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Oceania
Paperback. The battle for Guadalcanal that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943 was the first major American counter offensive against the Japanese in the Pacific. This title details the fortunes experienced over the intense course of naval battles around the island throughout the second half of 1942 that did so much to turn the tide in the Pacific. Illustrator(s): Gerrard, Howard. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Campaign
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780961545
- ISBN
- 9781780961545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.41
€ 20.99
€ 16.41
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLF; HBJM; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822315933
- ISBN
- 9780822315933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.87
€ 30.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. In early 1920 in Hawaii, Japanese sugar cane workers, faced with spiraling living expenses, defiantly struck for a wage increase to $1.25 per day. The event shook the traditional power structure in Hawaii. This book demonstrates that the event had consequences reaching all the way up to the eve of World War II. Editor(s): Duus, Peter. Translator(s): Cary, Beth. Num Pages: 386 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481. Good clean copy with some minor reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KTM0009107
- ISBN
- 9780520204850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. Num Pages: 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 259 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: ASAO Studies in Pacific Anthropology. 260 pages, 9 ills, 3 maps. Editor(s): Tomlinson, Matt; McDougall, Debra L. The phrase Christian politics points in two directions: political relations between denominations in one direction, and ways that Christian churches contribute to debates about how society should be governed in the other. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1MK; HRAM2; HRC; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457462
- ISBN
- 9780857457462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.89
€ 155.89
* The whole story of one of the deadliest battles of WWII told for the first time * Important contribution to the historical record Twining provides one of the best accounts of the costly campaign that enabled Allied forces to wrest Guadalcanal from the Japanese in World War II's Pacific Theatre. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKLS; 3JJH; HBJM; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 106 x 19. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891418269
- ISBN
- 9780891418269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 9.67
€ 9.67
Hardcover. The Kakoli of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the focus of this study, did not traditionally have a concept of mental illness. They classified madness according to social behavior, not mental pathology.. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450944
- ISBN
- 9780857450944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.11
€ 158.11
Hardback. Papua New Guinea's village court system was introduced in 1974, partly in an effort to overcome the legal, geographical, and social distance between village societies and the country's formal courts. There are now more than 1100 village courts all over PNG, hearing thousands of cases each week. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455613
- ISBN
- 9781845455613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.56
€ 170.56
Paperback. Hawaiians pride themselves on being the most generous hosts in the Pacific. Find out what Aloha really means here, especially on the back roads, the less traveled parts of each island, in Backroads & Byways Hawaii. Unique itineraries, complete with lodging and dining suggestions, will make your trip truly unforgettable. Series: Backroads & Byways. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100+ Color photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; WTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581571844
- ISBN
- 9781581571844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56
Paperback. A story of the golden plover's annual migration, this illustrated nature title for young readers sees the small but mighty plover embark on a six-thousand-mile flight between the frozen Alaska tundra and the gentle, grassy slopes of the Hawaiian Islands. Illustrator(s): Van Zyle, Daniel. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1MKPH; YNNR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 220 x 254 x 3. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602231511
- ISBN
- 9781602231511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.28
€ 13.99
€ 13.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 32 b/w & 6 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; ANF; ASDX; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837636697
- ISBN
- 9783837636697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.98€ 40.43
€ 51.98
€ 40.43
Hardback. In the middle decades of the 20th century, Hawai'i changed rapidly from a conservative oligarchy firmly controlled by a Euro-American elite to arguably the most progressive part of the United States. This study explains how Filipinos, Japanese, Portuguese, and others overcame racial divisions and mobilized a mass working-class movement. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JHBL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135344
- ISBN
- 9780231135344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.16€ 77.33
€ 101.16
€ 77.33
Paperback. Deals with fundamental practices of value creation on Gawa, a small island off the southeast coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, the inhabitants of which participate in the long-distance kula shell exchange ring. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 line drawings, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822312703
- ISBN
- 9780822312703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1MK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Demeter Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781772580044
- ISBN
- 9781772580044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.17
€ 31.99
€ 26.17
hardcover. Vital Stepping Stone in America's War Against Japan. 264 pages, Illustrated section. The pivotal Battle of Tinian island, later to become the site of the biggest airport in the world and the base from which the the United States launched their atomic bomb attacks on Japan. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1MKP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000947
- ISBN
- 9781612000947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.35
€ 34.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military Photo Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 300 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1MKPH; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 278 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811718387
- ISBN
- 9780811718387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.92
€ 26.99
€ 26.92
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333494
- ISBN
- 9780822333494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Paperback. Challenging the dominant view of Hawai'i as a "melting pot paradise" - a place of ethnic tolerance and equality - this title examines how ethnic inequality is structured and maintained in island society. It finds that ethnicity, not race or class, signifies difference for Hawai'i's people and therefore structures their social relations. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592137565
- ISBN
- 9781592137565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
Paperback. Looks at the process from which coffee is grown, gathered, sorted, shipped, and served from the highlands of Papua New Guinea to coffee shops in places as far apart as New York, Australia, and London. Num Pages: 360 pages, 35 photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JHM; KNDF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1.11.2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351504
- ISBN
- 9780822351504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
Paperback. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 b&w photographs and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HBJM; JFFJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178792
- ISBN
- 9780231178792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.76
€ 36.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. The Politics of Ecology in Papua New Guinea. Series: New Ecologies for the Twenty-first Century. 312 pages, 25 illustrations. Presents an ethnographic examination of the social effects of conservation and development efforts in Papua New Guinea. This book focuses on the area that was the site of a biodiversity conservation project. It demonstrates the capacity of ethnography to illuminate the relationship between trans-national processes and individual lives. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1MKLP; GTB; JHMP; RNK. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337492
- ISBN
- 9780822337492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10