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Regional & national history
Paperback. Presents an overview of the prehistory of the Cuzco region from the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers (ca 7000 BC) to the fall of the Inca Empire in AD 1532. This book addresses both the specific patterns of settlement in the Cuzco Valley and the larger processes of cultural development. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 271 pages, 76 photos, 25 figures, 26 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292702790
- ISBN
- 9780292702790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Draws on ex-slave narratives, oral histories, written memoirs, and public records to describe how the freedom colonies formed and recreates the lifeways of African Americans who made their living by farming or in skilled trades such as milling. The authors also uncover the forces that led to the decline of the communities from the 1930s onward. Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 b&w photos. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJK; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292706422
- ISBN
- 9780292706422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Sicilian historian Diodorus Siculus (ca 100-30 BCE) is our only surviving source for a continuous narrative of Greek history from Xerxes' invasion to the Wars of the Successors following the death of Alexander the Great. This work builds a case for Diodorus' merits as a historian. It offers an estimate of this much-maligned historian. Translator(s): Green, Peter. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712775
- ISBN
- 9780292712775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. Presents a collection of tintype cowboy photographs taken on ranches across fourteen states of the American West, as well as in British Columbia, Canada, and Coahuila, Mexico. This book features photographs that reveal the variety of people who are drawn to the cowboying life, women as well as men, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans. Series: M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 144 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AJ; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1305.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714380
- ISBN
- 9780292714380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.42
€ 52.42
Paperback. Presents an examination of those who survived Guatemala's civil war, and the mindset that helped them transform their society in the face of state-sanctioned terrorism. This book is drawn from interviews conducted in the early 1990s with more than eighty survivors of the state-sanctioned violence. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292716773
- ISBN
- 9780292716773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Providing an introduction to cultural studies, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting various readings from Latin American writers, this book brings the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. It guides readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 b&w illus., 2 line drawings, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717503
- ISBN
- 9780292717503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. In the mid-1960s, San Antonio, Texas, was a segregated city governed by an entrenched Anglo social and business elite. The Mexican American barrios of the west and south sides were characterized by substandard housing and experienced seasonal flooding. Gang warfare broke out regularly. This title presents an account of this turbulent period. Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, 74 b&w illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL4; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 686. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292722903
- ISBN
- 9780292722903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. A seventeenth-century account of Inca history and customs. Translator(s): Hamilton, Roland. Series: Texas Pan American Series. Num Pages: 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780292730250
- ISBN
- 9780292730250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Hardcover. Luminaries in Texas history pay tribute to an all-star cast of thirteen historians - from J. Frank Dobie to Americo Paredes - who preserved Texas's past, and who were often as colourful as the historical figures they studied Editor(s): Cox, Patrick L.; Hendrickson, Kenneth E., Jr. Series: Charles N. Prothro Texana Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292745377
- ISBN
- 9780292745377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.70
€ 38.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DNJ; HBJF; JHMC; KNTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741307
- ISBN
- 9780295741307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741390
- ISBN
- 9780295741390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295741505
- ISBN
- 9780295741505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 maps, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295741741
- ISBN
- 9780295741741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Series: A History of East Central Europe (HECE). Num Pages: 472 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295953588
- ISBN
- 9780295953588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.52
€ 42.99
€ 38.52
Paperback. Offers a synthesis of the evolution of the people of southeastern Europe up to their national independence. Series: A History of East Central Europe (HECE). Num Pages: 374 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295964133
- ISBN
- 9780295964133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.60
€ 42.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295970189
- ISBN
- 9780295970189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Daniels, Roger; Kitano, Harry H. L.; Taylor, Sandra C.; Arrington, Leonard J. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295971179
- ISBN
- 9780295971179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295971292
- ISBN
- 9780295971292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Haycox, Stephen W.; Mangusso, Mary Childers. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Subsequent
- SKU
- V9780295974958
- ISBN
- 9780295974958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Paperback. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295975931
- ISBN
- 9780295975931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Presents the full text of Chief Seattle's 1887 speech delivered to Washington Territory governor Isaac Stevens, and examines its origins, historical context, and twentieth-century versions and interpretations. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976334
- ISBN
- 9780295976334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. Provides important historical background on recent political and social developments in Iran. Editor(s): Keddie, Nikki R.; Matthee, Rudi. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3J; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295982069
- ISBN
- 9780295982069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Conservation became the first nationwide political movement in American history to grapple with environmental problems like waste, pollution, resource exhaustion, and sustainability. This title places conservation in historical context, using the words of participants in and opponents to the movement. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 273 x 12. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983752
- ISBN
- 9780295983752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.88
€ 20.99
€ 20.88
Paperback. Examines the long-term effects on Japanese Americans of their World War II experiences: forced removal from their Pacific Coast homes, incarceration in desolate government camps, and ultimate resettlement. This work explores the effects of incarceration and resettlement on social relationships and community structure. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983813
- ISBN
- 9780295983813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82