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Hardback. Asian American Sexual Politics explores beauty, self-esteem, and sexual attraction among Asian Americans. Drawing on sixty in-depth interviews, this book shows how constructions of Asian American gender and sexuality reinforce the social and political dominance for whites and exposes often-ignored new racism in the United States. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442209244
ISBN
9781442209244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.35

Paperback. Asian Americans are emerging as a political force and yet their politics have not been systematically studied by either social scientists of politicians. This text brings together original sources on key topics influencing Asian American politics. Editor(s): Nakanishi, Don T.; Lai, James S. Series: Spectrum Series: Race and Ethnicity in National and Global Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0496th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518506
ISBN
9780742518506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 94.67

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of Asian American participation in US politics. This book covers historical and cultural context, political behavior and attitudes, interest groups and parties, elected officials, and public policies that have an important impact on Asian Americans. Series: US Minority Politics Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634463
ISBN
9780745634463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Hardback. An introduction to internationally successful writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, Bharati Mukherjee, Gish Jen, Chang-Rae Lee and Amitav Ghosh, set in a range of literary-cultural contexts. Editor(s): Halliwell, Martin; Mousley, Andy. Series: Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 443.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622719
ISBN
9780748622719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.20
€ 97.45

Paperback. This volume presents global perspectives on Asian American literature by accomplished scholars from Germany, Japan, Singapore, Spain, and the US. It covers a diverse range of interdisciplinary topics in contemporary Asian American Studies across a wide spectrum of ethnic groups. Editor(s): Huang, Guiyou. Series: Introducing Ethnic Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620135
ISBN
9780748620135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.54

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a narrative interpretation of key themes that emerge in the history of Asian migrations to North America, highlighting how Asian immigration has shaped the evolution of ideological and legal interpretations of America as a 'nation of immigrants'. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 268 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190219765
ISBN
9780190219765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. This book answers the growing need for a textbook that deals with Asian American health from a public health perspective. Examines and explains the many preventable conditions (heart disease, diabetes, and cancer among them) and how working with the cultures of the various groups can improve their health and well-being. Editor(s): Trinh-Shevrin, Chau; Islam, Nadia Shilpi; Rey, Mariano Jose. Series: Public Health/Vulnerable Populations. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 180 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787998295
ISBN
9780787998295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.64

Commercial, media, and academic accounts have routinely erased, excluded, ignored, and otherwise made absent the Asian American presence in sport. This book seeks to redress this pattern of neglect by presenting a comprehensive perspective on the history and significance of Asian American athletes, coaches, and teams in North America. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 204 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; WS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415874915
ISBN
9780415874915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

Paperback. A study of the lives and artistic production of artists of Asian Ancestry active in the United States before 1970. It recovers the impressive artistic production of numerous Asian Americans, and offers informed interpretations of a long-neglected art history. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon H.; Johnson, Mark; Karlstrom, Paul J. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 576 pages, 435 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACV; ACX; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7112 x 5487 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757522
ISBN
9780804757522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295970189
ISBN
9780295970189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

hardcover. Explores the resonance American conservatives felt with the defeat of Chiang Kai-Shek and his exile to Taiwan, which they lamented as the loss of China to communism and the corrosion of traditional values. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226252711
ISBN
9780226252711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 28.09

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 218 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWR; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 296 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350146
ISBN
9780764350146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.03

Paperback. Suitable for those taking the A3 Manual Drive Trains & Axles exam. Series: ASE Test Preperation Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; TRCS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 275 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
5 International ed
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781111127053
ISBN
9781111127053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages, 5 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
African American Images United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934155769
ISBN
9781934155769
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.59

Hardcover. We love the South! The favorite places, foods, writers, singers, sayings, and most of all, the experiences and emotions that make a Southerner, well, Southern. As Southern As It Gets is a charming book of lists that will be the perfect gift for those who grew up in the South, currently live in the South, or wished they lived in the South. Written Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013386
ISBN
9780718098100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. We love the South! The favorite places, foods, writers, singers, sayings, and most of all, the experiences and emotions that make a Southerner, well, Southern. As Southern As It Gets is a charming book of lists that will be the perfect gift for those who grew up in the South, currently live in the South, or wished they lived in the South. Written Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
KSG0013370
ISBN
9780718098100
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. First published to mark the occasion of the Century of Progress Exposition, this volume includes the impressions of over a thousand visitors to Chicago, including Kipling and Waldo Frank. It covers all the major events in the history of the city, such as the Great Fire of 1871 and the 1893 World's Fair. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226668215
ISBN
9780226668215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Revision of the author's doctoral thesis. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479858354
ISBN
9781479858354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. This is a national history of American race relations, examined through the lens of housing discrimination. The book graphically demonstrates the variety of methods used by whites to thwart the racial integration of their neighbourhoods. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847697014
ISBN
9780847697014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Stevens, Michael E. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742559448
ISBN
9780742559448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. "A lively and sympathetic history of pre-Revolutionary Boston under British occupation." -The New Yorker A thrilling and original work of history, As If an Enemy's Country tells the riveting story of what made the Boston townspeople, and with them other colonists, turn toward revolution. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBBES; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199895779
ISBN
9780199895779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.77

Paperback. The autobiography of Jean Paul Getty, American oil executive, multimillionaire and art collector. Getty tells how he amassed his fortune, discusses the prospects of democracy, lists the seven things men should know about women, and recounts conversations at Oxford with the future King of England. Num Pages: 360 pages, 64 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGBA; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892367009
ISBN
9780892367009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Hardback. Presents the history of the Austin, Texas, school district, under Superintendent Pat Forgione and asks the question that few politicians and school reformers want to touch. This title argues that the overall district has shown much improvement but the improvements are unevenly distributed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 figure5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035546
ISBN
9780674035546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Num Pages: 1 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc United States
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9780399583551
ISBN
9780399583551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

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