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hardcover. Presents research and a multidisciplinary analysis of the spatial aspects of migration. This book considers the spatial results of two diametrically opposed policies: planning from above to settle the North African and Asian newcomers in the 1950s, and planning by market forces for immigrants from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FBH; 3JJP; JFFN; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1998th Edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792348504
ISBN
9780792348504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.73

Hardcover. A study of Islam, sectarianism and politics in Sudan since the Mahdiyya. It reveals that the determination to enforce an Islamic state and constitution on a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society led to prolonged civil war, endless military coups and political, social and economic bankruptcy. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HRH; JFSR2; JPF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225. Weight in Grams: 471.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850655886
ISBN
9781850655886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 53.08

Hardback. This reinterpretation of the history of modern Spain from the Enlightenment to the threshold of the 21st century explains the surprising changes that took Spain from a backward and impoverished nation to one of the most developed economies in the world. Translator(s): Herr, Valerie J. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, 50 line illustrations, 3 maps, 69 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674000940
ISBN
9780674000940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.07
€ 80.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 5AK; YDC; YDP; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509838882
ISBN
9781509838882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.62

Paperback. Gail Bederman investigates the connection between powerful manhood and racial dominance as it was debated, promoted and resisted during the decades around the turn of this century. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 308 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFF; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226041391
ISBN
9780226041391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620408254
ISBN
9781620408254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.60

Hardback. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 472 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780. Rural Women and China's Collective Past. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. 472 pages, Illustrations, maps. What can we learn about the Chinese revolution by placing a doubly marginalized group - rural women - at the center of the inquiry? This title explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 225 x 163 x 36. Weight: 780.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267701
ISBN
9780520267701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.45

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804722162
ISBN
9780804722162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive look at the social engineering process that ensued. This title examines how collectivization assaulted the foundations of rural life, transforming village communities that were organized around kinship and status hierarchies into segments of large bureaucratic organizations, forged by the language of "class warfare". Num Pages: 520 pages, 24 halftones. 2 line illus. 9 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPG; JHBL; JPA; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149738
ISBN
9780691149738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.85

Hardback. The Everglades underwent a metaphorical and ecological transition from impenetrable swamp to endangered wetland. This study situates the environmental transformation of the Everglades within the economic and historical geography of global sugar production and trade. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 halftones, 6 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFFS; KNDF; RGCM; RNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 169 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226349503
ISBN
9780226349503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.23
€ 49.30

Paperback. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226037721
ISBN
9780226037721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. This work takes a look at the changes that have taken place in Egyptian society since the 1950s, and considers the disruptions brought about by the surge in population. It discusses how runaway population growth has effects on aspects of society and also predictable effects on the economy. Translator(s): Wilmsen, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; 3JJP; GTB; HBTB; JHBD; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774248191
ISBN
9789774248191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.03

Hardback. "Identifying so many individuals and locating bibliographic data on their works are profound achievements, and the authors have done a laudable job." -ARBA Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 393 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GBCR; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810823617
ISBN
9780810823617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.31

Paperback. The first illustrated edition of these remarkable first hand diaries from Italy's foreign minister during the 2nd World War Num Pages: 496 pages, 64 b & w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 36. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554487
ISBN
9781781554487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.68

Paperback. An historical study of the Soviet labour camp movement based on recently declassified archives. The book examines the operations of the camp system both from within - who staffed it and how it worked - and as an integral part of Soviet totalitarianism. Num Pages: 234 pages, photographs, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPHX; JPVH1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780765604279
ISBN
9780765604279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.72

Paperback. Examines how collective memories of Asia-Pacific War continue to affect relations among China, Japan, and United States. This book explores how American ideas about Japanese history shaped US occupation policy following Japan's surrender in 1945. Editor(s): Gallicchio, Marc. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339458
ISBN
9780822339458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Paperback. Since the election of Tony Blair to the leadership of the Labour party in 1997 and the party's subsequent electoral triumph in 1997 after eighteen years in opposition there has been intense speculation about what the Labour party now stands for. Editor(s): Gamble, Andrew; Wright, Tony. Series: Political Quarterly Monograph Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QFE; 3JJPR; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631217657
ISBN
9780631217657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Hardcover. Provides a perspective on the documentary diversity of Muriel Rukeyser's work and influences. This study of twentieth-century American poet Muriel Rukeyser explores the multiple avenues of her 'poetics of connection' to reveal a profound engagement with the equally intertextual documentary genre. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748670536
ISBN
9780748670536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 425. 416 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJ; TBX. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 18. Weight: 448.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
16th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486457437
ISBN
9780486457437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 2AB; 3JJ; 3JM; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Bookstorm
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928257127
ISBN
9781928257127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

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