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Paperback. Tracing the connections among newly invented craft traditions, social networks and consumption patterns, this book highlights the way ethnic identities and class cultures materialize in a sensual world that includes luxurious woven belts, powerful stereos and garlic roasted "cuyes" (guinea pigs). Num Pages: 266 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps, 26 line drawings, 14 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113951
ISBN
9780226113951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.32

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
€ 42.75

paperback. Featuring over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide focuses on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. It is arranged by habitat, with colour tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871867
ISBN
9780807871867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.35

paperback. Provides all the information necessary for beginning and experienced backpackers alike to enjoy hiking destinations from the mountains to the coast. Each trip description offers key maps and navigation information, including water sources and camping spots, as well as trip highlights and special considerations. Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871836
ISBN
9780807871836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.44

Paperback. Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist's Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia Series: Southern Gateways Guides. Num Pages: 540 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1107.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871720
ISBN
9780807871720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.88

Paperback. A guide to the amphibians and reptiles of the Carolinas and Virginia. It features 189 species of salamanders, frogs, crocodilians, turtles, lizards, and snakes, with photographs, descriptions, and distribution maps for each species. It is suitable for zoologists, amateur naturalists, environmentalists, backpackers, campers, and hikers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 221 colour photographs, 3 tables, 172 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFS; 1KBBFV; PSVW3; PSVW5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871126
ISBN
9780807871126
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.20

Paperback. Explores the ways that artists have looked at the world that was created by heavy industry over more than two centuries. This title offers a discussion of twenty-nine key prints and traces the growth and transformation of heavy industry in Britain, France, and America. Num Pages: 50 pages, 36 colour illustrations, notes, bibl. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
50
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807859803
ISBN
9780807859803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.58

paperback. Literary Trails of the North Carolina Piedmont: A Guidebook Num Pages: 464 pages, 83 colour & 18 b&w illustrations, 21 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; DSB; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807859797
ISBN
9780807859797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.59

Paperback. The unique food traditions of Gullah culture contain a blend of African, European, and Native American influences. Reflecting the rhythm of a day in the kitchen, from breakfast to dinner, this cookbook collects seventy-five recipes for easy-to-prepare, robustly flavored dishes. It also includes twenty-five folk remedies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2-colour throughout, 14 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; WBN; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807858431
ISBN
9780807858431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.63

paperback. How were the Appalachian Mountains formed? Are the barrier islands moving? This book provides answers to these and other questions. It is a guide to the geology of North Carolina and South Carolina. It explains techniques geologists use to "read" rocks, the science of plate tectonics, and the formation of the Carolinas. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 colour & 86 b&w illustrations, 1 table, 1 chart, 44 maps, glossary, bibliography, inde. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 1KBBFS; WND; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807857861
ISBN
9780807857861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.02

paperback. From blue skies to raging hurricanes, from ice storms to droughts, North Carolina's weather varies widely from season to season and from day to day. This book provides a layperson's guide to the state's weather and climate, and an introduction to the science that describes it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 photos, 22 drawings, 38 figures, 23 tables, 38 maps, index, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Pr United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807856253
ISBN
9780807856253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.79

paperback. North Carolina is home to the only continuing pottery tradition in the United States outside the Native American tradition of the Southwest. . The collection of The Mint Museums in Charlotte is catalogued here, with five essays by authorities in the field of ceramics, providing a visual and textual guide to a vibrant living craft. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13ill.384col.ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AFPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807855744
ISBN
9780807855744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. In this comprehensive exploration of the history and practice of folk medicine in the Appalachian region, Anthony Cavender melds folklore, medical anthropology and Appalachian history and draws extensively on oral histories and archival sources from the 19th to the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illustrations, 2 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; MBX; MX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854938
ISBN
9780807854938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.72

paperback. Featuring over 250 recipes, this text includes recipes for old-fashioned chicken pie, country-style pork chops, sweet potatoes, fresh corn casserole, and banana pudding. Chapters cover breads and breakfast dishes, poultry, fish, and seafood, beef, pork, and lamb, vegetables, desserts and beverages. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807847909
ISBN
9780807847909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

hardcover. Side dishes are the very heart and soul of southern cuisine. So proclaims Thompson in this heartfelt love letter to the marvelous foods on the side of the plate. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; WBA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1247.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807835708
ISBN
9780807835708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.85

Hardback. New Southern-Latino Table: Recipes That Bring Together the Bold and Beloved Flavors of Latin America and the American South Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KL; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 194 x 27. Weight in Grams: 785.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807834947
ISBN
9780807834947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.47

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

€ 46.10

Hardback. Coasts of Carolina: Seaside to Sound Country Num Pages: 136 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807834398
ISBN
9780807834398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.63

hardcover. Presents the story of how the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill grew from a single course in the English department in 1909 to become an international leader in journalism - mass communication education. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; JFD; JNM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807833315
ISBN
9780807833315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.03

hardcover. Celebrates the contributions of W Reece Berryhill, M D's and other public-spirited individuals dedicated to addressing North Carolinians' need for more doctors and more hospitals. This work also addresses the need for more insurance - that is, universal access to needed health care for all citizens, regardless of ability to pay. Num Pages: 496 pages, 100 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; MBP; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
UNC at Chapel Hill Library United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807831953
ISBN
9780807831953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.76

Hardback. Hugh Morton has seldom been seen in his adult life without a camera around his neck. This book showcases a collection of his signature wildlife and nature photography and includes few of the photographer's favorite pictures of people and events. The photographs feature woodland creatures, waterfalls, beaches, and more. Num Pages: 168 pages, 145 colour & 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AGN; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 835.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807830734
ISBN
9780807830734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.37

Hardback. Tells the story of Chapel Hill's "town" and "gown" from the earliest architecture of the town and campus to the imposing public and university structures of the early twentieth century and the modernist subdivisions built from the late 1950s through the 1970s. This volume contains photographs and maps. Num Pages: 320 pages, 320 halftones, 12 colour plates, 13 maps, glossary, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JH; 3JJ; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807830727
ISBN
9780807830727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.27

hardcover. Featuring a collection of photographs, this work aims to capture the heart and soul of the community that is the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From move in day to graduation, two hundred images trace a year in the life of Carolina students, faculty, and staff, at work and at play, in the campus environment. Num Pages: 196 pages, 182 colour & 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AJC; JNMN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1021.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780807830352
ISBN
9780807830352
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.40

Hardback. The North Carolina stoneware pots belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In an illustrated celebration of that tradition, this book traces the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century. It includes color photographs, highlighting the shapes and surfaces of selected pots. Num Pages: 336 pages, 237 colour illustrations, 1 map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; AFPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807829929
ISBN
9780807829929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.27

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