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Paperback. Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This study of Howl elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246775
- ISBN
- 9780520246775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.09
€ 31.99
€ 23.09
Hardback. When Alfred Kinsey's studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. This work examines national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War II. Num Pages: 305 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238350
- ISBN
- 9780520238350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.94
€ 83.99
€ 64.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Mendible, Myra. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019820
- ISBN
- 9780253019820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Mendible, Myra. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019790
- ISBN
- 9780253019790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Hardback. 224 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803237568
- ISBN
- 9780803237568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
Paperback. Looking at such figures as Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears, this book shows how popular culture has shaped our view of the adolescent girl as an individual who is simultaneously sexualized and infantilized. It explores the intersecting histories of adolescence, and popular culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218025
- ISBN
- 9780253218025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
Hardback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219965
- ISBN
- 9780631219965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.47
€ 117.47
Paperback. This volume offers a collection of ten key essays selected from contemporary historical scholarship with coverage ranging from the the colonial period to the modern day. The essays add up to an exploration of major technological themes in American history. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219972
- ISBN
- 9780631219972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.80
€ 59.80
Hardback. This volume considers the changing patterns of American thought and culture in its transition into the early 21st century. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Morley, Catherine. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748626014
- ISBN
- 9780748626014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.05€ 130.72
€ 136.05
€ 130.72
Paperback. El Salvador emerged from a brutal civil war in 1992 to find much of its national income coming from a massive emigrant workforce that earns money in the US. This book examines this new way of life as it extends across two places: Intipuca, a Salvadoran town, and the Washington, DC, home to the second largest population Salvadorans in the US. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 halftones, 1 map, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCS; JFFN; JFSL4; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226653402
- ISBN
- 9780226653402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Paperback. Whether you're a business person visiting for a week or a foreign student visiting for a semester, American Ways, A Cultural Guide to the United States covers all your basic needs-from the trends and customs of day-to-day activities to the more esoteric customs regarding cultural values, politics, education, religion and relationships. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 29. Weight in Grams: 382. A Cultural Guide to the United States. 326 pages. Whether you're a business person visiting for a week or a foreign student visiting for a semester, American Ways, A Cultural Guide to the United States covers all your basic needs-from the trends and customs of day-to-day activities to the more esoteric customs regarding cultural values, politics, education, religion and relationships. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 149 x 225 x 29. Weight: 422.
- Publisher
- Intercultural Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780984247172
- ISBN
- 9780984247172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Series: American Women and the Repeal of Prohibition. Num Pages: 238 pages, 14 photographs, 11 black and white drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 257 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814774663
- ISBN
- 9780814774663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199328338
- ISBN
- 9780199328338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.83
€ 11.99
€ 10.83
Hardback. What is the future of America? Will the youth play the role everybody is expecting them to? This book presents a group of award-winning photographers who join together to take a fresh look at the youth of America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 illustrations, 140 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Publisher
- Contrasto Italy
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788869651571
- ISBN
- 9788869651571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76
Hardback. Unlike the 1930s, when the United States tragically failed to open its doors to Europeans fleeing Nazism, the country admitted over three million refugees during the Cold War. This book explores the reasons behind the remarkable changes to American refugee policy, laws, and programs. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JFFD; JFFN; LNDA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123325
- ISBN
- 9780691123325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.06
€ 65.07
€ 51.06
Paperback. Despite their outwardly friendly ways and easy-going manner, Americans continue to be a mystery to their business counterparts in other countries. Craig Storti tackles the "can-do" culture of the United States to help professionals better understand the sometimes confusing, sometimes frustrating American personality. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHBL; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Murray Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931930055
- ISBN
- 9781931930055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.99
€ 19.99
€ 14.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 111 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606923344
- ISBN
- 9781606923344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.41€ 39.54
€ 54.41
€ 39.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Woodland, Jason R. Num Pages: 252 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212215
- ISBN
- 9781600212215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.24€ 112.06
€ 163.24
€ 112.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Glick, Roger H. Num Pages: 173 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212185
- ISBN
- 9781600212185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.24€ 112.70
€ 163.24
€ 112.70
Paperback. Argues that the story of juridical racialism shows how race and citizenship served as a nexus for the professionalization of the social sciences Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793657
- ISBN
- 9780814793657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59