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Humanities
paperback. Presents a line of thought, a continuous thread, a tradition, a catena of protestation against living on Butchery. This title includes variety of the witnesses, the prophets of Reformed Dietetics who have shrunk from the regime of blood, including Gautama Buddha, Pythagoras, Plato, Hesiod, Epicurus, Seneca, Ovid, Thomas More, and more. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; TDCT; VFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071300
- ISBN
- 9780252071300
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Music has flourished in the Mormon church since its beginning. This book examines the direction that music's growth has taken since 1830. It looks closely at topics including the denomination's first official hymnals; the views of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young on singing; and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780252071478
- ISBN
- 9780252071478
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
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Paperback. Tells the story of England's Queen Elizabeth as handed down by history. This volume describes Elizabeth's relationship with her father, Henry VIII, and the manoeuvring that led to her eventual coronation upon the death of her half-sister Mary Tudor in 1558. It contains over one hundred photographs of books and artefacts dating from her reign. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5817 x 330. Weight in Grams: 748.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071614
- ISBN
- 9780252071614
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Feminists from 1848 to the present have rightly viewed the Seneca Falls convention as the birth of the women's rights movement in the United States and beyond. This title offers an account of this historic meeting in its contemporary context. It argues that this convergence foments one of the greatest rebellions of modern times. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252071737
- ISBN
- 9780252071737
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Vodou, Santeria, Candomble and other religious practices in the African diaspora Editor(s): Bellegarde-Smith, Patrick. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HRKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072055
- ISBN
- 9780252072055
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
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€ 25.44
Paperback. Offering a portrait of leadership, conflict, and obstacles, this volume assesses the political alliances that brought black mayors to office as well as the accomplishments and challenges that marked their careers. It includes the profiles of Carl B Stokes (Cleveland), Richard G Hatcher (Gary), and 'Dutch' Morial (New Orleans). Editor(s): Colburn, David R. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780252072604
- ISBN
- 9780252072604
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
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Paperback. The origins and impact of America's black Left Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072710
- ISBN
- 9780252072710
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.25
€ 35.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 56. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072833
- ISBN
- 9780252072833
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Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 43.91
€ 48.99
€ 43.91
Paperback. Reveals the American showman P T Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy puffer, a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of family entertainments. This title tracks the shifting personas of the great showman and his representational choices. Editor(s): Cook, James W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072956
- ISBN
- 9780252072956
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.87
€ 21.99
€ 21.87
paperback. It hasn't occurred to even the harshest critics of advertising since the 1930s to regulate advertising as extensively as its earliest opponents almost succeeded in doing. This title examines how these consumer activists sought to limit the influence of corporate powers by rallying popular support to moderate and transform advertising. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072994
- ISBN
- 9780252072994
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
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Paperback. Analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California. This title demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women is crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073007
- ISBN
- 9780252073007
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
€ 24.99
€ 22.97
Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780252073052
- ISBN
- 9780252073052
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.65
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Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073212
- ISBN
- 9780252073212
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
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Paperback. Offering analysis of the sociology of photography's art world and its galleries and exhibitions, this book demonstrates the importance of the venues created by impresarios and others that proved essential to photography's extraordinary dissemination. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AJ; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 32. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073229
- ISBN
- 9780252073229
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
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Paperback. Includes the modern translations of the Bible, with paragraphs, quotation marks, poetic forms, topical headings, multichapter headings, indention of quoted documents, italicized reworkings of biblical prophecies, and minimized verse numbers. Editor(s): Hardy, Grant R. Num Pages: 736 pages, 6 photographs; 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1014.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073410
- ISBN
- 9780252073410
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
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Paperback. Describes and analyzes the battles over the powerful medium of radio, which helped spark the massive upsurge of organized labor during the Depression. Organized chronologically, this work explores the advent of local labor radio stations such as WCFL and WEVD, labor's anti-censorship campaigns, and unionist experiments with early FM broadcasting. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073649
- ISBN
- 9780252073649
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
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Paperback. Reveals the complexities of a people reclaiming their own history. This title ponders how the dual act of recovering - and recovering from - history necessitates private and public mediation between remembering and forgetting, speaking out and remaining silent. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 4522 x 407. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073724
- ISBN
- 9780252073724
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.40
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Paperback. Bridging the divide between American pragmatism and contemporary european thought Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780252073878
- ISBN
- 9780252073878
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
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Paperback. Investigates how Chinese immigrants to the United States transformed themselves into Chinese Americans during the period between 1911 and 1927. This study also documents the emergence of permanent Chinese American communities, or Chinatowns. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252073892
- ISBN
- 9780252073892
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
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Paperback. The role of gender in the history of the working class world Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780252073939
- ISBN
- 9780252073939
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24