South of Broad

Reducere. Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "A big sweeping novel of friendship and marriage" (The Washington Post) by the celebra...

Reducere. Pat Conroy�s work as a novelist and a memoirist has indelibly shaped the image of the American South in the cultural imagination. His writing has r...

Providing uniquely broad coverage, encompassing North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, ...

Reducere. Discover the diverse (and delicious) cuisines of South India.Indian food is as complex, broad, and varied as the country itself-and it's time to br...

A guide to some of the finest tours of southern England's waterways, from the Grand Union Canal in the South Midlands to the River Tamar in the Sou...

Reducere. A Woman Rice Planter offers insights into a broad spectrum of Southern life after the Civil War. As an account of a woman's struggle for survival a...

Reducere. This formidable history of South Carolina stretches from the territory's discovery, through its earliest years, its nascence as a prospering colony...

Reducere. In July of 1780, when the Revolutionary War in the Southern states seemed doomed to failure, a small but important battle took place on James Willi...

This interdisciplinary study provides a broad analysis of Sri Nalanda Mahavihara, the Buddhist learning center, during the first millennium AD. Dra...

Reducere. Description "Catchin' babies" was merely one aspect of the broad role of African American midwives in the twentieth-century South. Yet, little has ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe industrial food system has created a crisis in the United States that is characterized by abundant food for privileged citizens and ...

This topical volume deals with the major challenges of migration in the Global South and their governance, which are traditionally much less consid...

Reducere. There is a continuing academic and policy interest in the potential for culture-based urban regeneration across the world. Such regeneration is int...

Reducere. Columbia sits on hills overlooking the Congaree, Saluda and Broad Rivers. The name evokes sanctuary and the American spirit. Its central location i...

Although he is best known as a mentor to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Howard Thurman was an exceptional philosopher and public intellectua...

Shawn McHale explores why the communist-led resistance in Vietnam won the anticolonial war against France (1945-54), except in the south. He shows ...

Reducere. The golden key to understanding the last 75 years of American political development, the eminent labor relations scholar Michael Goldfield argues, ...

The chapters in this book call attention to vulnerabilities, challenges and risks for applied linguists and the communities they work with across a...

Reducere. Welcome to Our Hillbrow is an exhilarating and disturbing ride through the chaotic and hyper-real zone of Hillbrow-microcosm of all that is contrad...

Reducere. Headless dolls, horse races, and arson-the tools of passion. Caroline Corbett is ready for the twentieth century, excited to find work and meet new...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dhan Gopal MukerjiEditor: Gordon ChangEditor: Akhil GuptaA person of rare talent and broad appeal, Dhan Gopal Mukerji (1890...

A Samaritan State Revisited brings together a refreshing group of emerging and leading scholars to reflect on the history of Canada's overseas deve...

Reducere. Recreation -- Travel -- Nature From Bayou Bartholomew in the north to the Atchafalaya Swamp in the south, from the Sabine River in the west to the ...

Reducere. Against the sweeping history of the 20th century, two people from different worlds find each other and create a unified life. In Two Lives on Four ...

Reducere. Worldwide supplies of sugar and cotton were impacted dramatically as the U.S. Civil War dragged on. New areas of production entered these lucrative...

The ice mountains of the Karakoram are among the world's greatest natural treasures. At 8611 metres (28, 251 ft), K2 is the second tallest mountain...

Reducere. From Harry Turtledove, bestselling author of the Worldwar series and The Guns of the South, a collection of nine stories and three essays that illu...

Reducere. Two self-proclaimed "crotchety old horticulture professors, " Ed O'Rourke and Leon Standifer share an immense love of gardening, a vast knowledge o...

Reducere. Three months after a family vacation in Costa Rica ends in tragedy when two fellow rafters die on the flooded Rio Reventaz n, John Lane sets out wi...

Reducere. The exciting world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game comes alive in this giant 320-page, full-color hardcover campaign settingFully revised to mat...

DescriptionWritten by leading subject expert Christine Mallin, Corporate Governance combines clear, accessible discussion of theory with a wealth o...

Reducere. From unusual tropical spices to temperate herbs to native species, this guide covers plants that will succeed in every region with a focus on plant...

Reducere. Like the postcolonial world more generally, Southeast Asia exhibits tremendous variation in state capacity and authoritarian durability. Ordering P...

The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages--from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished Americ...

