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Paperback. Life in America at the turn of the 19th century has been characterised as distinctly male orientated. Fleissner disputes this popular view and uncovers a new understanding of the era through naturalism, the prominent literary style of the time. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226253107
- ISBN
- 9780226253107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.65
€ 43.99
€ 33.65
Paperback. The ideology of the American dream - the faith that an individual can attain success and virtue through strenuous effort - is the very soul of the American nation. This book talks about America's racial conflicts, and claims that the alternative lies in the inclusiveness, optimism, discipline, and high-mindedness of the American dream at its best. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10 figs. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029207
- ISBN
- 9780691029207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.17
€ 52.99
€ 38.17
Hardback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This title takes a look at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152998
- ISBN
- 9780691152998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.80
€ 46.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. The American racial order - the beliefs, institutions, and practices that organize relationships among the nation's races and ethnicities - is undergoing its greatest transformation since the 1960s. This book looks at the reasons behind this dramatic change, and considers how different groups of Americans are being affected. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones. 14 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New in Paper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691160931
- ISBN
- 9780691160931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.67
€ 26.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. How do threats of terrorism affect the opinions of citizens? Drawing on data from surveys and original experiments the authors conducted in the United States and Mexico, this title demonstrates how our strategies for coping with terrorist threats significantly influence our attitudes toward fellow citizens, political leaders, and foreign nations. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520551
- ISBN
- 9780226520551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. How do threats of terrorism affect the opinions of citizens? This book demonstrates how our strategies for coping with terrorist threats significantly influence our attitudes toward fellow citizens, political leaders, and foreign nations. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226520544
- ISBN
- 9780226520544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.28€ 80.46
€ 96.28
€ 80.46
Paperback. How childbearing among enslaved women became commodified-and was exploited by slaveowners as well as slaves. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218732
- ISBN
- 9780812218732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.66
€ 32.99
€ 29.66
Paperback. Showcases the work of Deaf writers from 1830 to 1930 during a critical formative period in their history. In this title, excerpted works include autobiographies, travel narratives, romances, nonfiction, short stories, editorials, descriptive pieces, and other forms of prose. Editor(s): Nelson, Jennifer L.; Harmon, Kristen. Series: Gallaudet Deaf Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563685651
- ISBN
- 9781563685651
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 46.10
€ 53.49
€ 46.10
Hardcover. Following the stories of families who built their lives and fortunes across the Atlantic Ocean, Intimate Bonds shows how households anchored the French empire and shaped the meanings of race, slavery, and gender in the early modern period. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1QSA; HBTQ; HBTS; JFFN; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248401
- ISBN
- 9780812248401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.84
€ 108.84
Paperback. An ethnography that examines the gendered nature of large corporate law firms. Although increasing numbers of women have become lawyers in the past decade, it discovers that the double standards and sexist attitudes of legal bureaucracies are a continuing problem for women lawyers and paralegals. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JHM; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201088
- ISBN
- 9780520201088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.80
€ 36.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 249 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195341249
- ISBN
- 9780195341249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.55
€ 41.55
Hardcover. The role of books in framing travel imaginings is an important social and cultural phenomenon. This book explores how reading books influences the way in which we understand travel and the tourist experience. It covers a variety of genres of books, from children's books and historical fiction, to westerns, science fiction and crime fiction. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845413484
- ISBN
- 9781845413484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.60
€ 157.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Langer, Jennifer. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512362
- ISBN
- 9781905512362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.54
€ 16.99
€ 15.54
Hardback. Series: Studies in United States Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTK; JFCA; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469631899
- ISBN
- 9781469631899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.43
€ 105.43
Paperback. A pioneering study of women's movements in two developing-world revolutions and post-revolutionary transitions to neo-liberal democracies Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 1KLCN; JFFK; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138296
- ISBN
- 9781592138296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.21
€ 36.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. "Heroic Efforts" serves as an easy to understand sociological introduction to the ways emotions develop and connect us to our surroundings, as well as to the links between the concept of heroism and other sociological theories such as those on gender stereotypes and edgework. Num Pages: 233 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751848
- ISBN
- 9780814751848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.59
€ 32.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. In Remote Avant-Garde Jennifer Loureide Biddle interrogates the avant-garde art of Aboriginal communities in the Australian desert, showing how it is an act of survival in the face of state occupation and a means to revive at-risk vernacular languages and cultural heritages. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 illustrations, incl. 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1M; ACBS; HBJM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360551
- ISBN
- 9780822360551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
Paperback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 336 x 2. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479889341
- ISBN
- 9781479889341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.29
€ 37.99
€ 34.29
Hardback. Series: Postmillennial Pop. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; DSBH; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479890439
- ISBN
- 9781479890439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.60
€ 95.60
Hardback. From Harvard University comes essays sampling topics at the forefront of academia in the twenty-first century. Eminent faculty members invite readers to explore subjects as diverse as religious literacy, cyberspace security, epidemiology, questions in evolution, the dark side of the American Revolution, and the biology of the human mind. Editor(s): Shephard, Jennifer M.; Kosslyn, Stephen Michael; Hammonds, Evelynn M. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 color illustrations, 20 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JNF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 33. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674059023
- ISBN
- 9780674059023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.76
€ 33.99
€ 28.76