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Paperback. The author chronicles how basketball and hip hop have gone from being reviled by the American mainstream in the 1970s to being embraced and imitated globally today. For young black men, he argues, they represent a new version of the American dream, one embodying the hopes and desires of those excluded from the original version. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGR; JFSL3; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216754
- ISBN
- 9780803216754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2JN; CJB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873658171
- ISBN
- 9780873658171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813541792
- ISBN
- 9780813541792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Paperback. "Our Common Dwelling" explores why America's first literary circle turned to nature in the 1830s and '40s, showing that when the Transcendentalists spiritualized the landscape, they were reacting to intense class conflict in the industrializing cities of New England. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230602441
- ISBN
- 9780230602441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. As early-twentieth-century Chicago swelled with an influx of at least 250,000 new black urban migrants, the city became a center of consumer capitalism. This work argues that this mass consumer marketplace generated a vibrant intellectual life and planted seeds of political dissent against the dehumanizing effects of white capitalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807857991
- ISBN
- 9780807857991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.04
€ 56.04
Paperback. Examines the sustainability of hunting as practiced by rural peoples. This book provides a viewpoint on the ecological and human aspects of this hunting. It examines the effects of hunting on wildlife in tropical forests. It looks at the importance of hunting to local communities and looks at institutional challenges of resource management. Editor(s): Robinson, John G.; Boundas, Professor Elizabeth; Bennett, E.L. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 96 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 1QMT; JFSF; RNF; RNKH; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1500th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109772
- ISBN
- 9780231109772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Hardback. British Columbia is Canada's most ethnically diverse province. This book offers portraits of local religious groups, including Hindus and Sikhs from South Asia; Buddhist organizations from Southeast Asia; and, Tibetan, Japanese, and Chinese religions from East and Central Asia. It examines Asian religions in British Columbia. Editor(s): DeVries, Larry; Baker, Don; Overmyer, Dan. Series: Asian Religions and Society. Num Pages: 332 pages, 11 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HRAC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774816625
- ISBN
- 9780774816625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.94
€ 122.94
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Press
- Edition
- 1st U.S. Ed.
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608190089
- ISBN
- 9781608190089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.19
€ 32.99
€ 28.19
Paperback. The supper club is a tradition and now somewhat of a phenomenon found in the Upper Midwest. They are so retro that they are coming back in to vogue. With more than 60 recipes from 40 supper clubs, Wisconsin Supper Club Cookbook will uncover the secrets to the food and the drinks that keep people coming back to the party any time of the day. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 black & white halftones, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191 x 13. Weight in Grams: 37.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493006342
- ISBN
- 9781493006342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.00€ 22.00
€ 24.00
€ 22.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JFSK2; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665549
- ISBN
- 9780816665549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Centennial Edition, with a New Foreword and Append
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477072
- ISBN
- 9780801477072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. It used to be that raves were grassroots organized, anti-establishment, unlicensed all-night drug-fueled dance parties held in abandoned warehouses or an open field. This book explores the dance music, drug use and social deviance that are part of the pulsing dynamics of this collective. Num Pages: 242 pages, 7 Tables, 19 Halftones, 2 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AVGV; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139330
- ISBN
- 9781592139330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.89
€ 94.89
paperback. Focuses on European and American trial fiction since about 1880, arguing that, although generally animated by a sense of injustice, this literature reflects the virtual collapse in Western culture of the idea of a universal, or "natural", ethical law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215102
- ISBN
- 9780823215102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. A colorful social and cultural history of the often-overlooked independent radio stations of the 1920s, which played an integral role in shaping the American broadcast system through innovative commercial practices, all the while incurring the wrath of the large corporate stations trying to fulfill radio's utopian cultural potential. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238716
- ISBN
- 9780812238716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.51
€ 63.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Kennedy, Arthur. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634837415
- ISBN
- 9781634837415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 263.96€ 197.62
€ 263.96
€ 197.62
Paperback. The congressional agenda includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. This book argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 line drawings, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470764
- ISBN
- 9780226470764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1QFE; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403990778
- ISBN
- 9781403990778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNU; YQM; YQS; YQT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Beaufort Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780825307447
- ISBN
- 9780825307447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.05
€ 24.99
€ 21.05
Paperback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Editor(s): Lapati, Americo D. Series: Masterworks of Literature. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780808400134
- ISBN
- 9780808400134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.83
€ 47.83
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335147
- ISBN
- 9781590335147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. Scottsboro, Alabama, which consists of 118 exceptionally powerful linoleum prints, provides a unique graphic history of one of the most infamous, racially-charged episodes in the annals of the American judicial system, and of the racial and class struggle of the time. With a foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley. Editor(s): Lee, Andrew H. S. Num Pages: 147 pages, 118 b&w linoleum cut prints. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 271 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814751770
- ISBN
- 9780814751770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFS; JPR; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610610
- ISBN
- 9780691610610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252063879
- ISBN
- 9780252063879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
Paperback. Tells the saga of five generations of slave owners in colonial New England. This title follows the tale from the early seventeenth to the early twenty-first century, from New England, through the South, to the sprawling slave plantations of the Caribbean. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24 halftones. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBE; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150352
- ISBN
- 9780691150352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68