History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. Editor(s): Larkin, Karin; McGuire, Randall H. Num Pages: 400 pages, tables, charts & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Colorado United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870819551
- ISBN
- 9780870819551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.10
€ 73.10
Paperback. Originally published in 1978, this is the autobiography of an indomitable woman and her family's 20 years of adventures and misadventures in a desert wilderness. In 1908, Sarah Olds packed up her brood and went homesteading. Her book tells of their hardships, poverty and tribulations. Num Pages: 200 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874170528
- ISBN
- 9780874170528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.95
€ 17.99
€ 15.95
Hardcover. This work examines the rapid economic growth of Spain's Bilbao region during its massive exportation of iron ore to Great Britain between 1875 and 1899. It focuses upon the opportunities it created for Bilbao businessmen and combines economic history with social, cultural and political analysis. Series: Basque Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliography, appendixes. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; HBTB; KCP; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874172690
- ISBN
- 9780874172690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.63
€ 55.63
Paperback. This text is a guide to the historic sites in the colourful northeast of Nevada. Divided into five easily accessible regions of Elko County, it lists the historic sites within each region, providing directions to reach them, and offers a brief history of each site. Num Pages: 280 pages, 115 b&w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBTB; HD; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874172959
- ISBN
- 9780874172959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.43
€ 30.99
€ 28.43
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
€ 49.03
€ 49.03
Hardcover. James W. Hulse recounts the tortuous and colourful history of Nevada's libraries and the work of the dedicated librarians, educators, civic leaders, women's organizations, philanthropists and politicians who struggled to make the democratic vision of free libraries available to all Nevadans. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 1 map, references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; GLM; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175448
- ISBN
- 9780874175448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Calaveras Gold: The Impact Of Mining On A Mother Lode County (Sheppers...
Limbaugh, Ronald H., Fuller, Willard P.
Hardcover. This work offers a detailed history of mining and its economic impact in Calaveras County in the central Sierra from the first discoveries in the 1840s. It examines the roles of race, gender, and class in this frontier society, and the generation and distribution of capital. Series: Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities. Num Pages: 392 pages, 75 b&w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KNAT; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874175462
- ISBN
- 9780874175462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.09
€ 50.09
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
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
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
€ 48.07
€ 48.07
Paperback. Traces the history of Italians in Las Vegas from the founding of the city in 1905, recording their activities in the fledgling settlement. First appeared in 1996, this book was hailed as a significant contribution to the history of Las Vegas and of ethnic minorities in America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176810
- ISBN
- 9780874176810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.11
€ 21.99
€ 20.11
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
€ 49.56
€ 49.56
Paperback. The wagon trail between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles is one of the most important but least-known roads of nineteenth-century western migration. This book tells the first history of the complete Southern Route and of the people who developed and used it. It also discusses the exploration and development of the Old Spanish Trail. Num Pages: 304 pages, 51 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177527
- ISBN
- 9780874177527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.75
€ 25.99
€ 23.75
Paperback. Examines the role of Spanish-Mexican women in the development of California. This book describes the history of women in the American West and the complex role of gender, race, and class in the borderlands of the Southwest. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177787
- ISBN
- 9780874177787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.41
€ 32.41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177831
- ISBN
- 9780874177831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.60
€ 54.60
Nevada's Historic Buildings: A Cultural Legacy (Shepperson Series in N...
James, Ronald M., Harvey, Elizabeth
Paperback. In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was created to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the best of them for use as cultural centers. This title highlights 90 of these buildings, describing them in the context of the state's history and the character of the people who created and used them. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AMG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874177985
- ISBN
- 9780874177985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874178449
- ISBN
- 9780874178449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.03
€ 31.03
Paperback. The colorful story of California's official Gold Rush town available in an accessible new format Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press United States
- Edition
- New edition, New format
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874178562
- ISBN
- 9780874178562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.68
€ 35.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179477
- ISBN
- 9780874179477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.75
€ 21.99
€ 19.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; 5HC; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179491
- ISBN
- 9780874179491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.04
€ 29.99
€ 27.04
Paperback. Breaking free of assigned gender roles in the workplace Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJP; HBTB; HBTD; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874179606
- ISBN
- 9780874179606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28