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Regional studies
Hardback. Fifty years later, the murky circumstances and tragic symbolism of Patrice Lumumba's assassination trouble many people around the world. Emmanuel Gerard and Bruce Kuklick reveal a tangled web of international politics in which many people--black and white, well-meaning and ruthless, African, European, and American--bear responsibility for this crime. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJH; HBLW; HBTR; JPHC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725270
- ISBN
- 9780674725270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.90
€ 44.99
€ 36.90
Hardback. The Making of Modern Cameroon, Vol. 1 examines the history of present day Cameroon's struggle to create, unite, and integrate their country. The story begins with the colonization of the country by Germany in 1884 and continues with the country's experience under British and French rule from 1914 to 1961. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761808961
- ISBN
- 9780761808961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
paperback. A study of the bracero program during World War II. It describes the labor history of Mexican and Chicano workers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. It analyses the ways in which Braceros were active agents of their own lives. It also describes the living and working conditions in migrant farm camps. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, map, tables, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJH; GTB; HBT; JPFF; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780295978499
- ISBN
- 9780295978499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.88
€ 35.88
Hardback. In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. These pioneers in the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian-American identity. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBBWF; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511095
- ISBN
- 9780742511095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.00
€ 174.00
Hardback. The 1850s offered the last remotely feasible chance for the United States to steer clear of Civil War. Yet fundamental differences between North and South about slavery and the meaning of freedom caused political conflicts to erupt again and again throughout the decade. This book analyzes the major ideas and events that resulted in the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027984
- ISBN
- 9780842027984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.87
€ 158.87
Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348818
- ISBN
- 9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.02
€ 138.02
Paperback. A study of the Ellis Island museum, its gift shop, and the Statue of Liberty form the basis of reflections on sex, nation, and immigration Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335917
- ISBN
- 9780822335917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Bruno Walter, one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This book is a biography of Walter. It tells of Walter's close friendship with Gustav Mahler, his relations with Thomas Mann and his family, and his romantic involvement with the soprano Delia Reinhardt. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVGC4; BGF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803290082
- ISBN
- 9780803290082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987255
- ISBN
- 9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Hardback. Emptiness and Temporality is an account of classical Japanese poetics that takes its starting point in the two Buddhist concepts of emptiness (J. ku) and temporality (mujo) that ground the medieval understanding of poetry, and examines their affinity with contemporary Western theory, particularly Derridean differance and deconstruction. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; GTB; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748889
- ISBN
- 9780804748889
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.89
€ 81.89
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the ways that, during the 1990s, Turkish citizens began to express nostalgia for the secularist and nationalist foundations of the Turkish Republic. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVP; 1F; GTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822338956
- ISBN
- 9780822338956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kralovec, Etta. Num Pages: 107 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 107
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607410720
- ISBN
- 9781607410720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.05€ 58.29
€ 83.05
€ 58.29
Hardback. A long view of human movement throughout Russia Editor(s): Randolph, John; Avrutin, Eugene M. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037030
- ISBN
- 9780252037030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.52
€ 62.52
Hardcover. Contains analytical articles written by acknowledged experts covering the issues affecting the area as a whole. This guide contains a political map of contemporary Africa and a chronological list of the dates of independence of African countries. It provides useful economic and directory data. Num Pages: 1534 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 211 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2070.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 36th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857433692
- ISBN
- 9781857433692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 696.21
€ 696.21
Paperback. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, America finds itself on the brink of a racial consciousness. This title examines the processes of racial identification and their implications by looking at the case of American Indians. Num Pages: 250 pages, 7 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 54.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229778
- ISBN
- 9780520229778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.15
€ 31.99
€ 23.15
Paperback. The May 1926 coup d'etat in Poland inaugurated what has become known as the period of sanacja or "cleansing." The event has been explored in terms of the impact that it had on state structures and political styles. This book offers a study of the political culture of interwar Poland, as reflected in and by the coup. Series: Polish and Polish-American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JF; GTB; HBJD; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420805
- ISBN
- 9780821420805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. This book skillfully weaves together four stories: Chinese views of technology during the Communist era; the role of the military in Chinese political and economic life; the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China; and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804746014
- ISBN
- 9780804746014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
Hardback. This book examines how and why China has moved, over the last twenty years, from opposing nonproliferation of missiles and nuclear weapons to support proliferation. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804755528
- ISBN
- 9780804755528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has some minor tears on edges
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- SPI Books,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KRA0013166
- ISBN
- 9780944007594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Columbus, Frank. Num Pages: 151 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616680152
- ISBN
- 9781616680152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.71€ 149.67
€ 220.71
€ 149.67