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Hardback. The landscapes of the Middle East have captured our imaginations throughout history. This title examines culturally constructed views of the environmental history of the Middle East and suggest that they have often benefitted elites at the expense of the ecologies and the people of the region. Editor(s): Davis, Diana K.; Burke, Edmund, III. Series: Ecology & History. Num Pages: 280 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; RGL; RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821419748
ISBN
9780821419748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.34

Paperback. Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development uses Hong Kong to explore environmental economic and social development in China, providing concepts of sustainability, contexts for environmental policymaking, and key challenges in sustainable development. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; RNT; RNU. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447305071
ISBN
9781447305071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.41

Hardback. Even though China has created an administrative structure and regulatory programmes to curb pollution, environmental quality has continued to deteriorate. This study analyzes compliance with environmental programmes involving wastewater discharge standards, fees, and permits. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNH; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847693986
ISBN
9780847693986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Siddiqui, Omar. Num Pages: 82 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 232 x 6. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614702245
ISBN
9781614702245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.68
€ 48.84

Paperback. Challenges the notion that globalized social formations emerged solely in the Global North prior to impacting the Global South. This book brings the reader into the lives of Chinese scientists, officials, villagers, and expatriate conservationists who were caught up in environmental trends over the past years. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
F First Paperback Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276208
ISBN
9780520276208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. Examines how popular culture has shaped the ways Americans define their 'interests' in the Middle East. Including the 9/11 and the Iraq war, this book argues that US foreign policy, while grounded in material and military realities, is also developed in a cultural context. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 426 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244993
ISBN
9780520244993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638126
ISBN
9780691638126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.08

Hardcover. Throughout the nineteenth century, cholera was a global scourge. Its causes were bitterly disputed. What experts did agree on was that the environment played a crucial role. In this book, Michael Zeheter offers a probing case study of the environmental changes made to fight cholera in two British colonies: Madras in India and Quebec City in Canada. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944461
ISBN
9780822944461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; JPS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171564
ISBN
9780231171564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Dawoody, Alexander R. Series: Public Administration, Governance and Globalization. Num Pages: 411 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPB; JPS; JPWL; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 777.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319310169
ISBN
9783319310169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.02

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Human Rights Watch United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564322807
ISBN
9781564322807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.45

Paperback. Reveals the true human costs of war in Iraq, an unfolding tragedy that has yielded millions of dead and displaced Iraqis since the first Gulf War. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328973
ISBN
9780745328973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.84

Paperback. In "Erin and Iran, " North American and European scholars consider parallel themes in and interactions between Irish and Iranian cultures from ancient times to the twentieth century. These studies of mythology, literature, and travelogues constitute the first-ever volume dealing with cultural encounters between the Irish and the Iranians. Series: Ilex Series. Num Pages: 215 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FBN; HBJD; HBJF1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
215
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088283
ISBN
9780674088283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.61

Hardback. Offers a tribute to the pioneers of oil exploration in Indonesia (1850-1898). Using diaries, relevant texts, personal notes and pictures, this book deals with the heroic efforts of Reerink (Cheribon, W Java), Zijlker and Kessler (Deli, NE Sumatra), Stoop (Surabaya and Rembang, E Java), Menten (Kutei, E Kalimantan), and their crews. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JH; PB; TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 451.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362227
ISBN
9780792362227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.40

Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260085
ISBN
9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Paperback. In West Java, Indonesia, all it takes is a woman's voice and a drumbeat to make a man get up and dance. The author draws on decades of ethnographic research to explore the reasons behind this phenomenon, arguing that Sundanese men use dance to explore and enact contradictions in their gender identities. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 halftones, 9 musical examples, 14 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; AVA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769592
ISBN
9780226769592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Provides detailed and powerful descriptions of popular religious beliefs and practices in late imperial China Translator(s): Grant, Beata; Idema, Wilt L. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991207
ISBN
9780295991207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Provides detailed and powerful descriptions of popular religious beliefs and practices in late imperial China Translator(s): Grant, Beata; Idema, Wilt L. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991191
ISBN
9780295991191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.15

Paperback. Introducing the incredible story of Shin Dong-hyuk - the only person born in a North Korean gulag ever to escape .. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprints
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330519540
ISBN
9780330519540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.74

Hardcover. From the world's most repressive state comes rare good news: escape to freedom of a small number of its people. It is a crime to leave North Korea. They go first to China, which rejects them as criminals, then to Southeast Asia, and finally to South Korea, and other countries. They travel along a secret route known as the new underground railroad. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; HBJF; JPHX; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594036330
ISBN
9781594036330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.09

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