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Hardback. Presents the harrowing tale of the mistreatment of NativeAmerican patients at a notorious insane asylum whose history helps us to understand the mistreatment of Native peoples under forced federal assimilation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJ; JFSL9; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803280984
- ISBN
- 9780803280984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10
Paperback. The first phase of the Civil War was fought west of the Mississippi River at least six years before the attack on Fort Sumter. Starting with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, this title traces the development of the conflict between the pro-slavery elements from Missouri and the New England abolitionists who migrated to Kansas. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 27. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803281264
- ISBN
- 9780803281264
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.92
€ 24.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Talks about Coyote, the trickster, the selfish individualist, the imitator, and the protean character who puts the finishing touches on a world soon to receive human beings. This work also features Mole, his long-suffering wife, and all the other Animal People. It reveals why Skunk's tail is black and white, why Spider has long legs, and more. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803281691
- ISBN
- 9780803281691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. At the beginning of the 20th century it was still necessary for women to ask lawmakers, 'Are women persons?' The rights and treatment of women in their homes, workplaces, and government were issues that men often preferred to ignore. But women refused to remain silent. This volume looks at women who are shapers of history, as well as its victims. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Russett, Cynthia; Crumpacker, Laurie. Num Pages: 404 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803281998
- ISBN
- 9780803281998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. Gives a sense of the heady days as Leadville became a major mining center. This title describes the challenges of life for women in the Pacific Northwest. It offers a glimpse of the operations of the mission system while illuminating the perils of living with the acquisitive Americans. Editor(s): Moynihan, Ruth Barnes; Armitage, Susan H.; Dichamp, Christiane Fischer. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: 354 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282483
- ISBN
- 9780803282483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.82
€ 23.82
Paperback. A compact history of the Atlanta campaign. Series: Great Campaigns of the Civil War. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803282780
- ISBN
- 9780803282780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.57
€ 19.57
paperback. Looks at the evolving identities of American Indigenous women today, their ongoing struggles against a centuries-old legacy of colonial disempowerment, and how they are seen and portrayed by themselves and others. This title examines how American Indigenous women have perceived and depicted by non-Natives, including scholars, and by themselves. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282865
- ISBN
- 9780803282865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.43
€ 20.43
Paperback. Describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli's status as pan-Southwestern icon. This book explores the figure's connections with the Hopi kachina god, Kookopolo and Maahu, the Cicada, and discusses how this rock art image is appropriated and misunderstood. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illus., Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803282957
- ISBN
- 9780803282957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
paperback. Henry Wells (1805-78) and William Fargo (1818-81) first worked together when they broke the Post Office monopoly on mail service along the Erie Canal in the 1840s. This title presents the story of Henry Wells and his drivers; his accountants; and, how they built a lasting empire in a business most entrepreneurs thought too risky to try. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 274 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803283039
- ISBN
- 9780803283039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.21
€ 16.21
Paperback. A collection of essays on the ways Native communities have interacted with the environment. Focusing on the northwest coast of North America, this work looks at the challenges and opportunities confronting the local practice of indigenous ecological knowledge in a range of communities, including the Tsimshian, the Nisga'a, and the Tlingit. Editor(s): Menzies, Charles R. Num Pages: 274 pages, 3 photos, 3 figures, table, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803283190
- ISBN
- 9780803283190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.80
€ 26.99
€ 26.80
Paperback. Presents the story of Annie Dodge Wauneka (1918-1997). A daughter of the popular Navajo leader Chee Dodge, Wauneka spent most of her early years herding sheep and raising nine children. After her father's death, she entered politics and was often the only woman on the Navajo Tribal Council during the quarter century that she served. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 293 pages, 14 photographs, map, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3404 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803283848
- ISBN
- 9780803283848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.53
€ 19.99
€ 19.53
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803284616
- ISBN
- 9780803284616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 1080 pages, 10 illustrations, 20 photographs, 3 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1080
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803284654
- ISBN
- 9780803284654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.92
€ 103.92
Hardback. Presents a remarkable collection of nineteenth-century Comanche oral histories given by Francis Joseph "Joe A" Attocknie. Kavanagh's introduction adds context to the personal narratives by discussing the process of transmission. Editor(s): Kavanagh, Thomas W. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTD; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285507
- ISBN
- 9780803285507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.43
€ 75.43
Hardback. Offers an ode to an unforgettable season that began with the first major players' strike in the history of North American sports and ended with a record-setting World Series played by two of the game's greatest and most colourful dynasties. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803285583
- ISBN
- 9780803285583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Hardback. Editor(s): Lee, John W.I.; North, Michael. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBL; HBTP; JFFS; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803285620
- ISBN
- 9780803285620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.57
€ 70.57
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of race, health, and colonization in a specific cross-cultural contact zone in the Texas borderlands between 1780 and 1861. Throughout this eighty-year period, ordinary health concerns shaped cross-cultural interactions during Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo colonization. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 6 photos, 4 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285880
- ISBN
- 9780803285880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.34
€ 70.34
Paperback. An Apache's personal testimony from the bloody Apache Wars into the reservation years of the mid-20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286160
- ISBN
- 9780803286160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.82
€ 23.82
Paperback. Offers an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examining the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing technological continuities and change. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 images, 1 map, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; APW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803286788
- ISBN
- 9780803286788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 photographs, 2 graphs, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WQH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803286832
- ISBN
- 9780803286832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.48
€ 35.48