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Regional studies

Hardback. American Georgics takes as its primary problem the question of the human place in nature. By extending our understanding of what counts as environmental literature back before Thoreau, Sweet shows that early texts, while not necessarily "green" in contemporary terms, can offer important insights into our relationship to the environment. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; DS; GTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236378
ISBN
9780812236378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Hardback. This volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development in Africa. Editor(s): Zeleza, Paul Tyambe; McConnaughay, Philip J. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; GTF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237832
ISBN
9780812237832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Paperback. The question of women in the armed services is hotly debated. Exploring the perspectives of feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, this text situates the combat controversy in the context of US political change and analyzes women's inclusion in the armed forces. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFK; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780814726891
ISBN
9780814726891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Presents a research on the history and experiences of people of African descent outside of the African continent. By incorporating Europe and North Africa as well as North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean, this reader shifts the discourse on the African diaspora away from its focus solely on the Americas. Editor(s): Gomez, Michael A. Num Pages: 317 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731666
ISBN
9780814731666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Paperback. Exploring why America has failed to compensate Black Americans for the wrongs of slavery, this book provides a history of the racial reparations movement and shows why it is an idea whose time has come. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPA; JPVH; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814737415
ISBN
9780814737415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An expansive introduction to the development of African American religion and theology. From the time of slavery up to modern day, the text addresses a broad diversity of African American religion and traces their transition to various forms of Christianity. Editor(s): Murphy, Larry G. Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 450 pages, 31ill. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRCC99; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 26. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814755815
ISBN
9780814755815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

paperback. African immigration to North America has been increasing. This title focuses on new understandings and insights concerning the presence and relevance of African immigrant religious communities in the US. It describes key social and historical aspects of African immigrant religion in the US and builds a conceptual framework for theory and analysis. Editor(s): Olupona, Jacob K.; Gemignani, Regina. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRA; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814762127
ISBN
9780814762127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. In American football, seven out of ten players are black, but few are fully aware of the struggle to achieve equal rights. This text examines how sports laid a foundation for social change by integrating black and white athletes in the National Football League. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 188 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814774960
ISBN
9780814774960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Explores how African American men have been marketed, embodied, and imaged for the purposes of racial advancement during the first half of the 20th C. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 463 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
463
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775639
ISBN
9780814775639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Offers a detailed ethnographic portrait of an African American boys' high school basketball team in an urban area in the South Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHBS; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795965
ISBN
9780814795965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. From the 1850s and the Civil War to emancipation and the official end of Reconstruction in 1877, this work examines slave emancipation and opposition to it as a national event with social, political, and cultural consequences. It analyzes multiple views of black child to demonstrate how Americans contested and defended slavery and its abolition. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796337
ISBN
9780814796337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 188 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 11. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816629992
ISBN
9780816629992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Series: Critical American studies series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816635788
ISBN
9780816635788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Series: Globalisation & community. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; GTB; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816635849
ISBN
9780816635849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636730
ISBN
9780816636730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJP; DSA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 285.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637119
ISBN
9780816637119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Series: Commerce & Mass Culture S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637324
ISBN
9780816637324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. Series: Commerce & Mass Culture S. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637331
ISBN
9780816637331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816640621
ISBN
9780816640621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816642380
ISBN
9780816642380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

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