Regional studies
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Regional studies
Hardback. Illuminates the diverse elements that constitute opera by focusing the investigation around three main categories: composition and production; words, music, and drama; and the interaction of society, genre, and aesthetics. Translator(s): Schneider, Edward. Num Pages: 442 pages, 34 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; AVGC9; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press Berkeley
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217195
- ISBN
- 9780520217195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.25€ 49.55
€ 63.25
€ 49.55
Paperback. An anthology of historical studies focusing on themes and issues central to the construction of Black masculinities and Black men's history. This book covers themes in the lives of black men that touch on leadership, work and the professions, family and community, sports and the military, and the image of black men in the larger society. Editor(s): Hine, Darlene Clark; Jenkins, Earnestine L. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 503 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 503
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214607
- ISBN
- 9780253214607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.33
€ 37.99
€ 34.33
Hardback. This is the definitive book on Russo-Japanese relations by the leading authority on the topic. Translator(s): Eley, Mark. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758352
- ISBN
- 9780804758352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. A revised and expanded edition of a groundbreaking text Editor(s): Holloway, Joseph E. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 448 pages, 18 b&w photos, 2 figures, 2 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217493
- ISBN
- 9780253217493
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Highlights the complex inter-action between indigenous activity and colonial governance, emphasizing how Japanese rule adapted to Korean and missionary initiatives Editor(s): Lee, Hong Yung; Ha, Yong-Chool; Sorensen, Clark W. Series: Center for Korean Studies Publication. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992167
- ISBN
- 9780295992167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.83
€ 46.99
€ 41.83
Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256532
- ISBN
- 9780823256532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Hardback. The history of a city and the evolution of a nation Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF; JHBL; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253355874
- ISBN
- 9780253355874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Paperback. Conveying through 16 essays the continuing importance of American Studies and the excitement to be gained from its study, this book provides an evaluation of America's place in the world and the often tangled paths that led her there. It also examines ideals such as the commitment to liberty, equality and material progress. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582894372
- ISBN
- 9780582894372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.11
€ 63.11
Hardcover. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independence, and, currently, environmental protection, Lu has played a key role in Taiwan's evolution from dictatorship to democracy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; GTB; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993645
- ISBN
- 9780295993645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Tracing the complex genealogy of Tantra as a category within the history of religions, this work shows how it has been formed through the interplay of popular and scholarly imaginations. Num Pages: 388 pages, 16 b/w illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236561
- ISBN
- 9780520236561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.40
€ 40.99
€ 29.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384094
- ISBN
- 9781894384094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.85
€ 29.99
€ 19.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 205 x 18. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894384315
- ISBN
- 9781894384315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.85
€ 29.99
€ 19.85
Paperback. It is said that the Hell's Angels could paralyse whole towns with fear. This book explores the questions such as: How much of that reputation was myth and how much was brutal reality? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141187457
- ISBN
- 9780141187457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.38
€ 11.99
€ 10.38
Hardback. Throughout her six-decade career, Camille Patha's painting has oscillated between the figurative and the abstract. Patha began painting gestural abstraction in the 1960s then deliberately explored various painting styles, including hard-edged abstraction and surrealist-infused photorealism and, finally, a return to abstraction. Num Pages: 96 pages, 49 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 16. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Tacoma Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780924335402
- ISBN
- 9780924335402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.00€ 41.03
€ 43.00
€ 41.03
Paperback. Examines the rationale and ideals behind Park's philosophy of national development Editor(s): Kim, Hyung-A; Sorensen, Clark W. Series: Center for Korean Studies Publication. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991405
- ISBN
- 9780295991405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.83
€ 46.99
€ 41.83
Hardcover. From the Bronze Age to the twenty-first century, vying armies have clashed over the territory stretching from the Upper Nile to modern-day Iraq and Iran. Ian Barnes's Crossroads of War> captures five millennia of conflict and conquest in detailed full-color maps, accompanied by incisive, accessible commentary. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF1; HBW; HRAM2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674598492
- ISBN
- 9780674598492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.15
€ 40.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. An account of the rise, fall, and persistence of the 20th century's Black Zionist dream -- the movement's creation of a homeland in Africa. Num Pages: 456 pages, 12 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JFSL3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822332473
- ISBN
- 9780822332473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Studies admission records to Soviet Communist party cells in the 1920s for what they reveal about the politics of self-representation in Bolshevik political culture Series: Donald W. Treadgold Studies on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVUA; GTB; HBG; HBLW; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991122
- ISBN
- 9780295991122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.87
€ 32.99
€ 29.87
Hardback. A probing analysis and critique of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state and the tragic collapse of Liberia. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810364
- ISBN
- 9780774810364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.04
€ 113.04
Paperback. A probing analysis and critique of the historical dysfunction of the post-colonial African state and the tragic collapse of Liberia. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBW; JP; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774810371
- ISBN
- 9780774810371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.54
€ 40.99
€ 36.54