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Regional studies

Paperback. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, this title details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 photographs, 1 table, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356783
ISBN
9780822356783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. At once a history of policing in China, as well as a political history of "the nation" in the 20th century. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334897
ISBN
9780822334897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Manor House Publishing Inc Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780973647716
ISBN
9780973647716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.75

Hardcover. Examines the history of the religious life on Saint Helena Island off the coast of South Carolina. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918954732
ISBN
9780918954732
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.12

Paperback. In early nineteenth century the US government, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), began a systematic campaign to assimilate Indians. Featuring a comparison of US and British government attempts to assimilate problem peoples through mass elementary education, the author offers a portrait of imperialism at work in the two nations. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJD; JFSL9; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224858
ISBN
9780803224858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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

€ 114.97

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53
€ 97.24

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Elizabeth Catlett, born in Washington, DC, in 1915, is widely acknowledged as a major presence in African American art, and her work is celebrated as a visually eloquent expression of African American identity and pride in cultural heritage. This monograph documents the range of Catlett's life and work. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111 duotone illus., 16 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AFKB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Pbk. Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985459
ISBN
9780295985459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

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
€ 13.35

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

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
€ 28.51

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

€ 155.48

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

€ 213.62

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

€ 291.47

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

€ 42.30

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

€ 174.48

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