9780812243994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.26
€ 76.26