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Hardback. The Cult of Happiness is among the first studies in any field to treat folk art and folk print as historical text. As such, this richly illustrated volume will appeal to a wide range of scholars in Asian studies, history, art history, folklore and print, as well as anyone having a passion for the creativity and culture of rural society. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AFH; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810340
ISBN
9780774810340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Blackburn, James; Holland, Jeremy. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
ITDG Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853394201
ISBN
9781853394201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.52

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; GTC; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271048765
ISBN
9780271048765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.09
€ 74.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 736 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 70 black & white tables, 34 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTF; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 245 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1290.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415643283
ISBN
9780415643283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.59

Paperback. Explores the mid-nineteenth-century rise of mass electoral democracy in the southwestern region of Colombia. This work describes a rich republicanism characterized by legal rights and popular participation, and explains how this vibrant political culture was created by competing subaltern groups. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332244
ISBN
9780822332244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. More and more men and women in China are having sex before marriage, creating a new youth sex culture based on romance, leisure and free choice. Farrer explores this change by tracing the basic elements in talk about sex and sexuality in Shanghai. Series: Chicago Visual Library-French Popular Lithographic Imagery. Num Pages: 412 pages, 10 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFSJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226238715
ISBN
9780226238715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFML; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624379
ISBN
9780816624379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Once lauded as the wave of the African future, Zambia's economic boom in the 1960s and early 1970s was fueled by the export of copper and other primary materials. Since the mid-1970s the urban economy has rapidly deteriorated. This title explores the social and cultural responses to this prolonged period of sharp economic decline. Series: Perspectives on Southern Africa S. Num Pages: 343 pages, 7 figures, 7 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMZ; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; GTB; JFSG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
343
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217027
ISBN
9780520217027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. Argues that Southern California is an economic model for the United States and the world. This book examines numerous pillars of the region's growth, including dynamic entrepreneurship; the rapid growth of international trade; the harnessing and development of new technologies; and the evolution of the entertainment industry. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table, 5 figures, 9 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756259
ISBN
9780804756259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 32.54

Paperback. Wars have negative consequences, not the least impinging on human life, and offer infrequent and uncertain benefits, yet war is part of the human condition. This book features insightful analysis of jus ad bellum ("the right of war") that is grounded in a variety of contemporary examples from World War I through Vietnam. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160279
ISBN
9781626160279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.02

Hardback. Politicians and the political process, even in ostensibly democratic countries, can be deadly. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. 8vo.Good clean copy in clean dustwrapper.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0290784
ISBN
9780745649818
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

hardcover. A combination of heightened economic competition and an extreme concentration of power in geopolitics globalizes insecurity in the form of hyperconflict: a reorganization of political violence, a growing climate of fear, and increasing instability at a world level. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804763752
ISBN
9780804763752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.06

hardcover. Focusing on pastoral and lay leadership in the African-American church, this books deals with internal and external issues - such as the tendency towards bifurcated mentality and practices, and the social issue of race and affirmative action. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRLP5; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742502130
ISBN
9780742502130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.70

paperback. The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. However, its position is now being challenged by the powerful media of electronic communication. In this book James O'Donnell takes a reading on the promise and the threat of electronic technology for our literate future. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: CFL; GTC; HBG; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674001947
ISBN
9780674001947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. The book describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. The text focuses on Asia and Latin America. Num Pages: 204 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; KNAC; RNU; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0228294
ISBN
9780807845936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. This highly original, thought-provoking book - written by a pioneer of communication studies - is the first to analyze the post 9/11 world in terms of global media and popular culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405160643
ISBN
9781405160643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.08

Paperback. In "Restless nation" James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the 'fresh-start' philosophy, explored in this work. Num Pages: 276 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394794
ISBN
9780226394794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252069697
ISBN
9780252069697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. The most up-to-date introductory textbook on culture and communication, offering a range of features and topics previously unavailable. Num Pages: 320 pages, 87 b/w illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JFD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Edition
New
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107628816
ISBN
9781107628816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.48

Paperback. A rare and hugely successful story in the global development world, Jenkins and Manor present detailed research that convincingly demonstrates the efficacy of the MGNREGA in India Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JP; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045704
ISBN
9781849045704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

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