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The Americas
Paperback. A memoir of a 20-year-old aspiring Austrian botanist who traveled to Mexico in 1845. He passed through the Caribbean, lived for a time in the mountains of Veracruz, and journeyed to Mexico City through the cities of Puebla and Cholula. After a brief residence in the capital, he moved westward to examine the volcanoes and silver mines near Toluca. Editor(s): Rugeley, Terry. Translator(s): Rugeley, Terry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354565
- ISBN
- 9780817354565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. "Perilous Missions" is William M. Leary's detailed operational history of the USA's Civil Air Transport (CAT), taking it through its many forms and uses in Asian conflicts." Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJP; JWG; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed of 2 Revised ed
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353407
- ISBN
- 9780817353407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. A native son and accomplished historian does not flinch from pointing out Alabama's failures from the past 100 years; neither is he restrained in calling attention to the state's triumphs in this authoritative, popular history of the past 100 years. Num Pages: 642 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 642
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817352660
- ISBN
- 9780817352660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. According to the European chronicles, at the time of contact, the Greater Antilles were inhabited by the Tainos or Arawak Indians, who were organized in hierarchical societies. With this work, Curet brings together the diverse theories on Greater Antilles island populations and the social and political forces governing their growth and migration. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351854
- ISBN
- 9780817351854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. Traces the story of the now state-recognized Waccamaw Siouan tribe from its beginnings in the Southeastern United States, through their first contacts with Europeans, and into the 21st century, detailing the struggles these Indians have endured over time. Series: Contemporary American Indian Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351243
- ISBN
- 9780817351243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. This work examines naval logistics, tactics, and strategy employed by the Union blockade off the Atlantic coast of the Confederacy. It gives the facts of creating a squadron, of conducting operations on small, inland waterways, and of blockading the coast and controlling internal trade. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSAN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350192
- ISBN
- 9780817350192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. This book contains the field data and archaeological analysis of the first controlled excavations at Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico. The author went to determine the full extent of this ancient occupation and to collect exhibit-quality artefacts. Num Pages: 263 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- large print ed
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350055
- ISBN
- 9780817350055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
"Among the Garifuna: Family Tales and Ethnography from the Caribbean Coast "is an intimate ethnographic narrative of one indigenous family in the twentieth-century Caribbean, offering original insights on daily life, gender, culture, ethnicity, and religion. " Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318710
- ISBN
- 9780817318710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.19
€ 61.19
"Lincoln s Trident" is the definitive account of the US Navy s West Gulf Blockading Squadron s quarantine of the Confederacy in the central and western Gulf of Mexico and adjacent river systems." Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318468
- ISBN
- 9780817318468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.40
€ 76.40
Hardcover. Series: Atlantic Crossings. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317324
- ISBN
- 9780817317324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Relates the development of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, or SIL, from its close association with official Mexico in the early 1930s to the late 1970s, when a growing anti-SIL alliance led by a new generation of Mexican anthropologists induced the Mexican government to curtail its support for the SIL. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817315153
- ISBN
- 9780817315153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.09
€ 51.09
Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817314606
- ISBN
- 9780817314606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.51
€ 43.99
€ 43.51
Paperback. This work provides a study of Chile from 1990 onwards. It explains how the Chilean military has maintained a high level of political influence in the tumultuous aftermath of dictatorial rule by Army General Augusto Pinochet, thus confounding a smooth transition to civilian authority. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW3; JP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817312329
- ISBN
- 9780817312329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. This is a facsimile reprint of a 1958 title. It outlines the state of American archaeology at that time. It suggests that little interpretation was taking in place in American Archaeology, and offered an analytical perspective. Series: Classics in Southeastern Archaeology. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HDA; HDD; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817310882
- ISBN
- 9780817310882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. African American poetry exhibits an impressive range of style and substance, in all its forms. This history of the genre offers a critical reassessment of its development in the 20th century, within the contexts of modernism and the troubled racial history of the United States. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817310158
- ISBN
- 9780817310158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.62
€ 29.62
Paperback. This is a report of archaeological investigations conducted at Cahokia from 1921 to 1927 by Warren Moorehead, who confirmed that the mounds were built by indigenous people and who worked to assure preservation of the site. It includes his 1929 report along with portions of two preliminary reports. Series: Classics in Southeastern Archaeology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817310103
- ISBN
- 9780817310103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.04
€ 46.04
Paperback. This compilation of Clarence Bloomfield Moore's publications on East Florida provides all of his archaeological data on the region's mounds and prehistoric canals in a single volume. The author describes and analyzes Moore's work in East Florida, summarizing the sites Moore investigated. Editor(s): Mitchem, Jeffrey M. Series: Classics in Southeastern Archaeology. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HD; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 356 x 254 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817309503
- ISBN
- 9780817309503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Paperback. This annotated edition of George Strother Gaines' "Reminiscences" provides a glimpse into the early history of the Mississippi-Alabama Territory and antebellum Alabama. Series: Library of Alabama Classics Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, notes, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308971
- ISBN
- 9780817308971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.03
€ 27.03
Paperback. A pivotal in the study of history and politics, not only in Alabama but in the other states of the South. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBJK; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817302559
- ISBN
- 9780817302559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.67
€ 34.67
Paperback. Showcases the breadth of Mexican environmental history in a way that defines the key topics in the field and suggests avenues for subsequent work. It assesses the impacts of environmental changes that Mexico has faced in the past with an eye to informing national debates about the challenges that the nation will face in the future. Editor(s): Boyer, Christopher R. Series: Latin American Landscapes. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531394
- ISBN
- 9780816531394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.36
€ 46.36
Paperback. Series: First People: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMC; LNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531219
- ISBN
- 9780816531219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Paperback. Forty years after Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs, this sobering book offers views of the narco wars from scholars on both sides of the US-Mexico border. With evidence newly obtained through freedom-of-information inquiries in Mexico, it proposes practical solutions to a seemingly intractable crisis." Editor(s): Payan, Tony; Staudt, Kathleen; Kruszewski, Z. Anthony. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFE; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530342
- ISBN
- 9780816530342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Paperback. "More Than Two to Tango gives a detailed portrait of the Argentine immigrant community, where tango is both an art form and a means of survival"-- Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; JFSL4; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816529469
- ISBN
- 9780816529469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816528806
- ISBN
- 9780816528806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.18
€ 36.18