The Americas
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The Americas
Paperback. Argues that the insurrection in Texas was made possible by support from Mexico when it suited President Carranza for his own political and diplomatic purposes Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264779
- ISBN
- 9780803264779
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.06
€ 46.99
€ 42.06
Paperback. Tells what it was like to be a Green Beret in the jungle in Vietnam Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803264809
- ISBN
- 9780803264809
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€ 23.99€ 21.82
€ 23.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Presents a collection of non-Occidental music, all from a single tribe. This book divides the songs into three categories: religious ones, sung by a certain class; social ones, involving dances and games; and ones to be sung singly, including dream songs, love songs, captive songs, prayer songs, death songs, sweat lodge songs, and songs of thanks. Num Pages: 152 pages, Songs. BIC Classification: 1KB; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 278.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press Lincoln
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803268876
- ISBN
- 9780803268876
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.37
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Paperback. Presents a compendium of twenty-one essays on ethnohistorical historiography that are preceded by a contextualizing introduction, and organized under the topical heads: textual historiography, positive analytic methods using nontextual physical evidence, ethnohistorical synthesis, and the ethical-contextual issues of ethnohistory. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803271159
- ISBN
- 9780803271159
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803271579
- ISBN
- 9780803271579
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€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. The Canadian Sioux are descendants of Santees, Yanktonais, and Tetons from the United States who sought refuge in Canada during the 1860s and 1870s. This book helps fill that gap in the literature and remains relevant even in the twenty-first century. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 226 pages, 24 photographs, 1 map, 3 tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803271760
- ISBN
- 9780803271760
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. A documentary history of the American Indian activist movement. It illustrates the development of American Indian political activism from the 1960s through the end of the twentieth century. It includes influential statements by Indian organizations and congressional committees, and the texts of significant laws. Editor(s): Johnson, Troy R.; Josephy, Alvin M., Jr; Nagel, Joane. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 183 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803276116
- ISBN
- 9780803276116
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.79
€ 20.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Blends memoir and nature writing, tracking the Platte River valley for one calendar year, ushering readers through its diverse and changing landscape and the plants, animals, and humans that call the ecosystem home. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803276796
- ISBN
- 9780803276796
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.63
€ 19.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. Presents an intimate look at the typical but often misunderstood practice of adoption and naming of anthropologists by Native families and communities. Leading anthropologists in the United States and Canada discuss this issue by focusing on the cases of such prominent earlier scholars as Lewis Henry Morgan and Franz Boas. Editor(s): Kan, Sergei A. Num Pages: 270 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803277977
- ISBN
- 9780803277977
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
American Anthropology, 1888-1920: Papers from the American Anthropolog...
American Anthropological Association
Paperback. The 55 selections in this volume represent the interests and accomplishments in American anthropology from the establishment of the American Anthropologist through World War I. Editor(s): Laguna, Frederica de. Num Pages: 838 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1134.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press Nebraska
- Number of pages
- 868
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803280083
- ISBN
- 9780803280083
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
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Paperback. Frank Fools Crow, a spiritual and civic leader of the Teton Sioux, spent nearly a century helping those of every race. This book, based on interviews conducted in the 1970s, talks about his eventful life, from the days when the Sioux were learning to farm to later times when alcoholism, the cash economy, and WWII were fast eroding the old customs. Num Pages: 294 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803281745
- ISBN
- 9780803281745
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes, this title lets us experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. It also includes adventures that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Illustrator(s): Shenton, Edward. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803281783
- ISBN
- 9780803281783
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.34
€ 17.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Lends clarity to the heated debate about the purpose and direction of Native American scholarship Editor(s): Mihesuah, Devon Abbott. Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; JFSL9; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282438
- ISBN
- 9780803282438
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.88
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Paperback. A collection of stories that aims to bring to life the world of the Crow Indians. It features a collection of legends, tales, history, and detailed accounts of life and culture, told from Crow points of view. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 photos, map. BIC Classification: 1K; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282636
- ISBN
- 9780803282636
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.33
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Paperback. Presents the mystery of what happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In this title, the authors track the outlaws and the enigmatic Etta Place through South America, where they fled in 1901. Information about William T Phillips, who claimed to be Butch Cassidy, is also included. Num Pages: 412 pages, 52 photographs, 16 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803282902
- ISBN
- 9780803282902
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
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Paperback. Yuwipi is the Oglala Sioux version of an ancient and widespread ritual in which a shaman is bound and, in the darkness, calls spirits to come and free him and to communicate with his audience. This book shows how this ritual is related to two other old institutions, the vision quest and the sweat lodge. Num Pages: 113 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 113
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803287105
- ISBN
- 9780803287105
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
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Paperback. Offers a comprehensive history of the achievements and failures of the United States Regular and Volunteer Armies that confronted the Indian tribes of the West in the two decades between the Mexican War and the close of the Civil War. The author describes many of these skirmishes in consummate detail, including descriptions of garrison life. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295506
- ISBN
- 9780803295506
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.43
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Paperback. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3480 x 14. Weight in Grams: 254.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804701204
- ISBN
- 9780804701204
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.37
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Paperback. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 184 x 111 x 16. Weight in Grams: 207.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709460
- ISBN
- 9780804709460
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
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Paperback. Brings to the analysis of American kinship a theoretical perspective that attends to the historically situated, symbolic processes through which people interpret and thereby transform their kinship relations. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press Stanford
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720175
- ISBN
- 9780804720175
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
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Paperback. Throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, illegitimate offspring of elite families in colonial Spanish America appealed to the Council of the Indies in Spain to purchase legitimations. This analysis provides a detailed picture of attitudes to illegitimacy in colonial Spanish America. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 tables 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3J; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731485
- ISBN
- 9780804731485
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
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Paperback. This book argues that the invention of Asian American identities serves as an index to the historical formation of modern America. By tracing constructions of "Asian America" to an interpenetrating dynamic between Asia and America, the author obtains a deeper understanding of key issues in American culture, history, and society. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734455
- ISBN
- 9780804734455
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 46.00
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Paperback. Jack London has long been recognized as one of the most colourful figures in American literature. This re-assessment of his work aims to bring to the reader a new sense of London's richness and variety, especially his treatment of diverse cultures. Editor(s): Cassuto, Leonard; Reesman, Jeanne Campbell. Num Pages: 308 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735162
- ISBN
- 9780804735162
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
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€ 34.17
Paperback. In the 1930s and 1940s, the prevalent American view of China was that of a friendly, democratic, and increasingly Christian state, in many ways akin to the United States. This book shows how the notion of the Chinese as aspiring Americans helped shape American opinion and policies toward Asia. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736541
- ISBN
- 9780804736541
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75