Reducere. A forty-five-square-block neighborhood in the heart of Kentucky's largest city, Old Louisville is among the largest and most significant historic p...

Like other towns in coastal Maine, Freeport was settled in the 18th century by residents of the southern part of the state--Massachusetts, which it...

The award-winning and haunting novel from Rodrigo Hasb n, the literary star Jonathan Safran Foer calls, "a great writer, " about an unusual family'...

Reducere. In the mountains of western North Carolina, the Civil War was fought on different terms than those found throughout most of the South. Though relat...

Reducere. In Claiming Union Widowhood, Brandi Clay Brimmer analyzes the US pension system from the perspective of poor black women during and after the Civil...

Music after the Fall is the first book to survey contemporary Western art music within the transformed political, cultural, and technological envir...

In this closely integrated collection of essays on colonialism in world history, Frederick Cooper raises crucial questions about concepts relevant ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this work, the author, Charles Fletcher Lummis, writes of the southwestern United States and the Spanish Pioneers to which the credit...

Reducere. 'A novel full of surprises... It's vintage Paretsky, and hard to put down' - The Sunday TimesNamed Top 10 Thriller of 2020 by KirkusChicago is the ...

Reducere. Asian/Pacific Islander American Women is the first collection devoted to the historical study of A/PI women's diverse experiences in America. Cover...

Reducere. Originally known as Nashborough, Nashville was named as the capital of Tennessee in 1843. The city's economic recovery after the Civil War was slow...

Reducere. The Great Platte River Road through Nebraska and Wyoming was the grand corridor of America's westward expansion. A number of famous trails converge...

Remarkably, a small fraction of firms account for most of the job and output creation in high-income and developing countries alike. Does this impl...

Reducere. DescriptionSince the 1960s, Martin Luther King, Jr., has personified black leadership with his use of direct action protests against white authorit...

Reducere. Highlander serves as a catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement building in Appalachia and the South. We work with people fighting for justi...

Reducere. An all-around grilling cookbook showcasing different methods and diverse cuisines, as well as stories and recipes from America's all-star grillers ...

Reducere. The Gullah people of St. Helena Island still relate that their people wanted to "catch the learning" after northern abolitionists founded Penn Scho...

Reducere. Set against the impending riptide of the French Revolution and composed while Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille, Aline and Valcour embodies the m...

Reducere. Set against the impending riptide of the French Revolution and composed while Sade was imprisoned in the Bastille, Aline and Valcour embodies the m...

Reducere. The news and scholarly literature are replete with stories and articles describing the challenges that diverse individuals face in their local comm...

Reducere. Syndicated television and radio host. Serial liar. Pioneering journalist. Convicted criminal. Close ally of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Pu...

Reducere. On the morning of March 5, 1959, Luvenia Long was listening to gospel music when a news bulletin interrupted her radio program. Fire had engulfed t...

Reducere. DescriptionThroughout his life, Atlanta resident George W. Wray Jr. (1936-2004) built a collection of more than six hundred of the rarest Confedera...

Reducere. DescriptionThe seaside resort of Cape May was named for Dutchman Cornelis Mey, who sailed past this part of southeastern New Jersey in 1616. Origin...

Reducere. "MY MOMMY IS GOING TO DIE, " SHAINA SOBBED INTO THE PHONE.When Piper Streyle failed to show up for work, a coworker called her home. Piper's three-...

A funny and intimate travelogue of one woman's unexpected adventures in Japan. French illustrator Julie Blanchin-Fujita arrived in Tokyo for what s...

Reducere. In this dazzling literary collection, writers explore and celebrate their lives with and love for birds--detailing experiences from Alaska to Bermu...

Reducere. Stories of non-US citizens caught in the jaws of the immigration bureaucracy and subject to indefinite detention are in the headlines daily. These ...

This book examines the connections between the British Empire and French colonialism in war, peace and the various stages of competitive cooperatio...

The Kennedys in the World tells a new, rich, fascinating, and consequential story about Jack, Bobby, and Ted Kennedy. From an early age the brother...

Reducere. Do you want to be a doctor? Find out what it's like to help people feel better in this inspiring board book that features a peek-through cover and ...

Reducere. A woman dragged into danger...Dr. Samantha Park's life is shaken when her best friend and research partner dies barely two months into their eight-...

Reducere. Come explore the geology of Florida's Gulf Coast beaches, from a bird's-eye view down to a crab's-eye view. You'll journey from Panhandle sugar-san...