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Paperback. This book argues that contemporary Italian history has been marked by a tendency towards divided memory. Events have been interpreted in contrasting ways, and the facts themselves often contested. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120495
- ISBN
- 9780230120495
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Condition: New
€ 138.15
€ 138.15
Hardcover. Explores the intricate entwinement of religion, 'culturalism,' and ethnic politics, using as its lens a contemporary Bidayuh community in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; HRC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120464
- ISBN
- 9780230120464
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Condition: New
€ 116.84
€ 116.84
Hardcover. This book illuminates intricate and unexpected connections among the past of academic feminism, the geopolitics of the Cold War, and the concept of intersectionality as it is articulated in scholarship on and by U.S. women of color. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTW; JFFK; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120457
- ISBN
- 9780230120457
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Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. This book cuts across important debates in cultural studies, literary criticism, politics, sociology, and anthropology. Meyda Yegenoglu brings together different theoretical strands in the debates regarding immigration, from Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic understanding of the subject formation, to Zygmunt Bauman's notion of the stranger. Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120433
- ISBN
- 9780230120433
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. There appears to be a hierarchy of cultures with the West perceiving the East as inferior, so much so that it is referred to simply as 'the Other'. Because today's world is globally interdependent, inter-woven, and integrative, it is pertinent to be open to the cultural, spiritual, and religious understandings of the East Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120303
- ISBN
- 9780230120303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Hardcover. Author Anne Kane analyzes the intertwined cultural, political and social transformations that occur during historical events by focusing specifically on the case of the Irish Land War, a pivotal event in the formation of the modern Irish nation. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 298 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120297
- ISBN
- 9780230120297
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Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Hardcover. In order to fight for a more just society, it is necessary to elaborate upon the theoretical reflections that critically analyze the faith and myths that support and legitimize the trajectory of contemporary capitalism and its utopia, as well as the faith and the complex relation that exists in between the notions of the subject and societies. Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230119758
- ISBN
- 9780230119758
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Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Hardcover. Cattoi and McDaniel present a selection of articles on the role of the body and the spiritual senses - our transfigured channels of sensory perceptions - in the context of spiritual practice. The volume investigates this theme across a variety of different religious traditions within Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAC; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230119741
- ISBN
- 9780230119741
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.83
€ 138.83
Disability and Religious Diversity: Cross-Cultural and Interreligious ...
Schumm, Darla, Stoltzfus, Michael
Hardcover. This collection of essays examines how diverse religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230119734
- ISBN
- 9780230119734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Sacred Texts, Historic...
Schumm, Darla, Stoltzfus, Michael
Hardcover. This edited collection of essays examines how religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRC; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230119727
- ISBN
- 9780230119727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. A study of the major U.S. military interventions in unconventional war, this book looks at four wars that occurred while the U.S. was a superpower in the post-war WW II period and one in the Philippines in 1898. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JPA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230119383
- ISBN
- 9780230119383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Why and how did Japan Table Tennis Association President Goto Koji invite China to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, in 1971 (the Nagoya World's)? Against strong opposition at home and abroad, Goto Koji created a stage for Premier Zhou Enlai to launch Ping-Pong Diplomacy, which changed world history forever Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230118133
- ISBN
- 9780230118133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.03€ 81.31
€ 97.03
€ 81.31
Paperback. This book is a comprehensive investigation, discussion, and analysis of the origins and development of the first civil war in the Sudan, which occurred between 1955 and 1972. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBW; HBWS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117884
- ISBN
- 9780230117884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. A comparative history of the Spanish, Yugoslav and Greek Civil Wars 1936-1949 from the standpoints of politics, socio-economic structures, national questions, international conjunctures and foreign interventions. From the shifting nexus of relations between domestic and international conditions, Minehan explores the similarities and differences. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBW; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117877
- ISBN
- 9780230117877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBTD; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117860
- ISBN
- 9780230117860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.32
€ 39.32
Hardcover. Examines Frantz Fanon's relevance to contemporary South African politics and by extension research on postcolonial Africa and the tragic development of postcolonies. Scholar Nigel C. Gibson offers theoretically informed historical analysis, providing insights into the circumstances that led to the current hegemony of neoliberalism in South Africa. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJ; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117846
- ISBN
- 9780230117846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03
€ 68.03
Paperback. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 249 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117815
- ISBN
- 9780230117815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Hardcover. This book provides the first national study of this intense and challenging struggle which disrupted and refashioned institutions in almost every state. It also illuminates the context for one of the most transformative educational movements in American history through a history of black higher education and black student activism before 1965. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSL3; JNKS; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117808
- ISBN
- 9780230117808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardcover. Looks at the political and social history of the Gold Coast in West Africa from the early 16th century to the second half of the 18th. The book examines how political entities in Nzema were structured territorially, as well as the formation of ruling groups and aspects of their political, economic, and military actions. Translator(s): Cameron, Allan; Valsecchi, Pierluigi. Num Pages: 328 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJH; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117761
- ISBN
- 9780230117761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
Hardcover. This book analyzes the development of indigenous religious, commercial, and political institutions among the Oromo mainly during the relatively peaceful two centuries in its history, from 1704 to 1882. The largest ethnic group in East Africa, the Oromo promoted peace, cultural assimilation, and ethnic integration. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230117747
- ISBN
- 9780230117747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00