Sociology & anthropology

An Archaeology of the Soul: NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN BELIEF AND RITUAL

Robert L. Hall

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 15. Weight in Grams: 655.

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Publication date: 1997
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 240
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Violent Criminal Acts and Actors Revisited

Lonnie H. Athens

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.

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Publication date: 1997
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 192
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SKU: V9780252066085
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Creating the New Woman: The Rise of Southern Women´s Progressive Cult...

Judith N. McArthur

Paperback. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.

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Publication date: 1998
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 216
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SKU: V9780252066795
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Sex, Sexuality, and the Anthropologist

Paperback. Contending that the conventional pose of a genderless, asexual, ethnographic researcher is impossible to sustain, this title brings sex and sexuality into the open as essential components of ethnographic study that must be overtly recognized and proactively addressed. It recounts the real-life experiences of anthropologists. Editor(s): Markowitz, Fran; Ashkenazi, Michael. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 395.

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Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 240
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Out of One, Many Africas: Reconstructing the Study and Meaning of Afri...

Martin

Paperback. Assesses the tide of discontent that has destabilized the conceptions, institutions, and communities dedicated to African studies. This book examines African scholars' struggle against paradigms that have justified and covered up colonialism, militarism, and underdevelopment. Editor(s): Martin, William G.; West, Michael O. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.

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Publication date: 1999
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 248
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SKU: V9780252067808
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The Saloon: Public Drinking in Chicago and Boston, 1880-1920

Perry Duis

Paperback. Presents evidence that the saloon, played an important role in the working-class community life. Focusing on public drinking in Chicago and Boston, this book offers a discussion of the saloon, as a social institution and a locus of the struggle between middle-class notions of privacy and working-class uses of public space. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 596.

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Publication date: 1998
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 416
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SKU: V9780252067815
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Postcolonial America

King

Paperback. Investigating topics such as law and public policy, immigration and tourism, narratives and discourses, race relations, and virtual communities, this title clarifies and challenges prevailing conceptualizations of post colonialism and accepted understandings of American culture. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Num Pages: 376 pages, 37 black & white photographs, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.

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Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 376
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SKU: V9780252068522
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Citizen Critics: Literary Public Spheres

Rosa A. Eberly

Paperback. A study of the links among literature, rhetoric, and democracy that explores the public debate generated by amateur and professional readers about four controversial literary works: two that were censored in the United States and two that created conflict because they were not censored. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: DS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.

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Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 224
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Hard Work: The Making of Labor History

Melvyn Dubofsky

Paperback. A career-spanning collection of writings on labor history by one of the leading figures in the field, showing not only his growth as an historian but the growth of his field as well, exploring the subjects of workers, unions, and politics. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 405.

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Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 264
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SKU: V9780252068683
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Family and Society in American History

Hawes

Paperback. Illuminates changes in the American family and presents some of the methods and approaches used to study families. Linking family patterns with changing social circumstances, this title considers husband-wife and parent-child relationships in light of language usage, gender roles, legal structures, and other contexts. Editor(s): Hawes, Joseph M.; Nybakken, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 472.

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Publication date: 2001
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 360
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SKU: V9780252068737
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Extremities: Trauma, Testimony, and Community

Miller

Paperback. How do we come to terms with what can't be forgotten? How do we bear witness to extreme experiences that challenge the limits of language? This volume explores the emotional, political, and aesthetic dimensions of testimonies to trauma as they translate private anguish into public space. Editor(s): Miller, Nancy K.; Tougaw, Jason. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.

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Publication date: 2002
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 296
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SKU: V9780252070549
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Survivors: CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES

Sucheng Chan

Paperback. Presents a multidisciplinary study of why and how Cambodians have come to the US and how they have fared since. Drawing on interviews with more than fifty community leaders, government officials, and staff members in volunteer agencies, this book synthesizes the literature on the refugees, many of whom come from varying socioeconomic backgrounds. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 544.

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Publication date: 2004
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 376
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SKU: V9780252071799
ISBN: 9780252071799

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Choreographies of African Identities: Négritude, Dance, and the Natio...

Francesca Castaldi

Paperback. A rich portrait of the National Ballet of Senegal's work and of the urban dance world of Dakar Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HFD; ASD; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 264
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SKU: V9780252072680
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Beyond Cannery Row: Sicilian Women, Immigration, and Community in Mont...

Carol Lynn McKibben

Paperback. Analyzes the processes of migration and settlement of Sicilian fishers from three villages in Western Sicily to Monterey, California. This title demonstrates that the cannery work done by Sicilian immigrant women is crucial in terms of the identity formation and community development. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 313.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Number of pages: 160
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SKU: V9780252073007
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American Dreaming, Global Realities: Rethinking U.S. Immigration Histo...

Gabaccia

Paperback. Explores the ways in which immigrant lives are shaped by transnational bonds, globalization, family ties, and personal choice, and the ways in which they engender a sense of belonging and a sense of themselves as "Americans." It considers a plurality of historical, economic, regional, familial, and cultural contexts. Editor(s): Gabaccia, Donna R.; Ruiz, Vicki L. Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial Series. Num Pages: 576 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 788. Weight in Grams: 980.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 576
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SKU: V9780252073052
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MEDICAL REVOLUTIONARIES: The Enslaved Healers of Eighteenth-Century Sa...

Karol K. Weaver

Paperback. Herbalists, diviners, nurses, midwives, and veterinary practitioners flourished in the medical world of eighteenth-century Saint Domingue. Using Western, African, and Caribbean remedies, they treated the maladies of slaves, white residents, and animals. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 318.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 184
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SKU: V9780252073212
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Gendering Labor History

Alice Kessler-Harris

Paperback. The role of gender in the history of the working class world Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 392
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SKU: V9780252073939
ISBN: 9780252073939

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Religion and Spirituality in Korean America

David K Yoo

Paperback. An introductory analysis of Korean American religious practices and community Editor(s): Yoo, David K.; Chung, Ruth H. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HRLK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.

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Publication date: 2008
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 256
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SKU: V9780252074745
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Boundaries of Touch: Parenting and Adult-Child Intimacy

Jean Halley

Paperback. A history of the shifting and conflicting ideas about when, where, and how we should touch our children Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.

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Publication date: 2008
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 224
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SKU: V9780252075810
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Ritual Encounters: Otavalan Modern and Mythic Community

Michelle Wibbelsman

Paperback. The mythic roots and modern future of Ecuadorian indigenous communities in the twenty-first century Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millenium. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 photographs; 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HRLF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.

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Publication date: 2008
Publisher: University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages: 232
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SKU: V9780252076039
ISBN: 9780252076039

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