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Hardback. Although the "I Ching" is an Eastern classic, it contains perspectives and ideas about the social and human situation, which western sociologists may find useful as a tool for understanding their world. This book interprets the 64 hexagrams of "I Ching" as keys to understanding society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817987
ISBN
9780761817987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.04

Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 664 pages, 26 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; APF; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816634248
ISBN
9780816634248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Hardback. Challenges the notion that anti-Westernism in the Muslim world is a political and Offers a perspective on how religious tradition and the experience of European colonialism interacted with Muslim and non-Muslim discontent with globalization, the international order, and modernization. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QFM; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620. Visions of World Order in Pan-Islamic and Pan-Asian Thought. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. 320 pages. Challenges the notion that anti-Westernism in the Muslim world is a political and Offers a perspective on how religious tradition and the experience of European colonialism interacted with Muslim and non-Muslim discontent with globalization, the international order, and modernization. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QFM; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight: 622.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137782
ISBN
9780231137782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.68
€ 49.96

Paperback. Based on author's own experiences as a Filapina American filmmaker and as a spectator to urge a shift in thinking about sexualized depictions of Asian/American women in film, video, and theatrical productions, this book moves beyond denunciations of sexualized representations of Asian/American women as necessarily demeaning or negative. Num Pages: 352 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; APFA; GTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822340331
ISBN
9780822340331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.29

Paperback. Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ; JHBF; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520223592
ISBN
9780520223592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.66

Hardcover. Editor(s): Cattan, Nadine. Num Pages: 207 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 432.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
John Libbey Eurotext France
Number of pages
207
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9782742006779
ISBN
9782742006779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. By turns candid, witty, and poignant, 36 Views of Mount Fuji is an American professor's much-praised memoir about her experiences of Japan and the Japanese. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339137
ISBN
9780822339137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

With its insights into the political, religious, and domestic battles that have dominated women's destinies, Sadik's life story is as inspirational as it is dramatic Num Pages: 536 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BG; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 43. Weight in Grams: 953.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803211049
ISBN
9780803211049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.49

Paperback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343035
ISBN
9780822343035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Hardback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822342861
ISBN
9780822342861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.46

paperback. Shows how concert parties combined an eclectic array of cultural influences, adapting characters and songs from American movies, popular British ballads, and local storytelling traditions into a spirited blend of comedy and social commentary. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; ASZH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214362
ISBN
9780253214362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.73

Paperback. The Supreme Court's actions during the 2000 American presidential election seem sensible, legally legitimate and pragmatically defensible to some and an egregious abuse of power to others. This book offers a guide to the ultimate consequences and significance of the Supreme Court's decision. Num Pages: 266 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTB; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Softcover Ed
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213071
ISBN
9780226213071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
58
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590333389
ISBN
9781590333389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Demonstrates the central role of ordinary people - rather than state or market elites - in creating institutions for determining status in China. This book explores the emerging hierarchy, which is based on the concept of suzhi, or quality. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340362
ISBN
9780822340362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Paperback. Covers revolutionary women leaders in the Paris Commune. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217059
ISBN
9780253217059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.09

Paperback. The volume examines the critical interfaces between the personal and political that frame the utopian visions of Bai Ren, Robert Francis Garcia, Cesar Lacara, Zelda Soriano, Peter Bacho, and Rey Ventura in their works. They illuminate the ongoing transformation and redefinition of the Philippine nation-state. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ateneo de Manila University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789715504713
ISBN
9789715504713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.54

Hardback. Explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated access to land and how they have organized their communities despite being constantly on the move as farmers or migrant labourers Num Pages: 348 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009531
ISBN
9780253009531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.58

Paperback. Explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated access to land and how they have organized their communities despite being constantly on the move as farmers or migrant labourers Num Pages: 348 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009579
ISBN
9780253009579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.30

Hardback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349266
ISBN
9780822349266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.83

Paperback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349457
ISBN
9780822349457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

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