History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. This work is a biography of one of the poorest areas in the USA - where deer outnumber people. Little River gained notoriety in 1997as the site of the US government's first conviction under a new hate-crimes law intended to stop a rash of fires set at black churches around the country. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; GTB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817311100
- ISBN
- 9780817311100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.22
€ 31.22
Our Elders Teach Us : Maya-Kaqchikel Historical Perspectives (Contempo...
Carey Jr., David, Burns, Allan F.
Paperback. Combining anthropology and history, David Carey uses both oral interviews and archival research to construct a history of the last 50 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. He compares the Maya-Kaqchikel's point of view with that of western scholars. Series: Contemporary American Indian Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817311193
- ISBN
- 9780817311193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.01
€ 48.01
Paperback. "A useful and attractive book..contains some of the very best thinking on a variety of subjects important to southeastern archaeologists." --"Southeastern Archaeology" Editor(s): Badger, R. Reid; Clayton, Lawrence A. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817312770
- ISBN
- 9780817312770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.35
€ 36.35
Paperback. This volume tells the dramatic account of a Confederate ship that did millions of dollars' damage to the US merchant marine fleet during the American Civil War. The book was originally published in 1965. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817312817
- ISBN
- 9780817312817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.53
€ 30.53
Hardcover. From its early days as a struggling offshoot of the capstone campus in Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama's (UAB) journey to its status as a major medical complex and urban research university has been a bumpy but interesting one. This work explains why, despite various hurdles and distractions, UAB has arisen to be Alabama's largest employer. Num Pages: 568 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817315467
- ISBN
- 9780817315467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.87
€ 60.87
Hardcover. Presents the story of growth of a relatively small school to an internationally known and respected university. This title offers the history of Auburn University's President's Home from its construction as a WPA project on 'Ag Hill' in 1938 to the author's tenure as the University's first lady from early 2004 until the summer of 2007. Num Pages: 184 pages, 93 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817316174
- ISBN
- 9780817316174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.47
€ 30.99
€ 29.47
Hardcover. Margaret Fuchs was thirteen in June 1955 when she learned that her parents had been Communists while working for the US government in the 1930s and '40s. This book chronicles the years during which her parents were exposed and her father was subpoenaed before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Num Pages: 360 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; BGA; HBT; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817316747
- ISBN
- 9780817316747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.29
€ 40.99
€ 34.29
Hardcover. "Bluejackets in the Blubber Room" explores key events in US maritime history from the 1820s to the end of the Civil War through the biography of the sailing ship William Badger. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817317799
- ISBN
- 9780817317799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99
€ 41.99
Paperback. A comprehensive history of the Chickasaw tribe, whose territory, before they were removed to lands in Oklahoma in the 1800s, was located east of the Mississippi river. The author traces their history as far back as documentation and archaeology allow and historicizes from a native viewpoint. Num Pages: 456 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350338
- ISBN
- 9780817350338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.01
€ 48.01
Paperback. A companion ? Indian Place Names in Alabama?, this long out-of-print guide offers a new introduction from Patricia Wickman in which she provides current understandings of Seminole language and derivations and a brief analysis of Read's contribution to the preservation of the Native linguistic record. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; GBGP; HBTB; HBTG; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817350710
- ISBN
- 9780817350710
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.95
€ 17.99
€ 15.95
Paperback. This work comprises two articles that appeared in the 1904 and 1906 volumes of Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society - "Life of Apushimataha", in which Gideon Lincecum tells the story of Choctaw chief Pushmataha, a warrior born in 1764, and "Choctaw Traditions about Their Settlement in Mississippi and the Origin of Their Mounds". Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; BGH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817351151
- ISBN
- 9780817351151
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Condition: New
€ 21.43
€ 21.43
Paperback. Combines historical documents and archaeological research on various known Lower Muskogee Creek sites. This volume synthesizes the archaeological diversity and variation within the Lower Creek Indians between 1715 and 1836. It argues that the study of Creek Indian history should be at the level of towns instead of archaeological phases. Num Pages: 328 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HDD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817353650
- ISBN
- 9780817353650
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.19
€ 42.19
Paperback. Presents a succession of reminiscences that weave together a shimmering tapestry depicting a lost world. This title is set in Lodz, Poland, in the years between the author's childhood and early maturity, a period overtaken by the cataclysmic events of the 1930s and early 1940s. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354497
- ISBN
- 9780817354497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.53
€ 30.53
Paperback. Archaeologists are unsure exactly when the Maya inhabited the coastal areas of Belize, but evidence exists to support maritime trade network along the coast by AD 600. This text focuses on maritime trade network sites on Ambergris Caye, Belize where excavations have revealed remnants of very small villages, or camps, along the Caribbean coastline. Series: Fire Ant Books. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTM; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354633
- ISBN
- 9780817354633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.43
€ 26.43
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with 26 Monacans, one Episcopal minister appointed to serve them, one former clerk of the court for Amherst County, and her own story, the author offers accounts of what happened to the Monacan families and how their very existence as Indians was threatened under the Virginia's Racial Integrity Law. Series Editor(s): Paredes, J.Anthony. Series: Contemporary American Indian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817354886
- ISBN
- 9780817354886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.35
€ 36.35
Paperback. A journal of theatre history and scholarship from the Mid - American Theatre Conference (MATC), a regional body devoted to theatre scholarship and practice. It intends to unite people and organizations in their region with an interest in theatre and to promote the growth and development of different forms of theatre. Editor(s): Justice-Malloy, Rhona. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Alabama Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817355548
- ISBN
- 9780817355548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.66
€ 41.66
Paperback. "Tohopeka" contains a variety of perspectives and uses a wide array of evidence and approaches, from scrutiny of cultural and religious practices to literary and linguistic analysis, to illuminate this troubled period. Editor(s): Braund, Kathryn. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817357115
- ISBN
- 9780817357115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Hardback. Sports fans nationwide know Soldier Field as the home of the Chicago Bears. For decades its signature columns provided an iconic backdrop for gridiron matches, but few realize that the stadium has been much more than that. This title explores how this amphitheater evolved from a public war memorial into a majestic arena that helped define Chicago. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 78 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJ; HBTB; WSBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 971.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226257068
- ISBN
- 9780226257068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.54
€ 45.54
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288031
- ISBN
- 9780226288031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Hardback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226352794
- ISBN
- 9780226352794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.60
€ 61.60