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The Americas
Paperback. Taking us back to the early nineteenth century, when baseball was played in the meadows and streets of Rochester, New York, this title retraces the careers of the players and managers who honed their skills at Silver Stadium and later at Frontier Field. Num Pages: 400 pages, 63 black-&-white illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609513
- ISBN
- 9780815609513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.59
€ 21.59
Hardcover. When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; HBTD; JK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609407
- ISBN
- 9780815609407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.87
€ 30.99
€ 26.87
Hardcover. Draws readers into the lives of the author's subjects, showing the passion and naivete of the volunteers, the bravery of the civil rights leaders, and the candid, sometimes troubling reactions of the black and white Mississippi Delta residents. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPK; BM; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609384
- ISBN
- 9780815609384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.20
€ 37.99
€ 33.20
Hardcover. In the mid- to late 1940s, a group of young men rattled the psychiatric establishment by beaming a public spotlight on the squalid conditions and brutality in our nation's mental hospitals and training schools for people with psychiatric and intellectual disabilities. This book presents the extraordinary efforts of these courageous men. Series: Critical Perspectives on Disability. Num Pages: 584 pages, 50 black-&-white illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609155
- ISBN
- 9780815609155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 44.25
€ 47.99
€ 44.25
Hardcover. Presenting Harold Weston's account of his intimate relationship with the wilderness, this title combines an informal history of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve with his own experiences there as a painter and woodsman. It includes Weston's letters and Journal entries, along with illustrations, and explanatory notes. Editor(s): Foster, Rebecca. Num Pages: 272 pages, 68 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AGB; BGA; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608998
- ISBN
- 9780815608998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.88
€ 21.88
Hardcover. Conventional screen histories tend to concentrate on New York City and Hollywood in chronicling the evolution of American cinema. Notwithstanding the tremendous contribution of both cities, Syracuse and Central New York also played a strategic - yet little-known - role in early screen history. This book details the origins of American film. Num Pages: 140 pages, 100 black-&-white & 25 colour illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608967
- ISBN
- 9780815608967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.78
€ 26.99
€ 25.78
Hardcover. An emigration story, this book explores the rapid expansion of identity at the cusp of American life. Told in a first-person narrative, it is also a love story, in which the romantic protagonist is torn between Russian and Western women. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608936
- ISBN
- 9780815608936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.34
€ 24.99
€ 23.34
Hardcover. A historical memoir that offers a portrait of a remarkable life, told first from the perspective of a young girl in Erie, Pennsylvania, Paris, and Washington before World War I, and then from her husband's postings as US naval attache and then as US ambassador to Belgium, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan during the cold war. Editor(s): Kirk, Roger. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; JFSJ1; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608912
- ISBN
- 9780815608912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.79
€ 24.99
€ 23.79
Hardcover. Set during the sexual revolution of the sixties, this work recalls the decade's prodigious effect on a generation of Americans that came of age during that transformative time of changing mores. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608899
- ISBN
- 9780815608899
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.36
€ 26.99
€ 25.36
Hardcover. Tells the story of the intercollegiate gridiron sport in the years immediately after World War I when the game underwent monumental changes that transformed it into one of America's fundamental sporting attractions and a commercial entity that would be recognizable to any twenty-first century fan. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JNM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608868
- ISBN
- 9780815608868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Hardcover. Despite Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and pervasive discrimination, a substantial number of African Americans entered the middle class before World War I. This was a life of college graduations, formal weddings, and singing around the piano in the parlor. Peggy Wood was born into such a world in 1912. This is her memoir. Num Pages: 152 pages, 17 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608776
- ISBN
- 9780815608776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.76
€ 12.76
Hardcover. Provides insights into our American psyche. This book shows that an artist's personal imagery can eclipse the graphic potency of a camera in telling a human story. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 colour & 70 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608714
- ISBN
- 9780815608714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.01
€ 32.99
€ 32.01
Paperback. The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. This story, highlighted with photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black-&-white photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608653
