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paperback. A story of tribal nation building in the modern era. It treats nation-building projects as nothing new to the Choctaws of southeastern Oklahoma, who have responded to a number of hard-hitting assaults on Choctaw sovereignty and nationhood by rebuilding their tribal nation. Series: North American Indian Prose Award Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1KBBS; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224902
ISBN
9780803224902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Takes readers through the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition to show how anthropology, as conceptualized by W J McGee, the first president of the American Anthropological Association, showcased itself through programs, static displays, and exhibits for millions of people 'to show each half of the world how the other half lives'. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 552 pages, 48 photographs, 2 maps, 10 tables, 12 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803227965
ISBN
9780803227965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Traces the complex relationship between Americans, technology, and their environment as it has unfolded over the past several centuries. Virtual America identifies the connections (or lack thereof) between our individual selves, an American identity, and the geography oout there.o Num Pages: 280 pages, 38 photographs, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHBA; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803232785
ISBN
9780803232785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Traces the political and legal history of the Indians of Robeson County, arguing that Lumbee political activities ave been powerfully affected by the interplay between their own and others' conceptions of who they are. This book offers insights into the workings of racial ideology and practice in both the past and the present South. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803261976
ISBN
9780803261976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. Investigates the multiple perspectives that exist within indigenous communities regarding the significance of sovereignty as a category of intellectual, political, and cultural work. This book explores the role of sovereignty in fueling cultural memory, theories of history and change, spiritual connections to the land, and repatriation efforts. Editor(s): Barker, Joanne. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262515
ISBN
9780803262515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. In the fall of 2005 the streets of France were rocked by civil disturbances on a scale unseen for decades. This title documents the socioeconomic inequalities, ethnic discrimination, and political neglect that have bred a volatile generation of minority ethnic youths deeply distrustful of a society they believe has failed them. Translator(s): Hargreaves, Alec G. Num Pages: 154 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803262621
ISBN
9780803262621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.46

Paperback. It is told that the ancestors of the Navajos journeyed through four worlds to reach the fifth, or present, one. This work offers an ethnographic account of the complexities and underlying wonder of their fifth world of modern reservation life. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803264311
ISBN
9780803264311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

paperback. Looks at the evolving identities of American Indigenous women today, their ongoing struggles against a centuries-old legacy of colonial disempowerment, and how they are seen and portrayed by themselves and others. This title examines how American Indigenous women have perceived and depicted by non-Natives, including scholars, and by themselves. Series: Contemporary Indigenous Issues Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803282865
ISBN
9780803282865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Describes the development of the Kokopelli phenomenon in American mass culture from its beginning to Kokopelli's status as pan-Southwestern icon. This book explores the figure's connections with the Hopi kachina god, Kookopolo and Maahu, the Cicada, and discusses how this rock art image is appropriated and misunderstood. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illus., Map. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFCA; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803282957
ISBN
9780803282957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; JFFN; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803284616
ISBN
9780803284616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 1080 pages, 10 illustrations, 20 photographs, 3 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; JHB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1579.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
1080
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803284654
ISBN
9780803284654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. An Apache's personal testimony from the bloody Apache Wars into the reservation years of the mid-20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286160
ISBN
9780803286160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Darnell, Regna; Gleach, Frederic W. Series: Histories of Anthropology Annual Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, 24 photographs, 1 chart. BIC Classification: JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803288102
ISBN
9780803288102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary North America. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 photos, 4 maps, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHMC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290587
ISBN
9780803290587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardback. Examines the challenging subject of discoursemarkers in Ojibwe, one of the many indigenous languages in the Algonquian family. Ojibwe Discourse Markers is a remarkable study that interprets and describes the Ojibwe language in its broader theoretical concerns in the field of linguistics. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 2JNC; CFG; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803299337
ISBN
9780803299337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.98

Hardcover. Narrates author's experience of becoming a parent as part of a lesbian couple - from meeting her partner and the questions they ask about their readiness to become parents, to the practical considerations of choosing a sperm donor. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4862 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804010795
ISBN
9780804010795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; RNK; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804011624
ISBN
9780804011624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardcover. This ethnographic examination of a middle-class group that must re-position itself--schoolteachers in 1990s Russia--depicts the interplay between identity, morality and consumption. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSC; JHBL; JHM; JNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804700696
ISBN
9780804700696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.27

Paperback. Studying the changing structure of social inequality and its underlying causes and consequences, this text encourages diverse methodologies and approaches, including conceptual and theoretical treatises, qualitative and quantitative analyses, and comparative and case-study approaches. Num Pages: 320 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1961
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804701242
ISBN
9780804701242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Studies of Chinese society commonly emphasize men's roles and functions, a not unreasonable approach to a society with patrilineal kinship structure. This book seeks to fill some of these gaps by examining the ways rural Taiwanese women manipulate men and each other in the pursuit of their personal goals. Num Pages: 236 pages, 8ill. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3480 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Stanford University Press Stanford, CA
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804708494
ISBN
9780804708494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

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