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The Americas
Hardcover. This photographs in this volume celebrate nature's cycles in a diverse southern garden - the State Botanical Garden of Georgia in Athens. A general introduction traces the history and development of this public garden, and brief sectional essays describe the special features of the Garden. Num Pages: 144 pages, 143 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AJC; WMB; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323275
- ISBN
- 9780820323275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.53
€ 43.99
€ 38.53
Hardcover. In this text, Don H.Doyle looks at some unexpected parallels in American and Italian history. He examines both countries' struggle to create an independent, unified nation and the ongoing effort to instill national identity in their diverse populace. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323305
- ISBN
- 9780820323305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.22
€ 39.22
Hardcover. This title unites the award-winning photography of Diane Kirkland with the writing of David Bottoms, Georgia's poet laureate. The result is portrait of the lands, waters, culture, and people of Georgia. Num Pages: 192 pages, 300 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AJC; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 248 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323435
- ISBN
- 9780820323435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.78
€ 41.99
€ 39.78
Hardcover. This text traces the halting rise of a pluralistic attitude in hiring and promotion procedures within the federal government. It reveals how circumstances in each of these eras shaped how federal managers conceptualized merit for female and African-American workers from 1933 through 1953. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; JHBL; JPHV; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323626
- ISBN
- 9780820323626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.81
€ 60.81
Hardcover. This collection of photographs of African Americans takes us to a place at once familiar and foreign. Set in the South early in the 20th century, these photographs bridge a distance not only of time but also of contrasting attitudes and customs. Num Pages: 208 pages, 150 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324241
- ISBN
- 9780820324241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.85
€ 58.85
Paperback. In 1864 William Tecumseh Sherman made Civil War history with his infamous March to the Sea across Georgia. More than a century later, Jerry Ellis set out along the same route in search of the past and his southern and Cherokee heritage. Here he confronts the complexities of his native region. Num Pages: 328 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324258
- ISBN
- 9780820324258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.02
€ 30.99
€ 26.02
Paperback. This text reconstructs how freed men and women in tobacco-growing Central North Carolina worked to secure a place for themselves in a ravaged region and hostile time. It has a micro-economic history of Gainville County, drawn from public records, that looks at individual's stories. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324425
- ISBN
- 9780820324425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.80
€ 34.80
Paperback. A collection of ten studies which examine New Deal and Great Society programmes from the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps to Social Security and Medicare. They also draw attention to private sector organizations, such as the Salvation Army. Editor(s): Green, Elna C. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324821
- ISBN
- 9780820324821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.38
€ 44.38
Hardcover. Cumberland Island can be reached only by boat, but more than forty thousand people make the trip each year. Naturalist and photographer Fred Whitehead captures the allure of the island's flora and fauna. Num Pages: 112 pages, 118 colour photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; AJC; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324975
- ISBN
- 9780820324975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.71
€ 46.99
€ 42.71
Hardcover. These biographies aim to gain Mississippi's womens their place in its written record. The women whose stories are told here range from Felicite Girodeau, who was both a person of colour and a slaveholder, to Vera Mae Pigee, who "mothered" the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta. Editor(s): Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Ditto, Susan. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325026
- ISBN
- 9780820325026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.84
€ 154.84
Paperback. These biographies aim to gain Mississippi's womens their place in its written record. The women whose stories are told here range from Felicite Girodeau, who was both a person of colour and a slaveholder, to Vera Mae Pigee, who "mothered" the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta. Editor(s): Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Ditto, Susan. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325033
- ISBN
- 9780820325033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.65
€ 44.65
Hardcover. Having encountered the Greensboro Guards through their Civil War diaries and letters, G. Ward Hubbs became interested in the connections between the Guards and the town for which they were named. In this account he argues that they became an important part of their community. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 illustrations, 12 charts, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325057
- ISBN
- 9780820325057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. The National Council of Churches established the Delta Ministry in 1964 to further the cause of civil rights in Mississippi. This work is a full-length history of one of the largest and most enduring civil rights organizations in the Mississippi movement. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 map, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW; HRCC99; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325323
- ISBN
- 9780820325323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.23
€ 47.23
Paperback. Fun and learning come together here with a collection of 100 short, self-contained features about the flora, fauna and natural history of the place where land meets sea. Each page has a colour illustration and fact-filled commentary on coast wildlife of all shapes and forms. Illustrator(s): Ingram, Charlotte. Num Pages: 112 pages, 100 full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 179 x 8. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325330
- ISBN
- 9780820325330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.16
€ 40.99
€ 32.16
Hardcover. Agent of Empire is a detailed study of creative works inspired by the escapades of the American soldier of fortune William Walker. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325446
- ISBN
- 9780820325446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardcover. This work looks at some of the historical forces actively at work in today's south, drawing pointed, provocative links between the "lost cause" mythology that emerged from the chaos of Confederate defeat, the region's reputation for intolerance and souther evangelical Protestantism. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 126 x 17. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325613
- ISBN
- 9780820325613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.13
€ 39.13
Hardcover. The private and public writings in this volume reveal the early relationship between renowned Civil War diarist Sarah Morgan (1842-1909) and her future husband, Francis Warrington Dawson (1840-1889). This is a selection of their letters along with articles that Morgan wrote for the "Charleston News and Courier". Editor(s): Roberts, Giselle. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325910
- ISBN
- 9780820325910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardcover. Nature and travel writer Bill Belleville has inspired and informed countless readers through his books and magazine articles. In these eighteen essays and articles Belleville takes us through Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America in quest of the distinctive, the wondrous, the threatened, and the undiscovered. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJ; 1KL; WNCS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325927
- ISBN
- 9780820325927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Hardcover. A new type of historical guide, this book features more than one hundred photographs and illustrations of thirty key sites in and around the Chickamauga battlefield. Civil War scholars and enthusiasts will find a valuable new source for pondering tactical moves and unravelling historic controversies. Num Pages: 139 pages, 103 photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBLL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 921.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325989
- ISBN
- 9780820325989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.07
€ 47.99
€ 42.07
Paperback. Written by two of the Southeast's foremost authorities on sea turtle conservation, this is an illustrated guide to the species that frequent the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. It opens with comprehensive coverage of the sea turtle's evolution, juvenile and adult life cycles, nesting, diet and feeding, predators, and more. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Publication. Num Pages: 152 pages, 79 colour photos, 6 maps, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PSVW5; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326146
- ISBN
- 9780820326146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.35
€ 31.99
€ 27.35