New Studies of the Autograph Manuscript of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala's Nueva Coronica y Buen Gobierno

Rolena Adorno
Paperback - $50.40

In 2001 the Royal Library in Copenhagen launched a digital facsimile on the Internet of the unique manuscript Nuev cornica from 1616 by the ethnic Andean Felipe Guaman Poma. These new technical studies supplement the facsimile with a description and...

Historia de la Vida Cotidiana en Mexico, Tomo III : El Siglo XVIII

Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru
Paperback - $85.70

The result of a major research project involving more than 80 specialists from several countries, under the guidance of Dra. Pilar Gonzalbo Aizpuru, this is the first comprehensive history of daily life in Mexico. Co-published with El Colegio de Mexico's...

The Alabama Guide : Our People, Resources, and Government 2009

Alabama Department of Archives and Histo
Paperback - $31.50

Self, Social Structure, and Beliefs : Explorations in Sociology

Jeffrey Alexander
Paperback - $36.50

"For nearly fifty years, Neil Smelser has been one of the world's most distinguished sociologists. His intellectual range is remarkable, and so too his influence over the discipline. The essays collected here are a fitting tribute precisely because they...

Travel on Southern Antebellum Railroads, 1828-1860

Eugene Alvarez
Paperback - $27.70

This volume presents railroading in its heyday. The matter-of-fact descriptive title of this interesting little volume on railroading in the pre-Civil War South does not do justice to Alvarez''s coverage of the subject. Along with his full account of...

Witness to America : A Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today

Stephen Ambrose
Hardcover - $37.80

This classic text is now updated through 2009 with firsthand accounts of the 2000 presidential election, 9/11, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the election of the first African-American president, Barack Obama.

Why America? : 500 Years of a Name

German Arciniegas
Paperback - $25.20

Despite the fact that the Americas were named after Florentine Amerigo Vespucci, he has been one of the least researched characters in American history. In this profile, Vespucci is revealed as a smart, trustworthy businessman and explorer, worthy of...

Cronicas y Leyendas Mexicanas

Jerman Argueta
Paperback - $15.10

This book uses historical fiction to tell great tales, legends and chronicles of the Mexican revolution, family histories and characters which be interesting for the historian but mainly for the ordinary men and women who would like to know more about...

A Falklands Diary : Winds of Change in a Distant Colony

Jean Austin
Hardcover - $68.00

In 1969, Jean Austin's husband was appointed Colonial Secretary of the Falkland Islands and they were transported to a remote outpost of the British colonies. While there Austin immersed herself in island life, fulfilling the duties of a Colonial...

Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West

Gordon Morris Bakken
Hardcover - $463.70

The Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West provides much more than ethnic groups crossing the plains, landing at ports, or crossing borders; this two-volume work makes the history of the American West an important part of the...