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Paperback. Drawing on comparative literature, ritual and performance studies, and the history of asceticism, Derek Krueger explores how early Christian writers came to view writing as salvific, as worship through the production of art. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: HRLM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221473
- ISBN
- 9780812221473
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Paperback. In the first intellectual biography of the man universally recognized in his own time as the founder of the Atlantic antislavery movement, Jackson demonstrates how Anthony Benezet mediated Enlightenment political and social thought, African travel narratives, and the ideas and experiences of ordinary people to create a new antislavery critique. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221268
- ISBN
- 9780812221268
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Paperback. Stir It Up explores the changing aims of home economics while putting the phenomena of Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Ty Pennington, and the "Mommy Wars" into historical context. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
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- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221213
- ISBN
- 9780812221213
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Paperback. "An exemplary study of public memory because of its wide vision, its attentiveness to context, and its careful delineation of change over time."-David Waldstreicher, author of In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 429.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221091
- ISBN
- 9780812221091
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€ 32.99€ 29.58
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Paperback. An in-depth account of the relationship between the civil rights and antiwar movements of the 1960s. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812219753
- ISBN
- 9780812219753
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€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Paperback. Series: Personal Takes. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCZ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812219265
- ISBN
- 9780812219265
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Paperback. How is American history written? Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alan Taylor answers this question in this collection of his essays from The New Republic, where he explores the writing of early American history. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219104
- ISBN
- 9780812219104
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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.
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- 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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€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. Provides a picture of Shays' Rebellion, capturing the spirit of the insurgency, the reasons for the revolt, and its long-term impact on the participants, the state of Massachusetts, and the nation as a whole. Num Pages: 216 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218701
- ISBN
- 9780812218701
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€ 26.99€ 25.20
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paperback. Examines how the struggle between yeoman farmers and landed gentry shaped public life in the colony. It delineates the beliefs of rioters and upholders of order, both of whom wanted control over the land. It also describes how changes in provincial society led farmers to resort to violence as a means of settling property disputes. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218596
- ISBN
- 9780812218596
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Paperback. "Immediately useful to anyone interested in Spanish history and culture."-Virginia Quarterly Review Editor(s): Cowans, Jon. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218466
- ISBN
- 9780812218466
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Paperback. Explores the political dimensions of North American agriculture. Editor(s): Adams, Jane. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218305
- ISBN
- 9780812218305
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Paperback. "Green's work is of the greatest importance for the understanding of a crucial period in the history of English writing and institutions, and a crucial shift in patterns of cognition."-Derek Pearsall, Harvard University Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; CF; DS; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 751.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218091
- ISBN
- 9780812218091
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Paperback. "Synthesizing an enormous amount of secondary source material, this book is a stunning achievement.. This book would make an ideal classroom text and should be read by anyone interested in the history of childhood."-Choice Num Pages: 232 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218077
- ISBN
- 9780812218077
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Paperback. "Crane's consideration of 'court performances' of later fourteenth- and earlier fifteenth-century English and French literature and culture is both polished and erudite, written both deftly and with clarity throughout. A finely crafted and imaginative study."-Paul Strohm, University of Oxford Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 421.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218060
- ISBN
- 9780812218060
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€ 32.99€ 29.70
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Paperback. A work marked by theoretical sophistication, wide learning, and social passion, Red Matters is a major contribution to the imperative effort of understanding the indigenous presence on the American continents. Series: Rethinking the Americas. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 270.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218039
- ISBN
- 9780812218039
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Paperback. Exposes the fact that slavery remains widespread in Sudan and is not grounded in the current civil war but on old prejudices between the Muslim north and the Christian south. "A shocking account of Sudanese slavery."-Crime & Justice International Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217629
- ISBN
- 9780812217629
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€ 37.99€ 34.03
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Paperback. "O'Shaughnessy's excellent, clearly written book is an important contribution to Caribbean and US history. He successfully explains why the Caribbean colonists, far from supporting the American Revolution, preferred to keep the British empire intact.. Highly recommended."-Choice Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 41 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812217322
- ISBN
- 9780812217322
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€ 41.99€ 37.42
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Paperback. "This elegantly written volume turns upside down prejudices and idees recues concerning society, family, and women in the Middle Ages."-The Medieval Review Editor(s): Evergates, Theodore. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217001
- ISBN
- 9780812217001
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812216967
- ISBN
- 9780812216967
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
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