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Hardback. After recovering these lost chapters of our democratic past, Comic Democracies concludes with a draft for the future, using the old methods of comedy to envision a modern democracy rooted in the diversity, ingenuity, and power of popular art. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; DSA; HBJK; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419343
ISBN
9781421419343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.66
€ 47.13

Hardback. Western philosophy's traditional assessment of the nature and value of humor has not been kind, as the standard theories made humor look antisocial, irrational, and foolish. It wasn't until well into the 20th century that humor gained even a semblance of respect. Comic Relief goes a great way in ameliorating this injustice. Series: New Directions in Aesthetics. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196123
ISBN
9781405196123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.02

Paperback. Combines historical research with cultural analysis to provide a study of television comedy as a reflection of the diversity and richness in American society. This book examines the roots of television comedy beginning with the influence of Vaudeville, cinema and radio on the variety shows and sitcoms of the 1940's and 1950's. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180036
ISBN
9781577180036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.95

Paperback. How all the elements in the grammar of comics merge to create a storyline Translator(s): Miller, Ann. Num Pages: 216 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FZG; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496802569
ISBN
9781496802569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Hardcover. Whereas in English-speaking countries comics are for children or adults who should know better,A" in France and Belgium the form is recognized as the ninth artA" and follows in the path of poetry, architecture, painting, and cinema. The bande dessinee [comic strip] has its own national institutions and regularly obtains front-page coverage. Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 ills. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AKLC; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455880
ISBN
9781845455880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.90

Hardback. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPM; JFSJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780823273461
ISBN
9780823273461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.79

Paperback. Translator(s): Mandell, Charlotte. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPM; JFSJ; JMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 172.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823273478
ISBN
9780823273478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307453433
ISBN
9780307453433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBC; BM; JM; JNB; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ECW Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770412569
ISBN
9781770412569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RBP; RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442213265
ISBN
9781442213265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.67

Paperback. Translator(s): Hardt, Michael. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; JFC; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
University Of Minnesota Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816622351
ISBN
9780816622351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.97

Paperback. Coming for to Carry Me Home examines the concept of race in the United States from the 1830s, when the abolitionists rose to prominence, until the 1880s, when the Jim Crow regime commenced. J. Michael Martinez argues that Lincoln and the Radical Republicans were the pivotal actors, albeit not the architects, that influenced this evolution. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 334 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442214996
ISBN
9781442214996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 14 photographs, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; HRKT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295247
ISBN
9780803295247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.41

Hardcover. This book offers a detailed road map for overcoming sexual and relationship impasses originating from painful childhood experiences. Series: Sex, Love and Psychology. Num Pages: 167 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Praeger
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313392122
ISBN
9780313392122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.05

Paperback. The essays in Coming Home? examine the unique return migration experiences of refugees, migrants, and various others as they confront social pressures and sense of displacement. Editor(s): Long, Lynellyn D.; Oxfeld, Ellen. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFFN; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218589
ISBN
9780812218589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 125 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
African American Images United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
125
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543283
ISBN
9780913543283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.16

Paperback. What is it like to become an adult in twenty-first-century America? This book takes us to four very different places - New York City, San Diego, rural Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota - to explore the dramatic shifts in coming-of-age experiences across the country. Editor(s): Waters, Mary C.; Carr, Patrick J.; Kefalas, Maria; Holdaway, Jennifer. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; JFSP3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270930
ISBN
9780520270930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.80

Paperback. An examination of Post-Soviet adolescents and how the change from a Communist state has influenced their aspirations for the future. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSP2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068645
ISBN
9780252068645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHBS; JHMC; UDBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168340
ISBN
9780691168340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 41 b&w, 5 colour. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JM; JFSP1; JHB; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837636086
ISBN
9783837636086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 41.88

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