- ISBN
- 9780815608653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.43
€ 26.99
€ 24.43
Hardcover. Traces a daughter's search to recover the "missing parts" of a mother, to know her as an individual for the first time. This work seeks to make heard one of those "lost" women's voices that speak from and help create the world that we know. Series: Writing American Women. Num Pages: 160 pages, 19 black-&-white illustrations, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VFJX; VFVX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608646
- ISBN
- 9780815608646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.93
€ 24.99
€ 22.93
Hardcover. Spanning a period of eighty years, this book depicts a nineteenth-century central New York family grappling with shifting mores, civil war, and vast changes in technology, transportation, culture, education, and even regional landscape. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black-&-white illustrations, 10 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608608
- ISBN
- 9780815608608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.32
€ 32.99
€ 29.32
Paperback. A chronicle of the tradition of Syracuse University sports. This book captures the heroics of running back Jim Brown's 43-point performance against Colgate at old Archbold Stadium; the pain of Keith Smart's jumper that denied Syracuse a national title in 1987; and the joy of forward Carmelo Anthony's levitation act in 2003. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 black-&-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608448
- ISBN
- 9780815608448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.49
€ 20.99
€ 20.49
Explores Iroquois components in the Native American oral narrative as it existed around 1900. Drawn largely from early 20th-century journals by non-Indian scholar Hope Emily Allen, much of it has never before been published. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 colour, 25 b/w photographs, 4 maps, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608301
- ISBN
- 9780815608301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.00
€ 32.99
€ 29.00
Hendricks Chapel is one of Syracuse University's most recognizable landmarks, standing literally and figuratively at the heart of its campus, chapel has been the site of some of the university's most significant events, from antiwar protests in the sixties to the vigil of nearly 3,000 people held on September 11, 2001. Num Pages: 520 pages, 14 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608271
- ISBN
- 9780815608271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.45
€ 32.99
€ 32.45
Paperback. Few incidents in crime history have been as notorious as the 1927 murder of Queens suburbanite Albert Snyder by his wife and her lover. This book assesses the entire case, from grisly slaying and shabby cover-up to sharp police work and aftermath. It explores the question: what effect does news reportage exert upon high profile cases. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black-&-white illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608240
- ISBN
- 9780815608240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.45
€ 26.99
€ 25.45
Drawing on documentary and pictorial evidence gathered from the histories of 331 camps located in the Adirondacks from 1886, this collection chronicles the changing attitudes about children and childhood. Illustrated with historic photographs, it includes a directory of Adirondack camps, with descriptive notes for each of the camps. Num Pages: 264 pages, 135 black-&-white photographs, 1 map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608226
- ISBN
- 9780815608226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.37
€ 42.99
€ 37.37
Useful for tennis players, sports historians, readers of black history and/or black sports figures, and all those interested in the sport, this book looks at the rich history of blacks on US tennis courts. The author examines the role that this white sport traditionally played in the black community. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 black-&-white photographs, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; WSJR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608189
- ISBN
- 9780815608189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.18
€ 32.99
€ 29.18
The title is a collection of Adirondack landscapes taken along Dr. Daniel Way's travels, mingled with portraits of his patients taken in their homes and the many stories that reveal the full spectrum of humor, sorrow, wonder and stress that constitutes the doctor-patient relationship. Num Pages: 136 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGA; MBPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608011
- ISBN
- 9780815608011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.86
€ 52.99
€ 44.86
Paperback. Placenames are not just labels for locations, but they are cultural and historic guideposts to past ideas. Here, each place's origin is traced and studied, providing a reason for its name and hints at the origins of the people who originally settled there. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations, 1 map, appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607984
- ISBN
- 9780815607984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.04
€ 13.04
In 1846, William Freeman, a young man of African and Native-American descent, stabbed to death four members of the white Van Nest family with no apparent motive, leading to the first insanity plea in New York State's history. This account reconstructs the crime, its context and implications. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607915
- ISBN
- 9780815607915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18