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The Newspaper Indian: Native American Identity in the Press, 1820-90

John M Coward

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.

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Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 272
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252067389
ISBN: 9780252067389

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Sex, Sexuality, and the Anthropologist

Markowitz

Paperback. Contending that the conventional pose of a genderless, asexual, ethnographic researcher is impossible to sustain, this title brings sex and sexuality into the open as essential components of ethnographic study that must be overtly recognized and proactively addressed. It recounts the real-life experiences of anthropologists. Editor(s): Markowitz, Fran; Ashkenazi, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 240
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Edition: First Edition
SKU: V9780252067471
ISBN: 9780252067471

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AlabamaNorth: African-American Migrants, Community, and Working-Class ...

Kimberley L. Phillips

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.

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Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 360
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252067938
ISBN: 9780252067938

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Straight with a Twist: Queer Theory and the Subject of Heterosexuality

Calvin Thomas

Paperback. Offers a refreshing look at the relation between queer theory and critical examinations of the construction of heterosexuality. Seeking to proliferate the findings and insights of queer theory, this title explores the issue of whether and how queer theory can speak for and include the straight. Editor(s): Thomas, Calvin. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.

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Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 304
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252068133
ISBN: 9780252068133

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Last Cavalier: The Life and Times of John A. Lomax, 1867-1948

Nolan Porterfield

Paperback. Tells the story of the remarkable life and career of John A. Lomax, pioneering American folklorist, canny businessman, influential educator, and patriarch of an extended family of artists, performers, and scholars. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGH; BGF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 700.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2001
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 608
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Edition: Revised ed.
SKU: V9780252069710
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Chicana Traditions: Continuity and Change

Cantu

Paperback. An anthology focusing specifically on the topic of Chicana expressive culture. This book features the work of native scholars. Blending narratives of personal experience with more formal, scholarly discussions, it tells the insider story of a professional woman mariachi performer. Editor(s): Cantu, Norma E.; Najera-Ramirez, Olga. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 280
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SKU: V9780252070129
ISBN: 9780252070129

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Out in Theory: The Emergence of Lesbian and Gay Anthropology

Lewin

paperback. Presents lesbian and gay anthropology as a distinct specialization and addresses the theoretical issues that define the emerging field. This collection of essays details the scholarly and personal factors that affected the emergence of lesbian and gay anthropology and speculates on the directions it will take as it grows and diversifys. Editor(s): Lewin, Ellen; Leap, William L. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.

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Publication date: 2002
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 344
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SKU: V9780252070761
ISBN: 9780252070761

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Alice Hamilton: A LIFE IN LETTERS

Barbara Sicherman

Paperback. Alice Hamilton (1869-1970), a pioneer in the study of diseases of the workplace, a founder of industrial toxicology in the United States, and Harvard's first woman professor, led a long and interesting life. This title gives her biography. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 650.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 488
Condition: New
SKU: V9780252071522
ISBN: 9780252071522

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Way Up North in Dixie: A Black Family´s Claim to the Confederate Anth...

Howard L. Sacks

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

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The Road to Seneca Falls: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the First Woman´...

Judith Wellman

Paperback. Feminists from 1848 to the present have rightly viewed the Seneca Falls convention as the birth of the women's rights movement in the United States and beyond. This title offers an account of this historic meeting in its contemporary context. It argues that this convergence foments one of the greatest rebellions of modern times. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 499.

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Publication date: 2004
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 320
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252071737
ISBN: 9780252071737

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Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic

Beck

Paperback. Demonstrates that women have long played important roles in different facets of Iranian society. This volume includes essays from various disciplines by scholars who examine women's roles in politics, society, and culture and the rise and development of the women's movement before and during the Islamic Republic. Editor(s): Beck, Lois; Nashat, Guity. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.

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Publication date: 2004
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 304
Condition: New
SKU: V9780252071898
ISBN: 9780252071898

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Into the Vortex: Female Voice and Paradox in Film

Britta H. Sjogren

Paperback. Challenges and rethinks feminist film theory's brilliant but often pessimistic reflections on the workings of sound and voice in film. This title offers an alternative to image-cantered scenarios that dominate feminist film theory's critique of the representation of sexual difference. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 458. Weight in Grams: 435.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 264
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252072673
ISBN: 9780252072673

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REDESIGNING WOMEN: Television after the Network Era

Amanda D. Lotz

Paperback. Explores the audience profile, the types of characters that recur, and changes to the industry landscape in the wake of media consolidation and a profusion of channels. Employing a cultural studies framework, this book examines whether the multiplicity of female-centric networks and narratives renders certain gender stereotypes uninhabitable. Series: Feminist Studies and Media Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 399.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 240
Condition: New
SKU: V9780252073106
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Evil by Design: The Creation and Marketing of the Femme Fatale

Elizabeth K. Menon

Paperback. Documents the search for the origins of the iconic "femme fatale" who was depicted as a dangerous, depraved, and deadly woman. This book argues that the evolution of the femme fatale, with both literary and visual links to the biblical Eve figure, came as a response to increasing feminism and the desire by men to halt its spread. Num Pages: 360 pages, 126 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AC; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 736.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 360
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252073236
ISBN: 9780252073236

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Gendering Labor History

Alice Kessler-Harris

Paperback. The role of gender in the history of the working class world Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 392
Condition: New
Edition: Annotated
SKU: V9780252073939
ISBN: 9780252073939

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Black Power in the Belly of the Beast

Jeffries

Paperback. The first serious study of the diverse organizations associated with the resurgence of Black nationalism in the 1960s Editor(s): Jeffries, Judson L. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 336
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SKU: V9780252073946
ISBN: 9780252073946

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Black Milwaukee: The Making of an Industrial Proletariat, 1915-45

Jr. Joe William Trotter

Paperback. An updated version of a fiery classic Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 789. Weight in Grams: 626.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Edition: 2nd
Number of pages: 432
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SKU: V9780252074103
ISBN: 9780252074103

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Gender in Modernism: New Geographies, Complex Intersections

Bonnie Kime Scott

Paperback. Grouped into twenty-one thematic sections, this work offers theoretical introductions to the primary texts provided by the scholars who have taken the lead in pushing both modernism and gender in different directions. It provides an understanding of the complex intersections of gender with an array of social identifications. Editor(s): Scott, Bonnie Kime. Num Pages: 896 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 239 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1252.

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Publication date: 2007
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 896
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252074189
ISBN: 9780252074189

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The Rural Face of White Supremacy: BEYOND JIM CROW

Mark Roman Schultz

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 photographs, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 336
Condition: New
Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780252074363
ISBN: 9780252074363

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