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Paperback. Presents the story of Annie Dodge Wauneka (1918-1997). A daughter of the popular Navajo leader Chee Dodge, Wauneka spent most of her early years herding sheep and raising nine children. After her father's death, she entered politics and was often the only woman on the Navajo Tribal Council during the quarter century that she served. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 photographs, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803283848
ISBN
9780803283848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.83

In the years before the Revolutionary War, intrepid frontiersmen with roots in northern Ireland claimed vast tracts of land in Kentucky on which they developed plantations. They settled the land and with their families built enduring stone houses that became the centerpieces of their properties. This title examines these early frontier homes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 186 photographs, 75 illustrations, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; AMKD; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 267 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124797
ISBN
9780813124797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.77

Paperback. Legendary for a combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, Marie Leveau also was known for her kindness and charity. This book explores social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGH; HRKT; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032146
ISBN
9780813032146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.68

Hardback. Beginning with the precolonial land-use practice of Native Americans and concluding with twenty-first century concerns over our global ecological crisis, this book addresses issues such as preservation of wilderness, expulsion of native peoples from national parks, and population growth, and considers formative forces of gender, race, and class. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 43 black and white figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140348
ISBN
9780231140348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.82

Paperback. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-ROMs, and websites. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 400 pages, 43 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 239 x 28. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112338
ISBN
9780231112338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive bibliography including films, videos, CD-ROMs, and websites. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; HBT; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 239 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112321
ISBN
9780231112321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.45
€ 83.75

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1K; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403962218
ISBN
9781403962218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.80

Paperback. Dollree Mapp defied a predominantly white police force by challenging the legality of its search-and-seizure methods. This work follows the police raid into her home and chronicles the events that led to the Court's 5-4 ruling in Mapp v Ohio, which redefined the rights of the accused and set limits on how police could obtain and use evidence. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614417
ISBN
9780700614417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.27

Num Pages: 208 pages, 97 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1372.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349287
ISBN
9780764349287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Published in 1994, this is a paperback edition edition of a study of the life and writings of literary pioneer, Lydia Maria Child. Her writing made and impact on American life as she addressed the issues of her time: slavery, women's rights, treatm Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 832 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1429.
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Revised ed.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KEX0212593
ISBN
9780822321637
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493028139
ISBN
9781493028139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. Presents the harrowing story of Carolyn Jessop who suffered for the sake of her children. She tried to protect them as the cult's new leader, Warren Jeffs, started marrying girls off younger and younger. But when Carolyn discovered that her twelve-year-old daughter had spent three days at Jeffs' home, she had to take her children and flee. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGXA; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 29. Weight in Grams: 300. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTG0009250
ISBN
9780141031514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Offers an analysis of the culture and paintings of colonial Cuzco. Focusing on the era's paintings and its historical archives, this book explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron (the Sun), and Spain's conquest of Peruvian society. Num Pages: 312 pages, 51 illustrations, 8 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJH; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323679
ISBN
9780822323679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.87

Paperback. Examines the US Patriot Movement, showing how the movement addresses the conflicting social positions of its members (mainly white, working-class males). The author asserts that these patriots buttress their racial anxieties through safe, acceptable, nationalistic coding. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519749
ISBN
9780742519749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.82

Hardback. Examines the US Patriot Movement, showing how the movement addresses the conflicting social positions of its members (mainly white, working-class males). The author asserts that these patriots buttress their racial anxieties through safe, acceptable, nationalistic coding. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742519732
ISBN
9780742519732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 182.31

Paperback. Research has identified resilience as a key element to success in school. The author searches out ways to develop, reinforce, and alter the factors that encourage resilience in African American deaf and hard of hearing students. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG; JFSL3; JNSC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563685941
ISBN
9781563685941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.76

Hardback. Folded plate (1 leaf, 39 x 61 cm, folded to 19 x 16 cm) in pocket. Num Pages: 219 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ACBK; HBJK; HDDA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 661. Weight in Grams: 1333.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781477310304
ISBN
9781477310304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.51

Hardcover. Num Pages: 358 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403964250
ISBN
9781403964250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.76

Paperback. Examines the religious experiences of the new second generation of immigrants to the US: the children of Asian and Latino immigrants Editor(s): Chen, Carolyn; Jeung, Russell. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717363
ISBN
9780814717363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. A Companion to American Technology is a groundbreaking collection of original essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of "technology" in America. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll W. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179942
ISBN
9781405179942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.44

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