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Interdisciplinary studies
Paperback. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028929
- ISBN
- 9780842028929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Hardback. Centers on people from different parts of the world who came together to form societies by chance and by design in the years after 1492. Editor(s): Mills, Kenneth; Taylor, William B.; Lauderdale Graham, Sandra. Num Pages: 471 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029964
- ISBN
- 9780842029964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.75
€ 168.75
Hardback. Explains the change in thinking about the nature and value of the American Union from 1846 to 1861 which impelled citizens from 11 southern states to declare independence. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029988
- ISBN
- 9780842029988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.53
€ 162.53
Hardback. They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win? This book looks at the motivations and values of the young rebels of the 1960s. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 185 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051408
- ISBN
- 9780842051408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.27
€ 164.27
Hardback. Mexico's views of the United States have been characterized as stridently anti-American, but various policy changes in Mexico mark a fundamental transformation in the relationship. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JPFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051460
- ISBN
- 9780842051460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.89
€ 178.89
Hardback. Including an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, this book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nightlife, a film noir treatment of the Peteet family suicides, borderlands cuisine, the life of squatters and popular religion. Editor(s): Wood, Andrew Grant. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 320 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051729
- ISBN
- 9780842051729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.29
€ 172.29
Hardback. 'An impressive synthesis of semiotics and anthropology which puts human experience in a new light. Deely gives us the foundation for a new paradigm for anthropology.' -Nathan Houser, Peirce Edition Project Series: Sources in Semiotics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; GTC; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847678037
- ISBN
- 9780847678037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.93
€ 158.93
Hardback. A collection of 15 essays which provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier regions. Blending theory with actual case studies, the essays challenge the notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847680733
- ISBN
- 9780847680733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.40
€ 157.40
Paperback. A collection of 15 essays which provide a comparative examination of the problems and prospects for development in frontier regions. Blending theory with actual case studies, the essays challenge the notion that peripheral areas are marginal or backward. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847680740
- ISBN
- 9780847680740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.04
€ 59.04
Paperback. This volume re-examines the relationship between developmental strategy and political regime in 20th-century Brazil. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683550
- ISBN
- 9780847683550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.22
€ 65.22
Hardback. This volume re-examines the relationship between developmental strategy and political regime in 20th-century Brazil. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683567
- ISBN
- 9780847683567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.89
€ 181.89
Paperback. The use of incentives in a number of locations around the world to modify bellicose behaviour is the subject of this collection of essays. The argument favours the use of the carrot rather than the stick in international conflict resolution situations. Editor(s): Cortright, David. Series: Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847685578
- ISBN
- 9780847685578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.59
€ 71.59
Hardback. This work provides a detailed description of Zhang Junmai's thought and life. It is not only a biography of an important intellectual and minority-party leader, but also a work on the third force between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party in modern China. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; JPFF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687060
- ISBN
- 9780847687060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.58
€ 174.58
Paperback. Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; GTB; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688432
- ISBN
- 9780847688432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardback. 75.00 Editor(s): Homer-Dixon, Thomas; Blitt, Jessica. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFE; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688692
- ISBN
- 9780847688692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.57
€ 112.57
Hardback. This volume of essays examines crisis early warning factors at different levels, in different settings, and judges their effectiveness according to various models. The contributors offer answers and analyses as they move from early warning to early response in their policy recommendations. Editor(s): Davies, John L.; Gurr, Ted Robert. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFFC; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688739
- ISBN
- 9780847688739
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.66
€ 199.66
Paperback. Caught betwixt the Asian continent and the hegemonic power of the United States, the Philippines occupies a contested space or borderland between past and present, East and West. Balancing the memory of colonial experience with an emergent nation-making dream, this innovative book asks if a meaningful future can be envisioned. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698615
- ISBN
- 9780847698615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardback. The editors of this book have designed a systematic framework with which contributors compare third party intervention in 12 conflicts of the post-Cold War period. They examine the role of international organizations, and anlyse tools and forms of leverage in successful and unsuccessful mediations. Editor(s): Greenberg, Melanie; Barton, John H.; McGuinness, Margaret E. Series: Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSN; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698929
- ISBN
- 9780847698929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.10
€ 192.10
Words Over War: Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict
. Ed(S): Greenberg, Melanie; Barton, John H.;...
paperback. The editors of this book have designed a systematic framework with which contributors compare third party intervention in 12 conflicts of the post-Cold War period. They examine the role of international organizations, and anlyse tools and forms of leverage in successful and unsuccessful mediations. Editor(s): Greenberg, Melanie; Barton, John H.; McGuinness, Margaret E. Series: Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Num Pages: 499 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSN; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698936
- ISBN
- 9780847698936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.75
€ 74.75
Hardback. In the 1980s, liberal philanthropists worked in tandem to end the nuclear arms race-a remarkably successful effort-but scattered into several directions in the 1990s after the Cold War ended. This book chronicles those two decades, with provocative stories and insights about how and why philanthropy reshapes international affairs. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847699223
- ISBN
- 9780847699223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.75
€ 82.75