Regional studies
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Regional studies
Hardback. Explores how the conception of Africa and its history has changed over time and narrates the story of this vast continent over the past 10,000 years. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19, 19 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010636
- ISBN
- 9781847010636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Hardback. This book focuses on the externally driven difficulties of service workers and agencies in shaping services-such as the consequences of recent conservative social policies on agency life and the way in which the present political environment influences services through privatization. Num Pages: 289 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFSG; JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119306
- ISBN
- 9780231119306
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Condition: New
€ 130.09€ 98.82
€ 130.09
€ 98.82
paperback. Analyzing the impact of black abolitionist iconography on early black literature and the formation of black identity, this book argues that the visual offered an alternative to literacy for current and former slaves, whose works mobilize forms of illustration that subvert dominant representations of slavery by both apologists and abolitionists. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221087
- ISBN
- 9780253221087
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
Paperback. Presents interpretations of the causes of the revolution in Bolivia of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China and Cuba. The essays also examine the political, social and economic development of the country after the revolution. Series: David Rockefeller Centre on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011410
- ISBN
- 9780674011410
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Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 24.84
€ 25.00
€ 24.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones, 17 line art, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644131
- ISBN
- 9780816644131
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.19
€ 30.99
€ 27.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295198
- ISBN
- 9781935295198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. A historical reconstruction of the making of a slave society in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; HBG; HBLL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 307 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333999
- ISBN
- 9780822333999
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Condition: New
€ 37.67
€ 37.67
Paperback. An incredible, true tale of wartime heroism Num Pages: 26 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236417
- ISBN
- 9780803236417
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.77
€ 19.99
€ 19.77
Paperback. Explores the circulation of Hong Kong action cinema in Japan, Korea, India, Australia, France, and the United States, and its links with Taiwan, Singapore, and the Chinese mainland. This collection examines diverse cultural contexts for action cinema's popularity and the problems involved in the trans-national study of globally popular forms. Editor(s): Morris, Meaghan; Li, Siu Leung; Chan, Stephen Ching-Kiu. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932643015
- ISBN
- 9781932643015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.34
€ 31.99
€ 28.34
Hardback. This volume brings together two classic works on the culture of the Russian people which have been long out of print. Gorer's Great Russian Culture and Mead's Soviet Attitudes towards Authority: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problems of Soviet Character were among the first attempts by anthropologists to analyze Russian society. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812308
- ISBN
- 9781571812308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.88
€ 161.88
Hardback. This volume offers a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the later 20th century. It explores themes including acquisition of geographical knowledge, cultural transfer and frontier expansion. Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500181
- ISBN
- 9780742500181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.49
€ 224.49
Historical Dictionary of International Organizations in Sub-Saharan Af...
Mays, Terry M.; Delancey, Mark; Delancey, Mar...
This second edition analyzes the network of international organizations in Africa, both governmental and non-governmental, profiling their role, impact, and significance in African affairs. Series: Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography, footnotes, chronology. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTB; GTN; JPSN; JPWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810842571
- ISBN
- 9780810842571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 306.66
€ 306.66
Hardback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. * A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. * Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225744
- ISBN
- 9780631225744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.54
€ 42.54
Hardback. This perspective historical ethnography draws attention to the range of cultural and social practices that exist within contemporary Okinawa. The narrative problematizes both the location of identity and the processes involved in negotiating identities within Okinawa. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; GTB; JHMP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742517141
- ISBN
- 9780742517141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.32
€ 183.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134854
- ISBN
- 9781592134854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Paperback. The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci argues that the catastrophe was not the inevitable outcome of contact with Europeans but was a function of both the methods of the conquest and the characteristics of the subjugated societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640013
- ISBN
- 9780745640013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.45
€ 30.45
Hardback. The arrival of Europeans in the Americas brought with it a demographic catastrophe of vast proportions for the native populations. In this book Livi Bacci argues that the catastrophe was not the inevitable outcome of contact with Europeans but was a function of both the methods of the conquest and the characteristics of the subjugated societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640006
- ISBN
- 9780745640006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.71
€ 75.71
Paperback. This is the first collection to map the intersection of law and American studies, and it captures the excitement of interdisciplinary work at this intersection. Editor(s): Dudziak, Mary L.; Volpp, Leti. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884146
- ISBN
- 9780801884146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.04
€ 39.04
Paperback. In the rural America of the past, a woman's reputation was sometimes made by her cherry pie - of her chocolate layer cake, or her biscuits. This work shows how cooking evolved during the 20th century as new challenges arose to replace the old. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493339
- ISBN
- 9781558493339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.78
€ 37.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. A fully revised and updated edition of this influential work of scholarship. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature. Num Pages: 540 pages, 30 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; AB; DSBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 766. A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature. 538 pages, 30 b/w illus. A fully revised and updated edition of this influential work of scholarship. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; AB; DSBB; GTB. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 27. Weight: 870.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 534
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521716314
- ISBN
- 9780521716314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 44.81
€ 46.99
€ 44.81