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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. This work includes tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Series: Sources of American Indian Oral Literature. Num Pages: 204 pages, 3 Illus., index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 171 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260238
- ISBN
- 9780803260238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.56
€ 19.99
€ 19.56
Paperback. A collection of critical essays by European scholars on contemporary Native North American literatures. It covers the primary genres of Native literature - fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry. It features theories of Native literature, the history of Native literature studies, and themes of trauma and memory as well as changing mythologies. Editor(s): Pulitano, Elvira. Num Pages: 336 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KB; DSB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260344
- ISBN
- 9780803260344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.02
€ 28.02
Paperback. Traces the political and legal history of the Indians of Robeson County, arguing that Lumbee political activities ave been powerfully affected by the interplay between their own and others' conceptions of who they are. This book offers insights into the workings of racial ideology and practice in both the past and the present South. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803261976
- ISBN
- 9780803261976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. In the fall of 2005 the streets of France were rocked by civil disturbances on a scale unseen for decades. This title documents the socioeconomic inequalities, ethnic discrimination, and political neglect that have bred a volatile generation of minority ethnic youths deeply distrustful of a society they believe has failed them. Translator(s): Hargreaves, Alec G. Num Pages: 154 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803262621
- ISBN
- 9780803262621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.29
€ 18.29
Hardback. Highlights the large array of Indigenous linguistic and cultural groups of the US Southeast. The traditional and modern Native literature genres showcased include stories that speakers perceive to be in the past, genres that have developed alongside these stories, and modern story types that have sometimes supplanted traditional tales. Editor(s): Haag, Marcia. Series: Native Literatures of the Americas. Num Pages: 366 pages, 1 map, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 2JN; CF; DQ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780803262874
- ISBN
- 9780803262874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.53
€ 81.53
Paperback. A study of Helene Cixous that adopts a chronological and expository approach, bravely taking on the daunting task of presenting to non-French-speaking readers an author who specializes in word-play. Num Pages: 197 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 2ADF; DSBH; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263451
- ISBN
- 9780803263451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.35
€ 17.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. It is told that the ancestors of the Navajos journeyed through four worlds to reach the fifth, or present, one. This work offers an ethnographic account of the complexities and underlying wonder of their fifth world of modern reservation life. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264311
- ISBN
- 9780803264311
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38
Hardback. These stories tell, as no previous book has, the history of the larger-than-life role of Jews in America's pastime. Num Pages: 544 pages, 75 photographs, 2 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR1; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264755
- ISBN
- 9780803264755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.61
€ 52.61
Paperback. Often portrayed by past historians as an Indian fighter in the West, Kit Carson (1809-68) has become a historical pariah - a brutal murderer who betrayed the Navajos, an unwitting dupe of American expansion, and a racist. He was simply a man of the 19th century whose racial views and actions were like those of his contemporaries. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803266421
- ISBN
- 9780803266421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Gems, Gerald R. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGS; HBTB; JFSL3; WSBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266797
- ISBN
- 9780803266797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. In 1885 a genteel New England girl traveled to the western frontier to open a school on the Great Sioux Reservation. This book bears witness to a critical and tragic era in Lakota history and reveals the frequently contradictory attitudes of outsiders drawn to them. Editor(s): Graber, Kay. Num Pages: 183 pages, Illus, Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803267527
- ISBN
- 9780803267527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.45
€ 19.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 images, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC96; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803269767
- ISBN
- 9780803269767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.04
€ 81.04
Paperback. Combining Stewart's letters with Susanne K George's extensive research, this book presents a candid portrait of Elinore, the illness, disappointments, and grinding hard work that lay behind her genial public persona; the family, neighbors, and correspondents who peopled her letter-stories and shared her life. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803270428
- ISBN
- 9780803270428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. Starting with Sacajawea, the Shoshone guide for Lewis and Clark, this title gives an overview of pioneers: Narcissa Whitman, trailblazer to Oregon and missionary to the Indians; Esther Morris and Carrie Chapman Catt, leaders for women's suffrage; and Willa Cather, the writer to transmute the experience of western women into serious literature. Num Pages: 179 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803270732
- ISBN
- 9780803270732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.70
€ 23.99
€ 23.70
Hardback. A masterful portrait of Nez Perce efforts to control their own future Num Pages: 440 pages, 63 illustrations, 10 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803271371
- ISBN
- 9780803271371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.56
€ 75.56
Paperback. The devastation of the November 1938 pogrom, euphemistically known as 'Crystal Night', introduced a new level of Nazi horror that ended the author's family's happy life. This work describes the daily struggle to survive: overcrowding and disease, the underground world of criminals, hunger, heat, and humidity. Num Pages: 217 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGHA; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272811
- ISBN
- 9780803272811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.35
€ 17.99
€ 17.35
Paperback. Presents eye-witness accounts collected at the time of the surrender and death of the Lakota Sioux resistance warrior. Interviews collected in this book describe in stark detail the surrender and death of Crazy Horse from the perspective of Indian and mixed-blood contemporaries. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803273252
- ISBN
- 9780803273252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.48
€ 19.48
Hardback. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 438 pages, 3 illustrations, 29 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBT; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803273924
- ISBN
- 9780803273924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Paperback. Introduces Ojibway ceremonies, rituals, songs, dances, prayers, arid legends Illustrator(s): Beyer, David. Num Pages: 171 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803275720
- ISBN
- 9780803275720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.54
€ 21.54
Paperback. A collection of myths and tales of the Indians of the Pacific Northwest - the Klamath, Nez Perce, Tillamook, Modoc, Shastan, Chinook, Flathead, Clatsop, and other tribes. It includes stories concerning the creation of the universe, the theft of fire and daylight, and the death and rebirth of salmo. Editor(s): Judson, Katharine Berry. Num Pages: 193 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1QSP; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803275959
- ISBN
- 9780803275959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.45
€ 20.45
Paperback. "A collection of essays about the intersection of sports, race, and the media in the 20th century and beyond"-- Editor(s): Lamb, Chris. Num Pages: 672 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803276802
- ISBN
- 9780803276802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.76
€ 37.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Celebrates the globalization of baseball while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in which the sport is played. This collection of essays tells the story of America's national pastime as it spread across the world and underwent instructive, entertaining, and sometimes quirky changes in the process. Editor(s): Gmelch, George; Nathan, Daniel A. Num Pages: 528 pages, 28 photographs, 3 illustrations, 2 graphs, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCA; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803276826
- ISBN
- 9780803276826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.95
€ 26.99
€ 26.95
Paperback. Analyzes nearly 40 stories, from mythic narratives predating Columbus to contemporary American Indian fiction, representing various traditional Native American culture areas. This work reveals how preconceptions deriving from our hypervisual, print-dominated culture distort our understanding of essential functions and forms of oral storytelling. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSB; JFHF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803277854
- ISBN
- 9780803277854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Offers a timely account of Native American literature and the critical writings that have grown up around it. Arnold Krupat considers racial and cultural "essentialism", the ambiguous position of non-Native critics in the field, cultural "sovereignty" and "property", and the place of Native American culture in a so-called multicultural era. Num Pages: 149 pages, Index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2JN; DSA; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803277861
- ISBN
- 9780803277861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.38
€ 18.38