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Society & culture: general
paperback. Discusses the underlying causes of the US Civil War as they relate to Missouri and reveals how the war helped create both the legend and the reality of Jesse James and his gang. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JFC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Missouri Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826209597
- ISBN
- 9780826209597
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.50
€ 16.99
€ 16.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- NavPress United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781576838310
- ISBN
- 9781576838310
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.96
€ 13.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Covers archeology, history, and culture of different native nations that have called Iowa home since prehistory. This book focuses on the tribes most connected to Iowa since prehistoric times: the Ioway, Meskwaki, Sauk, Omaha and Ponca, Otoe and Missouria, Pawnee and Arikara, Illinois Confederacy, Santee and Yankton Sioux, and Winnebago. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587298172
- ISBN
- 9781587298172
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.75
€ 17.99
€ 17.75
Paperback. During China's Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong's "rustication program" resettled seventeen million urban youths, known as "sent downs," to the countryside for manual labor and socialist reeducation. This book examines the mechanisms and dynamics of state craft in China, from the rustication program's inception to its termination. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 text boxes, 7 b&w photos, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSP2; JPFC; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019874
- ISBN
- 9781589019874
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Condition: New
€ 75.19
€ 75.19
Paperback. Race matters in both national and international politics. Starting from this perspective, this work presents original essays from African American political scientists. These essays evaluate the discipline, its subfields, the quality of race-related research, and omissions in the literature. Editor(s): Rich, Wilbur C. Num Pages: 456 pages, 16 Tables, 4 Figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 712. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592131099
- ISBN
- 9781592131099
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.51
€ 41.99
€ 37.51
Paperback. Deconstructing the canon of American religious history Series: New Perspectives on Latina/o Religion. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRC; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602581999
- ISBN
- 9781602581999
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.09
€ 51.99
€ 51.09
Hardcover. A treatment of media's obsession with triviality. It argues that American audiences are assaulted with messages that the ordinary, and often private, aspects of our lives - family, childhood, parenting, education, food, sports, home improvement - must be showcased publicly and with extreme passion. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602582583
- ISBN
- 9781602582583
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Condition: New
€ 64.86
€ 64.86
Hardcover. Women who transformed their own flesh into Word Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602587533
- ISBN
- 9781602587533
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Condition: New
€ 77.47
€ 77.47
Paperback. Women's status in rural Java can appear contradictory to those both inside and outside the culture. This book examines this contradiction as well as sources of stability and change in contemporary Javanese gender relations. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802841
- ISBN
- 9780896802841
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.09
€ 34.99
€ 32.09
Paperback. This book takes a fascinating look at rock art through the lens of archeology and anthropology, offering an innovative model of Fremont society, politics, and worldview. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607810117
- ISBN
- 9781607810117
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.26
€ 41.99
€ 39.26
Paperback. A fascinating look at Lakota lifeways and history through the voices of medicine men and White Hat s personal stories" Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811848
- ISBN
- 9781607811848
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Condition: New
€ 29.46
€ 29.46
Paperback. After a playoff loss, Houston head coach, Jeff Van Gundy alleged that Yao Ming, his Chinese star center, was the victim of phantom calls. This book shows how this incident can be seen as a pivotal moment in the globalization of the NBA. It also explains how allegations of phantom calls challenge the fiction that America is a post-racial society. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; WSJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 118 x 6. Weight in Grams: 98.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976147534
- ISBN
- 9780976147534
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.53
€ 13.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. "Ordinarily Sacred" aims to illuminate the sacred quality of experience that on the surface appears mundane or secular. Through stories, metaphors, and images, the author claims, we discover the religious or the sacred in the activities of ordinary life - dreams, play and memory. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914169
- ISBN
- 9780813914169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.87
€ 31.99
€ 30.87
An Evening When Alone. Four Journals of Single Women in the South, 182...
O'Brien, Michael. Ed(S): O'Brien, Michael
Hardback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Michael. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 460 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914404
- ISBN
- 9780813914404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.08
€ 113.08
Hardback. These essays on Pulitzer Prize winner, Elizabeth Bishop, argue that her "sense of difference" as an orphan, a woman artist and a lesbian, play a significant role in the questioning of aesthetic, ethical and sexual boundaries that is so much part of her poetic practice. Editor(s): Lombardi, Marilyn May. Series: Feminist Issues: Practice, Politics, Theory S. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813914442
- ISBN
- 9780813914442
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Condition: New
€ 95.67
€ 95.67
hardcover. A study of civil rights litigation from the late 1960s through to the early 1980s. Its primary focus is on the areas of school desegregation, employment and housing discrimination, and voting rights. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH; JPWF; LNB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915722
- ISBN
- 9780813915722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.28
€ 117.28
Paperback. Based on a study of more than 350 narratives, this text explores literary and cinematic representations of American Indian captivity. The roles the captivity narrative has played in Western religious writings, theological claims, narrative strategies and reading practices are also examined here. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, facsim. BIC Classification: 2ABM; APFA; DSB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813916071
- ISBN
- 9780813916071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.20
€ 46.20
hardcover. In this sensitive account, Ann Kimble Loux tells of her family's painful experiences when they adopted two abused sisters, and the traumatic years that followed. The author conveys the social and individual human costs of child abuse and neglect, and calls for reforms in the adoption process. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813917108
- ISBN
- 9780813917108
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Condition: New
€ 63.99
€ 63.99
hardcover. Challenging the denigration of western-educated Africans as a culturally barren "kleptocratic" elite, this work shows that they occupied a shifting medial position between colonizers and colonized. In the process they created an intellectual culture grounded in indigenous and European sources. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813919072
- ISBN
- 9780813919072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.97
€ 108.97
Paperback. A discussion of the probability (shown by DNA tests) that Thomas Jefferson was the father of his slave Sally Hemings's children. The essays reflect the deeper questions the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings has raised about American history and national culture. Editor(s): Lewis, Jan; Onuf, Peter S. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919195
- ISBN
- 9780813919195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.62
€ 49.62