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paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252067327
ISBN
9780252067327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. Looks at how newspapers and news-making practices shaped the representations of Native Americans. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTC; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252067389
ISBN
9780252067389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067433
ISBN
9780252067433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Presents evidence that the saloon, played an important role in the working-class community life. Focusing on public drinking in Chicago and Boston, this book offers a discussion of the saloon, as a social institution and a locus of the struggle between middle-class notions of privacy and working-class uses of public space. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067815
ISBN
9780252067815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. Reveals the breadth of working-class black experiences and activities in Cleveland and the extent to which these were shaped by traditions and values brought from the South. The author shows how migrants' moves north established complex networks of kin and friends and infused the city with a highly visible southern African-American culture. Editor(s): Brody, David; Kessler-Harris, Alice; Montgomery, David; Wilentz, Sean. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJF; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252067938
ISBN
9780252067938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. From fiddle tunes to folk ballads, from banjos to blues, traditional music thrives in the remote mountains and hollers of West Virginia. "Goldenseal" magazine has given its readers intimate access to the lives and music of folk artists from across this pivotal state. This title gathers together some of the best of "Goldenseal". Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; AVGH; RGBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5411 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252068157
ISBN
9780252068157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.90

paperback. Among the criminal celebrities of Prohibition-era Chicago, two well-educated Jewish boys from wealthy South Side families were notorious. Revealing secret testimony, this book separates fact from myth as it unravels the crime, the investigation, and the trial, in which they were defended by the era's famous attorney, Clarence Darrow. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2ABM; 3JJG; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068294
ISBN
9780252068294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. Functions as a portrait of small-town America emerging from frontier status into the corruption and violence of the Jazz age. This account of a struggling midwestern coal town profiles small-time bootlegger Kelly Wagle, whose mysterious career, and suspected involvement with two unsolved murder cases, had a lasting impact on his community. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252068447
ISBN
9780252068447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Investigating topics such as law and public policy, immigration and tourism, narratives and discourses, race relations, and virtual communities, this title clarifies and challenges prevailing conceptualizations of post colonialism and accepted understandings of American culture. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Num Pages: 376 pages, 37 black & white photographs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252068522
ISBN
9780252068522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.61

Paperback. A career-spanning collection of writings on labor history by one of the leading figures in the field, showing not only his growth as an historian but the growth of his field as well, exploring the subjects of workers, unions, and politics. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068683
ISBN
9780252068683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Explores the conflict between the Mormons' efforts to establish their own court system--one appropriate to the distinctive political, social, and economic practices they envisioned as Zion--and the pressures applied by the federal legal system to bring them to heel. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780252069802
ISBN
9780252069802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. Representing dancers, scholars, admirers, and critics, this title offers a diverse collection of primary documents and articles about the place and shape of dance in the United States from colonial times onwards. It offers a lively counterpoint between observers of the dance and dancers' views of what they do when they dance. Editor(s): Needham, Maureen. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; ASD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069994
ISBN
9780252069994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Explores one of the oldest traditions of American religious folksong: unaccompanied congregational singing in Appalachian Primitive Baptist churches. Using interviews, field observations, historical research, song transcriptions, and musical analysis, the author explores the dynamic relationship between singing and theology in these churches. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252070037
ISBN
9780252070037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

paperback. A powerful anthology documenting the thoughts and experiences of those waiting to die Editor(s): Mulvey-Roberts, Marie. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252070990
ISBN
9780252070990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Paperback. Traces the lives of the Snowdens, an African American family of musicians and farmers living in rural Knox County, Ohio. This book examines the Snowdens' musical and social exchanges with rural whites from the 1850s through the early 1920s and provides an exploration of the claim that the Snowden family taught the song "Dixie" to Dan Emmett. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252071607
ISBN
9780252071607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Presents a multidisciplinary study of why and how Cambodians have come to the US and how they have fared since. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, this book synthesizes the literature on the refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252071799
ISBN
9780252071799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071911
ISBN
9780252071911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. Features how the "dark continent" of blues and jazz provided Hollywood with a resonant resource to construct and negotiate the boundaries of American cultural identity. This book contains new work on blackface minstrelsy in early sound movies, racial representation and censorship, torch singers and torch songs, burlesque and strippers, and more. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; APFA; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252072352
ISBN
9780252072352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. Offering a portrait of leadership, conflict, and obstacles, this volume assesses the political alliances that brought black mayors to office as well as the accomplishments and challenges that marked their careers. It includes the profiles of Carl B Stokes (Cleveland), Richard G Hatcher (Gary), and 'Dutch' Morial (New Orleans). Editor(s): Colburn, David R. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780252072604
ISBN
9780252072604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. The origins and impact of America's black Left Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072710
ISBN
9780252072710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.92

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