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Paperback. In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labour songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger Num Pages: 208 pages, 36 color Illustrations and 6 Black & White. BIC Classification: AVGC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carquinez Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780974412481
ISBN
9780974412481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.84

Hardcover. Sasun, a region of Anatolia formerly under Ottoman rule and today part of eastern Turkey, is frequently described as the site where, in 1894, the Turks massacred large numbers of Armenian Christians. This volume provides a close examination of the historical evidence to shed light on what happened at Sasun. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607813842
ISBN
9781607813842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. A fascinating look at Lakota lifeways and history through the voices of medicine men and White Hat s personal stories" Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811848
ISBN
9781607811848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. This book takes a fascinating look at rock art through the lens of archeology and anthropology, offering an innovative model of Fremont society, politics, and worldview. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607810117
ISBN
9781607810117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.43

Paperback. How developing a visual culture changed the industry of mining Series: Mining and Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJ; HBTK; KNAT; RBGL; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 307 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874170078
ISBN
9780874170078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.11

paperback. Discusses the underlying causes of the US Civil War as they relate to Missouri and reveals how the war helped create both the legend and the reality of Jesse James and his gang. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JFC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Missouri Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826209597
ISBN
9780826209597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499782
ISBN
9781558499782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Catherine; Barnhisel, Gregory. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTW; JFD; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499607
ISBN
9781558499607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.01

Paperback. Series: Public History in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499409
ISBN
9781558499409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.57

Paperback. Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany systematically destroyed an estimated 100 million books throughout occupied Europe, an act that was inextricably bound up with the murder of 6 million Jews. This book examines this bleak chapter in the history of printing, reading, censorship, and libraries. It also includes an annotated bibliography. Editor(s): Rose, Jonathan. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 432 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496439
ISBN
9781558496439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.91

Paperback. Explores how the emergence of a new literary marketplace in the mid-nineteenth century affected the study of history in America. In an effort to illuminate the cultural conditions for this boom, this book focuses on the business of book making and book promotion. It analyzes the subscription sales techniques of book agents. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; GTB; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496255
ISBN
9781558496255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Offering the history of skiing from its earliest origins to the outbreak of World War II, this book places emphasis on the impact of culture on the development of skiing, from the influence of Norwegian nationalism to the role of the military in countries as far removed as Austria, India, and Japan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496019
ISBN
9781558496019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.56

Paperback. Highlights the significance of women's work in the clothing trades of the early Republic. Drawing on diaries, letters, and material culture, this book explores the contours of working women's lives in rural New England, offering a view of their varied ranks and roles as producers and consumers, clients and crafts-women, employers and employees. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 illustrations, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495456
ISBN
9781558495456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.27

Paperback. An exploration of why women were singled out as witches in 15th-century in Germany. It examines the connections between three central developments at this time: a shift in gender roles for women; the rise of a new urban ideal of femininity; and the witch hunts that were sweeping across Europe. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HRQX5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558492974
ISBN
9781558492974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.83

Paperback. The author of this work surveys the shifting boundaries between the personal, public, and professional uses of the past and explores their place in the broader cultural landscape. Each chapter investigates a specific encounter between Americans and their history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558492813
ISBN
9781558492813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Paperback. Offering an introduction to the field of archaeology, the authors use a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, and create a fresh portrait of 19th-century domestic life in the company-owned boarding-houses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HD; JHM; WTHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490352
ISBN
9781558490352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.15

Paperback. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; APF; DSK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536877
ISBN
9781557536877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Hardcover. Editor(s): Weisberg, Ruth. Series: Jewish Role in American Life. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACX; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536358
ISBN
9781557536358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.98

Paperback. Analyzes identity formation in the multicultural border region of Sleswig. This book highlights the changeability of national sentiments and explores what has motivated local inhabitants to define themselves as Germans or Danes. Num Pages: 183 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535245
ISBN
9781557535245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Paperback. Tells the story of Josiah E DuBois, Jr, a young Treasury Department lawyer who risked his career to alert the world to the Holocaust. This book tells how Dubois exposed the inequities in America's refugee policy and forced the United States government to take action to rescue the displaced Jews. Editor(s): Medoff, Dr. Rafael. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535078
ISBN
9781557535078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.69

Hardcover. Explores the burst of horticulture interest in the 19th century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its portrayal of ornamental plant use and its examination of 19th-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, this book aims to appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557532862
ISBN
9781557532862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.96

Paperback. This volume brings together primary sources, including manuscripts and newspapers, that reveal the lives of slaves and the roles that women played-both in bondage and empowered-in the progress of slavery from the Colonial era through Reconstruction. Editor(s): Lewis, Catherine M. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557289582
ISBN
9781557289582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.84

Paperback. In the tumultuous decades after the Civil War, as the southern white elite reclaimed power, "racial mixing" was the central concern of segregationists who strove to maintain "racial purity." This book aims to challenge conventional wisdom, and examines how white southerners enforced anti-miscegenation laws. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557288332
ISBN
9781557288332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.74

