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Regional studies
Hardcover. Studying the construction of Irish national identity from the early eighteenth until the mid-nineteenth centuries, this book focuses on how texts concerning Irish music, and the social settings within which those texts emerged, contributed to the imagining of Ireland as "the Land of Song." Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; AVGH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268025779
- ISBN
- 9780268025779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.21
€ 134.21
Paperback. Asks what happens when perpetrators publicly admit or discuss their actions. This book contends that public confessions do not settle the past. It argues that this debate and the public confessions that trigger it are healthy for democratic processes of political participation, freedom of expression, and contestation of political ideas. Series: The Cultures and Practice of Violence. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340829
- ISBN
- 9780822340829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.78
€ 37.78
paperback. A cultural history of the political legitimization of youth rebellion during the Cold War era Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 400 pages, 37 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336921
- ISBN
- 9780822336921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.70
€ 37.70
Hardcover. Editor(s): Surit, Lea M. Num Pages: 177 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600218132
- ISBN
- 9781600218132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.72€ 133.57
€ 195.72
€ 133.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Sears, Laurie J. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 maps,. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986838
- ISBN
- 9780295986838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.22
€ 44.22
Paperback. Missionary work, arising from a sense of pity, helped convince the British that they were a benevolent people. Stevens relates this to the rise of the cult of sensibility, when philosophers argued that humans were inherently good because they felt sorrow at the sign of suffering. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219678
- ISBN
- 9780812219678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. An insight into the meaning and value of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219121
- ISBN
- 9780253219121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. While the transition to Christianity in the Canadian Arctic occurred between the end of the 18th century and the 1950s, the various transformations that happened during this time have not been fully understood. This title looks at Inuit religion, offering a counter narrative to the idea that traditional Inuit culture declined post-contact. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 488 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773535909
- ISBN
- 9780773535909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Lary May offers a reexamination of the connections between national politics and Hollywood movies, and an interpretation of American culture from the New Deal through the Cold War. Num Pages: 364 pages, 69 halftones, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; APFA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226511634
- ISBN
- 9780226511634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.67
€ 44.99
€ 34.67
Paperback. Political and economic developments after the implosion of the Sovjet Union have not been easy, nor have outcomes been similar. This book traces the trajectories of political development in post-communist countries through cases from within the post-communist region that exhibit maximum variation in terms of both background variables and outcome. Editor(s): Johannsen, Lars; Pedersen, Karin Hilmer. Num Pages: 170 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779344341
- ISBN
- 9788779344341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.85
€ 12.85
Paperback. In 1998, the Middle East Conflict celebrated its 50th anniversary, but still no final general settlement is in sight. The conflict has had a serious repercussions anywhere in the area conflict - including a damaging civil war in Lebanon. This book gives a study of the conflict from 1948-2005. Num Pages: 273 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: GTB; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776740498
- ISBN
- 9788776740498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.48
€ 37.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. A revolutionary archaeological discovery--considered by some to be as momentous as the revelation of the Dead Sea Scrolls--sheds fascinating new light on one of the most important texts of ancient Chinese civilization. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; GTB; HPDF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118163
- ISBN
- 9780231118163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.02€ 80.13
€ 105.02
€ 80.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Hughes, Langston; Santis, Christopher C. de. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064746
- ISBN
- 9780252064746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.18
€ 24.99
€ 23.18
Paperback. Considers the meaning and power of images in African history and culture. This title assembles a range of collection of essays dealing with specific visual forms, including monuments, cinema, cartoons, domestic and professional photography, body art, world fairs, and museum exhibits. Editor(s): Landau, Paul Stuart; Kaspin, Deborah D. Num Pages: 396 pages, 79 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; AB; GTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 2. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229495
- ISBN
- 9780520229495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.00€ 36.43
€ 37.00
€ 36.43
Paperback. Focuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu. Editor(s): Williamson, Laila; Young, Serinity (American Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 248 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AJC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 304 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988696
- ISBN
- 9780295988696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 45.89
€ 52.99
€ 45.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 567 pages, Ill.(some col.).figs.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JM; GBCY; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260. . 4to. Very good copy.First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BMF Business Services
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0287760
- ISBN
- 9780953767250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Tracing the history of Western and Arab fascination with Egypt through spurious hunts for lost civilizations and the new economic disparities brought about by the oil industry, this title describes the ways in which moments of cultural contact, driven by tourism and labour migration, become eye-opening opportunities for defining self and other. Num Pages: 296 pages, 49 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292717022
- ISBN
- 9780292717022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.56
€ 31.99
€ 28.56
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843310518
- ISBN
- 9781843310518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.27
€ 138.27
Hardback. This work examines the lives of people caught in the dynamics of changing mores, rapid urbanization and public health issues in 19th century Buenos Aires. "Modernity in the Flesh" shows the costs Argentines paid for the establishment of liberal democracy between 1880 and 1910. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JH; 3JJC; GTB; HBTB; JFC; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748711
- ISBN
- 9780804748711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.23
€ 98.23
Paperback. Where did American literature start? The familiar story of Emerson and Thoreau has them setting up shop in Concord, Massachusetts, and determining the course of American writing. This title overhauls this story of origins as it shifts the context for these literary giants from the civilized East to the wide-open spaces of the Louisiana Purchase. Num Pages: 213 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231856
- ISBN
- 9780520231856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00