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Hardback. This provocative cultural critique of the imperative to be happy draws on the work of feminist, black, and queer critics showing how happiness is used to justify social oppression. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HPQ; JFFK; JFS; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5753 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346661
ISBN
9780822346661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.56

paperback. An examination of the meanings of blackness in the Brazilian state of Bahia, which is often called the most African part of Brazil. Translator(s): Langdon, Elena. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLSB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346463
ISBN
9780822346463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

paperback. Contending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value, this book turns to patriotism's defenders to show how they must jettison democracy to champion patriotism. Drawing from various aspects of American political and popular culture, this book presents examples to disclose patriotism's self-defeating character. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341109
ISBN
9780822341109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. A detailed examination of the contest in Manchuria between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese interests and its consequences for history Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 photos, 6 tables, 3 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336143
ISBN
9780822336143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Through a study of industry publications over much of the century, shows how the U.S. children's clothing industry produced increasingly refined categories of childhood Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 illus., 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSP1; KNSX; TDPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332688
ISBN
9780822332688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.45

paperback. Shows how a shared consciousness, or third sight, rooted in pre-colonial African cultures and disseminated in a rich oral tradition, has served diasporic communities by creating structures of feeling linking those of African descent across centuries and continents. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 2ABM; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332220
ISBN
9780822332220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.56

paperback. Affirms the importance of invention of radio and explores how radio creates sets of overlapping communities of the air, including those who study and theorize radio as a technological, social, cultural, and historical phenomenon. This work explores radio's role in shaping Anglo-American culture and society since the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Squier, Susan Merrill. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: APW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330950
ISBN
9780822330950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.72

Paperback. Compares the discourses of indigeneity used by Maori and Native American peoples and proposes the concept treaty discourse to characterize the relevant form of postcolonial situation. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MBN; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329473
ISBN
9780822329473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.72

paperback. Although in recent years scholars have explored the cultural construction of masculinity, the ways in which masculinity intersects with other categories of identity, particularly those of race and ethnicity, have largely been ignored. This title includes essays that address this concern and focus on the social construction of masculinity. Editor(s): Stecopoulos, Harilaos; Uebel, Michael. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319665
ISBN
9780822319665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.02

paperback. Editor(s): Kaplan, Marshall. Series: Duke Press Policy Studies. Num Pages: 415 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822309277
ISBN
9780822309277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.83

Hardback. Editor(s): Barney, Darin (University of Ottawa); Coleman, Gabriella; Ross, Christine; Sterne, Jonathan (McGill University USA); Tembeck, Tamar. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: JFFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
343
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697700
ISBN
9780816697700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816697090
ISBN
9780816697090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816665426
ISBN
9780816665426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

paperback. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634392
ISBN
9780816634392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JFSG; JPQB; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628933
ISBN
9780816628933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.49

Paperback. Offers ways to evaluate new theories of the criminal brain that may radically reshape ideas about the causes of criminal behaviour Num Pages: 352 pages, 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814776148
ISBN
9780814776148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Hackett, Rosalind I. J.; Coleman, Simon. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814772591
ISBN
9780814772591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45

Paperback. Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller worked tirelessly for human rights and other political issues. Series: The Radical Lives of Helen Keller. Num Pages: 193 pages, 15 illustrations halftones over 15 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFG; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758144
ISBN
9780814758144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

Paperback. Takes us behind the screen to explore what is changing in television, why its changing, and why these changes matter Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; APT; JFCA; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752203
ISBN
9780814752203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Develops a profile of children as creative and critical thinkers who shape society even as it shapes them Editor(s): Jenkins, Henry. Num Pages: 532 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 36. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
532
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814742327
ISBN
9780814742327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

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