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Hardcover. This study uses the unlikely story of Georgia's Providence Canyon to recount the larger history of dramatic human-induced soil erosion across the South and to highlight the role that the region and its erosive agricultural history played in the rise of soil science and soil conservation in America. Series: Environmental History and the American South. Num Pages: 264 pages, 38 black & white photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; RBGB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820334011
ISBN
9780820334011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.63

Hardcover. Editor(s): Bryson, Charles T.; DeFelice, Michael S. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820335063
ISBN
9780820335063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Kierner, Cynthia A.; Treadway, Sandra Gioia. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 436 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820342658
ISBN
9780820342658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFE; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820345574
ISBN
9780820345574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.11

paperback. This is the first comprehensive firefly guide for eastern and central North America ever published. It is written for all those who want to know more about the amazing world of lightning bugs and learn the secrets hidden in the flash patterns of the 75+ species found in the eastern and central US and Canada. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 637 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820348728
ISBN
9780820348728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.76

Paperback. Fifty-two kinds of snakes can be found in the southeast USA, almost half of all species native to North America. Filled with more than 300 color photographs and written by two of the region's most renowned herpetologists, this is the most comprehensive educational guide to the Snakes of the Southeast . Series: A Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349015
ISBN
9780820349015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.58

Hardcover. Esplin argues that Borges, through a sustained and complex literary relationship with Poe s works, served as the primary catalyst that changed Poe s image throughout Spanish America from a poet-prophet to a timeless fiction writer." Series Editor(s): Smith, Jon; Richardson, Riche. Series: The New Southern Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349053
ISBN
9780820349053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Hardback. Addressing texts produced by writers who lived through the Civil War and wrote about it before the end of Reconstruction, this collection explores the literary cultures of that unsettled moment when memory of the war had yet to be overwritten by later impulses of reunion, reconciliation, or Lost Cause revisionism. Editor(s): Sweet, Timothy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSRC; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349602
ISBN
9780820349602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.68

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875650296
ISBN
9780875650296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.76

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

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

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

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

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