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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. 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. A collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon that presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Illustrator(s): Inverarity, Robert Bruce. Num Pages: 238 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 211 x 22. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239265
- ISBN
- 9780520239265
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.42
€ 27.99
€ 21.42
Paperback. A memoir presents David Powell's lifelong love of the ocean and gives a highly personal, behind-the-scenes look at California's magnificent and innovative aquariums. David Powell, for many years curator of the world-renowned Monterey Bay Aquarium, tells the story of his life as a pioneering aquarist. Series: UC Press/Monterey Bay Aquarium Series in Marine Conservation. Num Pages: 354 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; PSPM; WNCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520239173
- ISBN
- 9780520239173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
Hardback. When Alfred Kinsey's studies "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female" appeared in 1948 and 1953, their data spurred an unprecedented public discussion of the nation's sexual practices and ideologies. This work examines national debates about sexuality, gender, and Americanness after World War II. Num Pages: 305 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238350
- ISBN
- 9780520238350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.25€ 64.45
€ 84.25
€ 64.45
Paperback. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 359 pages, 112 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632. 1960-1969. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 359 pages, 112 b&w photographs, 6 tables. Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; APFA; HBJK; HBLW3. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 21. Weight: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520238046
- ISBN
- 9780520238046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.35
€ 47.99
€ 34.35
Paperback. Resurgent immigration is one of the most powerful forces disrupting and realigning everyday life in the United States and elsewhere, and gender is one of the fundamental social categories shaping immigration patterns. This collection of essays brings together work on this subject. Editor(s): Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette A. Num Pages: 402 pages, 12 tables, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237391
- ISBN
- 9780520237391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Hardback. Offers feminist analysis of the phenomenon of women art collectors in America. This book shows how elite women enlisted the objets d'art and avant-garde paintings in their collections in causes ranging from the founding of modern museums to the campaign for women's suffrage. Num Pages: 328 pages, 86 b/w photographs, 12 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 263 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1098.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237292
- ISBN
- 9780520237292
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.25€ 64.66
€ 84.25
€ 64.66
Hardback. Revisits some of the sensational scandals of early Hollywood to evaluate their importance for our contemporary understanding of human deviance. Num Pages: 238 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237117
- ISBN
- 9780520237117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.93€ 72.45
€ 94.93
€ 72.45
Paperback. Tells the story of the magnificent Sierra Nevada - the longest, highest, and most spectacular mountain range in the contiguous United States. This book takes us from the time before the land which would be California even existed, through the days of roaring volcanoes, violent earthquakes, and chilling ice sheets. Series Editor(s): Faber, Phyllis M.; Pavlik, Bruce M. Series: California Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 468 pages, 117 color illustrations, 16 b/w photographs, 39 line illustrations, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWN; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 114 x 30. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition,Revised
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236967
- ISBN
- 9780520236967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.17
€ 31.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Lawyer, educator, novelist, radio and television scriptwriter, film director and screenwriter, wartime intelligence operative, and full-time radical romantic, Abraham Lincoln Polonsky was blacklisted in Hollywood for refusing to be an informer. This biography helps us understand the relationship between art and politics in American culture. Num Pages: 285 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236721
- ISBN
- 9780520236721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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€ 29.06
Paperback. This work is a vision of wilderness in the Klamath Mountains of northwest California and southwest Oregon, seen through the lens of "evolutionary mythology". Using his explorations of the diverse ecosystems in this region, the author ponders the role of evolution and myth in American culture. Num Pages: 174 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KBBWR; JFHF; PSAJ; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236592
- ISBN
- 9780520236592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.89
€ 33.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. Though known chiefly as a writer of novels and stories, Paul Bowles (1910-99) thought of himself first and foremost as a composer. This book collects the music criticism that Bowles published between 1935 and 1946 as well as an interview conducted by Irene Herrmann shortly before his death. Editor(s): Mangan, Timothy; Herrmann, Irene. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1 music example. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVA; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236554
- ISBN
- 9780520236554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.25€ 64.66
€ 84.25
€ 64.66
Paperback. An examination of power struggles and ideological shifts in various social sectors where the public authority of religion has diminished, in particular, education, science, law and journalism. Together the essays depict a cultural and institutional revolution. Editor(s): Smith, Christian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235618
- ISBN
- 9780520235618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.15
€ 41.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Num Pages: 282 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries. 282 pages, 3 tables. Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, are one of our largest immigrant groups. This title investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; GTB; JFSL. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235274
- ISBN
- 9780520235274
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Paperback. Legal thought in America has always focused on the rules rather than on the persons affected by the rules. This text aims to restore the balance by taking a person-centred view of the law. The author shows how even great jurists have chosen the "masks of the law" over persons. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235236
- ISBN
- 9780520235236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
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€ 24.92
Paperback. Ten years of research and the discovery of long-forgotten letters and photos enabled the author to bring new recognition to this talented, intelligent, and independent photographer whose life embodied the cultural and political values of many artists of the post-World War I generation. Num Pages: 397 pages, 53 black-and-white photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; AJB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235144
- ISBN
- 9780520235144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.26
€ 40.99
€ 29.26
Paperback. To be a black woman of faith in the American South is to understand and experience spirituality in a particular way. This work aims to take readers beyond common misconceptions and narrow assumptions about black religion and into the actual complexities of African American women's spiritual lives. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HRCC92; HRCV; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233942
- ISBN
- 9780520233942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Paperback. This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and ethnographic research. It seeks to provide students and general readers with an introduction to his ideas about understanding the human past. Num Pages: 260 pages, 68 line illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HFMW; 1KB; 1MBF; HDA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Afterword
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233393
- ISBN
- 9780520233393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.60
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€ 26.60
Paperback. Presents the thirty-year story of students, faculty, and administrators struggling with the politics of race in higher education at U C Berkeley's prestigious law school - one of the first institutions to implement affirmative action policies and one of the first to be forced to remove them. Num Pages: 262 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMN; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233096
- ISBN
- 9780520233096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. This selection of essays taken from "Hollywood Quarterly" reflect the astonishing eclecticism of the journal, with sections on animation, the avant-garde, and documentary to go along with a representative sampling of articles about feature-length narrative films. Editor(s): Smoodin, Eric; Martin, Ann. Num Pages: 417 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 12 line figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APFA; GBCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 36. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232747
- ISBN
- 9780520232747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.87
€ 32.99
€ 23.87
Paperback. Offers information on who holds power and how they use it, keep it, or lose it. This book offers an introduction to linguistic theories and the philosophy of language. It lays the groundwork for an exploration of news stories that meet the Undue Attention Test. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232075
- ISBN
- 9780520232075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Exploring the phenomenon of divorce in American society, this book looks at divorce as a legal action, as an individual experience, and as a cultural symbol in its era of institutionalization. It analyzes the legal and legislative aspects of divorce and the public response to them. Num Pages: 249 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFC; JHBK; LA; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231962
- ISBN
- 9780520231962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a racial consciousness. This title examines the processes of racial identification and their implications by looking at the case of American Indians. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229778
- ISBN
- 9780520229778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.15
€ 31.99
€ 23.15