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Hardback. Closed to conventional passage, the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas have nevertheless known European explorers since the sixteenth century. Systematic observation, however, dates only from the last years of the nineteenth century, with the epic drift of Fridtjof Nansen's ice ship Fram (1893-1896), the first scientific expedition of the modern era. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QSR; HBT; JPSH; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887716
- ISBN
- 9781574887716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.42
€ 43.99
€ 38.42
Paperback. Curiosity about elite military units is greater than ever in today's crisis-ridden world. And while numerous books have examined the various elite forces, Bunker Hill to Bastogne goes much further to show the relationship between these special units and the societies that gave birth to them. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w drawing, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887761
- ISBN
- 9781574887761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.85
€ 20.99
€ 20.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 230 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826335197
- ISBN
- 9780826335197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Hardback. Argues that the following points' implications for Russian strategy are profound: the leading military and economic powers are market-based economies and political democracies; the revolution in military affairs is driving both civil and military technology innovation; and the Cold War's fundamental war-fighting premises have changed radically. Num Pages: 192 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888133
- ISBN
- 9781574888133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.95
€ 51.99
€ 42.95
Paperback. In an authoritative, wise, and wholly original blend of social history, art, science, and anthropology, Fussell tells the story of corn in a narrative that is as uniquely hybrid as her subject. The great epic of this amazing grain makes clear that all the civilizations of the Western hemisphere have been built on corn. 250 photos and line drawings. Num Pages: 356 pages, 150 b&w illus and 100 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 200 x 27. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826335920
- ISBN
- 9780826335920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
hardcover. Over the last sixty years, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been marred by ideological conflict, imbalances of power, and economic disparity. The U.S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w photographs and maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781574888751
- ISBN
- 9781574888751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.87
€ 48.99
€ 40.87
paperback. Over the last sixty years, the relationship between the United States and Latin America has been marred by ideological conflict, imbalances of power, and economic disparity. The U.S. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 b&w photographs and maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574888768
- ISBN
- 9781574888768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Alongside war, there has always been diplomacy; alongside the warlord, the diplomat seeking a nonmilitary solution. Diplomatic efforts have shortened some of our worst wars and exacerbated others. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, charts, tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574889444
- ISBN
- 9781574889444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.80
€ 32.99
€ 28.80
Paperback. Revisits the activism of women citizens in preserving national parks and examines how far the inclusion of career women in the Park Service has progressed. This work discusses how staff can no longer fulfill the Park Service mission without outside support. This reality and the acceptance of women as leaders has affected Park Service culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 42 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826339942
- ISBN
- 9780826339942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Explores the processes of nationalism and national identity formation in the half century that followed the War of the Pacific. This book considers the national projects of Peru and Chile in the disputed territories and shows how these efforts were received among the diverse social strata of the region. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 1KLSR; 3JJC; HBJK; JPFN; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826342232
- ISBN
- 9780826342232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. A collection of essays that places Jewish-Latin Americans within the context of Latin American and ethnic studies. It emphasizes human actors and accounts of lived experiences. Editor(s): Lesser, Jeffrey; Rein, Raanan. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826344014
- ISBN
- 9780826344014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Father Gregory J Boyle, SJ, is a native of Los Angeles, a Jesuit priest, and founder of Homeboy Industries, an economic development and jobs program begun in 1988 for at-risk and gang-involved youth. This title presents the story of Boyle's unconventional ministry and its extraordinary successes. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826344854
- ISBN
- 9780826344854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. This study utilizes archival materials to reconstruct Lipan history through numerous threats to their society. Winner of the 2010 TOMFRA Award. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826345875
- ISBN
- 9780826345875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 459 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 459
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348920
- ISBN
- 9780826348920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Containing more than three hundred photographs, this is written primarily for students of arms, but also contains material of interest to historians, museum specialists, collectors, and dealers of antique arms. Num Pages: 556 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBW; JWM; TTM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826349989
- ISBN
- 9780826349989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
Paperback. "The first full-length study of female drug traffickers. The lives of these women are fascinating and skillfully analyzed by the author. The book will be pleasurable reading to general readers and specialists alike."--Howard Campbell, author of Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juarez" Editor(s): Lane, Kris. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JKVG; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826351982
- ISBN
- 9780826351982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Originally published: New York; William Morrow & Company, 1966. Editor(s): Hofer, Matthew. Series: Recencies: Research and Recovery in Twentieth-Century American Poetics. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826353818
- ISBN
- 9780826353818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826353955
- ISBN
- 9780826353955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. First published in 1994 as Tropical Synagogues: Short Stories by Jewish-Latin American Writers, Ilan Stavans s classic anthology is expanded and updated in this new edition." Editor(s): Stavans, Ilan. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2AB; 2ADSL; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826354952
- ISBN
- 9780826354952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. For many women around the world, their greatest risk of HIV infection comes from having sex with the very person with whom they are supposed to have sex: their spouse. This title situates marital HIV risk within an exploration of marital and extramarital sexuality in five diverse settings: Mexico, Nigeria, Uganda, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 b&w illustrations, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK5; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826516831
- ISBN
- 9780826516831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.17
€ 52.17