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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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€ 16.99€ 16.51
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Paperback. Conspiracy theories have been a part of the American experience since colonial times. This anthology provides students with documents relating to some of the important conspiracy theories in American history and politics, some based on reality, many chiefly on paranoia. It looks at a persistent and troubling aspect of democratic society. Editor(s): Critchlow, Donald T.; Korasick, John; Sherman, Matthew C. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219640
- ISBN
- 9780253219640
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€ 21.99€ 21.92
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Paperback. No one will deny that we live in a world where evil exists. But how are we to come to grips with human atrocity and its diabolical intensity? This work considers evil to be even more radically evil than previously thought and to have become all too familiar in everyday life. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219688
- ISBN
- 9780253219688
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€ 26.99€ 25.25
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Paperback. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Brazil, Vietnam, and Zambia, this volume integrates youth studies with urban studies, and argues that youth is an experience in its own right, not merely a transition from childhood to adulthood. It includes case studies in three cities - Recife, Hanoi, and Lusaka. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1HFMZ; 1KLSB; JFSG; JFSP2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219695
- ISBN
- 9780253219695
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€ 26.99€ 25.42
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Paperback. General Creighton Abrams has been called the greatest American general since Ulysses S Grant, yet at the time this book was first published in 1992, he was little known by most Americans. This book is the biography of the man who commanded US forces in Vietnam during the withdrawal stage and for whom the army's main battle tank is named. Num Pages: 448 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 731.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220028
- ISBN
- 9780253220028
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€ 25.99€ 24.25
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Paperback. Focusing on relations between Muslims and their host countries, this book examines questions of political representation, identity politics, civil liberties, immigration, and security issues. Editor(s): Sinno, Abdulkader H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220240
- ISBN
- 9780253220240
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€ 29.99€ 27.60
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Paperback. A collection of essays that examines the political and ideological components of national drives to possess and test nuclear weapons. Editor(s): Abraham, Itty. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220325
- ISBN
- 9780253220325
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€ 26.99€ 25.25
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Paperback. The Yoruba, one of the most influential ethnic groups in Nigeria, are noted for the economic activity, confidence, and authority of their women. This title traces the history of women in Yorubaland from around 1820 to 1960 and Nigerian independence. It shows how and why women's roles and status changed during the 19th century and the colonial era. Editor(s): McIntosh, Marjorie Keniston. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220547
- ISBN
- 9780253220547
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€ 29.99€ 27.65
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paperback. Examines the cultural identities that Jews were creating and disseminating through voluntary associations such as libraries, drama circles, literary clubs, historical societies, and even fire brigades. Series: Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 408 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220585
- ISBN
- 9780253220585
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€ 32.99€ 29.87
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Paperback. Analyzes representative works of African American fiction, film, and music in which interracial desire appears in the context of same sex desire. This book explores the ways in which the interracial intersects with queerness, blackness, whiteness, class, and black national identity. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 196.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221094
- ISBN
- 9780253221094
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€ 20.99€ 20.96
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Paperback. Expressions of African musical and religious traditions in the city's Carnival culture Num Pages: 200 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; AVGJ; HRLK; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221209
- ISBN
- 9780253221209
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€ 21.99€ 21.92
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Paperback. Food and social transformation in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union Editor(s): Caldwell, Melissa L. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVUA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221391
- ISBN
- 9780253221391
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€ 26.99€ 25.38
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Paperback. Analyzes the consumption of media by Arab citizens of Israel as a type of communicative behavior and a form of political action. Drawing on public opinion survey data, this book describes perceptions and use of media ranging from Arabic Israeli newspapers to satellite television broadcasts from throughout the Middle East. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221414
- ISBN
- 9780253221414
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€ 26.99€ 25.41
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Paperback. Identity, race, and social networks in the African diaspora Editor(s): Byfield, Judith A.; Denzer, LaRay; Morrison, Anthea. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221537
- ISBN
- 9780253221537
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€ 36.99€ 34.32
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Paperback. Examines the life and work of women who have reached positions of political power after the end of communism in Europe. This book explores the roles they have adopted, the relationships they have cultivated, and the agendas they have pursued. Editor(s): Rueschemeyer, Marilyn; Wolchik, Sharon L. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFSJ1; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221698
- ISBN
- 9780253221698
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€ 26.99€ 25.41
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Paperback. Advocates the teaching of civic engagement at the college level, in various disciplines and courses. Using 'writing across the curriculum' programs as a model, this title proposes a similar approach to civic education. It provides models for incorporating civic learning and evaluating pedagogical effectiveness. Editor(s): Smith, Michael; Nowacek, Rebecca S.; Bernstein, Jeffrey, Ph.D. Series: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221797
- ISBN
- 9780253221797
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€ 27.99€ 26.53
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paperback. Beginning where stories of colonial liquor control and exploitation leave off, this title looks at the commerce of beer, it's valorising of male sociability and sports, and the corporate culture of South African Breweries, the world's most successful brewing company. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JFCV; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221803
- ISBN
- 9780253221803
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€ 26.99€ 25.41
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Paperback. Uncovers the thought of three key interwar Jewish intellectuals who defined Zionism's central mission as challenging the model of a sovereign nation-state: historian Simon Rawidowicz, religious thinker Mordecai Kaplan, and political theorist Hans Kohn. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221841
- ISBN
- 9780253221841
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.72
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Paperback. The island of Corsica has long been a popular destination for travelers in search of the European exotic, but it has also been a focus of French concerns about national unity and identity. Corsica is part of a vibrant Franco-Mediterranean social universe. This study of a Corsican village explores nationalism, language, kinship, and place. Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221933
- ISBN
- 9780253221933
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€ 26.99€ 25.25
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Paperback. The people of Quirpini, a rural community in the Bolivian Andes, are in constant motion. They visit each other's houses, work in their fields, go to nearby towns for school, market, or official transactions, and travel to Buenos Aires for wage labour. This work argues that by their travels, they play a role in shaping the places they move through. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 1KLSX; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222107
- ISBN
- 9780253222107
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
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