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Reiseberichte und Geschichtsdichtung
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 377.00Volume 3 contains works on historical consciousness (e.g. chronicles, biographical writings and historical songs) and spatial experience (e.g. narratives of pilgrims, fictional descriptions of journeys and accounts of real expeditions). more...
The Transformation of Rural Life
The University of North Carolina Press 2000; US$ 73.50Jane Adams focuses on the transformation of rural life in Union County, Illinois, as she explores the ways in which American farming has been experienced and understood in the twentieth century. Reconstructing the histories of seven farms, she places the details of daily life within the context of political and economic change. Adams identifies contradictions... more...
Rethinking Home
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95Joseph A. Amato proposes a bold and innovative approach to writing local history in this imaginative, wide-ranging, and deeply engaging exploration of the meaning of place and home. Arguing that people of every place and time deserve a history, Amato draws on his background as a European cultural historian and a prolific writer of local history to... more...
Undaunted Courage
Simon & Schuster 2013; US$ 18.00In this sweeping adventure story, Stephen E. Ambrose, the bestselling author od D-Day, presents the definitive account of one of the most momentous journeys in American history. Ambrose follows the Lewis and Clark Expedition from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip,... more...
City Watch
University of Iowa Press 2001; US$ 20.00In forty-five years as one of Chicago's liveliest journalists for Time, Life, and the Chicago Tribune, Jon Anderson has established a reputation for picking up on what someone once called "the beauty of the specific fact." Part "Talk of the Town," part On the Road with Charles Kuralt, Anderson's twice-a-week "City Watch" columns in the Chicago Tribune... more...
The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self-Confidence
Penguin Group US 1986; US$ 7.99Anthony reveals the step-by-step principles for building self-confidence that have changed thousands of lives. This classic features advice on tapping into creative imagination, clearing the mind of fear, worry, and guilt, communication skills, and goal setting. more...
High Lean Country
Allen & Unwin 2006; US$ 45.40An exploration of the history and heritage of the New England region of New South Wales. more...
City with a Chance
Marquette University Press 2007; US$ 20.00With unrest around the country and riots in Newark and Detroit, it became known as the long, hot summer of 1967. Milwaukee experienced a riot, too, and then became the biggest civil rights story in the nation as a white Catholic priest, along with a bunch of kids from the inner city, conducted marathon marches and demonstrations for an open housing... more...
Life Lines
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 59.99This text is intended for sociologists and anthropologists interested in ethnicity, community and integration amongst Asian Indian immigrants. more...
Frommer'sŪ San Antonio & Austin
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 16.99A complete guide to two of Texas's most diverse and exciting cities. Shows visitors how to have a great time in San Antonio, a multicultural city with a rich history (the Alamo) and lots of contemporary attractions (including over forty golf courses). more...









