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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Focusing on the disasters of the 1980s, this book examines how culture is reconstructed after disaster through victims' stories, media coverage, and official efforts to restore faith in technology. It explores the debates that followed these disasters, as government agencies, corporations, and local communities fought to control their meaning. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; HB; JFC; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 330. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068201
ISBN
9780252068201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. In bunkhouses or rodeo arenas, on the trail or around the campfire, cowboys have been creating and reciting poetry since the 1870s. This title explores the 125-year history and development of cowboy poetry and to celebrate those who sustain it. It approaches the tradition of occupational folk poetry from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Stanley, David; Thatcher, Elaine. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068362
ISBN
9780252068362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Paperback. A study of the links among literature, rhetoric, and democracy that explores the public debate generated by amateur and professional readers about four controversial literary works: two that were censored in the United States and two that created conflict because they were not censored. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068676
ISBN
9780252068676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780252069710
ISBN
9780252069710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.33

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
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070129
ISBN
9780252070129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. How do we come to terms with what can't be forgotten? How do we bear witness to extreme experiences that challenge the limits of language? This volume explores the emotional, political, and aesthetic dimensions of testimonies to trauma as they translate private anguish into public space. Editor(s): Miller, Nancy K.; Tougaw, Jason. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252070549
ISBN
9780252070549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252070761
ISBN
9780252070761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. In this powerful and moving history of family violence, historian Linda Gordon traces policies on child abuse and neglect, wife-beating, and incest from 1880 to 1960. Drawing on hundreds of case records from social agencies devoted to dealing with the problem, she chronicles the changing visibility of family violence. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 585. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252070792
ISBN
9780252070792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

Paperback. A folkloric examination of mass-produced material culture in the United States. This book examines the gendered sculptural forms that are among the most visible, including Barbie and GI Joe dolls. It locates these various objects of folk art within a discussion of the post-women's movement discourse on gender. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252071355
ISBN
9780252071355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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
€ 26.49

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

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

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.60

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

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

Paperback. Reveals the American showman P T Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy puffer, a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of family entertainments. This title tracks the shifting personas of the great showman and his representational choices. Editor(s): Cook, James W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252072956
ISBN
9780252072956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

paperback. It hasn't occurred to even the harshest critics of advertising since the 1930s to regulate advertising as extensively as its earliest opponents almost succeeded in doing. This title examines how these consumer activists sought to limit the influence of corporate powers by rallying popular support to moderate and transform advertising. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252072994
ISBN
9780252072994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252073052
ISBN
9780252073052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073212
ISBN
9780252073212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.17

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.22

Paperback. The cure for an American media where market interests have usurped democratic participation Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073427
ISBN
9780252073427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

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