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Paperback. In the mid-1960s, San Antonio, Texas, was a segregated city governed by an entrenched Anglo social and business elite. The Mexican American barrios of the west and south sides were characterized by substandard housing and experienced seasonal flooding. Gang warfare broke out regularly. This title presents an account of this turbulent period. Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, 74 b&w illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL4; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 686. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292722903
- ISBN
- 9780292722903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. The first collection of its kind in scope and ambition, this volume brings together the most prominent western writers of the current generation to create new visions of the American West--"the West that is still becoming" Editor(s): Stegner, Lynn; Rowland, Russell. Num Pages: 418 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DSBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 814. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726864
- ISBN
- 9780292726864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.56
€ 47.99
€ 42.56
Paperback. Deepens our understanding of the issues involved in international adoptions and the desire of birth families to find their disappeared sons and daughters Series: Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLC; BM; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292729087
- ISBN
- 9780292729087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
€ 31.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Taking an unprecedented, counterintuitive look at America's conflict over sexuality, this book reveals how the attack on the exotic dance industry by the activist Christian Right threatens the separation of church and state and undermines civil liberties Num Pages: 350 pages, 27 photos, 1 illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRAM2; HRC; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292735767
- ISBN
- 9780292735767
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. This is the only field guide focused exclusively on Texas's seventy-two species of frogs, toads, and salamanders, compiled by a team of experts who collectively have over a century of experience in field herpetology. Series: Texas Natural History Guides. Num Pages: 309 pages, 176 color photos, 72 maps, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 117 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737358
- ISBN
- 9780292737358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. This colourful examination of "translated" television characters in Italy looks at the implications for transnational intersections of commerce and culture. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737556
- ISBN
- 9780292737556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.61
€ 20.99
€ 20.61
Paperback. A moving ethnographic account of Hurricane Katrina survivors rebuilding their lives away from the Gulf Coast Editor(s): Weber, Lynn; Peek, Lori A. Series: The Katrina Bookshelf. Num Pages: 284 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737648
- ISBN
- 9780292737648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Offering an intriguing new approach to American cultural history through one of its enduring icons, Larzer Ziff traces the rise and flourishing of an ideal type once represented by such figures as George Washington and Tom Sawyer - a type immensely popular before antiheroes like Holden Caulfield captured our imagination Series: Discovering America. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292738928
- ISBN
- 9780292738928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
paperback. Bringing cognitive methodologies to the analysis of Chicano/a fiction for the first time, this book maps ethics of "persistence" and "transformation" in the fiction of Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Denise Chavez, Rolando Hinojosa, Arturo Islas, John Rechy, Alfredo Vea, and Helena Maria Viramontes Series: Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292743977
- ISBN
- 9780292743977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Hardcover. Luminaries in Texas history pay tribute to an all-star cast of thirteen historians - from J. Frank Dobie to Americo Paredes - who preserved Texas's past, and who were often as colourful as the historical figures they studied Editor(s): Cox, Patrick L.; Hendrickson, Kenneth E., Jr. Series: Charles N. Prothro Texana Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292745377
- ISBN
- 9780292745377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Hardback. Examines the contributions of many modernist painters and sculptors in Texas, with an emphasis on the era's most abstract and compelling artists. This book looks at the Dallas Nine and the 1936 Texas Centennial, which offered local artists a chance to take stock of who they were and where they stood within the national artistic setting. Num Pages: 391 pages, 207 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ACXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6314 x 5193 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292756595
- ISBN
- 9780292756595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. Since 1993, metaphorical language has permeated mainstream media reporting on the United States' growing Latino population. In this book, the author reveals how metaphorical language portrays Latinos as invaders, outsiders, burdens, parasites, diseases, animals, and weeds. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 figures, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 25. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292777675
- ISBN
- 9780292777675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Kina, Laura. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 47 illus., 36 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBS; HBTB; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741376
- ISBN
- 9780295741376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.57
€ 42.99
€ 38.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741383
- ISBN
- 9780295741383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.75
€ 111.75
Paperback. Editor(s): Howe, Joshua P. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 colour illustrations, 12 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; RNK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741390
- ISBN
- 9780295741390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780295970189
- ISBN
- 9780295970189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Daniels, Roger; Kitano, Harry H. L.; Taylor, Sandra C.; Arrington, Leonard J. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295971179
- ISBN
- 9780295971179
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 80 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295971292
- ISBN
- 9780295971292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.93
€ 36.99
€ 33.93
paperback. Essays on the development of Boas' theories on primitive art and his legacy i Northwest Coast art studies offer a theoretical framework for this collectio of 14 articles written between 1889 and 1916 by the art historian and anthropologist. The articles, in which he disputes Eurocentric art theorie Editor(s): Jonaitis, Aldona. Num Pages: 380 pages, 242 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; AFTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295973845
- ISBN
- 9780295973845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.57
€ 42.99
€ 38.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, Ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- SKU
- V9780295974446
- ISBN
- 9780295974446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51