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Paperback. Introduces the readers to 155 national forests across the country. This book describes the natural features, wildernesses, scenic drives, campgrounds and hiking trails of our national forests in Alaska, Nevada, Arizona and Oregon. It includes logistical information about size and location, facilities, attractions and associated wilderness areas. Num Pages: 391 pages, 63 color illustrations, 9 b/w photographs, 71 maps, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; RGBL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239678
- ISBN
- 9780520239678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.91
€ 41.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, two distinct, yet at times overlapping, male same-sex sexual subcultures had emerged in the Pacific Northwest. This title draws on police logs, court records, and newspaper accounts to create a picture of the lives of these men and youths - their sexual practices, cultural networks, and more. Num Pages: 335 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBT; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520240483
- ISBN
- 9780520240483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 360 pages, 139 color photos, 41 line art, 31 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 25. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241268
- ISBN
- 9780520241268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.25
€ 31.99
€ 23.25
Hardback. The author is one of the most celebrated and influential American poets. A stylist of the highest order, he imbued his correspondence with the literary artistry he brought to his poetry. This title deals with his works. Editor(s): Smith, Rod; Baker, Peter; Harris, Kaplan. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 545
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520241602
- ISBN
- 9780520241602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 50.63
€ 65.27
€ 50.63
Paperback. Lucy Barber has taken different stories and woven them together so that each builds into a larger narrative about the history of political protest. Num Pages: 353 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242159
- ISBN
- 9780520242159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Launches a sensitive investigation into Christian fitness and diet culture. This book analyzes Christianity's intricate role in America's obsession with the body, diet, and fitness. It traces the underpinning of modern-day beauty and slimness ideals - as well as the bigotry against people who are overweight. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 337 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520242401
- ISBN
- 9780520242401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 354 pages, 5 line illustrations, 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243125
- ISBN
- 9780520243125
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Offers an intimate view of globalization as it is lived by Mexican immigrants and their children in New York and in Mexico. This study describes how first-generation men who have lived in New York for decades become important political leaders in their home villages in Mexico. Num Pages: 385 pages, 18 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244139
- ISBN
- 9780520244139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Ranging from Los Angeles to Havana to the Bronx to the US-Mexico border and from klezmer to hip hop to Latin rock, this book injects popular music into contemporary debates over American identity. It covers a range of music and listeners to evoke the ways that popular sounds have expanded our idea of American culture and American identity. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434. Music, Race, and America. Series: American Crossroads. 319 pages. Ranging from Los Angeles to Havana to the Bronx to the US-Mexico border and from klezmer to hip hop to Latin rock, this book injects popular music into contemporary debates over American identity. It covers a range of music and listeners to evoke the ways that popular sounds have expanded our idea of American culture and American identity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; JFCA; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244245
- ISBN
- 9780520244245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. In comparative tastings, wines from California's Central Coast rival those from Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Napa. This book includes profiles of nearly 300 wineries and features profiles of vintners. It contains: 5 maps; winery ratings; discussions of wine history and terroir; and, descriptions of American viticultural areas and grape varietals. Num Pages: 376 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; WBXD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244375
- ISBN
- 9780520244375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, this title speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBLH; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244504
- ISBN
- 9780520244504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.27€ 50.63
€ 65.27
€ 50.63
Paperback. Examines the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement on those who labor in the agricultural fields and maquiladora factories on the border. This title describes harsh conditions of child labor in the Mexicali Valley, the deplorable housing outside factories in cities such as Tijuana, and corporate retaliation faced by union organizers. Num Pages: 348 pages, 24 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; KCF; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520244726
- ISBN
- 9780520244726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.09
€ 31.99
€ 23.09
Paperback. Features several interviews, giving detailed and personal stories from veteran screenwriters of the seventies and eighties, focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Looking at how movies get made, this work offers a different perspective on many of the great movies, directors, and actors of the seventies and eighties. Editor(s): McGilligan, Patrick. Num Pages: 434 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APF; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245181
- ISBN
- 9780520245181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Paperback. Presents the cultural history of eugenics in America that emphasizes the movement's central, continuing interaction with popular notions of gender and morality. This book shows how eugenics could seem a viable solution to problems of moral disorder and sexuality, especially female sexuality, during the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 233 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520246744
- ISBN
- 9780520246744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.80
€ 34.99
€ 25.80
Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247437
- ISBN
- 9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Philip Whalen was an American poet, Zen Buddhist, and key figure in the literary and artistic scene that unfolded in San Francisco in the 1950s and '60s. When the Beat writers came West, Whalen became a revered, much-loved member of the group. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; DSBH; DSC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247468
- ISBN
- 9780520247468
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Gives political-economic analysis that provides historical background on the way American social policy has evolved and compares the situation in the US to the social policies and ideologies of other countries. This book introduces courageous population of women committed to their families, holding fast to quintessential American values. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247727
- ISBN
- 9780520247727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. Provides a view of the experience of race in urban America from the corner store. This study aims to illuminate the cues and misunderstandings that make up race relations in urban communities, explore how racial interactions and racial identity are influenced by local context, and provide evidence of anti-black prejudice among white Americans. Num Pages: 211 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248090
- ISBN
- 9780520248090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Paperback. In 1964, an Urban League survey ranked Los Angeles as the most desirable city for African Americans to live in. In 1965, the city burst into flames during one of the worst race riots in the nation's history. How the city came to such a pass is the story told in this history of modern black Los Angeles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248304
- ISBN
- 9780520248304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. Presents the country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. This work explores how migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 b/w photos 1 line drawing 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AVGL; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248892
- ISBN
- 9780520248892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Provides a portrait of the dynamic role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americans over the course of their lives. This book draws from a study of close to two hundred mostly Protestant and Catholic men and women who were born in the 1920s and interviewed in adolescence, and again in the 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, and late 1990s. Num Pages: 295 pages, 9 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HRCV9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249011
- ISBN
- 9780520249011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. Designed for use in courses related to aquatic and fish ecology, fish biology, ichthyology, and related advanced ecology and conservation courses, this book provides readers with an understanding of why specific species and assemblages occur in places. It explores how individuals and species interact with each other and with their environments. Num Pages: 480 pages, 17 color illustrations, 10 b/w photographs, 83 line illustrations, 11 maps, 21 t. BIC Classification: 1KB; PSVS; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249455
- ISBN
- 9780520249455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.76€ 57.54
€ 74.76
€ 57.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Barbour, Michael G.; Keeler-Wolf, Todd; Schoenherr, Allan A. Num Pages: 730 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 60 line illustrations, 32 maps, 139 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 730
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249554
- ISBN
- 9780520249554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.68€ 75.66
€ 99.68
€ 75.66
Paperback. Provides information on butterfly species found in San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley regions. This book discusses the natural history and conservation status for butterflies and provides a view of butterfly biology based on studies conducted in northern California. It includes tips on butterfly watching, photography, and gardening. Illustrator(s): Manolis, Timothy D. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 359 pages, 31 full page plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GBC; PSVT7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 22. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249578
- ISBN
- 9780520249578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49