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Paperback. Tells the little-known story of a highly celebrated auto-racing event for African Americans, the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes. These races were held in Indiana and throughout the Midwest during the racial turbulence of the 1920s and 1930s, when the Ku Klux Klan cast a shadow over the social and political landscape of the state and region. Num Pages: 240 pages, 45 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFSL3; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 397.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219626
- ISBN
- 9780253219626
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Paperback. Alex Haley's "Roots" introduced griots to the world outside of West Africa and generated an enormous amount of interest in their profession. This work is a comprehensive portrait of the world of this uniquely African profession, starting with their discovery by the outside world in 1352 by a North African traveller, Ibn Battuta. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219619
- ISBN
- 9780253219619
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Paperback. The reinvention of identity in today's world Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219572
- ISBN
- 9780253219572
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€ 25.99€ 24.33
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Paperback. Contains 90 documents that focus on the nature, evolution, and meaning of the principal myths that have made anti-Semitism such a lethal force in history: Jews as deicides, ritual murderers, agents of Satan, international conspirators, and conniving, unscrupulous Shylocks. Editor(s): Perry, Marvin; Schweitzer, Frederick M. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 640.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219503
- ISBN
- 9780253219503
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€ 27.99€ 26.28
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Paperback. Presents a portrait of Hindu renouncers or sadhus or ascetics in northern India and Nepal. This title considers a paradox that shapes their lives: while ostensibly defined by their solitary spiritual practice, the stripping away of social commitments, and their break with family and community. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219497
- ISBN
- 9780253219497
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€ 24.99€ 23.17
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Paperback. The 1930s to the 1950s in Italy witnessed large increases in film-going, radio-listening, and the sale of music and weekly magazines. This book draws on evidence, including oral histories and archival material, to explore possible continuities between the uses of mass culture before and after World War II. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219480
- ISBN
- 9780253219480
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Paperback. Reveals women's active role in religious life and rituals in the ancient world Editor(s): Parca, Maryline G.; Tzanetou, Angeliki. Series: Studies in Ancient Folklore and Popular Culture S. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HRKP; HRLF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219381
- ISBN
- 9780253219381
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€ 27.99€ 26.51
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Paperback. Explores the landscape of Turkish-language broadcasting in Berlin. This work elaborates a different approach to "migrant media" in relation to the larger cultural and political spaces through which immigrant life is imagined and created. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFD; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219374
- ISBN
- 9780253219374
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€ 25.99€ 24.07
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Paperback. A study on fiddling in the Fulbe, Hausa, and Dagbamba cultures of West Africa. This book not only explains the history of the instrument itself, but also discusses the processes of stylistic transference and adaptation, suggesting how these may have contributed to differing performance practices. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 b&w illus., 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; AVGH; AVRL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 549.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219299
- ISBN
- 9780253219299
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€ 29.99€ 27.37
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Paperback. A comprehensive guide to being an inspiring and successful music teacher Editor(s): Blanchard, Bonnie. Series: Music for Life. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AV; JNU; YNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219176
- ISBN
- 9780253219176
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. An insight into the meaning and value of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219121
- ISBN
- 9780253219121
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€ 26.99€ 25.44
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Paperback. While European commerce in race was substantial, the colonial trade in ideas of race was profitable as well. Looking at official propaganda and commercial representations in France during the Third Republic, this book explores the way the French increased the value of their identity at home at the expense of their colonized brothers and sisters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 401.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218995
- ISBN
- 9780253218995
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€ 27.99€ 26.49
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Paperback. A book that rigorously interrogates the language of body politics in the context of neo-colonialist domination Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218940
- ISBN
- 9780253218940
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€ 25.99€ 24.33
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paperback. Why does Hamas refuse to recognize the legitimacy of the state of Israel? What makes the Israeli-Palestinian conflict so intractable? Reflecting both Israeli and Palestinian points of view, this volume addresses the two powerful, bitterly contested, competing historical narratives that underpin the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Editor(s): Rotberg, Robert I. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218575
- ISBN
- 9780253218575
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€ 27.99€ 26.28
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Paperback. Explores the formation of a unique Soviet Jewish identity Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218414
- ISBN
- 9780253218414
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Paperback. How did the individual human being become the focus of the contemporary discourse on security? What was the role of the United Nations in "securing" the individual? What are the payoffs and costs of this extension of the concept? This book tackles these questions by analyzing historical and contemporary debates about what is to be secured. Series: United Nations Intellectual History Project. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218391
- ISBN
- 9780253218391
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Paperback. Explores the life worlds of Muslim girls and youth of African origin in French society Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; JFSR2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218346
- ISBN
- 9780253218346
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.97
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paperback. If the 21st century is the digital age, the 20th century can be characterized as the visual age - the era in which visual activity achieved prominence. This book explores the visual media in 20th-century Germany in their critical and social contexts. It also presents the German cultural history during the 1900s. Editor(s): Finney, Gail. Num Pages: 320 pages, 22 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780253218339
- ISBN
- 9780253218339
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
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Paperback. "The Crisis" was an integral part of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (1910-1934), W E B Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. This book is an exploration of how W E B Du Bois created a "visual vocabulary" to define a collective memory and historical identity for African Americans. Num Pages: 296 pages, 106 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218131
- ISBN
- 9780253218131
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
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Paperback. Looking at such figures as Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears, this book shows how popular culture has shaped our view of the adolescent girl as an individual who is simultaneously sexualized and infantilized. It explores the intersecting histories of adolescence, and popular culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218025
- ISBN
- 9780253218025
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
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