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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. An analysis of the complex political and economic relationship between the United States and the Phillipines. Although the United States had negligible economic interests in the Philippines, it saw a strong US military presence there as a necessary part of its global defence. Series: Modern America. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722803
ISBN
9780804722803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Hardcover. "This is a 3-in-1 bargain: a gripping tale of adventure; a solid contribution to the history of World War II; and an illuminating introduction to the contemporary tragedy of Yugoslavia." --Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Lindsay's memoirs are largely based on newly declassified materials. 25 illustrations. Num Pages: 400 pages, 24 half-tones 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 769.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804721233
ISBN
9780804721233
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.83

Paperback. Though virtually unknown in the ethnographic literature on Chinese society, the "delayed transfer marriage", requiring separation after marriage, was widely established in the Canton delta. This book analyzes the effect of economic change on the practice in the area's silk district. Num Pages: 240 pages, index, appendixes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780804720144
ISBN
9780804720144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. The first-person narratives in this book provide a glimpse into the personal lives of fourteen Vietnamese-Americans who were devastated by war and the refugee experience but who were able to create new lives in a new cultural environment. Num Pages: 464 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718905
ISBN
9780804718905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Hardcover. Argues that the sublime is important in understanding the late 19th-century shift from romanticism to modernism. The author studies the work of three French authors conventionally considered pivotal figures in the trajectory from romanticism to modernism: Hugo, Baudelaire and Lautreamont. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DD; 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5563 x 3633 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780804717861
ISBN
9780804717861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.77

Paperback. This volume looks at the technical, strategic, and human aspects of the debate that led to the decision to build the first hydrogen bomb. Based on participants experience of "Project Superbomb", and declassified papers the book explains the background to this acceleration of the nuclear arms race. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804717144
ISBN
9780804717144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Hardcover. This volume seeks the common ground of British literature from 1740 to 1798 not in the foreshadowing of Romanticism but in incomplete discoveries and in impediments to expression that Romanticism was to lift. Num Pages: 516 pages, 2 half-tones. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 882.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804715614
ISBN
9780804715614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.52

Hardback. Using the story of George Preston Marshall's ownership of the Washington Redskins, and in particular his holdout against the integration of black players, Fight for Old DC chronicles the pivotal years when the NFL began its ascent to the top of the US's sporting interest. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JJ; WSBT; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803299351
ISBN
9780803299351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Marion Yorck von Wartenburg was involved in the Nazi resistance group known as the Kreisau Circle, whose cofounder was her husband, Peter. The Kreisau Circle participated in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944. Editor(s): Winter, Julie M. Translator(s): Winter, Julie M. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803299153
ISBN
9780803299153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 402 pages, 17 images, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295858
ISBN
9780803295858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. In 1942 Attu, the westernmost island in the Aleutian chain, was home to two Americans and forty-five Aleut hunters and their families. This book offers accounts of the survivors. It presents them here in their own immediate, direct, and informal language. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1MTA; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803295575
ISBN
9780803295575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Hardback. "Denise Low recovers the life and times of her grandfather, Frank Bruner (1889-1963), whose expression of Lenape identity was largely discouraged by mainstream society."--Provided by publisher. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 images, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803294936
ISBN
9780803294936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.56

Paperback. Examines the changing ideas of leisure and recreation in Havana. This book describes tourism in Cuba from the twenties to the sixties. Num Pages: 247 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803292659
ISBN
9780803292659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

Paperback. Davy Crockett has been America's best-known folk hero for at least 160 years. This biography of Crockett includes an introduction by Michael Lofaro. Editor(s): Shackford, John B. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803292307
ISBN
9780803292307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 photographs, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; BM; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803290860
ISBN
9780803290860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 photographs, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL1; WSJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803288553
ISBN
9780803288553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286900
ISBN
9780803286900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.28

Hardback. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Queen's University, 2014. Series: Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286801
ISBN
9780803286801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.06

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
€ 29.60

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

€ 66.17

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

€ 31.99
€ 29.39

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

€ 71.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; 3JMC; 5S; BGSA; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803285309
ISBN
9780803285309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.58

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

€ 96.43

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