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hardcover. A cultural history describing how folklore studies and the music industry helped to create a "musical color line" in the South, associating certain genres with particular racial and ethnic identities. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1. Ausgabe.
- SKU
- V9780822346890
- ISBN
- 9780822346890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.20
€ 124.20
hardcover. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346838
- ISBN
- 9780822346838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.27
€ 116.27
hardcover. In the Old Testament book of Job, the pious Job is made to suffer for no apparent reason. The heart of the story is Job's quest to understand why he must bear, and why God would allow, such misery. This book presents a Marxist interpretation of Job's story. Translator(s): Mandarini, Matteo. Series: New Slant: Religion, Politics, Ontology. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1; JPA; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 207 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346227
- ISBN
- 9780822346227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.55
€ 103.55
hardcover. This history of the connections between Argentine and Italian fascisms explains how Italy promoted fascism in Argentina, and how far-right Argentines adopted some elements of Italian fascism and rejected others. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KLSA; 3JJ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345947
- ISBN
- 9780822345947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.27
€ 116.27
paperback. Presents a magisterial history of French nationality law from 1789. Focusing on the political and legal confrontations that policies governing French nationality have evoked and the laws that have resulted, this work teases out the rationales of jurists and lawmakers. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 456 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; JH; LAS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822343318
- ISBN
- 9780822343318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
paperback. A biography of Mexican guerilla leader (in Chiapas) Subcommander Marcos that synthesizes his life, his career, and his influence. The first such study in English. Num Pages: 528 pages, 19 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BGH; HBTV; JPWQ; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5893 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822339953
- ISBN
- 9780822339953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 33.17
€ 41.99
€ 33.17
paperback. In this timely, nuanced collection, twenty leading cultural theorists assess the contradictory ideals, policies, and practices of secularism in India. Editor(s): Needham, Anuradha Dingwaney; Rajan, Rajeswari Sunder. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338468
- ISBN
- 9780822338468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 38.89
€ 41.99
€ 38.89
paperback. Ethnographies exploring how cultural practices and social relations have been altered by the radical economic and technological innovations of the New Economy. Editor(s): Fisher, Melissa S.; Downey, Greg. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New ed
- SKU
- V9780822337393
- ISBN
- 9780822337393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
paperback. Presents a social, cultural, and literary history of this knowledge industry and traces its relationships within 19th-century literature, ending with its eventual confrontation with Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species". This book touches on social and cultural anxieties that offer both historical and contemporary insights. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326687
- ISBN
- 9780822326687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.72
€ 36.99
€ 28.72
paperback. Employing literary, historical, and anthropological techniques, this title attempts to generate a new understanding of issues that permeate discussions of Africa by disrupting the centrality of postcolonial texts and focusing instead on the cultural and intellectual production of colonial Africans. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5703 x 3971 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326410
- ISBN
- 9780822326410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.13
€ 26.99
€ 25.13
paperback. Provides an overview of the power of written discourse in the historical formation of Latin American societies, and highlights the central role of cities in deploying and reproducing that power. Starting with the colonial period, this title undertakes a historical analysis of the hegemonic influences of the written word. Editor(s): Chasteen, John Charles. Translator(s): Chasteen, John Charles. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822317661
- ISBN
- 9780822317661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.27
€ 25.99
€ 24.27
paperback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Amy; Pease, Donald E. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 680 pages, 19ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1039.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822314134
- ISBN
- 9780822314134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.53
€ 45.99
€ 36.53
paperback. William Wells Brown's book is a military history of African Americans, assailing those whose hatred and ignorance inclined them to keep blacks oppressed. In his introduction John David Smith places it in context, and analyses its aims and its interpretation of black masculinity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 127 x 458. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821415283
- ISBN
- 9780821415283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
paperback. This study aims to be an accessible and comprehensive account of the role Ohio women have assumed in the history of the state, and a narrative of their hardships and the victories that have been won over 200 years. Series: Ohio Bicentennial S. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5436 x 3556 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780821413913
- ISBN
- 9780821413913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBBWF; HBJF; HBJK; JKSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816681129
- ISBN
- 9780816681129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816653508
- ISBN
- 9780816653508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
paperback. Editor(s): Murphy, Kevin P.; Pierce, Jennifer L. Num Pages: 376 pages, 38 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816653218
- ISBN
- 9780816653218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL9; LND. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816649716
- ISBN
- 9780816649716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest and Contention. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816649327
- ISBN
- 9780816649327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.60
€ 29.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Cinar, Alev; Bender, Thomas. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816648023
- ISBN
- 9780816648023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49