Paperback. Alabama: The Making of an American State is a thorough, accessible, and heavily illustrated history of Alabama, from its geological origins to the early twenty-first century, offering a vital new narrative of the history, culture, and identity of the state. Num Pages: 264 pages, 167 color figures / 122 B&W figures / 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBJK; HBTB; JPA; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817358761
ISBN
9780817358761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816673841
ISBN
9780816673841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 53 photos, 3 maps, 9 plates. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBT; HRCC7; HRCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816534234
ISBN
9780816534234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

paperback. Series: Critical Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 photographs, 2 figures, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJD; HBTQ; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813584478
ISBN
9780813584478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481300513
ISBN
9781481300513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.57

Paperback. Presents food as a new way to chronicle the American South's larger history. Marcie Cohen Ferris tells a richly illustrated story of southern food and the struggles of whites, blacks, Native Americans, and other people of the region to control the nourishment of their bodies and minds, livelihoods, lands, and citizenship. Num Pages: 496 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 875.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629957
ISBN
9781469629957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.74

Paperback. Final Passages: The Intercolonial Slave Trade of British America, 1619-1807 Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 7 halftones, 11 figures, 7 maps, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469629841
ISBN
9781469629841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.12

Paperback. Crooked Paths to Allotment: The Fight over Federal Indian Policy after the Civil War Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469617510
ISBN
9781469617510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. Imperial Stagings: Empire and Ideology in Transatlantic Theater of Early Modern Spain and the New World Series: North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AN; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469609966
ISBN
9781469609966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.42

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Simon & Schuster United States
Edition
Anniversary Edition
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781451683233
ISBN
9781451683233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.32

paperback. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780679722120
ISBN
9780679722120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.60

Hardback. Uses comparative narratives to explore the dualism between marginalization and the desire for roots within a rooted identity Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTG; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472073160
ISBN
9780472073160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.88

Paperback. Uses comparative narratives to explore the dualism between marginalization and the desire for roots within a rooted identity Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTG; JFSK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472053162
ISBN
9780472053162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.08

Paperback. ""Examines the religion, family, economics, and material culture of women's lives in the late Spanish and Mexican colonial communities in 1750-1846 through women's wills. The wills help to explain the workings of the patriarchal system in the Spanish and Mexican borderland communities"-- Series: Women, Gender, and the West. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729322
ISBN
9780896729322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.16

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BK; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896728790
ISBN
9780896728790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. "Examines the decades-long missionary work of the Women's National Indian Association, founded in 1879, among Native populations in California"--Provided by publisher. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896727458
ISBN
9780896727458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.79

Paperback. On September 27, 1939, after the Nazi invasion, Poland ceased to exist as a nation. Ten-year-old Hanna Davidson's father, Simon, and older brother, Kazik, had been drafted to defend Warsaw. Hanna and her mother, Sofia, found themselves subjected to Hitlers efforts to dehumanize Poland's Jewish population. This title tells their story. Num Pages: 218 pages, 31 B/W photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726277
ISBN
9780896726277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. New findings show that the death toll from the Cambodian genocide was approximately 2.2 million about a half million higher than commonly believed. Despite regular denials from the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, the author demonstrates not only that they were aware of the mass killings, but that they personally managed and directed them. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725805
ISBN
9780896725805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.50

Hardcover. A historical and cultural overview of Suriname's Jewish community, with special emphasis on the former Dutch colony's synagogues and Jewish and Creole cemeteries. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878202515
ISBN
9780878202515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.16

paperback. In the early morning hours of October 1, 1965, a group calling itself the September 30th Movement kidnapped and executed six generals of the Indonesian army, including its highest commander. The group claimed that it was attempting to preempt a coup, but it was defeated as the senior surviving general drove the movement's partisans out of Jakarta. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299220341
ISBN
9780299220341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299088149
ISBN
9780299088149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Paperback. Raised amid Virginia's wealthiest slaveholders, Edwards Coles was a close associate of many of nation's leaders, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison among them. And, like Jefferson, he believed the institution of slavery to be morally and ideologically wrong. This title offers a study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 298 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806891
ISBN
9780875806891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Hardcover. Uncovers firsthand accounts of women's experiences in 18th-century Dutch Asia. This book argues that Dutch colonial practices and law created a new set of social and economic divisions in Batavia-Jakarta, modern-day Indonesia, to deal with difficult realities in Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 204 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804101
ISBN
9780875804101
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.36

Paperback. Drawing on the results of ongoing archaeological excavations and extensive ethnographic work among descendant native peoples, this volume discusses the many groups that visited or lived in Yellowstone in prehistoric and historic times, putting to rest the pervasive notion that Indians did not inhabit the area. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874808674
ISBN
9780874808674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.64

Paperback. The colorful story of California's official Gold Rush town available in an accessible new format Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Edition
New edition, New format
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874178562
ISBN
9780874178562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874178449
ISBN
9780874178449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.74

