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Paperback. Features how the "dark continent" of blues and jazz provided Hollywood with a resonant resource to construct and negotiate the boundaries of American cultural identity. This book contains new work on blackface minstrelsy in early sound movies, racial representation and censorship, torch singers and torch songs, burlesque and strippers, and more. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; APFA; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252072352
- ISBN
- 9780252072352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.10
€ 24.99
€ 23.10
Hardback. Editor(s): Catala, Rafael; Anderson, James D. Series: Index of American Periodical Verse. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC; GBCR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810860094
- ISBN
- 9780810860094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 268.59
€ 268.59
paperback. From The Nun's Story to The Flying Nun to The Singing Nun, nuns were a major presence in the mainstream media. Sullivan discusses these images in the context of the period's seemingly unlimited potential for social change. Num Pages: 340 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HRCX8; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802037763
- ISBN
- 9780802037763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.76
€ 46.99
€ 41.76
Paperback. Introduces Mark Twain through close readings of his seven major works, including "Tom Sawyer", "Huckleberry Finn", "Connecticut Yankee and Pudd'nhead Wilson". This book investigates the tension between the real-life person, Samuel Clemens, and the fictional person, Mark Twain. It analyzes the significance of Twain's books for American culture. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 144 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234746
- ISBN
- 9780631234746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
hardcover. Since the mid-20th century, organizational theorists have increasingly distanced themselves from the study of core societal power centers and important policy issues of the day. This title addresses the global financial crisis debates. Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael; Hirsch, Paul M. Series Editor(s): Lounsbury, Michael. Series: Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHB; KCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857242051
- ISBN
- 9780857242051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.20
€ 143.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 35 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; VXQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347078
- ISBN
- 9780764347078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.71
€ 20.99
€ 15.71
Paperback. Few events in American history loom as large or changed the country as profoundly as the conflict between the Union and Confederacy. This title chronicles the history of the many disastrous decisions made by both sides. Series: How to Lose Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061807275
- ISBN
- 9780061807275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.03
€ 15.03
Hardback. No nation in history has placed greater emphasis on the role of technology in planning and waging war than the United States. Drawing on six decades of debate on the subject of US military affairs, this book suggests how the armed forces might exploit the opportunities of the information revolution in the future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; JW; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780231123365
- ISBN
- 9780231123365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.46€ 79.41
€ 103.46
€ 79.41
Hardcover. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226210919
- ISBN
- 9780226210919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.35
€ 46.99
€ 36.35
Paperback. examines the impact economic integration has on the environment, using Mexico, as it transformed itself from one of the most closed economies to one of the world's most open, as a case study. As new nations join the Free Trade Area of the Americas or the World Trade Organization, they are considering the path taken by Mexico nearly 20 years ago. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; KCLT; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804751254
- ISBN
- 9780804751254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Now in paperback, the story of one of our nation's most infamous and horrific crimes: The Saxtown Massacre. The 1874 murder of a family of five near St. Louis grabbed national headlines like no murder had since the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and investigations into the crime exposed the flaws of nineteenth-century law enforcement. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762788606
- ISBN
- 9780762788606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.20
€ 17.99
€ 15.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Clark, Jordan G.; Rodriguez, Ian R. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633213678
- ISBN
- 9781633213678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.32€ 132.34
€ 193.32
€ 132.34
Paperback. A memoir presents David Powell's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. Series: UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation. Num Pages: 354 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PSPM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239173
- ISBN
- 9780520239173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 404 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 286 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764324611
- ISBN
- 9780764324611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.32
€ 53.99
€ 35.32
Paperback. A book based on eyewitness accounts of the American Civil War by 120 children between the ages of four and 16. Their diaries, letters and reminiscences are a testimony to their resilience in the face of great adversity and their capacity to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813328232
- ISBN
- 9780813328232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.62
€ 21.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. An anthology of story, legend, song, and oratory which shows the storytelling traditions of Salish-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest of North America. It features an array of Trickster stories centered on Coyote, Mink, and other memorable characters, and stories of the frightening Basket Ogress, and accounts of otherworldly journeys. Editor(s): Thompson, M. Terry; Egesdal, Steven M. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 498 pages, 2 maps, 2 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803210899
- ISBN
- 9780803210899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. This is a social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the US. It tells a human story about people who had a deep and unshakeable desire to transform their bodily sex. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFSJ5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013797
- ISBN
- 9780674013797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.81
€ 38.99
€ 32.81
paperback. An anthology of literary criticism of Appalachian novelists, poets, and playwrights. It reprises critical writing of influential authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Cratis Williams, and Jim Wayne Miller. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 712. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780821415900
- ISBN
- 9780821415900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.70
€ 34.99
€ 31.70
Hardcover. Compiled from original county agent records discovered in Purdue University's Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, Enriching Hoosier Farms and Families includes hundreds of rare, never-before-published photographs and anecdotal information about how county agents overcame their constituents' reluctance to change. Editor(s): Whitford, Frederick; Harmeyer, Neal; Hovde, David M. Series: The Founders Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2177.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537430
- ISBN
- 9781557537430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 250 x 29. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479896479
- ISBN
- 9781479896479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.07
€ 96.07
Hardback. In The U.S. Role in the Asian Century, a group of experts discuss U.S. national interest in Asia during the 21st century. U.S. national interest vis-a-vis the new Asian economic power is emphasized. Num Pages: 602 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 602
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761806189
- ISBN
- 9780761806189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.88
€ 173.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897142523
- ISBN
- 9781897142523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.21
€ 18.99
€ 14.21
Hardback. A landmark examination of the art and artists inspired by American dance from 1830 to 1960 Num Pages: 304 pages, 230 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 254. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300211610
- ISBN
- 9780300211610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.44
€ 52.99
€ 41.44
paperback. Oberlander provides a comprehensive hostory of Medicare politics, from the decades of consensus to debates over Medicare reform. Revealing how Medicare policies have developed over the past several decades this analysis will interest anyone concerned with public policy or healthcare. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JPA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226615967
- ISBN
- 9780226615967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.92
€ 32.99
€ 25.92