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Paperback. "Proceedings of the twenty-third annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization - Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 24-25, 2010" -- P. [i]. Editor(s): Greenspoon, Leonard Jay. Series: Studies in Jewish Civilisation. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536297
- ISBN
- 9781557536297
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Condition: New
€ 49.35
€ 49.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Greenspoon, Leonard Jay. Series: Studies in Jewish Civilisation. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535979
- ISBN
- 9781557535979
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Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Totosy de Zepetnek, Steven; Vasvari, Louise O. Series: Comparative Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535931
- ISBN
- 9781557535931
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Condition: New
€ 80.73
€ 80.73
Paperback. Chronicles media's role in shaping American life during the tumultuous nineteenth century by focusing specifically on the presentation of race and gender in the newspapers and magazines of the time. This book examines the ways in which American women were portrayed in the national media as they assumed a greater role in public and private life. Editor(s): Sachsman, David B.; Rushing, S. Kittrell; Morris, Roy. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFD; JFSJ; JFSL; KNTJ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535085
- ISBN
- 9781557535085
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.25
€ 34.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Contains twenty biographies of African American male and female athletes that furnish perspectives on the changing status of these athletes and how these changes mirrored the transformation of sports, American society, and civil rights legislation. This collection includes: Marshall Taylor, William Henry Lewis, Tiger Woods, and Venus Williams. Editor(s): Wiggins, David K. Num Pages: 472 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288769
- ISBN
- 9781557288769
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Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Paperback. A collection of essays which explores various topics, including the state, regional, national, and international dimensions of the crisis as well as local white and black responses to events, gender issues, politics, and law. Editor(s): Kirk, John A. Num Pages: 148 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288745
- ISBN
- 9781557288745
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Condition: New
€ 29.30
€ 29.30
Paperback. A collection of essays that provide an assessment of how well the Brown v Board of Education decision that declared an end to segregated schools in the United States was implemented. It examines how African Americans and their supporters in twelve states dealt with the Court's mandate to desegregate "with all deliberate speed." Editor(s): Daugherity, Brian J.; Bolton, Charles C. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNSV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288691
- ISBN
- 9781557288691
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.83
€ 31.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, C Calvin; Joshua, Linda W. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFSL3; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288066
- ISBN
- 9781557288066
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Condition: New
€ 29.65
€ 29.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Wallach, Jennifer Jensen. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286796
- ISBN
- 9781557286796
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Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Hardcover. This text gives information on the new status of gambling and the issues that arise with the existence of legal commercial gaming. It includes contributions from some of the world's leading authorities on theory and teatment approaches to problem and pathological gambling. Editor(s): Eadington, William R.; Cornelius, Judy A. Series: Institute of Gambling & Commercial Gaming S. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; MJN; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of Nevada Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942828399
- ISBN
- 9780942828399
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Condition: New
€ 64.79€ 58.56
€ 64.79
€ 58.56
Hardcover. Implementing many of the trends in contemporary indigenous studies, this title includes seventeen original essays that tackle indigenous identity, cultural perseverance, economic development, and urbanization in a wide array of American Indian and First Nations populations. Editor(s): Wunder, John R.; Kinbacher, Kurt E. Num Pages: 470 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 674.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726413
- ISBN
- 9780896726413
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 40.71
€ 46.99
€ 40.71
Paperback. This collection of essays articulates the pedagogical strategies of using detective fiction texts to investigate the politics of difference. Editor(s): Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879727963
- ISBN
- 9780879727963
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Paperback. The remarkable economic growth of Las Vegas between 1980 and 2007 created a population boom and a major increase in the ethnic and religious diversity of the city. Presenting the survey of the city's cosmopolitan population, this book describes the history of various groups in Las Vegas and the roles they play in the life and economy of the city. Editor(s): Simich, Jerry L.; Wright, Thomas C. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874178173
- ISBN
- 9780874178173
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Condition: New
€ 38.88
€ 38.88
Paperback. This collection of stories, essays, and personal reflections from geographers who have worked collaboratively with Indigenous communities across the globe offers insight into the challenges and rewards of cross-cultural research. Editor(s): Johnson, Jay T.; Larsen, Soren C. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870717222
- ISBN
- 9780870717222
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.98
€ 24.99
€ 21.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Chari, Sangita; Lavallee, Jaime M. N. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oregon State University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870717208
- ISBN
- 9780870717208
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Condition: New
€ 29.56
€ 29.56
Paperback. Shows that although plantation slavery was a horrible reality for many Africans and their descendants in Latin America, blacks experienced many other realities in Iberian colonies. This work analyses a treatise by a seventeenth-century Muslim scholar in Morocco and argues it shaped the slave trade to Latin America. Editor(s): Landers, Jane G.; Robinson, Barry M. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826323972
- ISBN
- 9780826323972
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Condition: New
€ 41.94
€ 41.94
Paperback. Reveals how the contemporary Mayas contend with crime, political violence, internal community power struggles, and the broader impact of transnational economic and political policies in Guatemala. This work places anthropological analyses in relation to Mayan political activism and key Mayan intellectuals' research and criticism. Editor(s): Little, Walter E.; Smith, Timothy J. Series Editor(s): Paredes, J.Anthony. Series: Contemporary American Indian Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355364
- ISBN
- 9780817355364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.22
€ 37.22
Hardcover. These essays emerged from a series of conferences conducted by the Public Religion Project at the University of Chicago Divinity School. They address the ways in which religious and educational institutions have come to define one another and American culture and identity. Editor(s): Blumhofer, Edith L. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JFC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817311469
- ISBN
- 9780817311469
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Condition: New
€ 48.25
€ 48.25
Hardcover. Building on the pioneering work of Edward Said in fresh and useful ways, contributors consider both historical contacts and literary influences in the formation of Latin American constructs of the Orient and the Self from colonial times to the present. In the process, they unveil wide-ranging manifestations of Orientalism." Editor(s): Camayd-Freixas, Erik. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: GTB; JF; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816529537
- ISBN
- 9780816529537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Paperback. Featuring both established and first-time authors, this volume celebrates 15 years of books from the Camina del Sol series by bringing together some of the series' best work from voices that echo the entire spectrum of Latina/o writing, from Chicana/o to Puerto Rican to Brazilian-American, and take in themes ranging from migration to gender. Editor(s): Gonzalez, Rigoberto. Series: Camino del Sol. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528134
- ISBN
- 9780816528134
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.22
€ 31.99
€ 28.22
Hardcover. Editor(s): Ensor, Marisa O. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816527847
- ISBN
- 9780816527847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.83
€ 68.83
Hardcover. Considers the conceptual and political problem of violence in the early modern Anglo-Atlantic, charting an innovative approach to the history of the American Revolution. Its editors and contributors contend that existing scholarship on the Revolution largely ignores questions of power and downplays the Revolution as a contest over sovereignty. Editor(s): Griffin, Patrick; Ingram, Robert G.; Onuf, Peter S.; Schoen, Brian D. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBWF; JFFE; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936789
- ISBN
- 9780813936789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.81
€ 70.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Jerome A. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936536
- ISBN
- 9780813936536
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Condition: New
€ 30.77
€ 30.77
Hardcover. Editor(s): Miller, Jerome A.; Plants, Nicholas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936529
- ISBN
- 9780813936529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.07
€ 90.07