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Paperback. National Geographic magazine is an American popular culture icon that, since its founding in 1888, has been on a nonstop tour classifying and cataloguing the peoples of the world. This title provides an insightful and alternative interpretation of National Geographic. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; GTB; JFC; JFSL; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397520
ISBN
9781566397520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.35

Paperback. Details the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II Series: Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992099
ISBN
9780295992099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.77

Paperback. Surveys the contours of Asian America. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 tables, references. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399388
ISBN
9781566399388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.29

Hardcover. The book outlines the evolution and role of minority languages locally and nationally; it investigates current educational language policies in minority areas; and it assesses the social and economic outcomes of language change for communities in contemporary China. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230551480
ISBN
9780230551480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Hardcover. This unique study explores the relationship between informal financial systems, illegal migration and human smuggling. Focusing on Chinese illegal immigrants working in the US, it examines the motivation and patterns of the use of illegal fund transfer systems, providing a revealing insight into the workings of Chinese underground banks. Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBEY; JFFN; JKVM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137290892
ISBN
9781137290892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Hardcover. Since the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JKVM; JPRB; JPS; JWF; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137385543
ISBN
9781137385543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.81

Num Pages: 111 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBXN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602201064
ISBN
9781602201064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403971296
ISBN
9781403971296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.92

Hardback. Editor(s): Wang, Lingzhen. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FC; APF; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156745
ISBN
9780231156745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.35
€ 83.54

Hardback. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 286 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, 8 colour. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137567499
ISBN
9781137567499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 402 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9788173045165
ISBN
9788173045165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.62
€ 64.31

Paperback. This detailed book begins with the period immediately following the death of the father of Zionism, Theodore Herzl. Rape of Palestine covers and explores fluctuations and changes in policy during the 20th Century and the consequences. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Gefen Books
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652292971
ISBN
9789652292971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.49

Hardback. Editor(s): Johnson, Lionel. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JPS; JPVH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634821803
ISBN
9781634821803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.13
€ 146.81

Paperback. Traces the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching. This book demonstrates how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, and prophet. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320470
ISBN
9780822320470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Presents the story of how food has come to play a central role in how Palestinian citizens of Israel negotiate life and a shared cultural identity within a tense political context. Translator(s): Wesley, David; Wesley, Elana. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366. Social and Political Aspects of Palestinian Food in Israel. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 232 pages. Presents the story of how food has come to play a central role in how Palestinian citizens of Israel negotiate life and a shared cultural identity within a tense political context. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCV. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 15. Weight: 366. Translator(s): Wesley, David; Wesley, Elana.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520262324
ISBN
9780520262324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardcover. Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850434153
ISBN
9781850434153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 59.94

Hardcover. This first detailed account of the Denver Anti-Chinese Riot of 1880 tells the complex story of how anti-Chinese nativism in the nineteenth century grew from a regional political issue to a full-fledged national concern. Provides a new way of understanding late nineteenth-century race relations, as well as American sectionalism. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619191
ISBN
9780700619191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HR; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 184 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333914
ISBN
9781590333914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.43
€ 64.47

Paperback. In Pipe Politics, Contested Waters, Lisa Bjorkman explores why water is chronically unavailable in Mumbai, India's economic and financial capital. She attributes water shortage to economic reforms that allowed urban development to ignore the water infrastructure, which means that in Mumbai, politics is often about water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359692
ISBN
9780822359692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. The extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell was marked by myriad achievements. Although best known for her desert travels and her part in the creation of the modern state of Iraq, she also made a significant contribution to the field of archaeology. This book explores Bell's achievements, emphasizing the tenacious, inquisitive side of her personality. Num Pages: 192 pages, 80 bw integrated, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAM; 1QDT; AMGD; HBJF1; HBLW; HDDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854987
ISBN
9781848854987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.00
€ 49.63

Paperback. Israel's military court system, a centerpiece of Israel's apparatus of control in the West Bank and Gaza since 1967, has prosecuted hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. This book offers a look at an institution that lies both figuratively and literally at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Num Pages: 335 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; LNDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241947
ISBN
9780520241947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. This book examines the use of book covers as marketing devices, asking what exactly they communicate to their readers and buyers, and what images they associate with a genre and create about a culture. Focusing on Indian women's writing in English, it combines the study of text with the study of materiality of the book. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH5; DSK; JFSJ1; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137474216
ISBN
9781137474216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.14

paperback. What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the 1950s and 1960s, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of the Telugu language. This title traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to language that lay behind these events. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; CFB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220691
ISBN
9780253220691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. How an ordinary country cloth became a symbol of the Indian nation Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780253348821
ISBN
9780253348821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.82

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