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The Americas

Hardback. The Columbia and its tributaries are rivers of conflict. Mike Barenti entered the heart of this conflict when he slid a whitewater kayak into the headwaters of central Idaho's Salmon River and started paddling toward the Pacific Ocean. This is a narrative of man and nature, one-on-one, but also of man and nature writ large. Series: Outdoor Lives. Num Pages: 244 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWD; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803213821
ISBN
9780803213821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. Southeastern Colorado was known as the northernmost boundary of New Spain in the sixteenth century. By the late 1800s, the region was US territory, but the majority of settlers remained Hispanic families. Bonnie J. Clark investigates the unwritten history of this unique Hispanic population. Series: Historical Archaeology of the American West. Num Pages: 176 pages, 26 illustrations, 6 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBJK; HD; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803213722
ISBN
9780803213722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardback. A study of Iroquois and European communities and coexistence in eastern North America before the American Revolution. It describes everyday encounters between Europeans and Indians along the frontiers of the Iroquois Confederacy in the St Lawrence, Mohawk, Susquehanna, and Ohio valleys. Series: The Iroquoians & Their World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 illustrations, 3 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803213692
ISBN
9780803213692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. His compelling narrative gives undergraduate students of early America and the Atlantic World a revealing glimpse into this fascinating-and surprising-meeting of cultures. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10, 8 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801898549
ISBN
9780801898549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.06
€ 50.27

Hardback. Toibin's remarkable insights provide scholars, students, and general readers a fresh encounter with James's well-known texts. Editor(s): Griffin, Susan M. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore, Md
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897788
ISBN
9780801897788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 54.92

Hardback. Kathryn Allamong Jacob's engaging account shows how the "kingearned his crown through cookery and conversation and how this son of wealth and privilege helped to create a questionable profession in a city that then, as now, rested on power and influence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801893971
ISBN
9780801893971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.99

Hardback. Its clear and instructional discussions of hydraulic technology and engineering principles make it a useful resource for a range of courses, including the history of technology, urban history, and American business history. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39, 7 black & white line drawings, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KNDD; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801893056
ISBN
9780801893056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

Paperback. Based on literary sources, travelers' observations, and missionary accounts, as well as on French and English colonial archives and administrative correspondence, Cannibal Encounters offers a vivid portrait of a troubled chapter in the history of European-Amerindian relations. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890994
ISBN
9780801890994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. By the end of World War II, the very concept of landing blind therefore had disappeared from the trade literature, a victim of human limitations. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23, 14 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; TBX; TRP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884498
ISBN
9780801884498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.28
€ 48.71

Hardback. By redefining our understanding of activism and assessing women's efforts within the context of their milieu, this innovative work reclaims an era often denigrated for its lack of attention to women. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882616
ISBN
9780801882616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.09
€ 47.68

Paperback. Drawing from extensive historical research into how economic and environmental dynamics interacted in the extraction of different materials in the Amazon, especially in the development of the iron mine of Carajas, the authors illustrate the profound connection between global dominance and control of natural resources. Series: Themes in Global Social Change. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DD; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801882432
ISBN
9780801882432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. Today's moral critics, in their attempts to convince Americans of the social and spiritual consequences of unregulated sexual behavior, often harken back to a more innocent age; as this groundbreaking work makes clear, America's sexual culture has always been rich, vibrant, and contentious. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 448 pages, 5, 4 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801878916
ISBN
9780801878916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3H; JFCX; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801878893
ISBN
9780801878893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.49

Hardback. Instead, these movies were infused with the same current of liberalism and popular notion of democracy that flow through the American imagination. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APF; HBJK; HBLW; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871498
ISBN
9780801871498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.50
€ 47.16

Paperback. Including an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular architectural history, and American studies, as well as to general readers. Num Pages: 368 pages, 200 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMK; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871344
ISBN
9780801871344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.82

Hardback. Anderson offers fresh literary and historical accounts of Bradford's accomplishment, exploring the context and the form in which the author intended his book to be read. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD; DSK; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801870743
ISBN
9780801870743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.06
€ 50.27

Paperback. As alcohol continues to spark debate about behaviors, attitudes, and gender roles, Domesticating Drink provides valuable historical context and important lessons for understanding and responding to the evolving use, and abuse, of drink. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFH; JFSJ; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801868702
ISBN
9780801868702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. A new section at the end of the book includes three chapters that address methodological issues in the study of spirituality, the symbol-making process of religious experience, and the tension between place and placelessness in Christian spirituality. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
expanded edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801868382
ISBN
9780801868382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.75

Hardback. By 1940, Acker concludes, a particular configuration of ideas about opiate addiction was firmly in place and remained essentially stable until the enormous demographic changes in drug use of the 1960s and 1970s prompted changes in the understanding of addiction-and in public policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFFH1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801867989
ISBN
9780801867989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.44
€ 52.34

Paperback. In the next few thousand years, the ice may form again and the Bay will once more be the valley of the Susquehanna, unless, of course, human-induced changes in climate create some other currently unpredictable condition."-from the Introduction Editor(s): Curtin, Philip D.; Brush, Grace S.; Fisher, George W. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48, 19 black & white halftones, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; PSAF; RGBP; RGM; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801864681
ISBN
9780801864681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.40

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