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Regional studies
Hardback. This overview of the economics of ports uses econometrics to define demand; analyzes production, costs and profits; examines regulation, efficiency and ports as natural monopolies, and assesses the feasibility of building new ports or enlarging existing ones. Editor(s): Coto-Millan, Pablo; Pesquera, Miguel Angel; Castanedo, Juan. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; KN; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790824247
- ISBN
- 9783790824247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.86
€ 192.86
Encyclopedia Of African History And Culture, 5 Vol. Set
Page, Willie F, R Hunt Daves, Jr / The Learni...
Hardcover. An encyclopedia on African history with broad cultural and geographic coverage, this set covers African history from ancient times to the present. In five volumes - each devoted to a major period in the continent's development it spans African history, geography, art, cultures, peoples, personalities, and even wildlife. Editor(s): Page, Willie F.; Davis, R.Hunt. Num Pages: 384 pages, 75 maps, 250 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; GBC; GTB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 326 x 148. Weight in Grams: 6422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816051991
- ISBN
- 9780816051991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 490.73€ 444.27
€ 490.73
€ 444.27
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
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Attempts at an autonomous planning theory are inadequate if they do not explore the interconnected fields of architecture and public policy. This is a documented critique of the eclecticism and abstraction of current international trends in planning theory. Series: Urban and Landscape Perspectives. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; RGC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732728
- ISBN
- 9789400732728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.39
€ 122.39
Hardback. Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. Editor(s): Davidson, Pamela. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 548 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; 2AGR; DSB; GTB; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817587
- ISBN
- 9781571817587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.97
€ 209.97
Paperback. Powered by a driving beat, clever lyrics, and assertive attitudes, rap music and hip hop culture have engrossed American youth since the mid-1980s. This title looks at how Chicano/a youth have adopted and adapted rap music and hip hop culture to express their views on gender and violence, and on how Chicano/a youth fit into a globalizing world. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 color photos in section. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AVGR; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292718036
- ISBN
- 9780292718036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.96
€ 29.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; J; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401037327
- ISBN
- 9789401037327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 238.68
€ 238.68
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217324
- ISBN
- 9780230217324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.24€ 15.67
€ 93.24
€ 15.67
Paperback. The helmet-shaped mapiko masks of Mozam-bique have garnered admiration from African art scholars and collectors alike, due to their striking aesthetics and their grotesque allure. This book restores to mapiko its historic and artistic context, charting in detail the transformations of this masquerading tradition throughout the twentieth century. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420881
- ISBN
- 9780821420881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.99
€ 38.99
€ 35.99
Paperback. How can America be so powerful and yet so innocent? How can a nation so clever at business and selling its products overseas be so oblivious to how outsiders regard it? This book explains to Americans what the world really thinks of their nation and why, and to non-Americans why America is the way it is. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KOC0017836
- ISBN
- 9780747563952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This final volume to Patricia E. Roy's pivotal trilogy exploring racial discrimination against Chinese- and Japanese-Canadians examines the removal of all Japanese-Canadians from the BC coast during WWII, while Chinese-Canadians gained the right to vote in 1947. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 b/w photos, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBC; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813815
- ISBN
- 9780774813815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 40.03
€ 44.99
€ 40.03
Paperback. This book examines Japan's postwar consumer protection movement, which, organized largely by housewives, led to the passage of basic consumer protection legislation in 1968. Macmillan points to the importance of activity at the local level, the role of minority parties, the limited utility of the courts, and the place of lawyers and academics in providing access to power. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; GTB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231123471
- ISBN
- 9780231123471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.01
€ 36.99
€ 27.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KLCM; GTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816643066
- ISBN
- 9780816643066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Paperback. These stories introduce an emerging generation of women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong and Chen Xue. By presenting fiction from the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the collection deliberately maps the literary contours of same-sex intimacy in cultural rather than purely political terms. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511385
- ISBN
- 9780742511385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.24
€ 60.24
hardcover. These stories introduce an emerging generation of women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong and Chen Xue. By presenting fiction from the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the collection deliberately maps the literary contours of same-sex intimacy in cultural rather than purely political terms. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511378
- ISBN
- 9780742511378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.85
€ 176.85
Paperback. With its new political and cultural affiliations with the Middle East and the renewed visibility of the country's millions of practicing Muslims and those with Middle Eastern roots, Brazil may offer useful lessons for countries transformed by the "Arab Spring." This collection reveals the historical links between these two world regions. Editor(s): Amar, Paul. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KLSB; GTB; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012272
- ISBN
- 9780253012272
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Focuses on the role of African American folk music in Renaissance aesthetic and political debates about racial performance, social memory, and national identity. This book elucidates how spirituals, African American concert music, the blues, and jazz became symbolic sites of social memory and anticipation in the era of the Harlem Renaissance. Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AV; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325918
- ISBN
- 9780822325918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 297 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; GTB; HBTS; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558763289
- ISBN
- 9781558763289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.26€ 78.34
€ 86.26
€ 78.34
hardcover. This work charts the journey through the inner workings of apartheid, through the encounters - imprisonment, exile, homecoming - that crucially defined its violent reign and ultimate overthrow. It outlines and applies a theory of life story praxis in the context of political struggle. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739105955
- ISBN
- 9780739105955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.16
€ 157.16
Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985855
- ISBN
- 9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.33
€ 34.99
€ 31.33