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paperback. Offers a look at American ritual. This title focuses on the Miss America pageant in particular, considering its claim to be an accurate representation of the diversity of contemporary American women. It explores the cultural constructions and legitimations that go on during the long process of the pageant. Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217911
- ISBN
- 9780520217911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. "The Most American Thing in America" is the winner of the 2006 Barnard Hewitt Award for Excellence in Theatre History. Num Pages: 286 pages, 134 photos, 3 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587295850
- ISBN
- 9781587295850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardcover. Between 1904 and the Great Depression, Circuit Chautauquas toured the rural US, reflecting and reinforcing its citizens' ideas, attitudes, and politics every summer through music, lectures, dramas, orations and special programs for children. This book reveals the Circuit Chautauquas as performances that created and unified small-town America. Num Pages: 280 pages, 134 photos, 3 darwings & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877459415
- ISBN
- 9780877459415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.51
€ 41.99
€ 34.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226428857
- ISBN
- 9780226428857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.15
€ 36.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916) was only one of a number of heroes to emerge during the Civil War, yet he holds a singular place in the American imagination. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 231 pages, photographs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029285
- ISBN
- 9780842029285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.57
€ 148.57
Paperback. Since the time of the Vikings, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend on it for survival, and people have shaped the Atlantic. In his account of this interdependency, Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTP; KNAF; RGR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283961
- ISBN
- 9780674283961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.26
€ 29.99
€ 25.26
Hardback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218363
- ISBN
- 9780823218363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.73
€ 114.73
paperback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218370
- ISBN
- 9780823218370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.09
€ 45.99
€ 41.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485978
- ISBN
- 9780801485978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.12
€ 29.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. From 1852, until the Mormon Church's decision to abandon the practice in 1890, the battle over polygamy redefined religious liberty in America. This book discusses the "Mormon question" and its legacy in constitutional law and political theory. Series: Studies in Legal History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 53 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC2; HRCC99; JHBA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807849873
- ISBN
- 9780807849873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.04€ 46.67
€ 50.04
€ 46.67
Paperback. The Youth Development Center at Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, known locally as the Morganza was founded in the 19th century as a farm for orphaned boys. By the 1960s, the Morganza had been burdened with a sinister reputation when it was converted into a detention center for youth convicted of crimes. This book describes the life of students and staff. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; 3JJPK; JKVQ1; JKVQ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826346414
- ISBN
- 9780826346414
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. Movingly chronicles the lives, deaths, and memory of nine Marines from the mining community of Morenci, Arizona, who were transformed from happy-go-lucky high schoolers to soldiers in Vietnam. Only three of them survived the war. Their story encompasses pride, loss, grief, and the devastating impact of war on a small town. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBBWZ; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621101
- ISBN
- 9780700621101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.50
€ 43.99
€ 36.50
Paperback. Abridged edition of a diary written by Anna Rosina Gambold, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Editor(s): McClinton, Rowena. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220959
- ISBN
- 9780803220959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.33
€ 34.99
€ 31.33
The Moral Work of Teaching and Teacher Education. Preparing and Suppor...
. Ed(S): Sanger, Matthew N.; Osguthorpe, Rich...
Paperback. Editor(s): Sanger, Matthew N.; Osguthorpe, Richard D. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNA; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807754306
- ISBN
- 9780807754306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.69
€ 46.99
€ 39.69
Hardback. Demonstrates that moral and religious rhetoric is a strategic tool presidents can use to enhance their constitutional authority. This work analyzes the president's role as the nation's moral spokesman. It employs content analysis of the inaugural and annual addresses of all the presidents from George Washington through George W Bush. Series: Presidential Rhetoric Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 tables, 3 graphs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585445226
- ISBN
- 9781585445226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.37€ 48.83
€ 52.37
€ 48.83
Paperback. The most complete history of birth control ever written. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSJ1; JHBD; JPQB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9780252074592
- ISBN
- 9780252074592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.31
€ 31.99
€ 29.31
Paperback. Editor(s): Wieseltier, Leon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810124882
- ISBN
- 9780810124882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.45
€ 26.99
€ 23.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 1KBB; BG; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826220301
- ISBN
- 9780826220301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. The Montaukett were among the first tribes to establish relations with the English in the seventeenth century. Focusing on the issues of land tenure in the relations between the English and the Montaukett, this book explores issues of cultural assimilation, political and social tensions, and patterns of economic dependency among the Montaukett. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 216 pages, 17 black-&-white illustrations, 3 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630951
- ISBN
- 9780815630951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
paperback. Challenges those who argue that diversity or multiculturalism is about to become the governing American creed. This book presents evidence that Americans, whites and African Americans, Hispanics and Asian Americans, new immigrants and decedents of the Pilgrims, continue to share the same core of basic American values and aspirations. Series: New Forum Books. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 line illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691114576
- ISBN
- 9780691114576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.89
€ 38.99
€ 27.89
hardcover. As the first chief of the Special Intelligence Unit at the Treasury Department, Elmer L. Irey accomplished what J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't and Eliot Ness couldn't. From the 1920s through the 1940s, he headed the investigations that led to the prosecution of the ruthless, murderous bosses who ruled American cities without fear of the law. Num Pages: 372 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974882
- ISBN
- 9781597974882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.79
€ 37.79
Paperback. Grindstaff takes the reader behind the scenes of daytime television talk shows. This study draws on interviews with producers and guests and asks not just what talk shows can tell us about mass media, but also what they reveal about American culture more generally. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226309118
- ISBN
- 9780226309118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.24
€ 35.99
€ 28.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Melville House Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612195582
- ISBN
- 9781612195582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.75
€ 18.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with 26 Monacans, one Episcopal minister appointed to serve them, one former clerk of the court for Amherst County, and her own story, the author offers accounts of what happened to the Monacan families and how their very existence as Indians was threatened under the Virginia's Racial Integrity Law. Series Editor(s): Paredes, J.Anthony. Series: Contemporary American Indian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354886
- ISBN
- 9780817354886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93