Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
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
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€ 27.99€ 26.49
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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
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€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071898
- ISBN
- 9780252071898
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 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
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€ 29.99€ 27.60
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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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.65
€ 41.99
€ 37.65
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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252073236
- ISBN
- 9780252073236
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.22
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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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. The role of gender in the history of the working class world Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780252073939
- ISBN
- 9780252073939
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. The first serious study of the diverse organizations associated with the resurgence of Black nationalism in the 1960s Editor(s): Jeffries, Judson L. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073946
- ISBN
- 9780252073946
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. An updated version of a fiery classic Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 789. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074103
- ISBN
- 9780252074103
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
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Paperback. Grouped into twenty-one thematic sections, this work offers theoretical introductions to the primary texts provided by the scholars who have taken the lead in pushing both modernism and gender in different directions. It provides an understanding of the complex intersections of gender with an array of social identifications. Editor(s): Scott, Bonnie Kime. Num Pages: 896 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 239 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074189
- ISBN
- 9780252074189
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
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Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 photographs, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JFSL1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074363
- ISBN
- 9780252074363
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€ 29.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. In the aftermath of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the systematic exile and incarceration of thousands of Japanese Americans, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council was born. This book examines the Council's work and the challenges it faced in an atmosphere of pervasive wartime racism. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSL; JNKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074493
- ISBN
- 9780252074493
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Paperback. Editor(s): Kellner, Bruce. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074622
- ISBN
- 9780252074622
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
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Paperback. The first analysis of suffragist Alice Paul's controversial rhetorical strategies Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074714
- ISBN
- 9780252074714
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
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paperback. The case for woman suffrage, economic equality, and citizenship in WWI Num Pages: 264 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074967
- ISBN
- 9780252074967
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.05
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paperback. Understanding instead of lamenting the popularity of self-help books Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252075186
- ISBN
- 9780252075186
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Paperback. Diverse perspectives on midwestern Native American communities Editor(s): Edmunds, R. David. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 photographs; 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075377
- ISBN
- 9780252075377
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. A ground-breaking look at how violent men tell their life stories Series: Critical Perspectives in Criminology. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075582
- ISBN
- 9780252075582
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
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Paperback. Exploring the relationship between the growth of global media and Cold War tensions and resolutions Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTW; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075698
- ISBN
- 9780252075698
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
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