Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. Combining memoir, ethnography, and philosophy through a series of interconnected narratives, this book tells a story of remarkable friendship and the quest for well-being. It's a story of difference and unity, of illness and health, a lyrical reflection on human resiliency and the shoulders we lean on. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; BM; GTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226178820
- ISBN
- 9780226178820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.86
€ 27.99
€ 22.86
Hardcover. Offers a book about Yaya Harouna, a Songhay trader originally from Niger who found a path to America. Combining memoir, ethnography, and philosophy through a series of interconnected narratives, this title tells a story of remarkable friendship and the quest for well-being. Num Pages: 176 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; BM; GTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226178790
- ISBN
- 9780226178790
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.99
€ 122.99
Hardback. This volume makes a significant contribution to the debate about the connections between the protection of human rights and the pursuit of economic development in Africa. Editor(s): Zeleza, Paul Tyambe; McConnaughay, Philip J. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; GTF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237832
- ISBN
- 9780812237832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.23
€ 81.23
paperback. Places the controversy initiated by the Tibetan Tsong kha pa - who elaborated on one of the eight difficult points in understanding Madhyamaka philosophy - in its Indian and Tibetan context. Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; GTB; HRA; HRE; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138984837
- ISBN
- 9781138984837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. While some religious texts may remain static over time, the "Ramayana" epic has been retold in a variety of ways over the centuries and across South Asia. This collection brings together re-tellings translated from the four major South Indian languages and from genres as diverse as drama, short stories, poetry, and folk song. Editor(s): Richman, Paula. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 b&w photos, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219534
- ISBN
- 9780253219534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardback. This insightful book explores the question of competition and effects it has on individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JH; KJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520370
- ISBN
- 9780742520370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.03
€ 145.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; GTB; JHB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783605743
- ISBN
- 9781783605743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.28
€ 30.99
€ 26.28
Hardback. This book is a comparative analysis of children of international migrants in Britain, France and Germany, using survey data from the EFFNATIS project. By analysing data on linguistic, structural, political, religious and socio-cultural behaviour, it offers exciting new evidence on sociological models of immigrant incorporation. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL1; JFSP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230018792
- ISBN
- 9780230018792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Paperback. What did it mean to be a man in colonial Latin America? This work provides a comprehensive analysis of how males, and specifically homosexual males, were represented in ares under both Spanish and Portugese control. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757049
- ISBN
- 9780226757049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.18
€ 36.99
€ 29.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTB; GTF; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403960535
- ISBN
- 9781403960535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardcover. Peter Vale argues in this analysis that, despite South Africa's manipulation of state structures and elites in the region for its own ends, the suffering endured under the apartheid regime drew the region together at the popular level; and economic factors reinforced the process of integration. Series: Critical Security Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; HBJH; JPQB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Lynne Rienner Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588261151
- ISBN
- 9781588261151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.28€ 60.05
€ 65.28
€ 60.05
Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press Illinois
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066177
- ISBN
- 9780252066177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
€ 33.99
€ 30.22
Paperback. Describes the author's early life in a farm-labour camp in Livingston, California, and the path that took him, through naval service and graduate school, far beyond Livingston. This book describes decades of toil and progress before the Filipino community entered the socio-political mainstream. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986425
- ISBN
- 9780295986425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.38
€ 37.38
Hardcover. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; DSBF; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915153
- ISBN
- 9781403915153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. This concise and timely book, written by one of the worlda s leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632391
- ISBN
- 9780745632391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Hardback. This concise and timely book, written by one of the worlda s leading authorities on China, argues that the country is at a crossroads in its development and explores the challenges that lie ahead. * A concise and timely book about China and its future, which argues that the country it at a crossroads in its development. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; GTB; GTF; JPH; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632384
- ISBN
- 9780745632384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30
€ 71.30
Hardback. Few doubt that the dynamics of Asia will shape the global political economy of the twenty-first century. It is clear that the Pacific Asian region is undergoing extensive development and these processes generate questions of intense interest. This work is suitable for those interested in Japan, and its role within the Pacific Asian region. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 1M; GTB; JH; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631202370
- ISBN
- 9780631202370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.45
€ 140.45
Hardback. A theoretical, historical, and contemporary analysis. The book encompasses the institution of the Organs of the People's power in 1976 to the present. Series: Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; GTB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Updated Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525641
- ISBN
- 9780742525641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.43
€ 182.43
Paperback. Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; GTB; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688432
- ISBN
- 9780847688432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.95
€ 63.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Alba, Richard D.; Schmidt, Peter; Wasmer, Martina. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 316 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403963789
- ISBN
- 9781403963789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.81
€ 64.81