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Paperback. Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, this title lets us experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. It also includes adventures that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Illustrator(s): Shenton, Edward. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281783
ISBN
9780803281783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.38

Paperback. Frank Fools Crow, a spiritual and civic leader of the Teton Sioux, spent nearly a century helping those of every race. This book, based on interviews conducted in the 1970s, talks about his eventful life, from the days when the Sioux were learning to farm to later times when alcoholism, the cash economy, and WWII were fast eroding the old customs. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281745
ISBN
9780803281745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.59

Paperback. The 55 selections in this volume represent the interests and accomplishments in American anthropology from the establishment of the American Anthropologist through World War I. Editor(s): Laguna, Frederica de. Num Pages: 838 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Number of pages
868
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803280083
ISBN
9780803280083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.48

Paperback. Presents an intimate look at the typical but often misunderstood practice of adoption and naming of anthropologists by Native families and communities. Leading anthropologists in the United States and Canada discuss this issue by focusing on the cases of such prominent earlier scholars as Lewis Henry Morgan and Franz Boas. Editor(s): Kan, Sergei A. Num Pages: 270 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277977
ISBN
9780803277977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803277922
ISBN
9780803277922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Paperback. Blends memoir and nature writing, tracking the Platte River valley for one calendar year, ushering readers through its diverse and changing landscape and the plants, animals, and humans that call the ecosystem home. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803276796
ISBN
9780803276796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.53

Paperback. A documentary history of the American Indian activist movement. It illustrates the development of American Indian political activism from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century. It includes influential statements by Indian organizations and congressional committees, and the texts of significant laws. Editor(s): Johnson, Troy R.; Josephy, Alvin M., Jr; Nagel, Joane. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803276116
ISBN
9780803276116
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.79

Paperback. The Canadian Sioux are descendants of Santees, Yanktonais, and Tetons from the United States who sought refuge in Canada during the 1860s and 1870s. This book helps fill that gap in the literature and remains relevant even in the twenty-first century. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 226 pages, 24 photographs, 1 map, 3 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271760
ISBN
9780803271760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271579
ISBN
9780803271579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.75

Paperback. Presents a compendium of twenty-one essays on ethnohistorical historiography that are preceded by a contextualizing introduction, and organized under the topical heads: textual historiography, positive analytic methods using nontextual physical evidence, ethnohistorical synthesis, and the ethical-contextual issues of ethnohistory. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803271159
ISBN
9780803271159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. Presents a collection of non-Occidental music, all from a single tribe. This book divides the songs into three categories: religious ones, sung by a certain class; social ones, involving dances and games; and ones to be sung singly, including dream songs, love songs, captive songs, prayer songs, death songs, sweat lodge songs, and songs of thanks. Num Pages: 152 pages, Songs. BIC Classification: 1KB; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press Lincoln
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803268876
ISBN
9780803268876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.21

Paperback. Tells what it was like to be a Green Beret in the jungle in Vietnam Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264809
ISBN
9780803264809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.79

Paperback. Argues that the insurrection in Texas was made possible by support from Mexico when it suited President Carranza for his own political and diplomatic purposes Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264779
ISBN
9780803264779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.43

Paperback. Games figured prominently in the myths of North American Indian tribes, and also in their ceremonies for bringing rain and fertility and combating misfortune. This work describes the practice of archery and games like snow-snake, in which darts or javelins were hurled over snow or ice. Num Pages: 490 pages, 13ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL; JHBT; WDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803263567
ISBN
9780803263567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260153
ISBN
9780803260153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478. 416 pages, 3 maps. Editor(s): Starkey, David. Shows what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the wake of George W Bush's re-election. This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Edition
Softcover Ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260085
ISBN
9780803260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 33 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGL; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259775
ISBN
9780803259775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
454
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259010
ISBN
9780803259010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Paperback. When the author was born on a New Mexico cattle ranch in 1874, the term "Wild West" was a reality, not a cliche. In those days cowboys didn't know they were pic-turesque, horse rustlers were to be handled as seemed best on the occasion, and young ladies thought nothing of punching cows and hunting grizzlies in between school terms. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
3rd Printing
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803258686
ISBN
9780803258686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803250314
ISBN
9780803250314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.22

Hardback. Offers the comprehensive English-language selection of the writings of the multinational missionaries who established the Moravian faith among the indigenous and Afro-descendant populations through the turbulent years of the Great Awakening of 1881 to 1882, when converts flocked to the church and the mission's membership more than doubled. Editor(s): Offen, Karl; Rugeley, Terry. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 photographs, 2 drawings, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 41. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803248960
ISBN
9780803248960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.06

Paperback. Traces positive representations in film that reflect the complex and vibrant experiences of Native peoples and communities Num Pages: 358 pages, 29 photographs, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245976
ISBN
9780803245976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Presents Indian accounts together with the views and observations of Indian agents, the U.S. Army, missionaries, the mainstream press, and Congress Num Pages: 462 pages, 5 photographs, 7 illustrations, 1 table, 5 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
0th edition
Number of pages
462
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245914
ISBN
9780803245914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.55

Paperback. Rich in baseball lore, civic history, and the wheeling and dealing, alliances and betrayals, and sharp-elbowed machinations of big-city business and politics Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803245730
ISBN
9780803245730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.33

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