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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Dressing Renaissance Florence enables us to better understand the social and cultural milieu of Renaissance Italy. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33, 33 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882647
- ISBN
- 9780801882647
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€ 37.99€ 31.72
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Hardback. These technologies convey American attitudes about work, leisure, convenience, credit, and travel, but as Marling shows, they take root overseas in ways that are anything but "American." Num Pages: 248 pages, 5, 3 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883538
- ISBN
- 9780801883538
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€ 40.99€ 34.04
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Paperback. This volume's transnational mixture, along with its use of creative analytical approaches, challenges existing paradigms and summons new models for studying women, religions, and diasporic shiftings across time and space. Editor(s): Griffith, R. Marie; Savage, Barbara Dianne. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14, 13 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCV; HRLM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883705
- ISBN
- 9780801883705
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Condition: New
€ 39.48
€ 39.48
Paperback. Deftly combining intellectual, cultural, and political history, Freedom from Want sheds new light on the ways in which Americans reconceptualized the place of the consumer in society and the implications of these shifting attitudes for the philosophy ofliberalism and the role of government in safeguarding the material welfare of the people. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883910
- ISBN
- 9780801883910
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€ 33.99€ 28.66
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Paperback. "We need these fictions,Jones writes, "to help us imagine our way out of the social structures and mind-sets that mythologize the past, fragment individuals, prejudge people, and divide communities." Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883934
- ISBN
- 9780801883934
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€ 34.99€ 29.18
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Paperback. space program and the rise of the women's movement in America. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801883941
- ISBN
- 9780801883941
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€ 34.99€ 29.24
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Paperback. "Accompanied by updated references and resources, the sixth edition of The Guide to Living with HIV Infection offers new hope for people living with a virus that once left no hope at all. Series: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH2; MJCJ2; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 6th
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884863
- ISBN
- 9780801884863
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€ 25.99€ 23.57
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Hardback. Drawing on core concepts from bioethics, political philosophy, public health, sociology, and medicine, this timely book lays the groundwork for a new vision of official disaster response based on preventing and minimizing the need for coercive action. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFFC; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885518
- ISBN
- 9780801885518
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€ 51.10€ 47.03
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Paperback. Her insights will engage all those interested in America's historic and current battles with addiction. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; JFFH; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886201
- ISBN
- 9780801886201
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€ 34.99€ 29.18
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Paperback. Many of the pieces collected here have not been published since their first appearance, making From Traveling Show to Vaudeville an indispensable resource for historians of popular culture, theater, and nineteenth-century American society. Editor(s): Lewis, Robert M. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AN; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887482
- ISBN
- 9780801887482
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
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Paperback. In doing so he makes a persuasive connection between nation building and global governance-raising important questions about whose nations are being built and why. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25, 15 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887581
- ISBN
- 9780801887581
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.86
€ 46.99
€ 38.86
Hardback. With essays from experts in the fields of film and media studies, poetry, American studies, anthropology, and history, this groundbreaking study shows how the relationship between the Amish and the media provides valuable insights into the perception of minority religion in North American culture. Editor(s): Umble, Diane Zimmerman; Weaver-Zercher, David L. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887895
- ISBN
- 9780801887895
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€ 44.99€ 36.82
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Hardback. Dressing Modern Frenchwomen draws from thousands of magazine covers, advertisements, fashion columns, and features to uncover and untangle the fascinating relationships among the fashion industry, the development of modern marketing techniques, and the evolution of the modern woman as active, mobile, and liberated. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; JFFK; KNSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888038
- ISBN
- 9780801888038
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Condition: New
€ 61.20€ 55.84
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Hardback. In addressing these issues from multiple perspectives, Elephants and Ethics promotes mutual understanding of the cultural, conservation, and economic difficulties at the root of the many troublesome human-elephant interactions and poses new questions about our responsibility toward these largest of land mammals. Editor(s): Wemmer, Christen; Christen, Catherine A. Num Pages: 512 pages, 31, 30 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: JFFZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 264 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888182
- ISBN
- 9780801888182
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Condition: New
€ 96.14
€ 96.14
Hardback. In 2006, the first baby boomers turned 60, unleashing a veritable tidal wave of gloomy punditry, advertising for financial services, and forecasts of impending national bankruptcy. This work rejects such catastrophic predictions. It forecasts baby boomers' career plans, health trends, and cultural and political values. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888519
- ISBN
- 9780801888519
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€ 29.99€ 25.10
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Paperback. population, and present a balanced-and reassuring-assessment of the future. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9, 8 black & white line drawings, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888649
- ISBN
- 9780801888649
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.22
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Hardback. Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFT; KJS; KNPR; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801889974
- ISBN
- 9780801889974
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Condition: New
€ 55.26€ 51.03
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Hardback. Finally, Grieve focuses on the misogynistic elements of the story and asks why the fall of Spain is figured as a cautionary tale about a woman's sexuality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24, 23 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890369
- ISBN
- 9780801890369
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Condition: New
€ 67.14€ 61.03
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Paperback. Through extensive archival research and a systematic study of sample programs from Sesame Street's first ten seasons, Morrow tells the story of Sesame Street's creation; the ideas, techniques, organization, and funding behind it; its place in public discourse; and its ultimate and unfortunate failure as an agent of commercial television reform. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 14 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890857
- ISBN
- 9780801890857
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.90
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Hardback. The Nature of Cities brings together environmental and urban history to reveal how, over four decades, this ecological vision shaped the development of cities around the nation. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 3 black & white line drawings, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSG; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891366
- ISBN
- 9780801891366
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Condition: New
€ 68.33€ 61.81
€ 68.33
€ 61.81