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Hardback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9780691149646
ISBN
9780691149646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.08
€ 83.48

Paperback. Examining such countries as Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia, this title explores how Arab citizens decide whether to back existing regimes, regime transitions, and democratization projects, and how the global position of Arab states shapes people's attitudes toward their governments. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149653
ISBN
9780691149653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Investigates the role of civic associations in promoting democratic attitudes and behavioral patterns in contexts that are less than democratic. This work argues that, in state-centralized environments, associations can just as easily promote civic qualities vital to authoritarian citizenship - such as support for the regime in power. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140995
ISBN
9780691140995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardback. This book draws out and examines the trends in education and research in the field of library and information science (LIS) in the vast Asia-Oceania region. Information is an important part of the human condition and critical to the development of the Asia-Oceania region. The book is timely, therefore, as the region continues to grow and develop. Editor(s): Spink, Amanda; Singh, Diljit. Series: Library and Information Science Series. Num Pages: 335 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1M; GL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 34. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780524702
ISBN
9781780524702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.56

Hardback. A maverick in the history of photography, lshiuchi Miyako burst onto the photography scene in Tokyo in the mid-1970s, at a time when men dominated the field in Japan. Working prodigiously over the last forty years, she has created an impressive oeuvre and quietly influenced generations of photographers born in the postwar era. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 colour, 89 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 248 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064559
ISBN
9781606064559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.28

Hardback. Afghanistan has become synonymous with violence. In the past 25 years alone, the country has endured Russian invasion and occupation, civil war and a US--led military campaign, resulting in the combined loss of over 2 million lives, most of them civilian. Series: Global Political Hot Spots. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFFE; JPH; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745631141
ISBN
9780745631141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tulika Book India
Edition
4th ed.
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381341
ISBN
9789382381341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 203. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781941332146
ISBN
9781941332146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.10

paperback. 'Her dissection of Hizbullah's worldview is instructive. She treads carefully.' - The Jerusalem Post Series: Critical Studies on Islam. Num Pages: 264 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HRH; JPW; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745317922
ISBN
9780745317922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.73

paperback. Examines the internal dynamics of the Palestinian political elite and their impact on the struggle to establish a Palestinian state. This book argues that the Fatah leadership has attempted to mobilize social forces, local secular-nationalist and Islamist movements, while undermining their ability to develop independent power structures. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217738
ISBN
9780253217738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Analyzes the consumption of media by Arab citizens of Israel as a type of communicative behavior and a form of political action. Drawing on public opinion survey data, this book describes perceptions and use of media ranging from Arabic Israeli newspapers to satellite television broadcasts from throughout the Middle East. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221414
ISBN
9780253221414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Back Stories looks at the production of U.S. news during the second Intifada, highlighting the unrecognized and unexamined work of Palestinian journalists and its effects on Palestinian society and politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781411
ISBN
9780804781411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health.. Num Pages: 238 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444. Mental Illness, Modernity and Islam in Sylhet, Bangladesh. 252 pages, 25 ills. Sylhet, the area of Bangladesh most closely associated with overseas migration, has seen an increase in remittances sent home from abroad, introducing new inequalities. Social change has also been mediated by the global forces of Western biomedicine and orthodox Islam. This book examines the effects of these modernizing trends on mental health. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JHBK; MBPK; PSXM. Dimension: 162 x 233 x 16. Weight: 444.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
238
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454881
ISBN
9780857454881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.12

paperback. Editor(s): Harvey, Barbara S. Num Pages: 172 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 255 x 25. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780877277446
ISBN
9780877277446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to one of the world s core economic powerhouses. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664743
ISBN
9780745664743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Hardcover. This book sets out to unravel and explain the puzzle of the global rise of China: how, in just forty years, China has been quickly transformed from a poor, backward third-world country to one of the world s core economic powerhouses. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTF; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664736
ISBN
9780745664736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.93

Paperback. From May to September 1939 Japan and the Soviet Union fought an undeclared war on the Mongolian plains that ended with a decisive Soviet victory with two important results: Japan reoriented its strategic emphasis toward the south; and Russia freed itself from the fear of fighting on two fronts. Num Pages: 1276 pages, 37 half-tones 10 tables 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; HBG; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
1276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718356
ISBN
9780804718356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.26

Hardback. .
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400766730
ISBN
9789400766730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.36
€ 58.30

Hardcover. This amazing coffee table book contains many inspirational stories that are not widely known, and that show so movingly that peace is possible. The personalities of the children shine through in their photos as well as in the accompanying quotes, which range from poignant to utterly hilarious. Num Pages: 190 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 209 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
190
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296238
ISBN
9789652296238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 27.57

Paperback. An argument that well-meaning indigenous rights and development claims and interventions may misrepresent and hurt the very people they seek to help, based on extensive ethnographic research in eastern India. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 illustrations, 1 map, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347651
ISBN
9780822347651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

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