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Movies at Home: How Hollywood Came to Television (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The relationship of Hollywood and television, initially turbulent, has ultimately been profitable from the first sally in what was expected to be a war of... Læs mere
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Obesity in America, 1850-1939: A History of Social Attitudes and Treatment (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A leading public health problem for Americans, obesity is a regular topic for nightly news programs, scientific or medical study,... Læs mere
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Payola in the Music Industry: A History, 1880-1991 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Payola is as old as the music industry and continues today. Contrary to popular belief, the acceptance of payola is legal. (Only the nonreporting of it would be illegal.)
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Parking Cars in America, 1910-1945: A History (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
"This volume explores one of the more pressing aspects of the automobile problem--storage--from 1910 to the end of World War II, contrasting the reality and... Læs mere
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Parricide in the United States, 1840-1899 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The case of Lizzy Borden stands out in the history of sensational criminal cases, but she was not the only person to be accused of killing her parents. This book... Læs mere
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Piracy in the Motion Picture Industry (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
A look at film piracy within the motion picture industry. The book begins with some of the earliest cases and then considers how the problem grew due to a lack of... Læs mere
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Police Violence in America, 1869-1920: 256 Incidents Involving Death or Injury (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Police violence is not a new phenomenon. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police officers in America assaulted or... Læs mere
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Product Placement in Hollywood Films: A History (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This is the history of advertising in motion pictures from the slide ads of the 1890s to the common practice of product placement in the present. This work... Læs mere
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Suntanning in 20th Century America (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Examining the 20th century suntan as a social and scientific phenomenon, this illustrated book debunks the myth that changing attitudes toward the tan sprang largely... Læs mere
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The Women Who Got America Talking: Early Telephone Operators, 1878-1922 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
When the need for telephone operators arose in the 1870s, the assumption was that they should all be male. Wages for adult men were... Læs mere
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The Sexual Harassment of Women in the Workplace, 1600 to 1993 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Status: Skaffevare (forvent 3 - 8 uger)
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Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
From its beginnings in Europe to its development as a quintessentially American trait, this work provides a social history of tipping customs and how the United States became a nation of tippers.
Status: Skaffevare (forvent 3 - 8 uger)
