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Hardback. Examines the US Patriot Movement, showing how the movement addresses the conflicting social positions of its members (mainly white, working-class males). The author asserts that these patriots buttress their racial anxieties through safe, acceptable, nationalistic coding. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519732
ISBN
9780742519732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.52

paperback. Filled with fascinating insights into the collective emotional life of inner-city kids, this book is also a highly original history of the erosion of urban community life since World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFF; JFSG; JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Basic Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780465052196
ISBN
9780465052196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.66

Hardcover. Since 1986, the Burning Man Festival has evolved from founder Larry Harvey's personal healing ritual into a cultural movement where ceremony, religion, visual art, and performance converge on an epic scale. This work explores the spectrum of performance and ritual practices within Black Rock City from the everyday to wild spectacle. Series: SB - Enactments. Num Pages: 364 pages, 70 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AB; ASZP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Seagull Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906497255
ISBN
9781906497255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 27.98

paperback. The Valley of South Texas is a region of puzzling contradictions, but the Valley typically experiences high unemployment and low per capita income. This book clarifies why Valley culture presents so many apparent contradictions as they delve into issues that are 'on the edge of the law'. Num Pages: 367 pages, 38 figures, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714755
ISBN
9780292714755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. A collection of 11 essays, which examine the Esalen Institute's roots, the place of its beliefs in American religious history, and its influence. It is suitable for those interested in the history of American religion as well as those who regard this place as the epicenter of the human potential movement. Editor(s): Shuck, Glenn W.; Kripal, Jeffrey J. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 344 pages, 3 b&w photos, 2 figures, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAX; HRQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 527.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217592
ISBN
9780253217592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00

Hardback. Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800s, the region was US territory, but the majority of settlers remained Hispanic families. Bonnie J. Clark investigates the unwritten history of this unique Hispanic population. Series: Historical Archaeology of the American West. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 illustrations, 6 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBJK; HD; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803213722
ISBN
9780803213722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.85

The US has long exploited Earth's orbit to enhance security, generate wealth, and reinforce its position as a world leader, but is ambivalent towards military activities in space. This book sees this as undermining the future security of the US, and suggests how to meet national security demands. Num Pages: 394 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121987
ISBN
9780813121987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.95

Hardback. This book offers a new model of educational achievement to explain why some students are committed to preparation for college. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JNM; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804744195
ISBN
9780804744195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595341471
ISBN
9781595341471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn General United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841588018
ISBN
9781841588018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.42

Paperback. Years before the Civil War began, another dark conflict threatened to shatter the Union. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 218 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029452
ISBN
9780842029452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.35

Hardback. Years before the Civil War began, another dark conflict threatened to shatter the Union. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 218 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029445
ISBN
9780842029445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.69

Hardback. Reveals how American families have always been characterized by greater diversity than idealizations of the traditional family have allowed. This title features essays that show how family life figured prominently in relations to larger struggles for conquest and control. Editor(s): Adams, David Wallace; DeLuzio, Crista. Num Pages: 366 pages, 19 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272385
ISBN
9780520272385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.86
€ 53.34

Paperback. Offers an account of George Crook's campaigns during the American Indian Wars. This book brings to life the entire American frontier. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365438
ISBN
9781626365438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.54

Hardback. Including an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, this book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nightlife, a film noir treatment of the Peteet family suicides, borderlands cuisine, the life of squatters and popular religion. Editor(s): Wood, Andrew Grant. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 320 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051729
ISBN
9780842051729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.23

Hardback. Harvard Law School pioneered educational ideas, including professional legal education within a university, Socratic questioning and case analysis, and the admission and training of students based on academic merit. On the Battlefield of Merit offers a candid account of a unique legal institution during its first century of influence. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMN; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674967663
ISBN
9780674967663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.47

Paperback. This first comparative study sketches the differences as well as the common threads that bind these groups together. Series: Center Books in Anabaptist Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 72, 53 black & white halftones, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAC; HRCC2; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801870897
ISBN
9780801870897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.78

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776391
ISBN
9780814776391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.63

Paperback. Looks at visual culture and race in the United States, in particular the significance of photography to document black public life. It examines America's fascination with representing and seeing race in a myriad of contexts as emblematic of national and racial progress at best, or as a gauge of a collective racial wound. Series: Pinpoints. Num Pages: 90 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565156
ISBN
9780813565156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. Chomsky's combative lectures from Nicaragua during the Cold War period, given at the height of his intellectual prowess. Series: Chomsky Perspectives. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335445
ISBN
9780745335445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.66

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