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Hardback. Many economic issues that touch the life of millions of people are more complex than most people thought. From the US financial crisis to regional cooperation, from the oil price shock to climate change, policy conflicts are abound. This book argues that understanding the nature and intensity of trade-offs is a key to resolving the conflicts. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848552043
- ISBN
- 9781848552043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.90
€ 111.90
Hardback. The process of globalisation has its own dynamics and several serious flaws that have resulted in significant economic, political and social imbalances in the global political economy. This book examines the implications of these imbalances for achieving lasting global peace. Editor(s): Gangopadhyay, Partha; Chatterji, Manas. Series Editor(s): Chatterji, Manas. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 374 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848552005
- ISBN
- 9781848552005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.42
€ 138.42
Hardback. Covers the various aspects of war in the twenty-first century where asymmetric warfare has changed many rules of the game, imposing a profound transformation on the military, not only tactical, but also structural, preparatory, mental and ideological. This book also covers the delicate relations between the armed forces and societies. Editor(s): Caforio, Guiseppe; Kummel, Gerhard; Purkayastha, Bandara. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 556 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 556
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551220
- ISBN
- 9781848551220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.91
€ 189.91
Paperback. Tells how collective memories of troubled pasts emerge in public discourse and how these memories shape the representation of events. This work explores relationships among political leaders, journalists, and citizens, and explores how competing frameworks of memory are synthesized or abandoned in response to power relationships and events. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHMP; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5346 x 3564 x 407. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134977
- ISBN
- 9781592134977
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.53
€ 35.99
€ 32.53
paperback. Taking a look at white supremacy, this work argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment. This work shows how whiteness works in respect to Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. It also analyzes the centrality of whiteness to US culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134946
- ISBN
- 9781592134946
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.59
€ 36.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Examines the diasporic and transnational aspects of Asian-American literature and engages works of prose and poetry as aesthetic articulations of the fluid transnational identities formed by Asian-American writers. Editor(s): Lim, Shirley; Gamber, John Blair; Sohn, Stephen Hong; Valentino, Gina. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134519
- ISBN
- 9781592134519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.41
€ 34.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. Storytelling is perhaps the most common way people make sense of their experiences, claim identities, and "get a life." So much of our daily life consists of writing or telling our stories and listening to and reading the stories of others. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 18. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132133
- ISBN
- 9781592132133
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.63
€ 36.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Presents the attacks on the United States in historical perspective. This volume comments on the dangers of seeing the events of September 11 as splitting the nation's history into "before" and "after." It argues eloquently that no useful understanding of the present is possible without an unobstructed view of the past. Editor(s): Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTB; HBJK; HBLX; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781592132034
- ISBN
- 9781592132034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.35
€ 33.99
€ 30.35
Hardback. Showcases the energy and diversity of the young field of music semiology, appealing to readers who want to explore the meaning of music in our lives. Series: Eastman Studies in Music. Num Pages: 228 pages, 60 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: AVA; GTE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465625
- ISBN
- 9781580465625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.86
€ 124.86
Paperback. A collection of essays that asks readers to reconsider who represents Asian America and what constitutes its history. Defining the early period as spanning the nineteenth century and the 1960s, it speaks to the difficulty of recovering a past that was largely unrecorded as well as understanding the varied experiences of peoples of Asian descent. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399647
- ISBN
- 9781566399647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.91
€ 35.99
€ 34.91
paperback. Presents an account of how Chinese are being smuggled into the United States, and what happens to the people who risk their lives to reach Gold Mountain. This book shows how the problem of human smuggling will continue for as long as China's citizens are deprived of fundamental human rights and economic security. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, 24 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; GTB; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397339
- ISBN
- 9781566397339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.36
€ 32.99
€ 32.36
paperback. During the Rubella Syndrome epidemic of the 1960s, many children were born deaf, blind, and mentally disabled. David Goode has devoted his life and career to understanding such people's world, a world without words. This book is the result of his studies of two children with congenital deaf-blindness and mental retardation. Series: Health, Society, & Policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table, 1 figure. BIC Classification: GTC; JFFG; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392167
- ISBN
- 9781566392167
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.12
€ 44.99
€ 40.12
Paperback. Clearly written in a voice that is humane as well as scholarly, this book belongs in public as well as academic libraries. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFZ; GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 203 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781563681332
- ISBN
- 9781563681332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.51
€ 34.99
€ 27.51
Hardcover. Series: International Social Movements Research. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KBB; GTJ; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1991 ed.
- SKU
- V9781559383745
- ISBN
- 9781559383745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.48
€ 113.48
Hardback. Today's economic system premised on the sale of physical goods does not fit the information age we live in. The capitalist order requires the maintenance of an artificial scarcity in goods that have the potential for near infinite and almost free replication. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509513222
- ISBN
- 9781509513222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.39
€ 71.39
Hardback. After the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTJ; HBJH; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 175 x 26. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition Fully Revised and Updated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509509041
- ISBN
- 9781509509041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.91
€ 83.91
Hardback. Few trends have had as much impact on television as formats have in recent years. Long confined to the fringes of the TV industry, they have risen to prominence since the late 1990s. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: APT; GTC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509502585
- ISBN
- 9781509502585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Hardback. The Internet has united the world as never before. But is it in danger of breaking apart? Cybersecurity, geopolitical tensions, and calls for data sovereignty have made many believe that the Internet is fragmenting. In this incisive new book, Milton Mueller argues that the 'fragmentation' diagnosis misses the mark. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781509501212
- ISBN
- 9781509501212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.42
€ 46.42
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 tables, 1 charts. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501702471
- ISBN
- 9781501702471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.11
€ 64.11
Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Espiritu, Augusto. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTB; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479884353
- ISBN
- 9781479884353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63