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Hardback. No state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. This title tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present. Num Pages: 504 pages, 13 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HRAM2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150550
- ISBN
- 9780691150550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.50
€ 54.99
€ 39.50
Paperback. This set brings together three photographers who have strong European ties - Kertesz and Moholy-Nagy were born and grew to maturity there, and Man Ray spent almost 40 years there. Each was also active in America. The social and artistic ferment of two continents is reflected in their work. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 150 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892365685
- ISBN
- 9780892365685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. An impressive compilation of facts and data on the history of American immigration..In an area where reference works are scarce, Cordasco, a recognized scholar in his field, has produced a good source for any library in need of ready reference information on American immigration. -LIBRARY JOURNAL Num Pages: 810 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 810
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810822412
- ISBN
- 9780810822412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.06
€ 273.06
Paperback. Looking at the lives and works of some of Finster's contemporaries: the self-taught evangelical artists whose beliefs and neuvres occupy the gray area between madness and Christian ecstasy, this book includes biographical portraits, and a profound meditation on the chaos of despair and the ways in which creativity can help order our lives. Num Pages: 198 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGR; HRCS; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066875
- ISBN
- 9780226066875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.54
€ 18.99
€ 16.54
Paperback. In the twelve essays in "Reflections on Memory and Democracy," an interdisciplinary group of contributors explores legacies of authoritarian political regimes noted for repression and injustice, questioning how collective experiences of violence shape memory and its relevance for contemporary social and political life in Latin America. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Edition
- 1/1 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088290
- ISBN
- 9780674088290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75 colour photos; 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 231 x 17. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Clarkson Potter
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804186100
- ISBN
- 9780804186100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.34
€ 29.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. This story, highlighted with photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black-&-white photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608653
- ISBN
- 9780815608653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.45
€ 27.99
€ 25.45
Paperback. "-from the foreword by Stanley I. Kutler Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801860058
- ISBN
- 9780801860058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.68
€ 39.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 115
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590337776
- ISBN
- 9781590337776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 136.60€ 95.53
€ 136.60
€ 95.53
Paperback. A richly satisfying journey into the world of barbecue as food and culture Series: Bridwell Texas History Series. Num Pages: 108 color and 12 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292719989
- ISBN
- 9780292719989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.87
€ 23.99
€ 21.87
Using an array of personal and public writings, The Overflowing of Friendship will transform our understanding of early American manhood as well as challenge us to reconsider the ways we think about gender in this period. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891205
- ISBN
- 9780801891205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.78
€ 51.78
Hardback. Explore the stunning architectural, artistic, and technological achievements of America's first peoples (and the archaeological stories behind them) in this accessible guide to fifty historically- and culturally-significant sites, all open to the public and located across the United States. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 106 black & white halftones, 31 colour illustrations, 4 m. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HDD; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442263123
- ISBN
- 9781442263123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.14
€ 79.14
Paperback. In Light of Africa explores how the idea of Africa as a real place, an imagined homeland, and a metaphor for Black identity is used in the cultural politics of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JHB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626690
- ISBN
- 9781442626690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.17
€ 35.99
€ 33.17
Paperback. Asks how a virulent anti-Americanism developed in a Nicaraguan society that also seemed to embrace Americanization fervently and explores the historical roots of this paradox Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26 illus., 3 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336471
- ISBN
- 9780822336471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.85
€ 41.99
€ 29.85
Hardback. In addition to more than 150 recipes this title includes explanations of gourmet jargon, where to find unique ingredients, as well as suggestions on substitutions (considering both price and availability). Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white line drawings, colour li. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; WBA; WBN; WBT; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762761180
- ISBN
- 9780762761180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.03
€ 27.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395412
- ISBN
- 9780888395412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.68
€ 27.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Wieseltier, Leon. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 145 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810124882
- ISBN
- 9780810124882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Examines the feminist, African-American and avant-garde counter-cultures that flourished in the USA between the two World Wars. It discusses such topics as public art in the Depression, the proletarian subculture and the social poetics of Kenneth Fearing, Muriel Rukeyser and Langston Hughes. Num Pages: 316 pages, 128 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSB; JFC; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231082792
- ISBN
- 9780231082792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Hardcover. This text explores through theory and in-depth textual criticism how novelists from formerly colonized societies have exploited indigenous codes and conventions of aesthetic representation to transform the novel into an effective medium for cultural and political resistance to (neo)colonialism. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJW; 1MKP; 2AB; DSA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333638699
- ISBN
- 9780333638699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. Covers the techniques and tactics that make US Army Rangers the best soldiers in the world. This book provides advanced info on everything from understanding the basics of Army operations and tactics to discovering what makes a soldier with good leadership qualities and character. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWD; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616088774
- ISBN
- 9781616088774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.50
€ 16.99
€ 16.50
Hardback. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFM; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137590190
- ISBN
- 9781137590190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.16
€ 127.16
Paperback. A guide to California's spectacular wildflowers. It provides several ways to find them in bloom: by month, by place, and by flower. It includes the month-by-month descriptions that suggest what to see and where to go throughout the state during the blooming season. It also supplies more than 300 locations arranged in 10 geographical regions. Num Pages: 588 pages, 659 color illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272064
- ISBN
- 9780520272064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. These essays reveal how the South Asian diaspora has been shaped by the contours of U.S. imperialism Editor(s): Bald, Vivek; Chatterji, Miabi; Reddy, Sujani; Vimalassery, Manu. Series: NYU Series in Social & Cultural Analysis. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814786437
- ISBN
- 9780814786437
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Hardback. Are Americans obsessed with shopping? 'Shop til You Drop' is a lively look at our consumer culture and its role in our everyday lives and society. Arthur Asa Berger considers the sacred roots of consumer culture, the demographics of consumption, theories about competing cultures, and the semiotics of shopping. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742536906
- ISBN
- 9780742536906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.60
€ 146.60