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Hardcover. The opening of the ports of Japan in 1859 brought a flood of Japanese craft products to the world marketplace. For ivory it was a golden age. This book examines the role that ivory and ivory carvers played in the expression of nationalism and the development of sculpture in the later nineteenth and early twentieth century. Num Pages: 132 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137363329
- ISBN
- 9781137363329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05
Hardcover. Risk and Return in Asian Emerging Markets offers readers a firm insight into the risk and return characteristics of leading Asian emerging market participants by comparing and contrasting behavioral model variables with predictive forecasting methods. Num Pages: 221 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137360885
- ISBN
- 9781137360885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Nadine Godehardt analyzes how Chinese experts define Central Asia when they talk and write about policy issues related to China's immediate western neighbourhood. Series: Politics and Development of Contemporary China. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTF; JPR; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359735
- ISBN
- 9781137359735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book defines the Korean development as the moral economy of growth derived from a synergy between strong state and strong society and argues that Confucian cultural orientation has played a critical role in the process. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359728
- ISBN
- 9781137359728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.85
€ 53.37
€ 46.85
Hardcover. Political Performance in Syria, charts the history of a theatre that has sought the expansion of civil society and imagined alternate political realities. In doing so, the manuscript situates the current use of performance and theatre by artists of the Syrian Revolution within a long history of political contestation. Series: Studies in International Performance. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJP; 3JM; AN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358974
- ISBN
- 9781137358974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Paperback. Barack Obama has faced many challenges in reversing US policy on the Middle East. This book highlights points of resistance to Obama's efforts regarding US foreign policy and what lessons may be learned from this experience for the remainder of his presidency. Editor(s): Akbarzadeh, Shahram. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JM; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358813
- ISBN
- 9781137358813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
Hardcover. This book analyzes the origins of conflicts and wars in the Persian Gulf, assesses the common factor(s) that have been their essential fuel, determines their fallout for the political, economic, and human development of the region, and provides insight into how they may be better contained. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358370
- ISBN
- 9781137358370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. A study of US-Syria relations, this book analyzes the legacy of mistrust between the two states and continuities and discontinuities over time. It challenges the purely realist and power-political explanation that is dominant and points to a politically embedded set of ideas rooted in anti-colonial Arab nationalist ideology. Series: Middle East Today. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358349
- ISBN
- 9781137358349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Combining theoretical and empirical insights, this book provides an in-depth analysis of South Asia's transition in the areas of democracy, political economy and security since the end of the Cold War. It provides a close scrutiny to the state of democracy and political economy in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Editor(s): Chakma, Bhumitra. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTF; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137356635
- ISBN
- 9781137356635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Transitions to Adulthood in the Middle East and North Africa: Young Wo...
Gebel, Michael, Heyne, Stefanie
Hardcover. This book identifies chances and barriers women face in their transition to adulthood in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria. Adopting a life course perspective, it provides a new integrative micro-macro-theoretical framework and innovative analyses of individual life courses based on longitudinal data. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSJ1; JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355553
- ISBN
- 9781137355553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. A good understanding of Chinese data gathering methods and reporting structures is invaluable to anyone with business or investment plans in China. This book tackles the veracity of Chinese statistics, raising awareness of abuses and problems in real-life examples that have occurred, and provides practical strategies to reduce risk in the future. Series: Palgrave Pocket Consultants. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJC; KJK; KJMV3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353191
- ISBN
- 9781137353191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.08
€ 36.08
Hardcover. Hsu and Perry provide a concise overview of sustainable development in the nations, make policy recommendations for each country, and discuss sustainable development experiments in both countries. Series: Comparative Studies of Sustainable Development in Asia. Num Pages: 99 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMM; 1FMN; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137353078
- ISBN
- 9781137353078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Watching Arabic Television in Europe: From Diaspora to Hybrid Citizens...
Slade, Christina, Volkmer, Ingrid
Hardcover. What are Arabic Europeans watching on television and how does it affect their identities as Europeans? New evidence from seven capitals shows that, far from being isolated in ethnic media ghettoes, they are critical news consumers in Arabic and European languages and engaged citizens. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FBX; APT; APTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137352422
- ISBN
- 9781137352422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. This book offers the most updated research on the dynamics, challenges, and prospects in China's environmental governance. Editor(s): Shou, Huisheng. Series: Environmental Politics and Theory. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPA; JPQ; RNA; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350688
- ISBN
- 9781137350688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Monique Taylor analyses the policy rationale and institutional underpinnings of China's state-led or neomercantilist oil strategy, and its development, set against the wider context of economic transformation as the country transitions from a centrally planned to market economy. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KCP; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137350541
- ISBN
- 9781137350541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. The Economic Reconciliation Process develops hybrid cross-border models based on the free economic zone, the industrial district, and the cluster to generate a common economic interest between countries and populations in declared or potential conflict in the Middle East. Num Pages: 111 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; KCB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346032
- ISBN
- 9781137346032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardcover. The shift to the modern world in East Asia was accomplished in part via the experience of colonial rule in the late nineteenth century. Following imperial crisis in the 1930s and 1940s, independent nation states formed from which the political structure of East Asia is based today. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137345677
- ISBN
- 9781137345677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Gender and Entrepreneurship in Iran provides insight into the role of informal networks in employment creation in Iran. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; KJG; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137342867
- ISBN
- 9781137342867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Paperback. Re-issue of a seminal, widely-acclaimed study on the origins of national education systems in Europe and the USA with a new Postscript exploring education and state formation in East Asia. Series: Education, Economy and Society. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KBB; JNB; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137341747
- ISBN
- 9781137341747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.91
€ 150.91
Hardcover. Written for scholars and practitioners puzzled by Iran's foreign policy choices, this book argues that Iran's foreign policy behavior is best understood in the context of the regime's foreign policy ideology, which is rooted in a conception of Iran as a nation changed by the 1979 Revolution and an example to other nations in a changing world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337900
- ISBN
- 9781137337900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. This book sheds light on the ways in which the on-going Israeli-Arab conflict has shaped Arabic language instruction. Due to its interdisciplinary nature it will be of great interest to academics and researchers in security and middle eastern studies as well as those focused on language and linguistics. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSR; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337368
- ISBN
- 9781137337368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. Based on extensive archival research, Beyond Market and Hierarchy reconstructs how Fan waged modern China's war of salts. Led by his Jiuda Salt Industries, the nascent refined salt industry battled revenue farmers who, as a group, monopolized the production and distribution of evaporated salt. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; KCD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335265
- ISBN
- 9781137335265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.30
€ 127.30
Hardcover. Given the most popular understanding of Chinese comparative advantage is their low labour cost, The Source of Innovation in China argues the fundamental source for Chinese economic growth is its innovation. Based on case studies and surveys collected from 600 firms, this book describes competitive advantages of successful Chinese enterprises. Editor(s): Zhang, Ying Ying; Zhou, Yu. Series: Palgrave Studies in Chinese Management. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 figures, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCD; KJD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137335050
- ISBN
- 9781137335050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. In 1898, both Cuba and the Philippines achieved their independence from Spain and then immediately became targets of US expansionism. This book presents a comparative analysis of late-nineteenth-century literature and history in Cuba and the Philippines, focusing on the writings of Jose Marti and Jose Rizal to reveal shared anti-imperial struggles. Series: New Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KJC; 2ADS; DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332950
- ISBN
- 9781137332950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20