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Society & social sciences
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Russell Sage Foundation United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871546951
- ISBN
- 9780871546951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.93
€ 44.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 134 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874172041
- ISBN
- 9780874172041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Hardcover. Attempts to explain the historical and contemporary causes that have given rise to the current explosion of nationalist movements in western Europe. The text also discusses the course these movements may take in the future. Series: Ethnonationalism in Comparative Perspective S. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JPA; JPFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874172386
- ISBN
- 9780874172386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
Hardcover. This anthology seeks to reflect the heterogeneity of the American West. Balancing gender and cultural diversity, it provides 35 selections from writers representing a wide variety of ethnic groups, including Native Americans, Hispanic-Americans and a number of Euro-American ethnic groups. Editor(s): Haslam, Alexandra R; Haslam, Gerald W. (Professor of English, Sonoma State University, USA). Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; YQN. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Univ of Nevada Pr
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874172553
- ISBN
- 9780874172553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.56
€ 20.99
€ 20.56
Hardcover. Contributors examine the nature of industrial illnesses, including silicosis in the Mountain West's hardrock mining industry, and the management of Native American health. The editors offer an overview of the circumstances that created the region's medical history and suggest topics for study. Editor(s): Hildreth, Martha L.; Moran, Bruce T. Series: Wilbur S.Shepperson Series in History & Humanities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 23 b&w photographs, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKS; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173048
- ISBN
- 9780874173048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.19
€ 50.19
Paperback. A challenging look at feminist criticism as well as ecocriticism and the burgeoning literature of the environment. The author explores how American literature has shaped the way people view animals as "wild" and "domestic" and the consequences of this. Series: Environmental Arts & Humanities S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874173475
- ISBN
- 9780874173475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.47
€ 23.99
€ 20.47
Hardcover. This study examines the complex and diverse origins of Francoist nationalism. Focusing on the intellectual world of Spain's military elite, the book reveals the evolution of a military culture that ultimately became a principal bulwark for Franco's fascist regime. Series: Ethnonationalism/Iberian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JPFN; JPFQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- Reprinted from Hydrobiologica ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174816
- ISBN
- 9780874174816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.42
€ 55.42
Paperback. A collection of essays addressing the relationships between racial and ethnic identities and place in North America. Eighteen geographers examine the ways in which place fashions, recreates and contextualizes human identity, exploring social, cultural and economic aspects. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174878
- ISBN
- 9780874174878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. A collection of interviews with Mexican-American writers. They address such topics as personal background, education, sense of ethnic and gender identity, the origins and intention of published works, and views on writing, culture and art. The women come from Texas, California and New Mexico. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174939
- ISBN
- 9780874174939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Identity, Culture, And Politics In The Basque Diaspora (The Basque Ser...
Gloria Pilar Totoricagüena
Hardcover. A comparative study of ethnic identity in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Peru, the United States of America, and Uruguay that illustrates the effects of globalization on the daily lives of Basques living abroad, which reveals the complex universe of the dispersed Basques. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175479
- ISBN
- 9780874175479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.20
€ 47.20
Hardcover. The "Red scare" of the 1950s was especially problematic in American universities where traditions of academic freedom found themselves at odds with political issues stemming from the Cold War. The University of Nevada in Reno was no exception. J. Dee Kille's account of the crisis "on the hill" rests on a wide range of sources. Series: Wilbur S.Shepperson Series in History & Humanities. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175936
- ISBN
- 9780874175936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Hardcover. Examines the processes that maintained and intensified Basque nationalist political consciousness during the Franco years and the subsequent democratization of Spain. This work is based in part on a range of interviews and polls with informants in the Basque Country and abroad. Translator(s): Watson, Cameron; Douglass, Jack. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176056
- ISBN
- 9780874176056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.90
€ 50.90
The Peoples Of Las Vegas: One City, Many Faces (Shepperson Series in N...
Simich, Jerry L, Wright, Thomas C.
Paperback. 'The Peoples of Las Vegas' profiles the ethnic groups that make up their city's population. It looks into the ethnic life that lies beneath the surface of one of America's most unusual cities, provides historical and demographic context for such ethnicity and analyses the economic and social conditions that make it attractive to immigrants. Editor(s): Simich, Jerry L.; Wright, Thomas C. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; JHMP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176162
- ISBN
- 9780874176162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.44
€ 39.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFS; RGC; RGV; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176186
- ISBN
- 9780874176186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. An accessible overview of the Basque diaspora in the Western Hemisphere, this book is both a pioneering study of one of the American West's most important ethnic minorities and an engaging, comprehensive survey of Basque migration and settlement in the Americas. This edition includes a fresh preface by William A Douglass. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176254
- ISBN
- 9780874176254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Paperback. Dominique was sixteen when he left the French Pyrenees for America. He became a sheepherder in the Nevada desert. Like all his fellow Basque immigrants, he dreamed of someday returning to the land of his beginnings. Most Basques never made the journey back, but Dominique did return for a visit with family. This work tells the story of that trip. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 50th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177060
- ISBN
- 9780874177060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.02
€ 22.02
Paperback. Examines how Las Vegas' culture of spectacle has obscured boundaries between art and entertainment, as well as public and private interest. This work offers an insight into the increasing commercialization of nature and culture across America, and the ways Las Vegas has manipulated them to achieve ever-higher levels of extravagance and spectacle. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; JHMC; WDP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177275
- ISBN
- 9780874177275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.05
€ 19.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. Examines coroners' inquest reports, court case files, prison registers, and other sources to analyze patterns of homicide and the state's embryonic justice system. This book explains that the nature of crimes varied with the ethnicity of perpetrators and victims, as did the conduct and results of trials and sentencing patterns. Num Pages: 168 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFE; JFSL; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177282
- ISBN
- 9780874177282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.51
€ 24.51
Hardcover. The dawn of the twentieth century saw enormous changes throughout the United States. Seattle was one of the western cities that boomed during this period. This work expands our understanding of the roles that gender and class played in the construction of progressive politics in Seattle. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177367
- ISBN
- 9780874177367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.77
€ 50.77
Paperback. In 1970's, Winthrop, Washington, a small community in the Methow Valley, reinvented itself as a western-theme town. Many women living in Winthrop not only work with horses as packers, horse trainers, wranglers and ranchers but also as teachers, veterinarians, and business managers. This title reveals about issues of gender in the American West. Num Pages: 200 pages, 22 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177589
- ISBN
- 9780874177589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.06
€ 29.06