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

€ 46.10

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

€ 50.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVA; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
1, Series: First Peoples, New Directions in Indige
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870716751
ISBN
9780870716751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870234446
ISBN
9780870234446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.38

Paperback. A rich and definitive history of the gay rights movement's West Coast origins Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076411
ISBN
9780252076411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.31

Hardback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040641
ISBN
9780252040641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.11

Hardback. Recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman and others in Troy, New York, on April 27, 1860. This title follows Nalle from his enslavement by the Hansborough family in Virginia through his escape by the Underground Railroad. Series: The New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19 black & white photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252034398
ISBN
9780252034398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.98

Hardback. Exploring the relationship between the growth of global media and Cold War tensions and resolutions Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTW; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252033742
ISBN
9780252033742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826353955
ISBN
9780826353955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Paperback. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; TTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826351067
ISBN
9780826351067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05

Paperback. Steven Bunker's study shows how goods and consumption embodied modernity in the time of Porfirio Diaz, how they provided proof to Mexicans that "incredible things are happening in this world." Num Pages: 352 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826344557
ISBN
9780826344557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Paperback. Divided into 4 parts, this book examines the cause of the demise of the slave trade to Bahia (a province of Brazil) by 1851. It traces Bahia's abolitionist movement through the enactment of the Law of the Free Womb in 1871, and focuses on the role of Candomble, an African religion practiced by the Africans of Brazil, in ending slavery in the area. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 324 pages, 13 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826340511
ISBN
9780826340511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 297 pages, 18 b/w photos & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826339256
ISBN
9780826339256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.74

Paperback. In January 1932, thousands of peasants in western El Salvador rose up in armed rebellion. In response, the army and paramilitary killed thousands of citizens, most of them innocent of any involvement in the rebellion. This work examines national and international historical memories of these events and the factors that determined those memories. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826336040
ISBN
9780826336040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05

Paperback. Curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much further to show the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w drawing, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887761
ISBN
9781574887761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99

Hardback. Closed to conventional passage, the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas have nevertheless known European explorers since the sixteenth century. Systematic observation, however, dates only from the last years of the nineteenth century, with the epic drift of Fridtjof Nansen's ice ship Fram (1893-1896), the first scientific expedition of the modern era. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSR; HBT; JPSH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887716
ISBN
9781574887716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.74

Paperback. Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguez's The 1950s' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All-American Oddities. Rodriguez gives you a whole decade's worth of fun, facts, and all-important memories. Series: Most Wanted S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574887150
ISBN
9781574887150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826333346
ISBN
9780826333346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 325 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826329981
ISBN
9780826329981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; ASD; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826329417
ISBN
9780826329417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Macias-Gonzalez, Victor Manuel; Rubenstein, Anne. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826329059
ISBN
9780826329059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 214 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826328717
ISBN
9780826328717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826322722
ISBN
9780826322722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

Paperback. In this synthesis, Wasserman shows the link between ordinary Mexican men and women from Independence to the Revolution, combining explanations of social history, political and economic change, and gender relations. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 248 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826321718
ISBN
9780826321718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Paperback. This text explores the "orphan trains" which took poor European immigrant children to new lives in the Midwest in 1854. It documents the history of the children on those trains - their struggles, successes and failures. It includes stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
Reprint.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826211217
ISBN
9780826211217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; APFA; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822962243
ISBN
9780822962243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.23

Paperback. Portrays Pittsburgh through 161 pairs of matching photographs in a rephotographic survey. For each location, an archival image was culled from old books, municipal records, or library collections, and then rephotographed in the late 1980s from the same camera position. This title is useful for those interested in the evolution of a city. Num Pages: 328 pages, 324 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1397.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822959298
ISBN
9780822959298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 48.79

Paperback. Postcolonial studies and composition studies appear to have little in common. However, they share a strikingly similar goal: to provide power to the words and actions of those who have been marginalized and oppressed. This study attempts to establish dialogue between the two disciplines. Editor(s): Lunsford, Andrea A. (Professor of English and Director, Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University, USA); Ouzgane, Lahoucine (Associate Professor of English, University of Alberta, Canada). Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822958376
ISBN
9780822958376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.95

Paperback. This work offers unusual, unique and highly personalized images of Pittsburgh, combined with prose. Douglas Cooper details the inspiration for his artistic vision, the formal properties of his art and how it relates to architecture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 136 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AFC; AM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822957485
ISBN
9780822957485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.71

Hardcover. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBT; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944270
ISBN
9780822944270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.23

Hardcover. Presents a collection of eighteen essays that explore the advantages and disadvantages that Pittsburgh and its surrounding region face in the global economy, from the perspectives of technology, natural resources, workforce, and geography. This book shows how other cities can learn from the steps Pittsburgh has taken. Editor(s): Scarpaci, Joseph L.; Patrick, Kevin J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 96 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTK; RGCM; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942825
ISBN
9780822942825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.28

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