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Hardcover. This biography, with its informative backmatter and splendid illustrations, gives readers an in-depth look at the Reconstruction period through the life of one of the first African-American congressmen. Illustrator(s): Tate, Don. Num Pages: 50 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 224 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802853790
ISBN
9780802853790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.09

Num Pages: 272 pages, 24 black & white photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPG; JFSL4; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061160
ISBN
9780813061160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover. The year 1919 in Jerusalem marked the conclusion of hundreds of years of Ottoman rule and the beginning of British occupation, a period of great change that would transform the city. This memoir presents a portrait of life in post-WWI Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of a spirited young English girl. Num Pages: 176 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608721
ISBN
9780815608721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.15

Hardcover. On March 31, 1929, seventy-seven men left New York City on an epic 3,554-mile footrace to Los Angeles nicknamed the Bunion Derby. For seventy-eight consecutive days, the men pushed their bodies and spirits to the breaking point as they chased a $25,000 first prize in what is arguably the greatest long distance footrace in history. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; WSBX; WSKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610366
ISBN
9780815610366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.96

Paperback. This study emphasizes the pattern of literary change in Iran, as it focuses on the relationship between the constructive elements of literary creativity, literary movement, ideology, and metaphorical language of modern Persian authors. Num Pages: 232 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628194
ISBN
9780815628194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.64

Hardcover. "ER", "Law and Order" and "The Sopranos" are just a few of the dramas that launched a new era of TV at the turn of the millennium. This text gives scholars and fans alike a firsthand account of the lives, philosophy and contribution of some of the best writers and producers of the 1980s and 1990s. Series: Television S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; APT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628743
ISBN
9780815628743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.59

Paperback. Since President Mohammad Khatami's landslide victory in May 1997, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a study in contradictions. Whilst Khatami condemned his nations's fanatical past, there still remains an opposing faction towards the West. This study analyses Iran's post-revolutionary politics. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629788
ISBN
9780815629788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

Hardcover. Provides a better understanding of the modernist nation-building processes in post-Ottoman Turkey through a rare perspective in the field that stresses the social and cultural dimensions and everyday negotiations that occurred during the leadership of Mustafa Kemal. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633174
ISBN
9780815633174
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.54

Hardcover. Drawing on extensive federal, state, and tribal archival research, Hauptman explores the political background of the Kinzua dam while also providing a detailed, at times very personal account of the devastating impact the dam has had on the Seneca Nation and the resilience the tribe has shown in the face of this crisis. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633280
ISBN
9780815633280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.90

Hardcover. Series: America in the Twentieth Century. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633808
ISBN
9780815633808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.96

Hardcover. John Franklin Jameson (1859-1937) was instrumental in the development of history as an academic discipline in the United States. This volume includes diary entries covering nearly all of Jameson's collegiate and graduate education and his early teaching career. It also includes letters and reports. Editor(s): Chase, John Terry; Millikan, Frank Rives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 15 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBAH; HBG; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820317137
ISBN
9780820317137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.60

Paperback. This work presents a mixture of anecdotes, memories, interviews and observations from a minister's son whose father performed missionary work in the deeply religious communities of the Bible Belt in America. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HRCC9; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820317168
ISBN
9780820317168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.17

Hardcover. This work offers an interdisciplinary view of American culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author examines the ways in which the works of writers and filmmakers from 1885 to 1925 shaped and were shaped by the business, politics and social life of the period. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APFA; DSBF; DSBH; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820317304
ISBN
9780820317304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.27

Hardcover. This text focuses on the Jekyll Island social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. It tells the story of each home, the owners' connections with the island, and their interactions with one another. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319285
ISBN
9780820319285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.79

Hardcover. This volume completes a three-volume documentary history of the work of John Franklin Jameson. Composed principally of Jameson's public and private correspondence, this volume highlights some of his contributions as Director of the Carnegie Institution in Washington. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 b&w photograph, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; BG; DNF; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 826.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820320397
ISBN
9780820320397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. Recalls life in North Georgia from the 1890s to World War II, recording vanished folklore. This title is built on experience and memory, but its characters and narrative transcend reminiscence to depict life as it really was. Series: Brown Thrasher Books. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820321936
ISBN
9780820321936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.12

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

€ 60.01

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

€ 58.07

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

€ 43.81

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

€ 46.61

Paperback. Using newspapers, municipal documents, government investigations, organizational records, oral histories, and photographic evidence, this book relates the experience of working-class women - as community members, activists, pleasure seekers, and consumers of social services - to the process of urban development. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327723
ISBN
9780820327723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.03

Paperback. Contains a collection of letters that include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. This book is filled with unguarded reflections on the events, fashion, food, travel, domestic life, leisure, and the upheaval of war. Editor(s): Potter, Angela. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 412 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 genealogical charts. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328027
ISBN
9780820328027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.96

Paperback. In the 1960s and 1970s, New Orleans experienced one of the greatest transformations in its history. This book looks back at that era to explore how a few thousand locals tried to bring the Great Society to Dixie. It offers a detailed portrait of the complex city that developed after its last epic reconstruction. Num Pages: 424 pages, 15 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JJP; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329000
ISBN
9780820329000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.51

Hardcover. In Georgia during the Great Depression, jobless workers united with the urban poor, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers. In a collective effort that cut across race and class boundaries, they confronted an unresponsive political and social system and helped shape government policies. This book lets us understand the movement. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJG; HBTB; JPWF; KCFM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330457
ISBN
9780820330457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.79

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