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Hardback. This volume's contributors examine the ways the legacies of socialism continue to shape and inform China's capitalist present, contending that contemporary China is shaped by an overlapping mix of socialist and capitalist institutional strategies, political procedures, legal regulations, religious rituals, and everyday practices. Editor(s): Rojas, Carlos; Litzinger, Ralph A. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC; KCM; KCP; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361770
ISBN
9780822361770
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

Hardback. Doreen Lee tells the origin, experiences, and legacy of the radical Indonesian student movement that helped end Suharto's thirty-two year dictatorship in May of 1998, showing how student activists claimed their rich political and historical inheritance passed down by earlier generations of activist youth. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; JNMF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361527
ISBN
9780822361527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

Hardback. Num Pages: 331 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JHMC; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
331
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361503
ISBN
9780822361503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Hardback. In The Sublime Perversion of Capital Gavin Walker examines the Japanese debate about capitalism between the 1920s and 1950s, using it as a "prehistory" to consider current problems of uneven economic development and contemporary topics in Marxist theory and historiography. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361411
ISBN
9780822361411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Paperback. In Tourist Distractions Youngmin Choe uses Korean hallyu cinema as a lens to examine the importance of tourist films and film tourism in creating transnational bonds throughout East Asia and how they help Korea negotiate its twentieth-century history with the neoliberal present. Num Pages: 264 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361305
ISBN
9780822361305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.32

Hardback. The contributors to this major intervention into Indian historiography recover the long history of Dalit struggles against caste violence, exclusion, and discrimination by focusing on the importance of humiliation, dignity, and spatial exclusion to Dalit emancipatory politics. Editor(s): Rawat, Ramnarayan S.; Satyanarayana, K. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361138
ISBN
9780822361138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.40

Hardback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360872
ISBN
9780822360872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.65

Hardback. In Motherless Tongues Vicente L. Rafael examines the vexed relationship between language and history as seen through the work of translation in the context of empire, revolution, and academic scholarship in the Philippines, the United States, and beyond. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJ; CFP; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360582
ISBN
9780822360582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Paperback. In this book leading Chinese experts review the life, career, and artistic development of the pioneering Chinese artist Zhang Hongtu, whose diverse works speak to China's past and present, the relationship between Asia and the West, and canonical Western art. Editor(s): Lee, Luchia Meihua; Silbergeld, Jerome. Num Pages: 120 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBS; AGB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 231 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1905.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360421
ISBN
9780822360421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.70

Hardback. In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 5SG; HBJF; JFSK2; JPA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360261
ISBN
9780822360261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

Hardback. With an adventurous writing style, Anand Pandian explores the transformative potential of cinema, following Tamil films from the spark of artistic impulse through their production, marketing, and reception to show how cinema recasts the ordinary experience of everyday life. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 illustrations, incl. 1 in color. BIC Classification: 1FK; APFA; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359579
ISBN
9780822359579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.10

Hardback. In this ethnography of sexual violence during the 1971 Bangladesh War for Independence, Nayanika Mookherjee shows how the public celebration of the hundreds of thousands of rape victims-called "birangonas" by the state-works to homogenize and silence the experiences of these women. Num Pages: 352 pages, 42 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359494
ISBN
9780822359494
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.40

Hardback. Designed for classroom use, this book gathers in one volume primary source materials related to the first two wars that Great Britain launched against native leaders of the Afghan region. It is a cautionary tale, unheeded by Western powers in the post-9/11 era. Editor(s): Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356509
ISBN
9780822356509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.54

Hardback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822353003
ISBN
9780822353003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Hardback. Producing Bollywood is an in-depth ethnography of the Bombay-based Hindi film industry, more popularly known as Bollywood. Taking readers inside this hugely popular global industry, Tejaswini Ganti focuses on the social world and professional practices of well-known Hindi filmmakers. Num Pages: 440 pages, 28 photographs, 6 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352020
ISBN
9780822352020
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.12

Paperback. This collection intervenes in key areas of feminist scholarship and activism in contemporary South Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, while asking how this investigation might enrich feminist theorizing and practice globally. Editor(s): Loomba, Ania; Lukose, Ritty A. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822351795
ISBN
9780822351795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Hardback. A textual account of the hallyu (Korean wave) films popular internationally, especially in Asia, from the late 1990s until 2007 08. Num Pages: 280 pages, 57 photographs, 3 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350880
ISBN
9780822350880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

Paperback. A history of the colonial tea plantation regime in Assam, which brought more than one million migrants to the region in northeast India, irrevocably changing the social landscape. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822350491
ISBN
9780822350491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Afghanistan and the global networks of power, influence, and representation in which it is immersed Editor(s): Jalalzai, Zubeda; Jefferess, David. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350149
ISBN
9780822350149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. A rich ethnography of ecopolitics in Hong Kong in the late 1990s Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349310
ISBN
9780822349310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.31

Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348818
ISBN
9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.30

Paperback. Anthropologist Rachael Joo explores the gendered and mediated role of sports in producing a Korean sense of self on a global stage. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; JFSJ; JHBS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348566
ISBN
9780822348566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Paperback. Ethnographic analyses of emerging bioscientific enterprises in Asia, including genetically modified foods in China, clinical trials in India, and stem-cell research in Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Ong, Aihwa; Chen, Nancy N. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 335 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; KNDC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348092
ISBN
9780822348092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.08

Paperback. Interpreting South Asian and diasporic texts, Parama Roy argues that who eats and with whom, who starves, and what is rejected as food are questions fundamental to empire, decolonization, and globalization. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBTR; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348023
ISBN
9780822348023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.24

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