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The Americas
Hardcover. Designed to enhance high school students' appreciation of the rich variety of Texas poetry, this work contains poems from the earliest beginnings of Texas, including work by Sam Houston and Mirabeau B Lamar, to the work of contemporary poets like Naomi Shihab Nye, Larry McMurtry, Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jas Mardis, and Carmen Tafolla. Editor(s): Hill, Billy Bob. Num Pages: 280 pages, 30 b&w photos, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; YQE. Category: (ES) Secondary. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653532
- ISBN
- 9780875653532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.53
€ 32.99
€ 30.53
Hardcover. Brings together the history, color, and character of Texas' capital city since 1839 when it was selected as the site for a new capital of the then - Republic of Texas. This work includes essays, fiction, and poetry which reveal the variety of literary responses to Austin through the decades. Editor(s): Graham, Don. Num Pages: 448 pages, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DSB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653426
- ISBN
- 9780875653426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.37
€ 33.37
Paperback. A story of two men with a love of the out-doors and the Brazos River and the people they met along their journey. It explores the Brazos and its bridges. The Brazos River meanders 923 miles from the Texas Panhandle to the Gulf of Mexico. Journalist Jon McConal and Eddie Lane met the people who lived near the bridges, and heard their stories. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 b&w photos, maps, list of bridges, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653129
- ISBN
- 9780875653129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.48
€ 21.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. Provides a synthesis between scientific and common names of the plants. Intended as a companion to field guides of common flowers in the region, this dictionary offers an opportunity to reference both names. The scientific or binomial name is translated from its Latin form and its original language, even a personal name, is identified. Editor(s): Neill, Amanda. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; GBC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653099
- ISBN
- 9780875653099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.38
€ 32.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. From dinosaurs to Conquistadores, this illustrated collection of natural history and early-day recorded history, takes its cue from the tradition of storytelling in pictures. A popular feature in the West Texas newspaper where it originated more than 50 years ago, it has been restored and annotated Num Pages: 96 pages, cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653068
- ISBN
- 9780875653068
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.79
€ 16.99
€ 15.79
Hardcover. Raised in poverty in Tyler, Texas, Helen Harris Green became the first black woman admitted into a Dallas school of professional nursing and went on to become the first black chair of board of directors of TSHE. In this personal account, she details the battles fought and the insults endured. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL3; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652764
- ISBN
- 9780875652764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.15
€ 29.99
€ 27.15
Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652665
- ISBN
- 9780875652665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.33
€ 43.99
€ 39.33
Hardcover. This text looks at the United States-Mexico border in fiction, film and song. Borderlands have long served as backgrounds for depicting social instability. They are readily used as backdrops for films, novels, ballads, and tales in which characters shift easily from one culture to another. Num Pages: 312 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; AB; APF; AVQ; FA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652573
- ISBN
- 9780875652573
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.07
€ 32.99
€ 30.07
Hardcover. The border region between Mexico and the United States has become a sort of Mexamerica - a world fuelled by corporate colonialism, the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA) and contraband. This text reveals how the borderlands have come to be this way. Num Pages: 368 pages, 33 b&w photographs, maps, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652313
- ISBN
- 9780875652313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.49
€ 32.99
€ 31.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651842
- ISBN
- 9780875651842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.90
€ 32.99
€ 30.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJCR; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 280 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875651682
- ISBN
- 9780875651682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.67
€ 21.99
€ 21.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875650296
- ISBN
- 9780875650296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.76
€ 18.76
Ethnic Identity in Nahua Mesoamerica: The View from Archaeology, Art H...
Berdan, Frances F, Chance, John K, Sandstrom,...
Hardcover. Analyzes ethnicity in a single place over a span that covers prehistory, colonial history, and contemporary life. Shows how Nahuan ethnic identity is based on conceptions of shared place of origin and common history. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809176
- ISBN
- 9780874809176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.48
€ 55.48
Paperback. Contests the highly romanticized picture of the ancient Puebloans as peaceful, sedentary corn farmers and suggests that people of the region fought for their survival. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809084
- ISBN
- 9780874809084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Tells the story of Japanese-American internment during World War II from the perspective of two very different people: the Army colonel in charge of the relocations and a young student who was incarcerated at Tule Lake. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874807899
- ISBN
- 9780874807899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. A weaving of archaeology, anthropology, and history that tells a dramatic story of conflict between the Pueblo Indians and Franciscan missionaries of seventeenth-century Spanish New Mexico. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874807738
- ISBN
- 9780874807738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.96
€ 19.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 343 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872498433
- ISBN
- 9780872498433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Hardcover. Jim Harrison is well known for his distinctive paintings of landscapes and seascapes. Throughout his career, he has painted many rural scenes of small-town America, but he has never forgotten that it was his love for the Southern coast that launched his career. This title voices the beauty and nostalgia inherent in Harrison's visions of the coast. Num Pages: 96 pages, 46 color and 33 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; ACX; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 350 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872494978
- ISBN
- 9780872494978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. A reference guide covering the repair, maintenance and preservation of library or archive collections, providing an analysis of how to plan for and ensure the long-term health of an institution's collection in this digital age. Editor(s): Banks, Paul N.; Pilette, Roberta. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Amer Library Assn Editions
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780838907764
- ISBN
- 9780838907764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.71
€ 63.71
Paperback. This collection of essays features twelve "heroes" from the American West. Schaefer profiles pioneers of the West - the doctors, explorers, and cowboys who settled the challenging landscape and built communities in the Old West. These unsung champions highlight the unglorified work of the West that was achieved without violence and gunslinging. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BK; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826357663
- ISBN
- 9780826357663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; GBGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824805241
- ISBN
- 9780824805241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.17
€ 20.99
€ 20.17
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Mitchell; Stapenhurst, Frederick; Johnston, Niall. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821375792
- ISBN
- 9780821375792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
paperback. The Jamaican economic story is marked by the paradoxes of low growth in GDP and high employment despite high investment and important achievements in poverty reduction. This paper attempts to explain these paradoxes and concludes that one possible explanation is that GDP has been understated. Series: World Bank Country Study. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821358269
- ISBN
- 9780821358269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Enlivened with profiles and vignettes of some of the remarkable people whose histories inform this study, Stepping Lively in Place shows how single, free women navigated life in a busy slave-encrusted river-port town before, during, and after the Civil War. It examines how single women coped with life unencumbered, or unprotected, by husbands. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349725
- ISBN
- 9780820349725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.22
€ 49.22