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Hardcover. Tracing the social and political history of Aden since the late colonial era, Dahlgren explores the evolving ways in which the society has been established in a tension between contesting normative orders. She offers a complex picture of Adeni society in which norms for morality and propriety vary according to the context of the social space. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 black-&-white illustrations, 2 maps, 3 tables, glossary, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632467
ISBN
9780815632467
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.52

Paperback. Spanning academic and public debates, Empire's Ally opens a new line of argument on why the mission has entered a stage of crisis. Num Pages: 432 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613041
ISBN
9781442613041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.60

Publication date
2013
Publisher
ITMB Publishing Canada
Edition
6th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781553410775
ISBN
9781553410775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.20

paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 24 black & white halftones, 1 bla. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HRA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415546690
ISBN
9780415546690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.72

mass_market. Offers a firsthand account of the exploits and accomplishments of the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, and describes their perilous missions amid the vast Viet Cong tunnel complexes of Cu Chi. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations , ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BTM; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Presidio Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780891418177
ISBN
9780891418177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Playing God discusses the genre of rituals known as 'Teyyam' extant in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781790373
ISBN
9781781790373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.21

Paperback. The Hospitallers were the first of the Secular Crusading Orders to be created, and they played a major part in the military struggle between Christendom and the Islamic World. This work considers their significant cultural, political and economic role within the Christian Empire. Illustrator(s): Hook, Christa. Series: Warrior S. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations, (some colour ) bibliog , glossary. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HRAM9; HRC; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841762159
ISBN
9781841762159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.41

paperback. Analyzing the regimes of production and their segmentations in the context of global and national production networks, this title discusses Chinese and international industrial relations theory and labor sociology and explore the perspectives of collective bargaining, trade union reform, and democratic workplace representation in China. Series: Labour Studies. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9783593398907
ISBN
9783593398907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.19

Hardcover. Explores how North Korean state-sponsored propaganda performances - including public spectacles, theater, film, and other visual media including posters - shape everyday practice in a country where the performing arts are not only a means of entertainment but also a forceful institution used to regulate, educate, and mobilize people. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 57 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; AN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472117086
ISBN
9780472117086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.62

Paperback. Editor(s): DeCoker, Gary; Bjork, Christopher. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807754238
ISBN
9780807754238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 49.46

Hardcover. The year 1919 in Jerusalem marked the conclusion of hundreds of years of Ottoman rule and the beginning of British occupation, a period of great change that would transform the city. This memoir presents a portrait of life in post-WWI Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of a spirited young English girl. Num Pages: 176 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJG; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815608721
ISBN
9780815608721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.40

Paperback. This study emphasizes the pattern of literary change in Iran, as it focuses on the relationship between the constructive elements of literary creativity, literary movement, ideology, and metaphorical language of modern Persian authors. Num Pages: 232 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628194
ISBN
9780815628194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.07

Paperback. Since President Mohammad Khatami's landslide victory in May 1997, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been a study in contradictions. Whilst Khatami condemned his nations's fanatical past, there still remains an opposing faction towards the West. This study analyses Iran's post-revolutionary politics. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPN; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629788
ISBN
9780815629788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.33

Hardcover. Of the many Islamist groups that have emerged within the Muslim world over the last two decades, perhaps none has had so great an impact on Middle Eastern and International affairs as Hizbullah, the Party of God. This book serves as a pathway for understanding Hizbullah and other Islamist. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630531
ISBN
9780815630531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.43

Hardcover. There is an increasing number of middle- and upper-class urban Pakistani women turning toward Islam via Al-Huda, an Islamic school for women aiming to transform the women who absorb its message into 'pious' subjects. This title explores how Al-Huda is fostering a new generation of educated, urban, middle-class women to become veiled conservatives. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 table, glossary, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632092
ISBN
9780815632092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.98

Hardcover. Drawing on the comprehensive knowledge and experience of experts in the region, The International Politics of the Persian Gulf shines a bright light on this area, offering insights and thoughtful analyses on the critical importance of this troubled region to global politics. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632801
ISBN
9780815632801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.50

Hardcover. This title showcases written and visual contributions by Iraqi artists, writers, poets, filmmakers, photographers, and activists. Contributors explore the way Iraqis retain, subvert, and produce art and activism as ways of coping with despair and resisting chaos and destruction. Editor(s): Al-Ali, Nadje; Al-Najjar, Deborah. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633013
ISBN
9780815633013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.72

Hardcover. This text provides an analysis of the social and cultural impacts of war, social unrest and political violence in two societies that have undergone traumatic conflict and upheaval. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1HFMS; JFSJ; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633433
ISBN
9780815633433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Hardcover. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633587
ISBN
9780815633587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

Hardcover. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCU; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633730
ISBN
9780815633730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.06

Hardcover. From its humble "straw mat" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, "p'ansori" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates "p'ansori" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; AVGE; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824825119
ISBN
9780824825119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66

Paperback. Since the late 1960s the Indonesian island of Batam has been transformed from a sleepy fishing village to a booming frontier town, where foreign investment, mostly from neighboring Singapore, converges with inexpensive land and labor. This book explores the experiences of migrants and tourists who pass through Batam. Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFN; JHM; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824833152
ISBN
9780824833152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824834913
ISBN
9780824834913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.63

Hardcover. Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, Protectors and Predators examines the nature and roles of deities in the religious world of medieval Japan and beyond. Bernard Faure introduces readers to medieval Japanese religiosity and shows the centrality of the gods in religious discourse and ritual. Num Pages: 584 pages, 172 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRAC; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 204 x 261 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Univ of Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839314
ISBN
9780824839314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.50

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