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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748624133
- ISBN
- 9780748624133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AB; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618859
- ISBN
- 9780748618859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. This book provides a stimulating account of the dominant cultural forms of 1950s America: fiction and poetry; theatre and performance; film and television; music and radio; and the visual arts. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; AB; DSBH; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618842
- ISBN
- 9780748618842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 97.93
€ 101.00
€ 97.93
Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619474
- ISBN
- 9780748619474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1960s America -- fiction and poetry; music and performance; film and television; art and photography -- and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; AB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 175.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619467
- ISBN
- 9780748619467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.00€ 97.93
€ 101.00
€ 97.93
Paperback. Discusses the dominant cultural forms in 1970s America, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms - fiction and poetry; television and drama; film and visual culture; music and fashion; and sports - and influential texts of the decade. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621439
- ISBN
- 9780748621439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This book looks beyond the common label of 'Ronald Reagan's America' to chart the complex intersection of cultures in the 1980s. In doing so it provides an insightful account of the major cultural forms of 1980s America and influential texts and trends of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748619108
- ISBN
- 9780748619108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, Eighteen black and while illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. 264 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, Eighteen black and while illustrations. Focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium, providing a clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1990s America. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight: 404.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622221
- ISBN
- 9780748622221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Offers an overview and critique of the foreign policy of an emerging great power whose claims to rightness often spill over into self-righteousness, whose ambitions conflict with power realities, whose judgmentalism precludes the interests of other states, and whose domestic politics frequently prevent prudent policies and result in overstretch. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Enlarged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431482
- ISBN
- 9780226431482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.91
€ 29.91
Paperback. A celebration of contemporary American fiction. It explores how estrangement from America has shaped the fiction of a literary generation. In breaking down the divisions among standard categories of race, religion, ethnicity, and gender, it identifies shared core concerns, values, and techniques among seemingly disparate and unconnected writers. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070570
- ISBN
- 9780252070570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
hardcover. This text examines the influence of the belief in American exceptionalism on the history of U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Trevor B. McCrisken analyzes attempts by each post-Vietnam U.S. administration to revive the popular belief in exceptionalism. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333970140
- ISBN
- 9780333970140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Paperback. Charts the terrain of American feminism since 1982, with broad-ranging essays on such topics as sex equality under the law, international feminist politics and representations of black sexuality in cinema. The writings demonstrate a concern with the key social issues of the decade. Editor(s): Kauffman, Linda S. Series: Feminist Thought. Num Pages: 504 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863478
- ISBN
- 9781557863478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Hardback. Series: Schiffer Military History. Num Pages: 350 pages, over 560 b/w photographs, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 219 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2154.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764318788
- ISBN
- 9780764318788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.34€ 49.64
€ 65.34
€ 49.64
Paperback. From the American underground film to the blockbuster superhero, this authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the core issues and developments in American cinematic history during the second half of the twentieth-century through the present day. Editor(s): Lucia, Cynthia; Grundmann, Roy; Simon, Art. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; APF; HBJK; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 247 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1038.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118475126
- ISBN
- 9781118475126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Paperback. This authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the rich and innovative history of this period in American cinema. Editor(s): Lucia, Cynthia; Grundmann, Roy; Simon, Art. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 247 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118475133
- ISBN
- 9781118475133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Hardback. This study examines how a particular selection of films turned American cultural material of the 1990s into satirical experiences for viewers and finds that there are elements of resistance to norms and conventions in politics, to mainstream news channels and Hollywood, and to official American history already embedded in the culture. Num Pages: 194 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; APFA; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300980
- ISBN
- 9781137300980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 1,000 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; JWG; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 314 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1912. A History of US Flyers' Jackets from World War I to Desert Storm. 256 pages, colour and b&w photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; JWG; JWTU. Dimension: 314 x 238 x 26. Weight: 1908.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764310652
- ISBN
- 9780764310652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.03€ 55.84
€ 76.03
€ 55.84
This volume brings together more than 50 documents which examineforeign policy not only in terms of leaders and states, but alsothrough social movements, cultures, ideas, and images, to providecomprehensive understanding of how Americans have interacted withthe wider world since 1898. Editor(s): Suri, Jeremi. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184489
- ISBN
- 9781405184489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.25
€ 169.25
Paperback. This volume brings together more than 50 documents which examineforeign policy not only in terms of leaders and states, but alsothrough social movements, cultures, ideas, and images, to providecomprehensive understanding of how Americans have interacted withthe wider world since 1898. Editor(s): Suri, Jeremi. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405184472
- ISBN
- 9781405184472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.28
€ 45.28
Paperback. An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts. Series: American furniture. Num Pages: 316 pages, 307 illus. (67 colour). 6 figs. End-paper illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; AFT; GBCY; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Chipstone Foundation United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874518924
- ISBN
- 9780874518924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.75
€ 69.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 530 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; PDX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 34. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226359274
- ISBN
- 9780226359274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive study of antebellum depictions of the non-European world. Harvey proposes that U.S. cultural history cannot be fully understood without considering how Americans regarded tropical America, the Holy Land, Polynesia, and Africa. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804740456
- ISBN
- 9780804740456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive study of antebellum depictions of the non-European world. Harvey proposes that U.S. cultural history cannot be fully understood without considering how Americans regarded tropical America, the Holy Land, Polynesia, and Africa. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740463
- ISBN
- 9780804740463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.84
€ 43.99
€ 38.84
Hardback. American Georgics takes as its primary problem the question of the human place in nature. By extending our understanding of what counts as environmental literature back before Thoreau, Sweet shows that early texts, while not necessarily "green" in contemporary terms, can offer important insights into our relationship to the environment. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; DS; GTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812236378
- ISBN
- 9780812236378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25