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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Presents a picture of traditional Sioux culture and history Num Pages: 208 pages, 25 photographs, 8 illustrations, 1 chronology, 1 glossary, 1 appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803244542
ISBN
9780803244542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. The dissolution of the French Empire and the ensuing rush of immigration have led to the formation of diasporas and immigrant cultures that have transformed French society and the immigrants themselves. This title examines the impact of this postcolonial immigration on identity in France and in the Francophone world. Editor(s): Gafaiti, Hafid; Lorcin, Patricia M. E.; Troyansky, David G. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization. Num Pages: 488 pages, 8 images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803244528
ISBN
9780803244528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.57

Paperback. Collection of Wyoming's folklore produced by the Federal Writers Project Editor(s): Dow, James R.; Dow, Susan D.; Welsch, Roger L. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243026
ISBN
9780803243026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 85 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803237858
ISBN
9780803237858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.19

Hardback. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 210 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803237629
ISBN
9780803237629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Hardback. As scientists claiming specialized knowledge about indigenous peoples, especially American Indians, anthropologists used expositions to promote their quest for professional status and authority. This title shows how anthropology showcased itself "to show each half of the world how the other half lives". Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 552 pages, 48 photos, 2 maps, 10 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803237599
ISBN
9780803237599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Paperback. Provides a grounded, yet poignant, description of what it was like to grow up during the 1930s and 1940s on a sharecropper's farm Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 genealogy. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJG; BM; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803235366
ISBN
9780803235366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.95

paperback. The exciting history of intertribal conflict among the tribes in the northwest United States Num Pages: 272 pages, 19 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803234550
ISBN
9780803234550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.60

Paperback. Supernatural and superhuman elements have been prominent in American culture from the time of the New England Puritans' intense emphasis on religion. This book surveys the appearance of supernatural and superhuman elements in American culture, focusing on the American fascination with narratives involving supernatural adventure. Series: Extraordinary World. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232891
ISBN
9780803232891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.28

Paperback. Takes readers through the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition to show how anthropology, as conceptualized by W J McGee, the first president of the American Anthropological Association, showcased itself through programs, static displays, and exhibits for millions of people 'to show each half of the world how the other half lives'. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 552 pages, 48 photographs, 2 maps, 10 tables, 12 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803227965
ISBN
9780803227965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. A collection of traditional Koasati stories and tales. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 photos. BIC Classification: JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 188 x 31. Weight in Grams: 898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803227293
ISBN
9780803227293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.45

Hardback. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBW; 2AB; DSB; HBJK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803226999
ISBN
9780803226999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.88

Paperback. Contains 190 texts from nineteen consultants - most collected in English or in English translation. This work includes 155 stories that represent Upper Chehalis and Cowlitz Salish narrative traditions, primarily myths and tales. It is suitable for those interested in the content and comparative analysis of Native texts told in English. Editor(s): Adamson, Thelma. Num Pages: 1 map, 4 images. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFHF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803226685
ISBN
9780803226685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. A memoir of recovering the history of a German village where Jews' and Christians' claims of congeniality were often proved true. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BM; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803226401
ISBN
9780803226401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Hardback. A study of the Second Creek War and its impact on antebellum southern society Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 512 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 40. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803225480
ISBN
9780803225480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.48

Hardback. Joins the issues of language survival and indigenous identity to present a unique perspective on the place of language within culture Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 2JNC; CFB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225299
ISBN
9780803225299
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

paperback. Globally, at least one in four women experiences domestic violence at some point in her life, according to World Bank figures, which are confirmed by local surveys around the world. This study contributes to the fields of domestic abuse and narrative studies with the author's analysis of the narrative practices of doctors who treat abused women. Series: Frontiers of Narrative. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKV; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780803224940
ISBN
9780803224940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

Paperback. In early nineteenth century the US government, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), began a systematic campaign to assimilate Indians. Featuring a comparison of US and British government attempts to assimilate problem peoples through mass elementary education, the author offers a portrait of imperialism at work in the two nations. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJD; JFSL9; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224858
ISBN
9780803224858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An interdisciplinary and international collection of essays that illuminates the importance and effects of indigenous perspectives for museums. It challenges and complicates the traditionally close colonialist connections between museums and nation-states and urge more activist and energized roles for museums in the decades ahead. Editor(s): Sleeper-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 374 pages, 14 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: GM; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803219489
ISBN
9780803219489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

paperback. Born in a small village in the Everglades in 1920, Buffalo Tiger grew up immersed in the traditional customs and language of the Miccosukees. As the modern world encroached on the Miccosukees and the Everglades shrank around them, he became an energetic and outspoken leader of the community. This is the biography of a tireless leader. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 photographs, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; BGA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803218857
ISBN
9780803218857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

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