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Hardback. The book analyzes the official and popular celebrations on the Brazilian empire's days of national festivity to elucidate elite and popular understandings of the imperial state in the capital city. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785266
- ISBN
- 9780804785266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Paperback. This book establishes first, that melancholy serves as an important focal point in the interpretation of Benjamin's early work, and second, that Benjamin's approach to melancholy releases it from its customary psychological context, turning it into a philosophical premise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785204
- ISBN
- 9780804785204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. Through a bold combination of meticulous historiographical research and autobiographical material, this book characterizes the post-World War II era as a time of "latency" during which there emerged a new "chronotope," or change in our relationship to time. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785181
- ISBN
- 9780804785181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.71
€ 42.99
€ 40.71
Paperback. Maximizing the Triple Bottom Line through Spiritual Leadership shows readers how to simultaneously maximize employee well-being, sustainability, and financial performance using the Spiritual Leadership Balanced Scorecard Business Model. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRLK; KJG; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785082
- ISBN
- 9780804785082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Hardback. In this book, Agamben investigates the roots of the modern moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Translator(s): Kotsko, Adam. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 164 pages. BIC Classification: HRCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804784030
- ISBN
- 9780804784030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.39
€ 96.39
Hardback. This is a study of the northern region of Korea through a person's life and work, highlighting how a writer from a marginalized region in early modern Korea became an advocate of regional subjectivity through various social, cultural, and intellectual activities, in particular through his conscientious historical writings. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783811
- ISBN
- 9780804783811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.56
€ 76.56
Paperback. This book completely transforms our understanding of the actual roles that each of the principal EXCOMM members played in the decision making process that led to a peaceful resolution of the Cuban missile crisis. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783774
- ISBN
- 9780804783774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.37
€ 30.99
€ 27.37
Hardback. A collection of essays that analyze the recent evidence concerning the history of the European state system of the last century, offering an array of insights across countries and across time. Editor(s): Haslam, Jonathan; Urbach, Karina. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783590
- ISBN
- 9780804783590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.27
€ 81.27
Paperback. is a comparative study of how British, French, and America diplomats serving in Germany in the 1930s assessed the domestic and foreign policies of the Nazis, in reports that were readily available to government leaders in London, Paris, and Washington. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783569
- ISBN
- 9780804783569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardback. Through a comparative ethnographic study of memory, spiritual cultural heritage, and attitudes towards state power in two villages in western Turkey, this book describes living and evolving Sunni Islam. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HRHP; JFSF; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783309
- ISBN
- 9780804783309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Paperback. A rich ethnography of men in a low-income neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, this book gives the reader a vivid sense of the meaning of masculinity and the multiple agents who contribute to the making of men in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783293
- ISBN
- 9780804783293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive and critical assessment of NATO's war in Afghanistan and its implications for the future of the Atlantic Alliance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804782388
- ISBN
- 9780804782388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. This major philosophic work by one of the most important Muslim and Western religious philosophers of the 20th century continues to exert an important literary, religious, and political influence today. Series: Encountering Traditions. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781473
- ISBN
- 9780804781473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCF; JFC; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781459
- ISBN
- 9780804781459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. Back Stories looks at the production of U.S. news during the second Intifada, highlighting the unrecognized and unexamined work of Palestinian journalists and its effects on Palestinian society and politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781411
- ISBN
- 9780804781411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Hardback. This book builds a new framework for describing and understanding hidden organizations. It identifies eight regions where organizations operatebased on dimensions of organizational visibility, member identification, and relevant audienceultimately grouping organizations into four categories: transparent, shaded, shadowed, and dark." Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 3JM; HRLP; JPWH; KCU; RNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804781381
- ISBN
- 9780804781381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804780636
- ISBN
- 9780804780636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Falk, Candace; Pateman, Barry. Num Pages: 880 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 187 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778541
- ISBN
- 9780804778541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Hardback. This book uses the histories of the city art museums in Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester to reveal, examine, and follow the consequences of the underlying logic of the Victorian art museum movement: the attempt to contain the moral and physical ugliness of industrial capitalism through the experience of beauty. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778046
- ISBN
- 9780804778046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804777469
- ISBN
- 9780804777469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.57
€ 71.57