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Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817314606
- ISBN
- 9780817314606
Condition: New
€ 43.41
€ 43.41
Relates the development of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, or SIL, from its close association with official Mexico in the early 1930s to the late 1970s, when a growing anti-SIL alliance led by a new generation of Mexican anthropologists induced the Mexican government to curtail its support for the SIL. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817315153
- ISBN
- 9780817315153
Condition: New
€ 50.95
€ 50.95
In 1948, just as the Cold War was settling into the form it would maintain for nearly half a century, major antagonists the United States and Russia began maneuvering into a series of dangerously hostile encounters. Into this difficult situation the Americans placed General William Henry Tunner. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817316921
- ISBN
- 9780817316921
Condition: New
€ 55.99
€ 55.99
Hardcover. Series: Atlantic Crossings. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317324
- ISBN
- 9780817317324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.99
€ 55.99
"Lincoln s Trident" is the definitive account of the US Navy s West Gulf Blockading Squadron s quarantine of the Confederacy in the central and western Gulf of Mexico and adjacent river systems." Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 712
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318468
- ISBN
- 9780817318468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.20
€ 76.20
The essays in "Transforming the Dead: Culturally Modified Bone in the Prehistoric Midwest" explore the numerous ways that Eastern Woodland Native Americans selected, modified, and used human bones as tools, trophies, ornaments, and other objects imbued with cultural significance in daily life and rituals. Editor(s): Hargrave, Eve; Schermer, Shirley; Hedman, Kristin; Lillie, Robin. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HDDA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318611
- ISBN
- 9780817318611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.20
€ 76.20
"Among the Garifuna: Family Tales and Ethnography from the Caribbean Coast "is an intimate ethnographic narrative of one indigenous family in the twentieth-century Caribbean, offering original insights on daily life, gender, culture, ethnicity, and religion. " Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817318710
- ISBN
- 9780817318710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.03
€ 61.03
Paperback. This book contains the field data and archaeological analysis of the first controlled excavations at Teotihuacan in the Valley of Mexico. The author went to determine the full extent of this ancient occupation and to collect exhibit-quality artefacts. Num Pages: 263 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- large print ed
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350055
- ISBN
- 9780817350055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Paperback. This work examines naval logistics, tactics, and strategy employed by the Union blockade off the Atlantic coast of the Confederacy. It gives the facts of creating a squadron, of conducting operations on small, inland waterways, and of blockading the coast and controlling internal trade. Num Pages: 472 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSAN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBWJ; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350192
- ISBN
- 9780817350192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.92
€ 45.92
Paperback. According to the European chronicles, at the time of contact, the Greater Antilles were inhabited by the Tainos or Arawak Indians, who were organized in hierarchical societies. With this work, Curet brings together the diverse theories on Greater Antilles island populations and the social and political forces governing their growth and migration. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351854
- ISBN
- 9780817351854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Paperback. A native son and accomplished historian does not flinch from pointing out Alabama's failures from the past 100 years; neither is he restrained in calling attention to the state's triumphs in this authoritative, popular history of the past 100 years. Num Pages: 642 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 642
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817352660
- ISBN
- 9780817352660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.92
€ 45.92
Paperback. Translator(s): Weinberger, Leon J.; Ordan, Dena. Series: Judaic Studies S. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817352905
- ISBN
- 9780817352905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.55
€ 29.55
Paperback. Originally published in German, Erika Thurner's NATIONAL SOCIALISM AND GYPSIES IN AUSTRIA is the ground-breaking study of Nazi policy toward Gypsies during the Third Reich. The recent upsurge of anti-Gypsy violence in Austria illustrates both the horror of the treatment of Gypsy tribes and the timeliness of this volume. Illustrated. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353292
- ISBN
- 9780817353292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. An overview of the developments and deployments of air power in World War I, which forshadowed the decisive role air power played in the World War II and continues to influence military strategies today. Num Pages: 316 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWG; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353476
- ISBN
- 9780817353476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
A collection of essays by prominent scholars from many disciplines on the construction of public memories. Editor(s): Phillips, Kendall R. Series: Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354909
- ISBN
- 9780817354909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Paperback. Through an analysis of seven archaeological sites on the Yucatan peninsula that are open to heritage touring, the author reveals the planned growth of the Maya Riviera since the early 1970s and examines the impact of international tourism on both ancient structures and the contemporary Maya people and culture. Series Editor(s): Curet, L. Antonio. Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HDD; JFC; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355142
- ISBN
- 9780817355142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.55
€ 29.55
Paperback. Offers a compilation that focuses on the nature of Caribbean rock art or rock graphics and makes clear the region's substantial and distinctive rock art tradition. This title includes data on the history of rock graphic research, the nature of the assemblages, and the legal, conservation, and research status of the image sites. Editor(s): Hayward, Michele Helene; Atkinson, Lesley-Gail; Cinquino, Michael A. Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; ACBK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355302
- ISBN
- 9780817355302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Paperback. In conventional anthropological literature, 'landscape' is the term applied to the meaning local people bestow on their cultural and physical surroundings. This work explores these landscapes an individual or cultural group has constructed to define the origins or beginnings of that cultural group as revealed through shared or traditional memory. Editor(s): Christie, Jessica Joyce. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355609
- ISBN
- 9780817355609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.59
€ 34.59
Language in Exile: Three Hundred Years of Jamaican Creole (Caribbean A...
Lalla Ph.D., Dr. Barbara, D'Costa Ph.D., Dr. ...
Paperback. "An important addition to studies of the genesis and life of Jamaican Creole as well as other New World creoles such as Gulla. Highlighting the nature of the nonstandard varieties of British English dialects to which the African slaves were exposed, this work presents a refreshingly cogent view of Jamaican Creole features.""--SECOL Review " Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 2ZP; CFB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355654
- ISBN
- 9780817355654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Paperback. The prehistoric civic-ceremonial center of Tibes is located on the southern coast of Puerto Rico, just north of the modern coastal city of Ponce. This volume examines the geophysical, paleoethnobotanical, faunal, lithics, base rock, osteology, bone chemistry and nutrition, social landscape, and ceremonial constructs employed at Tibes. Editor(s): Curet, L. Antonio; Stringer, Lisa M. Series Editor(s): Curet, L. Antonio. Series: Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355791
- ISBN
- 9780817355791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.92
€ 45.92