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Hardcover. In the first two essays in this volume - "The Age of Dobie" and "The Age of McMurtry" - James Ward Lee places the writers, the politicians, and the cultural leaders in the context of each age. Subsequent chapters discuss writers and trends in Texas literature. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652887
- ISBN
- 9780875652887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Hardcover. Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright operated on both sides of the law and became a legend in his lifetime and after his death. Robert K. DeArment deconstructs the myth of Longhair Jim and reconstructs the gunfighter as a real human being, complex, flawed, often courageous, usually both honorable and dishonorable. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 b&w photgraphs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652924
- ISBN
- 9780875652924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.97
€ 26.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. Growing up in Fort Worth during the 1950s never lacked in excitement for David Murph. Murph's story follows him from early childhood through high school graduation and leaving for college at the University of Texas. His enthusiasm for leaving home is tempered by the reality of what it means to leave his parents and younger brother behind. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653334
- ISBN
- 9780875653334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.96
€ 18.99
€ 18.96
Hardcover. The line dividing the United States and Mexico is invisible, drawn through shifting sands and changeable rivers. This work aims to explore this border and the men who drew it. Using a variety of sources, including manuscripts and government documents, it creates a map that charts the intersection of individual lives, politics, and geography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b&w photos, 4 maps, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653389
- ISBN
- 9780875653389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.42
€ 36.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. Texas just may be the state in the Union with the strongest masculine image. Heroes, from cowboys to the Alamo to Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston, have always been men. But there have also always been women with gumption. This book presents Texas women who have made history in a variety of ways - some outrageous, some inventive, most courageous. Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653662
- ISBN
- 9780875653662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.69
€ 10.69
Paperback. Did you ever need to spell "dogie" or need to know what a "sakey" is? This book can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. It is compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 b&w photos, 3 maps, bib. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2ABM; CB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Expanded, Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653730
- ISBN
- 9780875653730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.19
€ 22.19
Hardcover. "A Joint Project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press." Editor(s): Volcansek, Mary. Num Pages: 113 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654171
- ISBN
- 9780875654171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.30
€ 40.99
€ 36.30
Hardback. In 1907, Grace Oakeshott faked her own death by drowning. Aged 35, she left a marriage and a successful professional life in England and fled with her lover, Walter Reeve, to New Zealand. What prompted her to do so? Jocelyn Robson traces her life story through social, political and religious reform movements of the fin de siecle period. Num Pages: 256 pages, 35 black & white halftones, 3 maps, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137311832
- ISBN
- 9781137311832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.87
€ 41.87
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416556305
- ISBN
- 9781416556305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.29
€ 19.29
Paperback. Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story: Meet the woman who became the most famous artistic subjects of all time - Mona Lisa. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 8pp b-w photo insert. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451658972
- ISBN
- 9781451658972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.26
€ 18.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. December 1941, a crack team of U.S. Navy salvage divers were hurriedly flown to Oahu from the mainland. The divers have been given a Herculean task; to rescue the sailors and Marines trapped below, and resurrect the pride of the Pacific fleet. For the first time, the chief diver of the Pearl Harbor salvage operations tells the whole story. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591147244
- ISBN
- 9781591147244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. Texans of Mexican descent built a unique and highly developed ranching culture that thrived in South Texas until the 1880s. This book describes the major elements that gave the Tejano ranch community its identity: shared reaction to Anglo-American in-migration, tightly interconnected families, cultural loyalty, and networks of communication. Series: The Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 28 line drawings, map, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440516
- ISBN
- 9781603440516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.40
€ 20.99
€ 20.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 176 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608932429
- ISBN
- 9781608932429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.42
€ 16.99
€ 15.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616144746
- ISBN
- 9781616144746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.07
€ 29.99
€ 29.07
Paperback. Originally published in New York in 1944 by Duell, Sloan and Pearce with the subtitle: The story of a battle. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620871010
- ISBN
- 9781620871010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.67
€ 18.99
€ 16.67
Paperback. The vital, definitive account of the lives and work of the Jesuit community of the University of Central America, their commitment to the poor, and the price they paid. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HRAM2; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626980631
- ISBN
- 9781626980631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.00
€ 42.99
€ 36.00
Kashmir has been a contested territory ever since the subcontinent was partitioned in 1947. Despite international attention focused on Kashmir, little is known about the Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir (PAJK), which is at the centre of this study. The author is a winner of the European Commission Award for Human Rights and Democracy. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; RGCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041737
- ISBN
- 9781849041737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.62
€ 51.62
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042734
- ISBN
- 9781849042734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.67
€ 43.67
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043304
- ISBN
- 9781849043304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.67
€ 43.67
Hardcover. Two seasoned Saudi-watchers diagnose whether or not the Kingdom's body politic is ailing and if its condition might be terminal. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Hurst
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044653
- ISBN
- 9781849044653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.63
€ 49.63
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers) Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045599
- ISBN
- 9781849045599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. The iconic vehicle of the British Army's Reconnaissance Corps during World War II, the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (LRC) saw service in several theatres of war between 1941 and 1945. Using numerous photographs, this book looks at the development of the LRC, its use by the Reconnaissance Corps and its importance to British infantry divisions. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849083102
- ISBN
- 9781849083102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.13
€ 20.99
€ 19.13
Paperback. Presents an analysis of the Soviet Army at the outbreak of World War II, including the Red Army's campaigns against Japan on the Manchurian plains as well as in Finland. This book also covers the Red Army's first operations during Operation Barbarossa when the Red Army was forced to defend Mother Russia against the German onslaught. Illustrator(s): Pavlovic, Darko. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849084000
- ISBN
- 9781849084000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.88
€ 20.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 381 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 73 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM; HBJK; JFSJ1; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319202570
- ISBN
- 9783319202570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.33
€ 58.33