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Paperback. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028929
- ISBN
- 9780842028929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Hardback. A collection of short biographies of ordinary Japanese men and women, most of them unknown outside their family and locality, whose lives collectively span the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029117
- ISBN
- 9780842029117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.27
€ 165.27
Hardback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029148
- ISBN
- 9780842029148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.88
€ 161.88
Paperback. Exploring the influence of race in foreign relations, this book examines the contributions of Andrew Young, an African American activist, politician, and diplomat to US foreign policy. It is suitable for those interested in diplomatic history and African American history. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 193 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029575
- ISBN
- 9780842029575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
Hardback. The twentieth century has been scarred by political violence and genocide, reaching its extreme in the Holocaust. Yet, at the same time, the century has been marked by a growing commitment to human rights. Series: World Beat Series. Num Pages: 258 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JMRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029810
- ISBN
- 9780842029810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.87
€ 164.87
Paperback. This text offers an intimate telling of America's evolution into an urban nation through the experiences of individuals. The book considers the growth of American cities by looking at the lives of those people, famous and ordinary, who contributed to this transition in the country's history. Editor(s): Biles, Roger. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029933
- ISBN
- 9780842029933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Hardback. Gives an account of America's biggest and most powerful urban center during the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 213 pages, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050562
- ISBN
- 9780842050562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.53
€ 158.53
Hardback. Each volume in this series contains transcriptions of passenger lists containing German surnames for ships entering all US ports beginning in 1840. Lists are arranged by date of ship arrival and are indexed by passenger names. This volume covers the period from January 2, 1840 to June 1843. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: 640 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050814
- ISBN
- 9780842050814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 240.86
€ 240.86
Germans to America (Series II), July 1843-December 1845: Lists of Pass...
. Ed(S): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P.
hardcover. Each volume in this series contains transcriptions of passenger lists containing German surnames for ships entering all US ports beginning in 1843. Lists are arranged by date of ship arrival and are indexed by passenger names. This volume covers the period from July 1843 to December 1845. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842050821
- ISBN
- 9780842050821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.61
€ 237.61
Hardback. Each volume in this series contains transcriptions of passenger lists containing German surnames for ships entering all US ports beginning in 1846. Lists are arranged by date of ship arrival and are indexed by passenger names. This volume covers the period from Nov. 1846 to July 1847. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050845
- ISBN
- 9780842050845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.21
€ 237.21
Hardback. Each volume in this series contains transcriptions of passenger lists containing German surnames for ships entering all US ports beginning in 1846. Lists are arranged by date of ship arrival and are indexed by passenger names. This volume covers the period from July 1847 to March 1848. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050852
- ISBN
- 9780842050852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.63
€ 236.63
Germans to America (Series II), April 1848-October 1848: Lists of Pass...
. Ed(S): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P.
hardcover. Each volume in this series contains transcriptions of passenger lists containing German surnames for ships entering all US ports beginning in 1846. Lists are arranged by date of ship arrival and are indexed by passenger names. This volume covers the period from April to October 1848. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: 420 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842050869
- ISBN
- 9780842050869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.73
€ 236.73
Hardback. 'It is indispensable that Ecuador has peace, but to have peace you need freedom and to have freedom you need justice. And the Indian population needs justice.' - President Gustavo Noboa, January 23, 2000. For five centuries, the Indians had very little voice. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 286 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9; JPA; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051071
- ISBN
- 9780842051071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.42
€ 146.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- AEI Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780844743325
- ISBN
- 9780844743325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.17
€ 52.99
€ 41.17
The Declining Importance of Race and Gender in the Labor Market. The R...
O'Neill, June E.; O'Neill, Dave M.
Hardback. The Declining Importance of Race and Gender in the Labor Market provides historical background on employment discrimination and wage discrepancies in the United States and on government efforts to address employment discrimination Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; KCFM; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- AEI Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780844772448
- ISBN
- 9780844772448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.11€ 82.78
€ 101.11
€ 82.78
Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847662906
- ISBN
- 9780847662906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.78
€ 106.78
Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Editor(s): Brown, Peter G.; Vernier, Paul; Johnson, Conrad D. Series: Maryland Studies in Public Philosophy. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847669691
- ISBN
- 9780847669691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.79
€ 150.79
hardcover. 'This volume is a collection of seven fascinating articles..This is a revealing book that probes beneath the surface of what one participant calls the 'sheep to shawl' displays of such historic sites. It is a refreshing work well worth reading.'-THE HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL REVIEW Editor(s): Rossano, Geoffrey L. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GM; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780847676903
- ISBN
- 9780847676903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.22
€ 127.22
Paperback. '.. the book makes clear that there is a consensus on the need for and desire for change'-PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847677276
- ISBN
- 9780847677276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
paperback. 'A groundbreaking cooperative effort by Russian and Western philosophers to analyze the developing new world order.'-Robert L. Homes, University of Rochester Editor(s): Gay, William C.; Alekseeva, T. A. Series: Studies in Social, Political and Legal Philosophy. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847678303
- ISBN
- 9780847678303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.51
€ 64.51