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Paperback. A mosaic of photographs, words and songs which tells the turbulent story of the Appalachian South in the 20th century. Focusing on the abuses of the coal industry and the grassroots struggle against mine owners that began in the 1960s, the authors have gathered quotations from a variety of sources. Editor(s): Carawan, Guy; Carawan, Candie. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, 151 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820318820
ISBN
9780820318820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.39

Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825119
ISBN
9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66

Paperback. The real inside story of the workhouse in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand. A wide variety of sources - letters, poems, graffiti, autobiography, official testimonies and oral history - is used to create a vivid portrait of what really went on behind the doors of the workhouse. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752467498
ISBN
9780752467498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.58

Paperback. A collection of stories by refugees in the former Calais camp which describe their lives in the camp and their thoughts on the future. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745399683
ISBN
9780745399683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.85

Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 393.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312295417
ISBN
9780312295417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

Hardcover. Voices in Dialogue, a collection of essays which outline key issues in the cultural history of medieval women. Some provide evidence that women in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages achieved an accomplished form of literacy and became actively involved in literary networks. Others discuss women's ministry and spiritual leadership. Editor(s): Olson, Linda; Kerby-Fulton, Kathryn. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; CFC; HBTB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268037178
ISBN
9780268037178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350036277
ISBN
9781350036277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 30.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM9; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 129 x 2. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
New World Library
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608683901
ISBN
9781608683901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.10

Hardback. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this volume offers an overview of the role of writers, intellectuals, citizens, and the churches both before, but particularly after, 1989 in the GDR and the new Germany. Friedrich Schorlemmer provides the focal point, giving the book its coherence. Editor(s): Rock, David. Series: Culture and Society in Germany. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; GTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819598
ISBN
9781571819598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

Paperback. With notes and annotations that give insight into the larger story of the Jewish experience, this is a study of Yiddish folksongs of several types in both Yiddish and English. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 43. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069185
ISBN
9780252069185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. This interdisciplinary book explores how the post-war discourse on urban decline in the United States has articulated the contradictions of capitalist development, the ambivalence Americans have towards their cities and the nature of social responsibilities in an urban society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557864420
ISBN
9781557864420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.03

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816679225
ISBN
9780816679225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. Questions whether issues of political and economic globalization and worldwide connectedness of countries symbolizes progress or regress for world's societies. Case studies of pertinent political issues are discussed by authors focusing on modern societies of developed and developing world. Editor(s): Wejnert, Barbara. Series: Research in Political Sociology. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781905456
ISBN
9781781905456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739138519
ISBN
9780739138519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 14.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFD; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536273
ISBN
9781557536273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051948
ISBN
9781927051948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Series: American Thought and Culture. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742532625
ISBN
9780742532625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Seaman, Barbara. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 190 x 31. Weight in Grams: 872.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804442
ISBN
9781609804442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Seaman, Barbara. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 191 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804466
ISBN
9781609804466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.61

paperback. Editor(s): Bourne, Bill; Eichler, Udif. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851244822
ISBN
9780851244822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. An examination of crucial texts of 18th-century American literature, this book argues that the United States was self-consciously enacted through the spoken word. Balancing the strong emphasis on the importance of print culture, it uncovers the complex process of articulating a new nation. Num Pages: 288 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBD; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226492834
ISBN
9780226492834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Focusing on the voices of young women, this book explores the relationship between Chicana feminism and the actual experiences of Chicanas today. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 361 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814735749
ISBN
9780814735749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509337
ISBN
9780742509337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.25

Paperback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Editor(s): Davies, Gloria. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509344
ISBN
9780742509344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.91

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