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Paperback. In 2016 the University of Nebraska Press celebrates its 75th anniversary. In honour of this anniversary, the Press has produced Big House on the Prairie, which features a narrative of press highlights, profiles of key historical employees, and lists its 75 most significant books, 30 journals, and 75 most noteworthy book covers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803288126
ISBN
9780803288126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.54

paperback. Oral history through a bilingual presentation and skilful analysis of the stories told by the Dakota elder, Eli Taylor. Translator(s): Schommer, Wahpetunwin Carolyn. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803298446
ISBN
9780803298446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. This is the first full-length biography in 60 years, and the first in any language to make close use of Pedro II's diaries and family papers. Num Pages: 576 pages, 60 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 40. Weight in Grams: 965.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735100
ISBN
9780804735100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.06

Hardback. This collection profiles the people who helped shape life in North Carolina in the 20th century. It includes 160 biographical sketches of Tar Heels who made a difference, highlighting their accomplishments in the areas of agriculture, the arts, business, education, law, media, and politics. Editor(s): Covington, Howard E., Jr.; Ellis, Marion E. Num Pages: 624 pages, 160 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 197 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1982.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807827574
ISBN
9780807827574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Hardback. Examines the life of Albert Coates (1896-1989), the founder and first director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina, and an exciting, transformative era in the history of UNC. Inspired by visionary President Edward Kidder, Coates adopted as his life mission his hero's dream of the university in service to the state. Num Pages: 368 pages, 49 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807834534
ISBN
9780807834534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

paperback. This is a factual account, written with the pace of fiction, of hundreds of dramatic losses, heroic rescues, and violent adventures at the stormy meeting place of northern and southern winds and waters - the Graveyard of the Atlantic off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Num Pages: 287 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807842614
ISBN
9780807842614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, a consumer culture in the United States promoted constant spending to meet material needs and develop social identity and self-cultivation. This work examines the key players active in shaping this cultural evolution: advertisers and consumer advocates. Num Pages: 528 pages, 50 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856765
ISBN
9780807856765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.87

Paperback. Offers an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center. This book provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era, as well as a nuanced understanding that moves beyond a view of the war as either a "golden age" or a disaster for women. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856970
ISBN
9780807856970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.16

Paperback. As early-twentieth-century Chicago swelled with an influx of at least 250,000 new black urban migrants, the city became a center of consumer capitalism. This work argues that this mass consumer marketplace generated a vibrant intellectual life and planted seeds of political dissent against the dehumanizing effects of white capitalism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 27 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807857991
ISBN
9780807857991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.75

Paperback. The meaning of race in the antebellum southern United States was anchored in the racial exclusivity of slavery and full citizenship. The author explains how heated debates over interracial marriage were also attempts by whites to undermine African American men's demands for suffrage and a voice in public affairs. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFFE; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858820
ISBN
9780807858820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.89

Paperback. Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles: Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white halftones, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807869475
ISBN
9780807869475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.19

Hardcover. Detroit's industrial health has long been crucial to the American economy. Today's troubles not withstanding, Detroit has experienced multiple periods of prosperity, particularly in the second half of the 18th century, when the city was the center of the thriving fur trade. This book details this seldom-discussed chapter of Detroit's history. Series: American Beginnings, 1500 - 1900. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 halftones, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096704
ISBN
9780226096704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.95

Hardcover. Shows that Americans through their missionaries had a strong hand in the development of one of the Middle East's most intriguing groups: the modern Assyrians. This book details the history of Christian minority and influence American missionaries had on them. It unveils a relationship between modern global contact and more. Num Pages: 440 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226145280
ISBN
9780226145280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.45
€ 80.59

Hardcover. Armed with only early boyhood memories, the author begins his quest by setting out from his home in Baltimore for Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to try to find his late grandfather's old home by the railroad tracks in Blairs. This title tells the tale of the ensuing journey, at once a detective story and a moving historical memoir. Num Pages: 272 pages, 45 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition, 1st Printing
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226389493
ISBN
9780226389493
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardcover. Documents the history and culture of France. This book covers French manners, mores, and society. It concerns with conversation, cafes, songs, wine, gallantry, and places imbued with national symbolism such as Notre Dame and Sacre Coeur cathedrals. Translator(s): Jordan, David Peter. Num Pages: 480 pages, 126 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226591346
ISBN
9780226591346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.95
€ 88.41

Hardcover. More than any other art form, literature defined Eastern Europe as a cultural and political entity in the second half of the twentieth century. Although often persecuted by the state, East European writers' voices were heard and revered inside and outside their countries. This study considers the effects of the end of communism on such writers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 tables, 8halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226867663
ISBN
9780226867663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.41

Hardcover. Humanity has forgotten how to live with the oceans. In this book, a magisterial account of 100,000 years of seaside civilization, the author recovers the coastal experience from its origins among the people who dwelled along the African shore to the bustle and glitz of today's megacities and beach resorts. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922232
ISBN
9780226922232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

paperback. A funny yet thought-provoking play about identity politics. Cast of 4 men and 1 woman. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Talonbooks Canada
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889226630
ISBN
9780889226630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.17

Paperback. A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's. --Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306813252
ISBN
9780306813252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Hardback. Continues: A Kineano remembers: from the King Ranch to the White House. 2006. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBJK; JNB; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896729681
ISBN
9780896729681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. Serial Killer of NaziOccupied Paris. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 203 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Overseas Editions
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307452900
ISBN
9780307452900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.77

paperback. George Washington's long career began with defeat in the bloody frontier skirmishes of the French and Indian War and culminated in the role of commanding general of the Continental army in victory over the British army. Among his achievements was the establishment of a professional army. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 76 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association United States
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780931917332
ISBN
9780931917332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.54

Paperback. This selection of articles focuses on Washington's changing attitudes towards the institution of slavery and his everyday relationships with the slaves who shared his Mount Vernon estate. Editor(s): Schwarz, Philip J. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 182 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780931917387
ISBN
9780931917387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.13

Paperback. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture is one of the most prestigious honors awarded in the discipline of architecture and its related fields. This volume catalogues the first forty recipients of this honor, outlining their achievements in brief biographies and showcasing their most famous work in color photographs. Editor(s): Riew, Jayne; Brandt, Lydia Mattice; Lengen, Karen Van. Num Pages: 96 pages, 66 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977102433
ISBN
9780977102433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.70

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