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Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256532
ISBN
9780823256532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

Hardback. Critics have claimed that Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a primitivist who was uncritically preoccupied with "noble savages," and that he remained oblivious to the African slave trade and so used "slavery" and "freedom" callously. This book demonstrates why these charges are wrong. Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 356 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 33. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257294
ISBN
9780823257294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Hardcover. This book contains 19 studies by leading experts in the field of Hungarian political, cultural, economic, and literary history to honor Steven Bela Vardy, America's leading historiographer of Hungary and an internationally renowned scholar of Hungarian immigration studies. Editor(s): Hupchick, Dennis P.; Weisberger, R. William. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVH; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334525
ISBN
9780880334525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. This text raises questions about artistic freedom and censorship. Wu Hung uses the Chinese government's cancellation of the exhibition "It's Me", Beijing 1998, to anchor his analysis of the challenges face by contemporary Chinese artisits and curators. Num Pages: 224 pages, 111 colour plates, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; AC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780935573336
ISBN
9780935573336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. A geo-political manifesto which questions the idea of Latinity as a sole name for the South American subcontinent. Charts the history of the concept of Latinity from its emergence in Europe under France's leadership through to the present day. Series: Blackwell Manifestos. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405100861
ISBN
9781405100861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardback. In this major intervention into the 'Asian Century', Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak challenges the reader to re-think Asia, in its political and cultural complexity, in the global South and in the metropole. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102063
ISBN
9781405102063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.75

Paperback. In this major intervention into the 'Asian Century', Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak challenges the reader to re-think Asia, in its political and cultural complexity, in the global South and in the metropole. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405102070
ISBN
9781405102070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.67

Hardcover. A Companion to the History of the Middle East offers a fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of this region. * A fresh account of the multifaceted and multi-layered history of the Middle East. * Comprises 26 newly-commissioned essays by leading international scholars. Series: Blackwell Companions to World History. Num Pages: 624 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 190 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405106818
ISBN
9781405106818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.73

Hardcover. American Studies is a groundbreaking anthology that charts the evolution of American Studies from the end of World War II to the present day, showcasing dozens of essays that represent the best in cutting edge Americanist scholarship. Editor(s): Radway, Janice; Gaines, Kevin K.; Shank, Barry; Von Eschen, Penny. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 196 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113519
ISBN
9781405113519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Hardcover. Explores the 'visual' in defining the kaleidoscope of American experience and American identity in the 20th century. This book covers important topics in American history: nationhood, class, politics of identity, and the visual mapping of 'others'. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114653
ISBN
9781405114653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.79

Paperback. Explores the 'visual' in defining the kaleidoscope of American experience and American identity in the 20th century. This book covers important topics in American history: nationhood, class, politics of identity, and the visual mapping of 'others'. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405114660
ISBN
9781405114660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99

Paperback. A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighbourhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes Series Editor(s): Miller, Zane L.; Stradling, David; Bennett, Larry. Series: Urban Life, Landscape and Policy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439902295
ISBN
9781439902295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479800971
ISBN
9781479800971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover. Drawing on historical and ethnographic sources, this volume provides a basic introduction to the study of religion and theology in the Latino/a, Black, and Latin American contexts, and then shows how theology can be reframed to better speak to the concerns of both religious studies and the real people the theologians' work is meant to represent. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479853069
ISBN
9781479853069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.72

Paperback. The first collection to consider the fraught itineraries of Asian American immigrant histories and how they are inscribed in the production and dissemination of ideas about Asian American foodways. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Ku, Robert Ji-Song; Mannur, Anita. Num Pages: 453 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JFCV; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479869251
ISBN
9781479869251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. China's future is arguably the most consequential question in global affairs. Having enjoyed unprecedented levels of growth, China is at a critical juncture in the development of its economy, society, polity, national security and international relations. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509507139
ISBN
9781509507139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 50.79

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
1 Har/Com
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464093
ISBN
9781580464093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.41

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
BOYE6 United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464376
ISBN
9781580464376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Explores the important interconnections involving questions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on world screens by examining a range of films, videos, and digital works associated with global Chinese culture. This book includes films and other texts that represent a range of work by media artists working within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132782
ISBN
9781592132782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. Explores the history of scrapbook-making, its origins, uses, forms and purposes, as well as the human agents behind the books themselves. Scrapbooks bring pleasure in both the making and consuming. This volume considers the makers, their artefacts, and the viewers within the context of American culture. Editor(s): Tucker, Susan; Ott, Katherine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 65 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Edition
First Softcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134786
ISBN
9781592134786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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