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Hardback. Americans like to think that they look after their own, especially in times of hardship. And for the Great Depression and the Great Society eras, the collective memory is one of solidarity and compassion for the less fortunate. This title challenges this story by examining opinion polls and letters to presidents from average citizens. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQ; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135632
- ISBN
- 9780691135632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.19
€ 42.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Based on unprecedented access to private correspondence, unpublished manuscripts and attuned to a musically inclined poet's skill in close listening, Who Can Afford to Improvise? retraces the full arc of James Baldwin's passage across the pages and stages of his career amplifying our sense of his contemporary relevance. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780823276837
- ISBN
- 9780823276837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Until Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opened her studio on Eight Street in Manhattan in 1914 - which almost two decades later evolved into the Whitney Museum - there were few art museums in the United States, let alone galleries for contemporary artists to exhibit their work. This memoir tells a success story of three generations of women. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; BM; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611454024
- ISBN
- 9781611454024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.58
€ 18.99
€ 18.58
hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631059
- ISBN
- 9780691631059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.46
€ 157.46
Paperback. An exciting showcase of innovative works by contemporary American artists Editor(s): Sussman, Elisabeth; Sanders, Jay. Series: Whitney Museum of American Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 300 colour images + 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 318 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1656. In shrink wrap
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Whitney Museum of American Art New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0032016
- ISBN
- 9780300180367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Caitlin Press Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894759465
- ISBN
- 9781894759465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.10
€ 19.99
€ 15.10
Paperback. Explains how American constructions of Middle Eastern racial identity have changed over the years, paying particular attention to the shift in perceptions of the Middle Easterner from friendly foreigner to enemy alien, a trend accelerated by the tragic events of 9/11. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782736
- ISBN
- 9780814782736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; JFSL; JFSR; JPVH1; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319471358
- ISBN
- 9783319471358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Paperback. Investigates the history, values, rituals, and shared consciousness that created whiteness in the United States, as well as the representations that sustain its influence on both cultural and literary vision. This title formulates an understanding of whiteness by tracing its literary and cultural evolution. Num Pages: 227 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814713129
- ISBN
- 9780814713129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2AB; 3JM; DSBH; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479858538
- ISBN
- 9781479858538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Looking at the field of "whiteness studies" and linking it to traditional historical inquiry, Matthew Frye Jacobson shows that in the USA, nation of immigrants, "race" has been at the core of civic assimilation: ethnic minorities in becoming American were reracialized to become Caucasian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674951914
- ISBN
- 9780674951914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. This original and incisive study of the fiction of Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid and Toni Morrison uses cutting edge cultural and literary theory to examine the 'knotted' mother-daughter relations that form the thematic basis of the texts examined. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137440853
- ISBN
- 9781137440853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Hardcover. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HPQ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403977397
- ISBN
- 9781403977397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. For countless American Protestants, food and church are inseparable. From dry cookies and punch at coffee hour to potlucks and spaghetti dinners, this title looks at the role food plays in the daily life of white mainline Protestant congregations. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99; JFSR; JHBT; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312294427
- ISBN
- 9780312294427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.41
€ 99.41
Paperback. Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them - and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? The author answers this question with a resounding - and disturbing - yes. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226087146
- ISBN
- 9780226087146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.45
€ 18.99
€ 18.45
Hardcover. Eight of the last twelve presidents were millionaires when they took office. Why is it that most politicians in America are so much better off than the people who elect them - and does the social class divide between citizens and their representatives matter? The author answers this question with a resounding - and disturbing - yes. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 line drawings, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226087009
- ISBN
- 9780226087009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.71€ 52.85
€ 61.71
€ 52.85
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453977
- ISBN
- 9780801453977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 80 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396167
- ISBN
- 9780888396167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.88
€ 27.99
€ 19.88
Paperback. In this text, Vivian Paley presents a personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighbourhood. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSC; JFSL; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674002739
- ISBN
- 9780674002739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.92
€ 31.99
€ 26.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; YNNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 286 x 219 x 10. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888394620
- ISBN
- 9780888394620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28