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Society & social sciences
Paperback. Offering queer analyses of paintings by Caravaggio and Puccini and films by Ozpetek, Amelio, and Grimaldi, Champagne argues that Italian masculinity has often been articulated through melodrama. Wide in scope and multidisciplinary in approach, this much-needed study shows the vital role of affect for both Italian history and masculinity studies." Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AV; HBJD; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501656
- ISBN
- 9781349501656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardcover. The Emancipation signalled the beginning of Jewish integration in Italy, a process that continued until 1938 when the Racial Laws were put into effect. In this book, Bettin examines the debate between integration and assimilation in the early twentieth century and Jewish culture to trace the 'rebirth of Judaism' that characterized the period. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230104761
- ISBN
- 9780230104761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. Sunday dinners, basement kitchens, and backyard gardens are everyday cultural entities long associated with Italian Americans, yet the general perception of them remains superficial and stereotypical at best. Editor(s): Sciorra, Joseph. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232659
- ISBN
- 9780823232659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.82
€ 103.82
Paperback. Disagreeing with interpretations of the Fascist movement and regime as "revolutionary" and "leftist", this work, while not ignoring the importance of ideology, sees Fascism in Italy as a bourgeois response to the challenge of proletarian revolution and an approach to the problem of conservative control in an era of mass politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPA; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266223
- ISBN
- 9780803266223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 181 x 27. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 446
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691616414
- ISBN
- 9780691616414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.55€ 59.94
€ 76.55
€ 59.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Bosworth, Richard J. B.; Dogliani, Patrizia. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312217174
- ISBN
- 9780312217174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. An examination of the family unit in Italy, including coverage of topics such as abortion, working mothers, and the influence of the Catholic church on family life. Other titles in the series from which this book is taken include "On Law and Ideology" and "Poetry and Narrative in Performance". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426784
- ISBN
- 9780333426784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.25
€ 126.25
Hardcover. An examination of the family unit in Italy, including coverage of topics such as abortion, working mothers, and the influence of the Catholic church on family life. Other titles in the series from which this book is taken include "On Law and Ideology" and "Poetry and Narrative in Performance". Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333426777
- ISBN
- 9780333426777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
Hardback. This magnificent new book demonstrates the development of a distinctive, unified culinary tradition throughout the Italian peninsula. Thematically organized and beautifully illustrated, Italian Cuisine is a rich history of the ingredients, dishes, techniques, and social customs behind the Italian food we know and love today. Translator(s): O'Healy, Aine. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; JHBT; WBA; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638. A Cultural History. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. 400 pages, 75 illus. This magnificent new book demonstrates the development of a distinctive, unified culinary tradition throughout the Italian peninsula. Thematically organized and beautifully illustrated, Italian Cuisine is a rich history of the ingredients, dishes, techniques, and social customs behind the Italian food we know and love today. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DST; JHBT; WBA; WBN. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight: 632. Translator(s): O'Healy, Aine.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231122320
- ISBN
- 9780231122320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.07
€ 46.99
€ 41.07
paperback. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- SKU
- V9781349412297
- ISBN
- 9781349412297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
hardcover. Maggie Gunsberg examines popular genre cinema in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on melodrama, peplum, horror and the spaghetti western. These genres are explored from a gender standpoint which takes into account the historical and socio-economic context of cinematic production and consumption. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; APF; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333751152
- ISBN
- 9780333751152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Paperback. A study of the Italian Christian Democratic Party from its birth to the present day. It is the most successful political party in any Western democracy and has been in power since 1945. This book analyzes its ideological foundations, electorate, organization and ties to the Catholic world. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCC7; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349088966
- ISBN
- 9781349088966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.99
€ 82.99
Hardcover. This book reviews the period from the unification of Italy to the fascist era through significant Neapolitan performers such as Gilda Mignonette and Enrico Caruso. It traces the transformation of a popular tradition written in dialect into a popular tradition, written in Italian, that contributed to the production of "American" identity. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBBEY; AVGN; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322418
- ISBN
- 9781137322418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, over 500 b/w photos and color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3034.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316647
- ISBN
- 9780764316647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.36€ 58.00
€ 75.36
€ 58.00
Hardback. Italian Academies have typically been studied individually or in the context of specific cities, leaving an important lacuna in the scholarship on Italian culture and early modernity. Cutting across various disciplines, this volume traces the relationships of these Academies and explains how they prefigured networks like the Republique des letters. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137438409
- ISBN
- 9781137438409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.03
€ 118.03
Hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607411482
- ISBN
- 9781607411482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.09€ 70.85
€ 100.09
€ 70.85
Hardback. This book presents a bold, unconventional plan to rescue our nation's schoolchildren from a failing public education system. The plan reflects the author's rare fusion of on-the-ground experience as school board member, public administrator and political activist and exhaustive policy research. Series: New Frontiers in Education. Num Pages: 218 pages. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607095484
- ISBN
- 9781607095484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.57
€ 176.57
paperback. Gives accounts by women on active duty, retired officers, women who have worked for the armed forces in a civilian capacity, and civilian academics. This book dispels many of the myths about women and the military and explores the reasons for the persistence of misconceptions in the face of increased female participation. Editor(s): Stiehm, Judith Hicks. Series: Women in the Political Economy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394567
- ISBN
- 9781566394567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Across America, stadiums and sports centres have become an increasingly important aspect of urban redevelopment action. This study looks at examples in Chicago and the effects on the community there, and suggests ways of involving communities for more successful modernization. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGC; JFS; RPC; WSBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803050
- ISBN
- 9780875803050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
€ 33.99
€ 30.67
library. Num Pages: 24 pages, col.ill. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 218 x 8. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kar-Ben United States
- Number of pages
- 24
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580131209
- ISBN
- 9781580131209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.54
€ 17.99
€ 16.54