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Num Pages: 128 color images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327469
- ISBN
- 9780764327469
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.35
€ 31.99
€ 21.35
The Formation of National Party Systems. Federalism and Party Competit...
Chhibber, Pradeep K.; Kollman, Ken
Paperback. Relies on historical data spanning back to the eighteenth century from Canada, Great Britain, India, and the United States to revise our understanding of why a country's party system consists of national or regional parties. This title places contemporary party politics in the four examined countries in historical and comparative perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, 39 illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 1KBB; 1KBC; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119328
- ISBN
- 9780691119328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.38
€ 53.24
€ 42.38
hardcover. A collection of stories that provides a vivid panorama of the bustling world of imperial China before the end of the Ming dynasty. Translator(s): Yang, Shuhui; Yang, Yunqin. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DQ; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989037
- ISBN
- 9780295989037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Paperback. Offers a look at websites in Malaysia and Singapore that emerged on the margins of the political system to challenge mainsteam media. This title examines arguments that explain their development in terms of technology, and of differing norms of journalism and democracy. It is aimed those interested in politics and media in Malaysia and Singapore. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; GTB; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985787
- ISBN
- 9780295985787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. Drawing upon uncovered classified documents and interviews with key players, this text recounts the Lavon affair in Israel in 1963. It tells how the affair, which toppled the government of David Ben-Gurion, the nation's founding father, rocked the corridors of power in Israel. Num Pages: 310 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHC; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231104647
- ISBN
- 9780231104647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.30
€ 73.35
€ 57.30
hardcover. This volume seeks to fill the gap in the historiography of premodern Islam and is conceived as a new standard scholarly resource for those interested in the Seljuk period. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780748639946
- ISBN
- 9780748639946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.99€ 90.15
€ 139.99
€ 90.15
paperback. Celebrated author Ghada Karmi argues that the only practical solution to the conflict is for Palestinians and Israelis to live together in a secular democratic state Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745320656
- ISBN
- 9780745320656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 19.04
€ 32.99
€ 19.04
paperback. Drawing upon a vast array of sources, this volume develops new strategies for reading, contextualizing, and interpreting the long Chinese tradition of women's biography. Editor(s): Judge, Joan; Hu, Ying. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 446 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520289734
- ISBN
- 9780520289734
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.72
€ 49.99
€ 35.72
paperback. Examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. This book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520283817
- ISBN
- 9780520283817
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.09
€ 39.99
€ 28.09
hardcover. Presents a narrative on the origins of the Lebanese national idea. This title reconsiders conventional accounts that locate the origins of Lebanese nationalism in a distant legendary past and then trace its evolution in a linear and gradual manner. It is suitable for those interested in the evolution of nationalism in the Middle East and beyond. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520273412
- ISBN
- 9780520273412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.99€ 60.41
€ 79.99
€ 60.41
hardcover. Tells the story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520254459
- ISBN
- 9780520254459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.99€ 61.58
€ 79.99
€ 61.58
paperback. Chuang Tzu (369?-286? BC) was a leading Taoist philosopher. Using parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, he set forth in this book the early ideas of what was to become the Taoist school. This collection includes the seven "inner chapters," three of the "outer chapters," and one of the "miscellaneous chapters." Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231105958
- ISBN
- 9780231105958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.63
€ 29.99
€ 21.63
The Making of History. Essays Presented to Irfan Habib.
. Ed(S): Panikkar, K. N.; Byres, Terence J.; ...
Hardback. Editor(s): Panikkar, K. N.; Byres, Terence J.; Patnaik, Utsa. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 650 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843310532
- ISBN
- 9781843310532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 22.94
€ 59.15
€ 22.94
Hardback. Through journalist Daniel Gavron's revealing portraits of ten kibbutzim we hear the voices both of the veterans who are witnessing the collapse of their dream and of the youngsters who have rejected the vision of their parents. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRK; JFC; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695263
- ISBN
- 9780847695263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.55
€ 40.99
€ 34.55
Hardback. Focusing on the body as a site of rupture and signification, this book shifts the paradigm for the study of modernity in the Arab context from questions of representation, translation, and cultural exchange to an engagement with a genealogy of symptoms and affects embodied in texts from the nineteenth-century onward. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251711
- ISBN
- 9780823251711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.23
€ 85.23
Hardback. In Getting Out, a diverse cast of noted scholars and journalists considers how the United States might leave Iraq by examining seven historical case studies on how to and how not to withdraw from occupied territory. Editor(s): Walzer, Michael; Mills, Nicolaus. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812242164
- ISBN
- 9780812242164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.35
€ 42.35
Hardback. "Bisaha provides the most comprehensive and nuanced account now available of the attitudes of Western intellectuals to the Turks, the Byzantines, and crusading in Renaissance Italy, an important time and place for the formation of Western cultural identity."-James Hankins, Harvard University Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238068
- ISBN
- 9780812238068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardback. This ethnographic account invites readers to consider a fascinating case of globalized labor -- a Korean-owned and managed factory in China, operated by Chinese laborers, where the clash of cultures, traditions, and classes threatens both productivity and peace on the factory floor. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; GTF; JFFS; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784542
- ISBN
- 9780804784542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.43
€ 71.43
Hardback. Working alongside migrant Filipina hostesses in Japan, Parrenas investigates the impact of being labeled as trafficked victims and explores what governments should do to improve the lives of global migrants. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFN; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804777117
- ISBN
- 9780804777117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.16
€ 113.16
Hardback. This book chronicles the local histories written by modern Palestinians about their villages that were destroyed in the 1948 war. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773126
- ISBN
- 9780804773126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.34
€ 118.34
Hardback. Chronicling the rise of the Iraqi public sphere from 1921 to 1958, The Other Iraq reveals Iraqi intellectuals' democratic and pluralistic ideals, deconstructing the notion that Iraq has always been a totalitarian, artificial state, torn by sectarian violence. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 table, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759922
- ISBN
- 9780804759922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Hardback. This book examines Chinese culture under the condition of postsocialist modernity, in which market reforms have fundamentally altered the fields of film, literature, and cultural debate. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758741
- ISBN
- 9780804758741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.86
€ 139.86
hardcover. This book offers the nature and evolution of Japan's most ambitious postwar foreign policy, the Japanese challenge to the U.S.-led neoliberal world order in the politics of economic development. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758123
- ISBN
- 9780804758123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
Hardback. Eddy U offers a new interpretation of socialism and its failure in the last century. Taking on the conventional view that socialist China and other Soviet-type societies represented the domination of bureaucracy, he argues that these societies were not bureaucratic enough. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804756891
- ISBN
- 9780804756891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.55
€ 81.55