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Paperback. This first biography of Susan Sontag (1933-2004) is now fully revised and updated, providing an even more intimate portrayal of the influential writer's life and career. The authors base this revision on Sontag's newly released private correspondence - including emails - and the letters and memoirs of those who knew her best. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGL; DSBH; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Edition
- Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628462371
- ISBN
- 9781628462371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Grabher, Gudrun; Hagenbuchle, Roland; Miller, Cristanne. Num Pages: 488 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558494886
- ISBN
- 9781558494886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 105halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFH; AGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 218. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Houghton Library,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780914630036
- ISBN
- 9780914630036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.80
€ 40.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. The Human Tradition in Colonial America is an entertaining as well an enlightening book that brings the colonial period to life through the stories of the colorful participants who helped mold the British dependency that would eventually become the United States. Editor(s): Rhoden, Nancy L.; Steele, Ian K. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 323 pages, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027007
- ISBN
- 9780842027007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.38
€ 63.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468709
- ISBN
- 9780226468709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.37
€ 42.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Offers a vivid and nuanced picture of working for social justice while trying to remain true to people's traditions Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 b&w and 10 color photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSL9; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780292745261
- ISBN
- 9780292745261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. This is the first major book on the more than 20-year history of Beaconsfield, an important artists association in Canada founded by two trained painters David Crawforth and Naomi Siderfin. Their story of curatorial innovation and experimentation over the years will inspire any burgeoning artist or curator. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 colour and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Black Dog Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908966575
- ISBN
- 9781908966575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.53
€ 26.99
€ 26.53
Paperback. Generations of Americans have debated the meaning of Abraham Lincoln's views on race and slavery. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation and supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery. This book includes a complete collection of Lincoln's important writings on both race and slavery. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.; Yacovone, Donald. Num Pages: 416 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149981
- ISBN
- 9780691149981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.10
€ 29.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCX7; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226068121
- ISBN
- 9780226068121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.91
€ 32.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. This volume is an abridgement of Erik Barnouw's three-volume "History of Broadcasting in the United States". The paperback edition was first published in 1976 and a second edition in 1982. Much has happened in US television since then and the additions in this volume take account of those changes. Num Pages: 624 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HBT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195064841
- ISBN
- 9780195064841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.16
€ 43.16
Paperback. Aiming to reveal the role sailors played in helping forge new identities for black people in America and how they actively contributed to the Atlantic maritime culture, this book traces the history of black seamen to the end of the American Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTM; HBTS; JFSL3; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- (4th)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674076273
- ISBN
- 9780674076273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.54
€ 25.99
€ 22.54
paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions Canada
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894898904
- ISBN
- 9781894898904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.61
€ 34.99
€ 23.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556524783
- ISBN
- 9781556524783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.74
€ 18.99
€ 17.74
paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Publisher
- Falcon Guides United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781493017072
- ISBN
- 9781493017072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.94
€ 25.99
€ 22.94
Hardcover. Allows readers to celebrate the many accomplishments of Speaker Wright, and, through his eyes, to gain a greater understanding of many of the signature events of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875655062
- ISBN
- 9780875655062
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.45
€ 35.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. Traces Brazil's complex environmental politics as they have unfolded over time, from their mid-twentieth-century conservationist beginnings to the contemporary development of a distinctive 'socio-environmentalism' which seeks to address ecological destruction and social injustice simultaneously. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; JFC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5741 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340317
- ISBN
- 9780822340317
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Hardback. An exploration of American religious responses to the Cold and Vietnam Wars Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; HBWS2; HRAM2; HRCX6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814741337
- ISBN
- 9780814741337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Eksterowicz, Anthony J.; Hastedt, Glenn Peter. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620810354
- ISBN
- 9781620810354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.55€ 75.92
€ 109.55
€ 75.92
Hardback. A memoir of a life in exile. Anca Vlasopolos recounts her life's journey from Romania to Paris and Brussels, then on to the United States. She writes about the peculiar attributes of displacement in the comtemporary world; the ambiguous identities, and the nostalgia for places dimly recalled. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; BGA; DSBH; DSK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121309
- ISBN
- 9780231121309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.91€ 46.84
€ 58.91
€ 46.84
Once a central concept in anthropology, syncretism has re-emerged as a tool for understanding the dynamics of ethnicity, postcolonialism and transnationalism. This text formulates a view of the mixing and interpenetration of religious beliefs and practices, primarily from Africa and Europe. Editor(s): Greenfield, Sidney M.; Droogers, Andrew. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1KJC; 1KLSB; HR; JFSL; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688531
- ISBN
- 9780847688531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Paperback. Take a historical journey to Pasadena, California, through rare views of vintage postcards spanning the early 1900s through the 1960s. See how this city in the suburbs of Los Angeles offered Californians entertainment, beautiful sights, and a place to ca Num Pages: 128 pages, 345 postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 219 x 11. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764328527
- ISBN
- 9780764328527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.15
€ 31.99
€ 21.15
In telling Creelman's fascinating story, Susan Armstrong-Reid helps readers learn about the transformation of the nursing profession and global health governance in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 448 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGT; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647053
- ISBN
- 9781442647053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Paperback. Interviews with leading cultural critics including: K. Anthony Appiah, Lauren Berlant, Cathy Davidson, Morris Dickstein, Stanley Fish, Barbara Foley, Nancy Fraser, Gerald Graff, Alice Kaplan, E. Ann Kaplan, Robin Kelley, Paul Lauter, Louis Menand, Richard Ohmann, Andrew Ross, Eve Sedgwick, Jane Tompkins, Marianna Torgovnick, and Alan Wald. Editor(s): Williams, Jeffrey. Series: Cultural Front. Num Pages: 317 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814793909
- ISBN
- 9780814793909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Hardback. Best known for his spectacular direction of the Hampton Institute Choir (1913-31), Dett was also a fine pianist, composer, and arranger of Negro folk songs and spirituals. Includes photos, analysis, and musical examples. Series: Composers of North America. Num Pages: 700 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; AVGC6; AVH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 43. Weight in Grams: 957.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826274
- ISBN
- 9780810826274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.02
€ 212.02