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The Politics of Water
$35.95Monterrey is Mexico’s second most important industrial city, emerging in this era of free trade as a cornerstone of Mexico’s economic development. But development has been uneven and has taken…
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The Progressive Architecture Of Frederick G. Scheibler, Jr
$37.50Frederick G. Scheibler, Jr. (1872–1958) was the rare turn-of-the-century American architect who looked to progressive movements such as Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts for inspiration, rather than conventional styles….
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The Public Family
$49.95Those concerned with investigating the political functions of the family far too often identify only one: the production of “good democratic citizens.” As a result, public discussion of family law…
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The Puzzle People
$24.95Given the tensions and demands of medicine, highly successful physicians and surgeons rarely achieve equal success as prose writers. It is truly extraordinary that a major, international pioneer in the…
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The Puzzle People
$24.95Given the tensions and demands of medicine, highly successful physicians and surgeons rarely achieve equal success as prose writers. It is truly extraordinary that a major, international pioneer in the…
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The Shadow Of The Mills
$37.95The profound disruption of family relationships caused by industrialization found its most dramatic expression in the steel mills of Pittsburgh in the 1880s. The work day was twelve hours, and…
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The Six Questions
$32.95In the late twenties, actors and directors of the Group Theatre, who were pioneering the use of Stanislavski’s teachings, saw the value of teaching ballet and the emerging modern dance….
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The Spencers of Amberson Avenue
$21.95This appealing memoir introduces the family of Charles Hart Spencer and his wife Mary Acheson: seven children born between 1884 and 1895. It also introduces a large Victorian house in…
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The Steel Workers
$37.95This classic account of the worker in the steel industry during the early years of the twentieth century combines the social investigator’s mastery of facts with the vivid personal touch…
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The Steelers Reader
$20.00From their founding by Art Rooney in 1933 through their rousing victory in the final game at Three Rivers Stadium in 2000, the Pittsburgh Steelers have captured the imagination of…
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The Thaw Generation
$37.95The Thaw Generation offers an insider’s look at the Soviet dissident movement–the intellectuals who, during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras, dared to challenge an oppressive system and demand the rights…
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The Time Of Freedom
$34.95“The time of freedom” was the name that plantation workers—campesinos—gave to Guatemala’s national revolution of 1944–1954. Cindy Forster reveals the critical role played by the poor in organizing and sustaining…