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Hardcover. In this text, Don H.Doyle looks at some unexpected parallels in American and Italian history. He examines both countries' struggle to create an independent, unified nation and the ongoing effort to instill national identity in their diverse populace. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323305
- ISBN
- 9780820323305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.72
€ 38.72
Hardcover. This text traces the halting rise of a pluralistic attitude in hiring and promotion procedures within the federal government. It reveals how circumstances in each of these eras shaped how federal managers conceptualized merit for female and African-American workers from 1933 through 1953. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL; JHBL; JPHV; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323626
- ISBN
- 9780820323626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.01
€ 60.01
Paperback. A collection of ten studies which examine New Deal and Great Society programmes from the Works Progress Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps to Social Security and Medicare. They also draw attention to private sector organizations, such as the Salvation Army. Editor(s): Green, Elna C. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JJ; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324821
- ISBN
- 9780820324821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.81
€ 43.81
Hardcover. These biographies aim to gain Mississippi's womens their place in its written record. The women whose stories are told here range from Felicite Girodeau, who was both a person of colour and a slaveholder, to Vera Mae Pigee, who "mothered" the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta. Editor(s): Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Ditto, Susan. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325026
- ISBN
- 9780820325026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.70
€ 152.70
Paperback. These biographies aim to gain Mississippi's womens their place in its written record. The women whose stories are told here range from Felicite Girodeau, who was both a person of colour and a slaveholder, to Vera Mae Pigee, who "mothered" the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta. Editor(s): Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Ditto, Susan. Num Pages: 360 pages, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325033
- ISBN
- 9780820325033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.07
€ 44.07
Paperback. New to the city, Tallmadge saw only its concrete, glass, smog, and debris, until he focused on the "buzzing, flapping, scurrying, chewing, photosynthesizing life forms" around him. This is a hopeful guide to finding nature and balance in unlikely places. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; JFSG; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326900
- ISBN
- 9780820326900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Hardcover. Most Southerners who fought in the Civil War were native born, white, and Confederate. However, thousands with other ethnic back-grounds also took a stand - and not always for the South. This book recounts the wartime experiences of the region's German Americans, Native Americans, and African Americans. Series: Georgia Southern University Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt Lecture Series. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327570
- ISBN
- 9780820327570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.49
€ 38.49
Hardcover. Illustrated with more than a hundred photographs, this is a comprehensive history of Berry College, located in northwest Georgia. It tells how Martha Berry's founding vision - to educate the head, the heart, and the hands - evolved to meet the challenges of each new generation. The book will be of interest to historians and scholars, among others. Num Pages: 256 pages, 101 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; HBT; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327587
- ISBN
- 9780820327587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.43
€ 45.99
€ 41.43
Paperback. Using newspapers, municipal documents, government investigations, organizational records, oral histories, and photographic evidence, this book relates the experience of working-class women - as community members, activists, pleasure seekers, and consumers of social services - to the process of urban development. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327723
- ISBN
- 9780820327723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.03
€ 44.03
Paperback. The story of Junius Irving Scales - the only American ever to be convicted solely for being a member of the Communist Party - following Scales from his privileged southern upbringing through the awakening of his social conscience, his civil- and labor-rights work, his arrest and trials, his disillusionment with the Party, and his time in prison. Num Pages: 480 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327853
- ISBN
- 9780820327853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.24
€ 47.24
Hardcover. Contrasts the author's Ivy League education to the experiences of his students at a small public college in a faded, gritty New England city. In this book, a teacher ponders the nature of meaningful learning, both in and beyond the classroom. It features essays that offer accounts of the trials of learning. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820328478
- ISBN
- 9780820328478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.91
€ 30.99
€ 26.91
Hardcover. The long-awaited biography of an unsung literary legend who informed the major 1960s cultural and political movements: Black Arts, Black Power, and Civil Rights. Leak offers a full examination of both Dumas s life and his creative development." Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: B; DSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820328706
- ISBN
- 9780820328706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.97
€ 51.97
Paperback. Georgia politics is an interesting - and sometimes volatile - mix of tradition and change. This book uses a comparative framework to examine four major topics: the foundations of contemporary Georgia politics, political participation, major political institutions, and selected public policies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 41 tables, 19 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329079
- ISBN
- 9780820329079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.62
€ 44.62
Paperback. Poses a simple question: What makes a cultural phenomenon truly great? Exploring a variety of "king-sized cultural monuments," this title argues that one qualification for greatness is that a phenomenon be embraced by both the elite and the general public, and that it must be embraced repeatedly over time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329093
- ISBN
- 9780820329093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.65
€ 27.99
€ 25.65
Hardcover. Covers Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter's achievements and setbacks in light of what has been at once his greatest asset and flaw: his stubborn, faith-driven integrity. This book includes the energy crisis, the Iran hostage situation, the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal and other treaties, and the diplomatic emphasis on human rights. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329147
- ISBN
- 9780820329147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.96
€ 150.96
Paperback. A collection of essays that offers insights into various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminates the tension between tradition and change that defined the South from the Civil War through the Progressive Era. Editor(s): Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Littlefield, Valinda W.; Johnson, Joan Marie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 colour & 20 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329383
- ISBN
- 9780820329383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.86
€ 43.86
Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times (Southern Women: Their Lives an...
Sarah L. Wilkerson Freeman
Hardcover. Including suffragists, civil rights activists, and movers and shakers in politics and in the music industries of Nashville and Memphis, as well as many other notables, this collective portrait of Tennessee women offers fresh perspectives and insights into their dreams, their struggles, and their times. Editor(s): Freeman, Sarah L. Wilkerson; Bond, Beverly Greene. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 1 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329482
- ISBN
- 9780820329482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.75
€ 152.75
Paperback. Including suffragists, civil rights activists, and movers and shakers in politics and in the music industries of Nashville and Memphis, as well as many other notables, this collective portrait of Tennessee women offers fresh perspectives and insights into their dreams, their struggles, and their times. Editor(s): Freeman, Sarah L. Wilkerson; Bond, Beverly Greene. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; BGH; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329499
- ISBN
- 9780820329499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.41
€ 47.41
Hardcover. In Georgia during the Great Depression, jobless workers united with the urban poor, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers. In a collective effort that cut across race and class boundaries, they confronted an unresponsive political and social system and helped shape government policies. This book lets us understand the movement. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JJG; HBTB; JPWF; KCFM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820330457
- ISBN
- 9780820330457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.79
€ 152.79
Mississippi Women: Their Histories, Their Lives, Volume 2 (Southern Wo...
Elizabeth Anne Payne, Martha H. Swain, Marjor...
Paperback. Explores the historical forces that have shaped women's lives in Mississippi. This book acknowledges the state's diverse cultural and physical landscapes as they discuss how issues of race, gender, and class affected women's lives in various private and public spheres. Editor(s): Payne, Elizabeth Anne (Professor of History, University of Mississippi, USA); Swain, Martha H. (Cornaro Professor of History Emerita, Texas Women's University, USA); Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA). Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- Volume 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820333946
- ISBN
- 9780820333946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.35
€ 44.35