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Paperback. Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. This study on Latinos and professional baseball since the 1880s tells a story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn - passing as 'Spanish' in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL4; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251434
- ISBN
- 9780520251434
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. An analysis of Pueblo Indian pottery, Pueblo and Spanish blankets, and Spanish religious images that links economic change to social and cultural change in the New Mexico. It charts the creation of a culturally innovative and dominating Hispanic settler - or vecino - community during the final decades of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 353 pages, 12 figures, 19 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251595
- ISBN
- 9780520251595
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.25
€ 34.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. Brings together the story of the orange industry - how growers, scientists, and workers transformed the natural and social landscape of California, turning it into a factory for the production of millions of oranges. Num Pages: 402 pages, 31 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251670
- ISBN
- 9780520251670
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.93
€ 38.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. A collection of illuminating conversations, where renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Editor(s): Cousineau, Phil. Num Pages: 253 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251694
- ISBN
- 9780520251694
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.71
€ 30.99
€ 22.71
Hardback. There are about 8,000 named species of moths in our region, and although most are unnoticed by the public, many attract attention when their larvae create economic damage: eating holes in woolens and damaging crops and garden plants. This book treats an important component of the western insect biota - moths and their plant relationships. Num Pages: 383 pages, 64 plates, 252 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVT7; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1861.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251977
- ISBN
- 9780520251977
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Condition: New
€ 98.50€ 74.53
€ 98.50
€ 74.53
Paperback. Offers a selection of Pulitzer Prize-winning objectivist poet George Oppen's extant writings outside of poetry, including the essay "The Mind's Own Place" and "Twenty-Six Fragments," which were found on the wall of Oppen's study after his death. This work presents an inspiring portrait of this writer and a testament to the creative process itself. Editor(s): Cope, Stephen. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DQ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252325
- ISBN
- 9780520252325
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. A collection of profiles and essays, which proffers observations on writers and writing in the post-1950s period. It considers writers associated with the "New Yorker" magazine, including John Updike, William Maxwell, Truman Capote, and Jonathan Franzen. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252370
- ISBN
- 9780520252370
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Paperback. Maritza Urrutia was abducted from a middle-class neighborhood while taking her son to school in 1992. This title tells the story of her ordeal which included being interrogated in secret by army intelligence officers about her activities as part of a political opposition group. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 326 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520252455
- ISBN
- 9780520252455
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Featuring more than two hundred winery profiles, this guide offers information on world-renowned pinot noirs from California and Oregon. It features descriptive tasting notes and selected vertical tastings; and at-a-glance graphics conveying information on tasting rooms, prices, and production for various wineries. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253179
- ISBN
- 9780520253179
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 32.24
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€ 32.24
Paperback. Presents the history of public health surveillance in the United States to span more than a century of conflict and controversy. This work situates the tension inherent in public health surveillance in a broad social and political context. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 368 pages, 23 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253254
- ISBN
- 9780520253254
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.29
€ 34.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Soon after Alexander Gardner's "Photographic Sketch Book" was published, in 1866, it became the Civil War's best-known visual record and helped define how viewers would come to know the war. This study of a pivotal American historical document, approaching it from the perspective of visual studies as well as American literature and history. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 27 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCR; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 49.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253315
- ISBN
- 9780520253315
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
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€ 24.41
Paperback. In September 1965, Filipino and Mexican American farm workers went on strike against grape growers in and around Delano, California. The strike became a movement for social justice that helped redefine Latino and American politics. Based on first-hand reportage and interviews, this book illuminates a moment of unusually significant social ferment. Num Pages: 225 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBTB; JPVH; KNAC; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254336
- ISBN
- 9780520254336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.33
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€ 26.33
Paperback. Traces Herman Melville's response to an array of nineteenth-century writings that includes literary scriptures, biblical scholarship, Holy Land travel narratives, political sermons, and women's bibles. This book shows how Melville raised with verve the question of what counts as Bible and what counts as interpretation. Num Pages: 206 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBF; DSK; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1 Reprint
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254558
- ISBN
- 9780520254558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
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€ 28.70
Paperback. Seeks to characterize the radical shifts in taste that transformed American film in the jazz age. This book documents the films and film genres that were considered old-fashioned, as well as those dubbed innovative, and looks closely at the works of filmmakers such as Erich von Stroheim, Charlie Chaplin, Ernst Lubitsch, and Monta Bell. Num Pages: 374 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254572
- ISBN
- 9780520254572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. A story of the Bush administration's response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 - and of how we have been led down a path of executive abuses, human tragedies, abandonment of the Constitution, and the erosion of due process and liberty. This work chronicles the black hole of the American judicial system since 2001. Num Pages: 334 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWL; LNFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254725
- ISBN
- 9780520254725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.54
€ 41.99
€ 29.54
Hardback. Where will the water come from to sustain the great desert cities of Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Phoenix? This book explores the past, present, and future of water in the West. It explains why America built the dam that made Lake Powell and others like it and then allowed its citizens to become dependent on their benefits, which were temporary. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RNFD; TNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254770
- ISBN
- 9780520254770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.21
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€ 37.21
Paperback. Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres - including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music - and well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 3 tables, 20 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254879
- ISBN
- 9780520254879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.91
€ 40.99
€ 28.91
Paperback. Guantanamo has become a symbol of what has gone wrong in the War on Terror. This history of the women and men who worked on the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay tells the story of US-Cuban relations from a fresh perspective, and at the same time, shows how neocolonialism, empire, and revolution transformed the lives of everyday people. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPS; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255401
- ISBN
- 9780520255401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Through an examination of three subject areas - violence, alcohol, and the export-processing (maquiladora) industry - this book explores the daily relationships and routines of urban Hondurans. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255449
- ISBN
- 9780520255449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Hardback. First constructed in Nevada in 1924, the gas chamber, a method of killing sealed off and removed from the sight and hearing of witnesses, was originally touted as a 'humane' method of execution. Delving into science, war, industry, medicine, law, and politics, the author overturns this mythology for good. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255623
- ISBN
- 9780520255623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15€ 48.27
€ 62.15
€ 48.27