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Society & culture: general
Hardcover. Close on the heels of the American public's early enthusiasm over the airplane came aviation stories for the young. Most of the books were directed at boys. This title presents an account of several aviation series and other aviation books for girls that fills a gap in the history and criticism of American popular culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 43 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFCA; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653976
- ISBN
- 9780875653976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.75
€ 31.99
€ 28.75
Hardcover. Raised in poverty in Tyler, Texas, Helen Harris Green became the first black woman admitted into a Dallas school of professional nursing and went on to become the first black chair of board of directors of TSHE. In this personal account, she details the battles fought and the insults endured. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BG; JFSJ1; JFSL3; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652764
- ISBN
- 9780875652764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.15
€ 27.99
€ 27.15
Hardcover. In a survey taken primarily from literary sources, this volume reveals the link between the human spirit and the art of connecting threads. It discusses tapestries, manuscripts, novels, poetry and more to trace the importance to humankind of a craft that began thousands of years ago. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 colour illustrations, 5 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652412
- ISBN
- 9780875652412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 41.08
€ 44.99
€ 41.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875650203
- ISBN
- 9780875650203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.67
€ 37.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874809107
- ISBN
- 9780874809107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Paperback. Tells the story of Japanese-American internment during World War II from the perspective of two very different people: the Army colonel in charge of the relocations and a young student who was incarcerated at Tule Lake. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874807899
- ISBN
- 9780874807899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
Paperback. A field guide to plants from the southern Great Basin/northern Mojave desert region that Paiute and Shoshone peoples sustained on through their shared way of life and harvesting. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874807226
- ISBN
- 9780874807226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.99
€ 31.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. A collection of Navajo oral traditions fully faithful to the 1897 original by Washington Matthews, containing richly detailed legends that remain among the most complete sources of Navajo culture. Editor(s): Matthews, Washington; Matthews, Washington. Num Pages: 318 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874804249
- ISBN
- 9780874804249
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.56
€ 20.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. Provides an analytical and operational framework that offers strategic guidance to cities on sustainable and integrated urban development. This framework is flexible and easily customized to the context of each country or city. At the same time case studies are used throughout the book to provide a matter-of-fact and ground-level perspective. Num Pages: 388 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821380468
- ISBN
- 9780821380468
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.27
€ 57.27
Paperback. Enlivened with profiles and vignettes of some of the remarkable people whose histories inform this study, Stepping Lively in Place shows how single, free women navigated life in a busy slave-encrusted river-port town before, during, and after the Civil War. It examines how single women coped with life unencumbered, or unprotected, by husbands. Num Pages: 368 pages, 17 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820349725
- ISBN
- 9780820349725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.07
€ 47.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Meehan, Katie. Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JFFK; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820348827
- ISBN
- 9780820348827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.45
€ 27.99
€ 26.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFE; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345574
- ISBN
- 9780820345574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.93
€ 67.93
Hardcover. Examines the garments produced by northwestern Georgia's tufted textile industry. The well-researched and heavily illustrated text presents a broad history of tufted textiles, as well as sections highlighting individual craftspeople and manufacturers involved with the production of chenille fashion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 171 colour and black & white images, 1 diagram, 2 maps. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345161
- ISBN
- 9780820345161
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.93
€ 43.99
€ 39.93
Paperback. Editor(s): Kierner, Cynthia A.; Treadway, Sandra Gioia. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 436 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820342658
- ISBN
- 9780820342658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.53
€ 47.53
Paperback. From the beginning, Georgia women were instrumental in shaping the state, yet most histories minimize their contributions. This title features essays that include women of many ethnicities and classes who played an important role in Georgia's history. It profiles reform-minded women like Mary Latimer McLendon, Mildred Rutherford, and Martha Berry. Editor(s): Chirhart, Ann Short; Wood, Betty. Num Pages: 392 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820333373
- ISBN
- 9780820333373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62
hardcover. Features twelve essays on southern indigence between the World Wars, which share a conviction that poverty is not just a dilemma of the marketplace but also a cultural and political construction. This volume shows that those who work to eradicate poverty can hesitate to cross the line of race, gender, memory, or tradition in pursuit of their goal. Editor(s): Godden, Richard; Crawford, Martin. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJG; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780820327082
- ISBN
- 9780820327082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.11
€ 65.11
Paperback. History has tended to be dominated by visual images, but the past was not silent. These essays explore attempts to access the sounds of the past, called historical acoustemology, auditory culture, or aural history. "Hearing History" is an introduction to an exciting new field of historical study. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFC; PHDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325835
- ISBN
- 9780820325835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.33
€ 44.99
€ 40.33
paperback. Challenges long-held assumptions that, in the development of Homo sapiens, form follows function alone. In this fascinating exploration, Loretta A. Cormier and Sharyn R. Jones explain the critical contribution that conscious female selection made to the attributes of the modern male form. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 B&W figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JHMC; JMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, First ed.
- SKU
- V9780817358914
- ISBN
- 9780817358914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.78
€ 35.78
Paperback. Series: The Mexican American Experience. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL4; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Edition
- New updated ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531578
- ISBN
- 9780816531578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816514144
- ISBN
- 9780816514144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99