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Paperback. "AVoice of Their Own" explores the consciousness-raising role of the American Suffrage press of the latter half of the 19th century" Editor(s): Solomon, Martha. Num Pages: 20 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; JFFK; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
20
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817351526
ISBN
9780817351526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.46

Paperback. Traces the story of the now state-recognized Waccamaw Siouan tribe from its beginnings in the Southeastern United States, through their first contacts with Europeans, and into the 21st century, detailing the struggles these Indians have endured over time. Series: Contemporary American Indian Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817351243
ISBN
9780817351243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

"Among the Garifuna: Family Tales and Ethnography from the Caribbean Coast "is an intimate ethnographic narrative of one indigenous family in the twentieth-century Caribbean, offering original insights on daily life, gender, culture, ethnicity, and religion. " Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817318710
ISBN
9780817318710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.19

The essays in "Transforming the Dead: Culturally Modified Bone in the Prehistoric Midwest" explore the numerous ways that Eastern Woodland Native Americans selected, modified, and used human bones as tools, trophies, ornaments, and other objects imbued with cultural significance in daily life and rituals. Editor(s): Hargrave, Eve; Schermer, Shirley; Hedman, Kristin; Lillie, Robin. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HDDA; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817318611
ISBN
9780817318611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.40

"Lincoln s Trident" is the definitive account of the US Navy s West Gulf Blockading Squadron s quarantine of the Confederacy in the central and western Gulf of Mexico and adjacent river systems." Num Pages: 712 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
712
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817318468
ISBN
9780817318468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.40

In 1948, just as the Cold War was settling into the form it would maintain for nearly half a century, major antagonists the United States and Russia began maneuvering into a series of dangerously hostile encounters. Into this difficult situation the Americans placed General William Henry Tunner. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817316921
ISBN
9780817316921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.14

Relates the development of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, or SIL, from its close association with official Mexico in the early 1930s to the late 1970s, when a growing anti-SIL alliance led by a new generation of Mexican anthropologists induced the Mexican government to curtail its support for the SIL. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; HRCX7; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817315153
ISBN
9780817315153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.09

Women clergy now account for approximately 10 percent of religious leaders in the United States. As their numbers grow, so too does their political influence. This book examines the effects of gender, professional experience, and religious belief on the political attitudes and activism of clergywomen. Series: Religion & American Culture S. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817314606
ISBN
9780817314606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.51

Paperback. Presenting major myth theorists from antiquity to the present, this work offers a cross-disciplinary approach to the study of myth. Rewritten and restructured, it reflects the increased interest in myth among both scholars and general readers since the publication of the first edition. Num Pages: 552 pages, index, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 994.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817310066
ISBN
9780817310066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.04

Paperback. In this volume, 25 female survivors of the Holocaust give their story of experiences during the period. They describe their efforts to evade Nazi laws and subsequent dehumanization, protect their children and siblings, and maintain their Jewish identity. Editor(s): Gurewitsch, Brana. Series: Judaic Studies S. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817309527
ISBN
9780817309527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.72

Paperback. A collection of essays about mythical trickster figures, ranging from the Coyote of America to African, Japanese, Greek and Christian figures, plus examples found in contemporary American fiction and drama. The work examines how cultural values are challenged and enforced by these comic creations. Editor(s): Hynes, William J.; Doty, William G. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817308575
ISBN
9780817308575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.04

Paperback. A pivotal in the study of history and politics, not only in Alabama but in the other states of the South. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBJK; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817302559
ISBN
9780817302559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Winkelman, Michael; Dubisch, Jill. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816531677
ISBN
9780816531677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. This analysis by an Indigenous feminist scholar challenges the United Nations-based human rights agendas and colonial theory that until now have shaped Indigenous models of self-determination. Gender inequality and gender violence, Dian Million argues, are critically important elements in the process of self-determination. Series: Critical Issues of Indigenous People. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816531417
ISBN
9780816531417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Paperback. "Practicing Materiality focuses on the job of applying materiality to anthropological investigations. It demonstrates a practical way to focus on the entangled lives of things without losing sight of their political and social implications"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Van Dyke, Ruth M. Num Pages: 232 pages, 11 halftones, 11 line drawings, 1 chart, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816531271
ISBN
9780816531271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. Series: First People: New Directions in Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMC; LNSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Arizona Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816531219
ISBN
9780816531219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99

Paperback. Forty years after Richard Nixon declared a War on Drugs, this sobering book offers views of the narco wars from scholars on both sides of the US-Mexico border. With evidence newly obtained through freedom-of-information inquiries in Mexico, it proposes practical solutions to a seemingly intractable crisis." Editor(s): Payan, Tony; Staudt, Kathleen; Kruszewski, Z. Anthony. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFE; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816530342
ISBN
9780816530342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.45

Hardcover. "Living with the Dead in the Andes" provides new data and insights informed by general anthropological theory; the extensive bibliography alone is an important contribution. Scholars working with Andean mortuary practices (and prehistory generally) will be citing these chapters for years. Editor(s): Shimada, Izumi. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HDD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816529773
ISBN
9780816529773
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.58

Paperback. "More Than Two to Tango gives a detailed portrait of the Argentine immigrant community, where tango is both an art form and a means of survival"-- Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; ASD; JFSL4; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816529469
ISBN
9780816529469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816528806
ISBN
9780816528806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.18

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