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Paperback. Examines the role of Spanish-Mexican women in the development of California. This book describes the history of women in the American West and the complex role of gender, race, and class in the borderlands of the Southwest. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177787
- ISBN
- 9780874177787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.08
€ 33.08
Paperback. Hikers in the mountains of the Far West have long known about mysterious carvings found on aspen trees but few have researched their intent or significance. This title analyzes the content of thousands of arboglphs in the mountains of Nevada and California. It is suitable for scholars and those interested in the Basque experience. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 94 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; AFKC; HBJK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177626
- ISBN
- 9780874177626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.85
€ 31.99
€ 27.85
Paperback. The wagon trail between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles is one of the most important but least-known roads of nineteenth-century western migration. This book tells the first history of the complete Southern Route and of the people who developed and used it. It also discusses the exploration and development of the Old Spanish Trail. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177527
- ISBN
- 9780874177527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.30
€ 25.99
€ 24.30
Hardcover. Between 1914 and 1945, two world wars and the turbulent interwar years had a profound impact on Basque society, affecting even remote villages and rural farmers. This book examines the impact of war and occupation on four Basque communities in the French commune of Xiberoa. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9 b/w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177381
- ISBN
- 9780874177381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.70
€ 50.70
Hardcover. The dawn of the twentieth century saw enormous changes throughout the United States. Seattle was one of the western cities that boomed during this period. This work expands our understanding of the roles that gender and class played in the construction of progressive politics in Seattle. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177367
- ISBN
- 9780874177367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.77
€ 50.77
Paperback. Examines coroners' inquest reports, court case files, prison registers, and other sources to analyze patterns of homicide and the state's embryonic justice system. This book explains that the nature of crimes varied with the ethnicity of perpetrators and victims, as did the conduct and results of trials and sentencing patterns. Num Pages: 168 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFE; JFSL; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177282
- ISBN
- 9780874177282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.51
€ 24.51
Paperback. Explores the early history of Nevada before it became a state in 1864. This book covers the discovery of gold in California and silver in the Nevada Territory; the debate over slavery and the Civil War; and the Mormon establishment in Utah that prompted national suspicion of the sect's ambitions for an inland empire. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177244
- ISBN
- 9780874177244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.48
€ 19.99
€ 18.48
Paperback. Deals with the historical archaeology of the Old West. This book's account of the excavation and analysis of four nineteenth-century Virginia City, Nevada, saloon sites offers a fresh interpretation of the role of saloons in a mining boomtown. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177039
- ISBN
- 9780874177039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.06
€ 29.06
Paperback. Traces the history of Italians in Las Vegas from the founding of the city in 1905, recording their activities in the fledgling settlement. First appeared in 1996, this book was hailed as a significant contribution to the history of Las Vegas and of ethnic minorities in America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176810
- ISBN
- 9780874176810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.47
€ 23.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. An accessible overview of the Basque diaspora in the Western Hemisphere, this book is both a pioneering study of one of the American West's most important ethnic minorities and an engaging, comprehensive survey of Basque migration and settlement in the Americas. This edition includes a fresh preface by William A Douglass. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176254
- ISBN
- 9780874176254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFS; RGC; RGV; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176186
- ISBN
- 9780874176186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Editors Moore and Slovic have assembled 29 writers who know and love the Nevada wilderness to testify on its behalf. For those who love Nevada, for those who love the world beyond the concrete pavement, "Wild Nevada" will be thought-provoking and vital reading. Editor(s): Moore, Roberta; Slovic, Scott (University of Nevado, Reno). Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176131
- ISBN
- 9780874176131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Hardcover. The "Red scare" of the 1950s was especially problematic in American universities where traditions of academic freedom found themselves at odds with political issues stemming from the Cold War. The University of Nevada in Reno was no exception. J. Dee Kille's account of the crisis "on the hill" rests on a wide range of sources. Series: Wilbur S.Shepperson Series in History & Humanities. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175936
- ISBN
- 9780874175936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. Nevada has changed dramatically over the past quarter century, and in this third edition of "The Silver State", James W. Hulse recounts the major events - historical, political, and social - that have shaped the state. Series: Wilbur S.Shepperson Series in History & Humanities. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25 b/w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175929
- ISBN
- 9780874175929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.49
€ 30.49
Hardcover. Reveals how Americans used cities and towns to build their Western empire, developing their urban centers with wealth from the hinterlands and supplying the growing population with foodstuffs and other resources from their rural tributaries, while at the same time using their regional connections as outlets for the goods and services of the cities. Num Pages: 440 pages, 8 illustrations 27 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175653
- ISBN
- 9780874175653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.05
€ 52.05
Identity, Culture, And Politics In The Basque Diaspora (The Basque Ser...
Gloria Pilar Totoricagüena
Hardcover. A comparative study of ethnic identity in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Peru, the United States of America, and Uruguay that illustrates the effects of globalization on the daily lives of Basques living abroad, which reveals the complex universe of the dispersed Basques. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175479
- ISBN
- 9780874175479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Calaveras Gold: The Impact Of Mining On A Mother Lode County (Sheppers...
Limbaugh, Ronald H., Fuller, Willard P.
Hardcover. This work offers a detailed history of mining and its economic impact in Calaveras County in the central Sierra from the first discoveries in the 1840s. It examines the roles of race, gender, and class in this frontier society, and the generation and distribution of capital. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities. Num Pages: 392 pages, 75 b&w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KNAT; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175462
- ISBN
- 9780874175462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.33
€ 51.33
Hardcover. James W. Hulse recounts the tortuous and colourful history of Nevada's libraries and the work of the dedicated librarians, educators, civic leaders, women's organizations, philanthropists and politicians who struggled to make the democratic vision of free libraries available to all Nevadans. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 map, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; GLM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175448
- ISBN
- 9780874175448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.87
€ 25.99
€ 22.87
Paperback. In this text, historian Richard Etulain has gathered 11 essays by western historians on ten of the discipline's early students. The result is a survey of the evolution of a scholarly field and of the ways in which the study of history reflects the concerns and interests of the society around it. Editor(s): Etulain, Richard W. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175172
- ISBN
- 9780874175172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.49
€ 38.49
Hardcover. This study examines the complex and diverse origins of Francoist nationalism. Focusing on the intellectual world of Spain's military elite, the book reveals the evolution of a military culture that ultimately became a principal bulwark for Franco's fascist regime. Series: Ethnonationalism/Iberian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFN; JPFQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- Reprinted from Hydrobiologica ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174816
- ISBN
- 9780874174816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.42
€ 55.42