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Paperback. In Pipe Politics, Contested Waters, Lisa Bjorkman explores why water is chronically unavailable in Mumbai, India's economic and financial capital. She attributes water shortage to economic reforms that allowed urban development to ignore the water infrastructure, which means that in Mumbai, politics is often about water. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822359692
ISBN
9780822359692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

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

€ 115.33

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

€ 115.33

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

€ 110.26

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

€ 115.33

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

€ 127.93

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

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

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

€ 110.28

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

€ 32.99
€ 29.67

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

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

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

€ 110.28

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

€ 138.02

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

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Examines how the presence of the United States as a colonial power in Southeast Asia was perceived by Americans, and how it influenced Southeast Asians and European imperial powers in the region. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348009
ISBN
9780822348009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. A major rethinking of Japanese imperialism in Asia using subaltern postcolonial studies and Marxism to focus attention on the role of human life and labor in colonial expansion. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347613
ISBN
9780822347613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An ethnography exploring the aesthetics and politics of South Asian American (desi) hip hop artists. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1KBB; AVGR; JFCA; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347606
ISBN
9780822347606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. An argument that the fantasy of an inscrutable East has functioned as a kernel of otherness that has shaped Hollywood cinema at its core. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347439
ISBN
9780822347439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.36

Paperback. Explores the cultural significance of the explosive growth of China s cities during the past three decades through interpretations of Chinese fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design. Num Pages: 376 pages, 53 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822347286
ISBN
9780822347286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An unconventional, evocative work of history and a series of moving reflections on memory, modernity, space, and time, all based on the author s interviews with elderly Indonesian intellectuals. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBTB; HBTQ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822346975
ISBN
9780822346975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

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