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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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252073939
ISBN
9780252073939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252073212
ISBN
9780252073212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.80

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780252073052
ISBN
9780252073052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.07

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073007
ISBN
9780252073007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.81

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252072680
ISBN
9780252072680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.50

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252071799
ISBN
9780252071799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.72

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252070549
ISBN
9780252070549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.81

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068737
ISBN
9780252068737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.67

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068683
ISBN
9780252068683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.59

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068676
ISBN
9780252068676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252068522
ISBN
9780252068522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.03

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067815
ISBN
9780252067815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.38

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067808
ISBN
9780252067808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.57

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252067471
ISBN
9780252067471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066795
ISBN
9780252066795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066085
ISBN
9780252066085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 15. Weight in Grams: 655.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252066023
ISBN
9780252066023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252065873
ISBN
9780252065873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.27

Paperback. Explores the origin and array of protective labor legislation directed at women. This title analyzes ideologies, attitudes, and effects of legislation across women's classes, among employers and workers' organizations, and in both bourgeois and socialist feminist groups. Editor(s): Wikander, Ulla; Kessler-Harris, Alice; Lewis, Jane. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252064647
ISBN
9780252064647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JHBS; KNTJ; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064159
ISBN
9780252064159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.81

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