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The Americas
Paperback. Chronicles media's role in shaping American life during the tumultuous nineteenth century by focusing specifically on the presentation of race and gender in the newspapers and magazines of the time. This book examines the ways in which American women were portrayed in the national media as they assumed a greater role in public and private life. Editor(s): Sachsman, David B.; Rushing, S. Kittrell; Morris, Roy. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFD; JFSJ; JFSL; KNTJ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535085
- ISBN
- 9781557535085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.62
€ 34.99
€ 32.62
Hardcover. Features essays that cover influential and famous rivalries from a variety of sports, including track and field, golf, and boxing. From highly publicized and emotionally charged individual competitions to bitterly fought team contests, it illuminates what one-of-a-kind opponents and the passion they inspire tell us about ourselves and our society. Editor(s): Wiggins, David K.; Rodgers, R.Pierre. Num Pages: 491 pages, 21 images, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289209
- ISBN
- 9781557289209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.85
€ 87.85
Paperback. Helps prepare students to negotiate the complexities of application process. This book addresses various aspects of the application process: building an office, engaging students in research, connecting them to internships and other special opportunities, embracing diversity, defining leadership, involving faculty, and preparing for an interview. Editor(s): McCray, Suzanne. Num Pages: 150 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 299.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289186
- ISBN
- 9781557289186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.12
€ 29.12
Paperback. Covers the 2008 presidential election with state-by-state analyses of how the presidential election, from the nomination struggle through the casting of votes in November, played out in the South. This book also includes examinations of important elections other than for president. Editor(s): Kapeluck, Branwell DuBose; Moreland, Laurence W.; Steed, Robert P. Num Pages: 360 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289155
- ISBN
- 9781557289155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.38
€ 38.38
Hardcover. Rich in resources and manpower, critical politically to both the Union and the Confederacy, Missouri was the scene of conventional battles, river warfare, and cavalry raids. This book covers the origins of the war, its conventional and guerrilla phases, and the experiences of Missourians who served out of state. Editor(s): Piston, William Garrett; Sweeney, Thomas P. Num Pages: 300 pages, 243 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557289131
- ISBN
- 9781557289131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.71€ 58.33
€ 59.71
€ 58.33
Hardcover. With a legendary beginning as a printing press floated up the Arkansas River in 1819, the "Arkansas Gazette" is inextricably linked with the state's history, reporting on every major Arkansas event until the paper's demise in 1991 after a long, bitter, and very public newspaper war. This title provides a remembrance of this great newspaper. Editor(s): Reed, Roy. Num Pages: 378 pages, 8 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288998
- ISBN
- 9781557288998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.47
€ 41.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. An anthology that charts the development of this influential journal decade by decade, making clear that although it has close ties to a particular region, it has consistently maintained a national scope, publishing poets from all over the United States. It features 183 poems by nearly as many poets. Editor(s): Smith, James. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288936
- ISBN
- 9781557288936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Paperback. Contains twenty biographies of African American male and female athletes that furnish perspectives on the changing status of these athletes and how these changes mirrored the transformation of sports, American society, and civil rights legislation. This collection includes: Marshall Taylor, William Henry Lewis, Tiger Woods, and Venus Williams. Editor(s): Wiggins, David K. Num Pages: 472 pages, 19 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288769
- ISBN
- 9781557288769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Paperback. A collection of essays which explores various topics, including the state, regional, national, and international dimensions of the crisis as well as local white and black responses to events, gender issues, politics, and law. Editor(s): Kirk, John A. Num Pages: 148 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288745
- ISBN
- 9781557288745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.30
€ 29.30
Paperback. A collection of essays that provide an assessment of how well the Brown v Board of Education decision that declared an end to segregated schools in the United States was implemented. It examines how African Americans and their supporters in twelve states dealt with the Court's mandate to desegregate "with all deliberate speed." Editor(s): Daugherity, Brian J.; Bolton, Charles C. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNSV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288691
- ISBN
- 9781557288691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.83
€ 31.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. Provides practical information ranging from helping faculty write persuasive letters of recommendation to serving international students effectively to negotiating the British and Irish high-educational systems. Editor(s): McCray, Suzanne. Num Pages: 140 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288608
- ISBN
- 9781557288608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.77
€ 25.77
Paperback. The rural folk humor of the "Devil's Fork" letters that a young Charles Fenton Mercer Noland (1810-1858) of central Arkansas began writing in 1837 was something the country wanted. His pieces were published regularly in New York's "Spirit of the Times", and he achieved a reputation as one of the southwest's best humorists. Editor(s): Williams, Leonard. Num Pages: 292 pages, 3 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Edition
- Arkansas Classics Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288349
- ISBN
- 9781557288349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, C Calvin; Joshua, Linda W. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFSL3; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557288066
- ISBN
- 9781557288066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.65
€ 29.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Regalado, Samuel O.; Fields, Sarah K.. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNJS; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arkansas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557286666
- ISBN
- 9781557286666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.55
€ 47.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Bernhardt, Annette; Boushey, Heather; Dresser, Laura; Tilly, Chris. Series: LERA Research Volume. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913447970
- ISBN
- 9780913447970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.31
€ 31.99
€ 28.31
Hardcover. Implementing many of the trends in contemporary indigenous studies, this title includes seventeen original essays that tackle indigenous identity, cultural perseverance, economic development, and urbanization in a wide array of American Indian and First Nations populations. Editor(s): Wunder, John R.; Kinbacher, Kurt E. Num Pages: 470 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 28. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896726413
- ISBN
- 9780896726413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.55
€ 46.99
€ 42.55
Paperback. Archaeologists with expertise in stratigraphy, ceramic dating, obsidian hydration, and luminescence dating present historical and nontechnical reviews of the growth, development, and application of their techniques. Editor(s): Nash, Stephen E. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809473
- ISBN
- 9780874809473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.34
€ 32.34
Paperback. The remarkable economic growth of Las Vegas between 1980 and 2007 created a population boom and a major increase in the ethnic and religious diversity of the city. Presenting the survey of the city's cosmopolitan population, this book describes the history of various groups in Las Vegas and the roles they play in the life and economy of the city. Editor(s): Simich, Jerry L.; Wright, Thomas C. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874178173
- ISBN
- 9780874178173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.88
€ 38.88
Paperback. Contains over 200 writings about Nevada with selections from Native American tales to contemporary writings on urban experience and environmental concerns. This book includes sections on cowboy poetry, wild Nevada, travel writing, and nuclear Nevada; and narratives about rural life and life in Las Vegas and Reno. Editor(s): Glotfelty, Cheryll. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 896 pages, 35 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177596
- ISBN
- 9780874177596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.86
€ 31.99
€ 31.86
Paperback. This is an account of how some gambler-businessmen grasped Las Vegas's potential as a centre for high-stakes gambling, and turned it from a desert town into a booming holiday mecca. In researching this book, interviews were conducted with many of the surviving players and their associates. Editor(s): Sheehan, Jack. Num Pages: 240 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNSP; WDP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173062
- ISBN
- 9780874173062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.89
€ 23.99
€ 20.89