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Paperback. Exploring the place of poetry in American culture and in the university, this text addresses issues such as: the role of the public intellectual; the poetics of scholarly prose; vernacular modernism; idiosyncratic postmodernism; identity politics; aesthetics; and poetry as a performance art. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DNF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044101
ISBN
9780226044101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. An account of the first setback suffered by the Allies following the invasion of Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218312
ISBN
9780812218312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Probes New Orleans' history, uncovering a web of racial interconnections and animosities that was instrumental to the creation of a vital American art form - jazz. This book shows how musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Nick La Rocca, and Louis Armstrong negotiated New Orleans' complex racial rules to pursue their craft. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226328683
ISBN
9780226328683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Lt Charles B Gatewood (1853-96), an educated Virginian, served in the Sixth US Cavalry as the commander of Indian scouts. Gatewood was largely accepted by the Native peoples with whom he worked because of his efforts to understand their cultures. Editor(s): Kraft, Louis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 images, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218840
ISBN
9780803218840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.05

Hardcover. Editor(s): Flood, Charles B. Num Pages: 165 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
165
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626183353
ISBN
9781626183353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.53
€ 136.72

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kelly, Charles B.; Beasley, Francis V. Num Pages: 244 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606926499
ISBN
9781606926499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.85
€ 70.11

Hardcover. On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men left New York City on an epic 3,554-mile footrace to Los Angeles nicknamed the Bunion Derby. For seventy-eight consecutive days, the men pushed their bodies and spirits to the breaking point as they chased a $25,000 first prize in what is arguably the greatest long distance footrace in history. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WSBX; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610366
ISBN
9780815610366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.26

Paperback. Written by a leading critic, this invigorating introduction to modernist American poetry conveys the excitement that can be generated by a careful reading of modernist poems. * Encourages readers to identify with the modernists' sense of the revolutionary possibilities of their art. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121071
ISBN
9781405121071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.77

Hardcover. Written by a leading critic, this invigorating introduction to modernist American poetry conveys the excitement that can be generated by a careful reading of modernist poems. * Encourages readers to identify with the modernists' sense of the revolutionary possibilities of their art. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121064
ISBN
9781405121064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478727
ISBN
9780801478727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451676
ISBN
9780801451676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.11

Paperback. Series: Native American. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 162 x 5. Weight in Grams: 95.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486430898
ISBN
9780486430898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.79

Hardcover. A geography of William Faulkner's Mississippi. It offers an approach to writer and meditation on the relationship between literary imagination and place. It takes the reader on a tour of Faulkner's real and imagined worlds. Series: Center Books on the American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 61 b&w photos, 27 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820332192
ISBN
9780820332192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.01

Hardback. The Metropolitan has stood among the grandest of opera companies since its birth in 1883. Tracing the offstage/onstage workings of this famed New York institution, this title tells how the Met became and remains a powerful actor on the global cultural scene. Num Pages: 472 pages, 47 b/w images, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 237 x 34. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520250338
ISBN
9780520250338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.34

paperback. SECDEF offers an expert's insights into one of the most difficult jobs in Washington. Of the twenty-one men who have held the post of secretary of defense since it was created in 1947, only half served more than eighteen months. The first, James Forrestal, committed suicide soon after leaving the Pentagon. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JW. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books, Inc. United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887952
ISBN
9781574887952
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811706834
ISBN
9780811706834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811706223
ISBN
9780811706223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.77

Paperback. Examines black newspapers in general and four in particular - the "Chicago Defender", the "Pittsburgh Courier", the "Black Dispatch", and the "Jackson Advocate" - and their coverage of national events. The beginnings of the black press are detailed, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. Num Pages: 205 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786426072
ISBN
9780786426072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

Hardcover. Sports figures, events and organisations affect our society in vast, varied and sometimes unexpected ways. This title tackles some of the most compelling connections between the sports world and public policy. It begins by examining issues related to professional sports. It also explores amateur sports and public health. Editor(s): Santo, Charles A.; Mildner, Gerard C.S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; JPQB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Human Kinetics Publishers United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736058711
ISBN
9780736058711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.05

Paperback. In an earlier book, Indian Boyhood , Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa) recounted the story of his traditional Sioux Childhood and youth. From the Deep Woods to Civilization , first published in 1916, continues the narrative, beginning with his abrupt entry into the mainstream of Anglo-American life in 1873 at the age of fifteen. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 15. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258730
ISBN
9780803258730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. The importance of Eastman's life story was reiterated for a new generation when the 2007 HBO film entitled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" used Eastman, played by Adam Beach, as its leading hero. This book presents an account of the American Indian experience as seen through the eyes of the author. Editor(s): Fitzgerald, Michael Oren. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 203 x 17. Weight in Grams: 910.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316765
ISBN
9781933316765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.35

Hardback. There are many master teachers who have excellent organizational and interpersonal relation skills who think about becoming assistant principals and principals. Becoming a School Leader is designed primarily for these master teachers as they contemplate the next step in their professional careers. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781475803594
ISBN
9781475803594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Offers a collection of portraits of well-known culinary figures who have worked in different ways to shape our relationship with food. Each individual has offered different views of food and cooking and has encouraged us to appreciate good cooking, while considering other facets of our food. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123981
ISBN
9780813123981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.75

Hardcover. The juxtaposition of thirty black-and-white remastered Lindbergh images and thirty contemporary color images, provides a fascinating survey of the area over nearly a century allowing a unique view of the multi-layered, cultural landscape of the American Southwest over time. Num Pages: 108 pages, 30 colour & 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJ; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 255 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890136072
ISBN
9780890136072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.68

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