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Society & culture: general

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGL; DSBF; DSK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558498020
ISBN
9781558498020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

hardcover. Reveals the breadth of Jewish participation in the American Civil War on the Confederate side. Rosen describes the Jewish communities in the South and explains their reasons for supporting the South. He relates the experiences of officers, enlisted men, politicians, rabbis and doctors. Num Pages: 536 pages, 163 halftones, 13 line art, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781570033636
ISBN
9781570033636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.98

Hardcover. Earl M Middleton (b 1919) has prospered in ways few African Americans have in the rural South. A World War II veteran, and as a owner of a successful business that cuts across racial lines and as a political leader in the cause of civil rights, Middleton has garnered hard-won recognition. This work tells his story. Num Pages: 216 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037153
ISBN
9781570037153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Paperback. Consisting of "Blackways of Kent" (1955), "Millways of Kent" (1958), and "Townways of Kent", the "Kent Trilogy" forms a southern ethnography. This text presents an account of African American life in a small Southern town just prior to the Civil Rights era. It includes a preface on the origins and impact of the "Kent Trilogy". Series: Southern Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Edition
Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570037252
ISBN
9781570037252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.31

Paperback. This text describes seven faculty members and a graduate student at one university, who engaged in a conversation about their own experiences in urban education over a three-year period. Authors used standpoint epistemology as visas of credibility for their border crossings to urban schools. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hampton Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572734364
ISBN
9781572734364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

Hardcover. Written by the author of "Through Animals' Eyes", this title tells stories that cover the humorous and the tragic, the surprising and the inevitable. It includes stories about the orphaned baby Rhesus monkey who found a new mother in an old monkey rescued from a lab, and the brave red-tailed hawk who was illegally shot, but healed to soar again. Num Pages: 144 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFZ; RNKH; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574412161
ISBN
9781574412161
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.31

Hardcover. Series: Texas Folklore Society Extra Book. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 145. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415896
ISBN
9781574415896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.54

hardcover. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578064533
ISBN
9781578064533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.27

Paperback. Marilyn Dell Brady introduces readers to the lives, languages, religions, and cultures of Chinese, Japanese, East Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Laotian, and Cambodian Texans. Series: Texans All S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 61 b&w photos, 3 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBBSX; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585443123
ISBN
9781585443123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.47

Paperback. Have humans always fought and killed each other, or did they peacefully coexist until organized states developed? Keith F. Otterbein draws on primate behavior research, archaeological research, and data gathered from the Human Relations Area Files for this study. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 figures, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFE; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585443307
ISBN
9781585443307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.83

Paperback. The European Texans highlights the contributions of those who immigrated to Texas from Europe. Allan O. Kownslar introduces readers to the life and culture of French, English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, Belgian, Swiss, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German, Wend, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Greek and Slavic Texans. Series: Texans All S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 88 b&w photos, 4 tables, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBBSX; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585443529
ISBN
9781585443529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.98

Paperback. Long before Texas became the Lone Star State, or even a Spanish territory, Indian Texans called it home. From prehistory, through European and American invasions, to the beginning of the 21st century, author James M. Smallwood traces the survival and revival of Native Americans in Texas. Series: Texans All S. Num Pages: 160 pages, 62 b&w photos, 2 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585443543
ISBN
9781585443543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.47

Paperback. Rosalie Schwartz uses the 1933 RKO-Radio Pictures production "Flying Down to Rio" to examine the interplay of technology and popular culture that shaped a distinctive 20th-century sensibility. Series: Centennial of Flight Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JFC; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585444212
ISBN
9781585444212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.56

Paperback. In 1916, 17-year-old Jesse Washington, a retarded black boy, was publicly tortured, lynched, and burned on the town square of Waco, Texas. Drawing on research from the national files of the NAACP, local newspapers and archives, and other sources, this book presents the reconstruction of the crime and how it influenced the antilynching campaign. Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 b&w photos, map, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JFSL3; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585445448
ISBN
9781585445448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.31

Paperback. Analyzes sporting experiences and organizations, as well as their impact on communal and individual lives. This title features contributions that spotlight diverse fields of athletic endeavor: baseball, football, soccer, boxing, track, and softball. It is useful for those interested in sports history. Editor(s): Iber, Jorge; Regalado, Samuel O. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL1; JHBS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585445523
ISBN
9781585445523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.27

Paperback. Presents a thesis that offers a vision of Texas history and culture. This work presents an analysis that de-emphasizes the role of the Texas Revolution in Texas history and explores the ways in which Anglos and Mexicans developed tense ties following the US-Mexico War. Editor(s): Cotera, Maria Eugenia. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 b&w photo, 6 tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 213.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585445646
ISBN
9781585445646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.02

Paperback. In the decades following the Civil War, scores of African Americans served in the US Army in the West. This anthology focuses on the careers and accomplishments of black soldiers, the lives they developed for themselves, their relationships to their officers, and the discrimination they faced from the very whites they were trying to protect. Editor(s): Glasrud, Bruce A.; Searles, Michael N. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585446209
ISBN
9781585446209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brookes Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598571813
ISBN
9781598571813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.24

Paperback. Aligned with the core values and agenda of TASH, this visionary text prepares professionals to strengthen supports and services for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Editor(s): Agran, Martin, PH.D.; Brown, Fredda (Queens College, City University of New York); Hughes, Carolyn, PhD; Quirk, Carol; Ryndak, Diane. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Brookes Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598572704
ISBN
9781598572704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Mather, Nancy; Goldstein, Sam; Eklund, Katie. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Brookes Publishing Co United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598578362
ISBN
9781598578362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35

Paperback. The essential guide to the new edition of the trusted social-emotional screener, the updated ASQ:SE-2'trade User's Guide gives your programme all the information and guidance you need to use the screener accurately and effectively. The ASQ:SE-2 User's Guide is part of the ASQ:SE-2 screening system. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC; MJW; MQCL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Brookes Publishing Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598579581
ISBN
9781598579581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.04

Paperback. Traces the experiences of Mexican workers on the American home front during World War II as they moved from rural to urban areas and sought better-paying jobs in industries. This title investigates the intervention by Mexico in the treatment of workers and Texas' emergence as a key site for negotiating the application of the Good Neighbor Policy. Series: Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 b&w photos, 8 tables, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJH; JFFJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603440974
ISBN
9781603440974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.62

Paperback. Robert McPherson has gathered the wisdom of White Mesa elders as they imparted knowledge about their land place names, uses, teachings, and historic events tied to specific sites providing a fresh insight into the lives of these little-known people." Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 971.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811459
ISBN
9781607811459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.72

Paperback. This thought-provoking collection sheds light on the plight of our nonhuman primate cousins--and what we can do to help Editor(s): Kemmerer, Lisa. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607811534
ISBN
9781607811534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

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