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paperback. Where others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their "lovely Deseret," a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, they migrated to the dry lands between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada to establish Mormon country, a wasteland made green. Num Pages: 362 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; HBJK; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293052
ISBN
9780803293052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Balmer, Randall H.; Riess, Jana. Series: Religion, Culture and Public Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; HRCC99; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231165983
ISBN
9780231165983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 79.57

Hardcover. Series: Southwestern Nature Writing. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WNC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415278
ISBN
9781574415278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.20

Paperback. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804736534
ISBN
9780804736534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.78

hardcover. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727334
ISBN
9780804727334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.79

Paperback. In stories about subjects ranging from training herding dogs, constructing a good well, and neighbors who are careless in their target shooting, essayist Barbara Drake ruminates on rural life Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; BM; WND; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870717604
ISBN
9780870717604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.61

Hardback. Illustrates in poignant and humorous ways the changes in a historic neighborhood facing the challenges of gentrification. Num Pages: 226 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239009
ISBN
9780823239009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.06
€ 69.43

Hardcover. A memoir about the magic and inspiration of books from a beloved and best-selling author. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BM; DNF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393254815
ISBN
9780393254815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. An examination of American Orientalist representations of North Africa from 1942 to 1973 Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 376 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822336440
ISBN
9780822336440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.78

Paperback. This examination of hunting in contemporary America uses interviews, opinion surveys and demographic statistics to analyze the meanings that people attach to hunting; who hunts, how they compare socially and politically with non-hunters, and how they see themselves and are seen by others. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFZ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493841
ISBN
9781558493841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.38

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sentowski, Hank C. Num Pages: 171 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFR; LNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600219184
ISBN
9781600219184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.95
€ 70.74

Hardback. Editor(s): Murphy, Foster; Jensen, Owen C. Num Pages: 154 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFL; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
154
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622576890
ISBN
9781622576890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.99
€ 116.07

Hardback. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 324 pages, 19 color and 99 b&w photos, 104 figures, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1191.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477300510
ISBN
9781477300510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.91

In Legacy in Wood, Thomas Moser reflects on his long career and offers his thoughts on creativity, inspiration, and his design aesthetic. It gives an intimate look into the life and work of a pioneering craftsman, whose example shows that you can build a career working with your hands the old-fashioned way. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKR; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 236 x 16. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608936076
ISBN
9781608936076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.59

Hardback. Revisiting the story of the South's "most perfect scalawag," Ginsberg contributes to a broader understanding of the essential role southern Jews played during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894640
ISBN
9780801894640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 50.21

Paperback. Drawing on two years of ethnographic research in urban Nicaragua and challenging global health approaches to animal-borne illness, this title tells the story of a group of community health workers who struggle to come to terms with dengue epidemics amid poverty, political change, and economic upheaval. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 map, 2 line drawings, 10 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; JHMC; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282629
ISBN
9780520282629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 954, 619 halftones, 182 maps, 153 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
Number of pages
384
SKU
V9781501700781
ISBN
9781501700781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. A ground-breaking historical work that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery and race. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631492518
ISBN
9781631492518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Trine Day
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240406
ISBN
9781634240406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.41

Hardcover. When Atlanta enacted prohibition in 1885, it was the largest city in the US to do so. This book examines the rise of temperance sentiment among freed African Americans that made this vote possible, and the forces that resulted in its 1887 reversal well before the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution created a national prohibition in 1919. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBTB; HRAX; HRCX6; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804583
ISBN
9780875804583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.45

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