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Regional studies
Paperback. Expelled from the Communist Party in 1957, later re-admitted and expelled again, the author has lived in exile since 1988. He has continued indefatigably to read, think, and write about his beloved China: the saga of its modern history, the moral wasteland of its present condition, and its place in the global order. Editor(s): Liu, Binyan; Link, Perry. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 459.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218612
- ISBN
- 9780253218612
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.78
€ 27.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. The struggle of civil rights in America can be traced back to the arrival of the first Africans. This text tells the story of the civil rights struggle in its full context, emphasizing the role of those ignored by history, as well as the part played by education and religion. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Jonathan; Taylor, Clarence. Num Pages: 936 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1633.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782491
- ISBN
- 9780814782491
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.43
€ 38.99
€ 35.43
Paperback. Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire from 1965 until 1997, was fond of saying "happy are those who sing and dance," and his regime energetically promoted the notion of culture as a national resource. This title deals with political leadership, social mobility, and what it meant to be a bon chef (good leader) in Mobutu's Zaire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59 photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341123
- ISBN
- 9780822341123
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1 Har/Com
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464093
- ISBN
- 9781580464093
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Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. Originally produced in two volumes, and published here for the first time in one paperback volume, the first part of The Story of the Negro covers Africa and the history of slavery in the United States while the second carries the history from the Civil War to the first part of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 184 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1063.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219364
- ISBN
- 9780812219364
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Condition: New
€ 62.26€ 60.36
€ 62.26
€ 60.36
Hardback. Assessing three of the most enduring civilian regimes in Africa - Botswana, Kenya, and until the December 1999 coup, the Ivory Coast - this work focuses on the role of civilian regimes in the institutionalization of civilian control. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102398
- ISBN
- 9780739102398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.62
€ 144.62
Paperback. First ancient seat of the royal house, then centre of the French colonial empire in Indochina, and finally the birthplace of Vietnamese independence, Hanoi is today a thriving urban centre. This is a vivid portrait of a city that is now awakening to the modern era. Translator(s): Duiker, Claire. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; GTB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742516557
- ISBN
- 9780742516557
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Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Series: Globalization. Num Pages: 424 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: GTB; JPQB; RNFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442221390
- ISBN
- 9781442221390
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Condition: New
€ 95.28
€ 95.28
Paperback. Plains Indian Sign Talk (PST), a complex system of hand signs, once served as the lingua franca among many Native American tribes of the Great Plains. This study of contemporary uses of PST offers a theoretical approach to language and the body that transcends the 'intellectualist' versus 'phenomenological' impasse in social and linguistic theory. Num Pages: 400 pages, 107 figures, 3 maps, 26 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1K; CF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803222823
- ISBN
- 9780803222823
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. Traces the history of American fears of and attempts to combat propaganda through World War II and up to the Cold War. This book explores how following World War I the social sciences - especially political science and the field of mass communications - identified propaganda as the object of urgent "scientific" study. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWN; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113656
- ISBN
- 9780231113656
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Condition: New
€ 51.54
€ 51.54
Paperback. The growing Irish population of the Lowell, Massachusetts, "paddy camps" in the nineteenth century proved a tempting source of cheap labor for local mill owners. This work demonstrates how the Irish community in Lowell overcame adversity to develop strong religious institutions, an increased political presence, and a sense of common traditions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 photographs; 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBBES; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073380
- ISBN
- 9780252073380
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.02
€ 31.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. Deals with central problem in modern Spanish history-- why did civil war break out in 1936-- arguing that cultural representations of earlier revolution helped trigger the war through focus on social tensions around religion and gender. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339434
- ISBN
- 9780822339434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.87
€ 30.99
€ 27.87
Paperback. An examination of American Orientalist representations of North Africa from 1942 to 1973 Series: New Americanists. Num Pages: 376 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336440
- ISBN
- 9780822336440
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Hardback. A Companion to the City provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective. * Indispensable companion for students of the City. Editor(s): Bridge, Gary; Watson, Sophie. Series: Blackwell Companions to Geography. Num Pages: 656 pages, 8. BIC Classification: GTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631210528
- ISBN
- 9780631210528
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Condition: New
€ 204.62
€ 204.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; JFC; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birgit van de Wijer Belgium
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789078464013
- ISBN
- 9789078464013
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.88
€ 16.99
€ 12.88
Paperback. More than four million United States citizens live in five "unincorporated" US territories. The inhabitants of these vestiges of an American empire are denied representation in Congress and cannot vote in presidential elections. This book addresses the problem of the US territories. Editor(s): Burnett, Christina Duffy; Marshall, Burke. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJP; GTB; JPS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326984
- ISBN
- 9780822326984
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, 9 maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JJ; GTB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620982
- ISBN
- 9780816620982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.01
€ 40.01
Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226425
- ISBN
- 9780520226425
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Hardcover. Provides original insight into the co-construction of technology and subjectivity as well as the multiple forces that shape contemporary China Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 277 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; GTC; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814795262
- ISBN
- 9780814795262
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Condition: New
€ 52.32
€ 52.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Gladstone, Cary. Num Pages: 210 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FCA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590331057
- ISBN
- 9781590331057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 33.28
€ 51.99
€ 33.28