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Voices of Historical and Contemporary Black American Pioneers
. Ed(S): Farmer, Vernon L.; Wynn, Evelyn Shep...
Hardcover. The stories of black American professionals, both historic and contemporary, reveal the hardships and triumphs they faced in overcoming racism to succeed in their chosen fields. Editor(s): Farmer, Vernon L.; Wynn, Evelyn Shepherd. Num Pages: 1465 pages, 145. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 137. Weight in Grams: 3357.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 1465
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313392245
- ISBN
- 9780313392245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.32€ 242.73
€ 269.32
€ 242.73
Hardcover. Editor(s): Obiakor, Festus E.; Grant, Patrick. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608763221
- ISBN
- 9781608763221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.34€ 115.12
€ 169.34
€ 115.12
Paperback. Seeks to recover the lives and words of former slaves in vivid detail Editor(s): Regosin, Elizabeth; Shaffer, Donald R. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; HBW; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775875
- ISBN
- 9780814775875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557864420
- ISBN
- 9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.28
€ 54.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Arnove, Anthony; Zinn, Howard. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 45. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609805920
- ISBN
- 9781609805920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.80
€ 30.99
€ 28.80
Paperback. Series: Modern Traditionalist Classical Music. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 183 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810857285
- ISBN
- 9780810857285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.10
€ 79.10
Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; 3JM; BM; MBDP; MJCJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453625
- ISBN
- 9780801453625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.03
€ 40.03
Paperback. A mosaic of photographs, words and songs which tells the turbulent story of the Appalachian South in the 20th century. Focusing on the abuses of the coal industry and the grassroots struggle against mine owners that began in the 1960s, the authors have gathered quotations from a variety of sources. Editor(s): Carawan, Guy; Carawan, Candie. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820318820
- ISBN
- 9780820318820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.84
€ 40.84
Hardback. Explains the change in thinking about the nature and value of the American Union from 1846 to 1861 which impelled citizens from 11 southern states to declare independence. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029988
- ISBN
- 9780842029988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.22
€ 161.22
Hardcover. Haskell Institute of Lawrence, Kansas, first opened its doors in 1884 to 22 Ponca and Ottawa children, sent there to be taught Anglo-Protestant cultural values. For a century and a quarter since that time, this famous boarding school institution has touched the lives of thousands of students. This book chronicles the institution's formative years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFSL9; JNKS; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616176
- ISBN
- 9780700616176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.60
€ 55.60
Paperback. Explores the entire landscape of Black radio from the early days - when the white public accepted the black-face buffoonery of "The Amos and Andy Show" and "Beulah" as a fair depiction of African-American life - to the rise of personality jocks and the contemporary scene of corporate buyouts and uncertain fate. Num Pages: 334 pages, 25ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFD; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566396677
- ISBN
- 9781566396677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.56
€ 38.99
€ 34.56
Paperback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126755
- ISBN
- 9780231126755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.20
€ 46.99
€ 33.20
Hardback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231126748
- ISBN
- 9780231126748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.20€ 81.45
€ 108.20
€ 81.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 illustrations, 80 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Soul Jazz Records United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955481765
- ISBN
- 9780955481765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.54
€ 40.99
€ 28.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AJB; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- powerHouse Books,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576875193
- ISBN
- 9781576875193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. In 1899 an American could open a newspaper and find outrageous images. This title argues that these kinds of hyperbolic accounts were just one element of the visual and material culture that played an integral role in debates about empire in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075341
- ISBN
- 9780226075341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.11
€ 36.99
€ 29.11
hardcover. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739139219
- ISBN
- 9780739139219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.60
€ 144.60
hardcover. From The Nun's Story to The Flying Nun to The Singing Nun, nuns were a major presence in the mainstream media. Sullivan discusses these images in the context of the period's seemingly unlimited potential for social change. Num Pages: 340 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HRCX8; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802039354
- ISBN
- 9780802039354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.85
€ 91.85
paperback. From The Nun's Story to The Flying Nun to The Singing Nun, nuns were a major presence in the mainstream media. Sullivan discusses these images in the context of the period's seemingly unlimited potential for social change. Num Pages: 340 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HRCX8; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802037763
- ISBN
- 9780802037763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 43.69
€ 46.99
€ 43.69
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 200 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AGP; AJC; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 290 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764351488
- ISBN
- 9780764351488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 34.99
€ 53.99
€ 34.99
Hardback. Offering innovative readings of these canonical works, this study sheds new light on Faulkner's uniquely American modernism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879296
- ISBN
- 9780801879296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.57€ 46.41
€ 50.57
€ 46.41
Paperback. This is a beautiful book honoring Washington Irving (1783-1859) and his house, Sunnyside, as focal points of America's artistics life during the first half of the nineteenth century. Irving's colorful and painterly style continues to delight readers in the U.S. and abroad. His work had a profound influence upon the artists of his day. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5193 x 7128 x 11. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780912882994
- ISBN
- 9780912882994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Hardback. Representations of Joan of Arc have been used in the United States for the past 200 years, appearing in advertising, cartoons, popular song, art, criticism and propaganda. "Visions of the Maid" examines three pivotal films on the heroine as well as a broad array of popular culture references. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AB; APFA; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920757
- ISBN
- 9780813920757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.91
€ 84.91
Paperback. Explores how the family stories entered the popular imagination and shaped collective dreams in the postwar years and into the 1950s. This book also provides access to a vibrant conversation among white and black Americans about the boundaries between public life and family matters, and the meanings of race and ethnicity. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231121712
- ISBN
- 9780231121712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82