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Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594546778
ISBN
9781594546778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.92
€ 55.58

Paperback. Sheba, or Saba, was a region of high mountains and vast desert situated in the southwest of the Arabian peninsula, in present-day Yemen. This work provides an overview of this remote civilization, the uniqueness of the region's geography and climate, and major events that shaped its history. Translator(s): LaFarge, Albert; Farge, Albert Le. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 1H; 1QDA; 3D; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
E.D.S.
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020040
ISBN
9780268020040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.56

Hardcover. Tells the story of a long-forgotten criminal case: the poisoning of the communion wine in Zurich's main cathedral in 1776. This work shows how this affair became a cause celebre, the object of a lively public debate that focused on an issue much on the minds of intellectuals in the age of Enlightenment: the problem of evil. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JF; GTB; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002330
ISBN
9780691002330
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.69
€ 55.08

Hardback. This is the second volume in Jeffrey Hopkins's series on the Mind-Only School of Buddhism. It conveys the intellectual vibrancy of the different cultural interpretations of Dzong-ka-ba's "The Essence of Eloquence", and expands the key philosophical issues it addresses. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211209
ISBN
9780520211209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.04
€ 56.52

Paperback. Investigates broad questions about ethnicity, the nature of diasporic identity, and Brazilian culture. This title analyzes how Nikkei (Japanese migrants) both resisted and conformed to others' perceptions of their identity as they struggled to define and claim their own ethnicity within Sao Paulo during the dictatorship. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 illus., 8 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KLS; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340812
ISBN
9780822340812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.75

Hardback. This is the second of three books by Jeffrey Simon on emerging post-communist countries to recently join NATO. As with the previous volume (Hungary), this book represents a tremendous amount of first hand research grounded in primary source material and personal interviews with key civil and military leaders. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DV; GTB; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742529021
ISBN
9780742529021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.15

paperback. This is the second of three books by Jeffrey Simon on emerging post-communist countries to recently join NATO. As with the previous volume (Hungary), this book represents a tremendous amount of first hand research grounded in primary source material and personal interviews with key civil and military leaders. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DV; GTB; JPSN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742529038
ISBN
9780742529038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.63

hardcover. Poland and NATO is the third book by Jeffrey Simon on emerging post-communist countries to recently join NATO. As with the previous two volumes, this book contains a treasure of firsthand research grounded in primary source material and personal interviews with key civil and military leaders. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742529939
ISBN
9780742529939
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.10

paperback. Poland and NATO is the third book by Jeffrey Simon on emerging post-communist countries to recently join NATO. As with the previous two volumes, this book contains a treasure of firsthand research grounded in primary source material and personal interviews with key civil and military leaders. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780742529946
ISBN
9780742529946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.24

Hardback. Offers a study of the connections between French colonial migrants and white women in Paris between the world wars. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, 6 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803225459
ISBN
9780803225459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.89

Paperback. This study of colonial memory asks the question, how do once-colonized people remember the colonial period? Drawing on an ethnography of the social practices of remembering and forgetting in one community in Madagascar, the book develops a practice-based approach to social memory. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 378 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; 1K; GTB; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228467
ISBN
9780520228467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.42

Hardcover. Most non-Central Americans think of the narrow neck between Mexico and Colombia in terms of dramatic past revolutions and lauded peace agreements, or, sensational problems of gang violence and natural disasters. In this volume, the contributors examine regional circumstances within frames of democratization and neoliberalism.. Editor(s): Burrell, Jennifer L.; Moodie, Ellen. Series: CEDLA Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTB; JHM; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857457523
ISBN
9780857457523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBN; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Tapir Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
32
Condition
New
SKU
V9788251916929
ISBN
9788251916929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. A revealing account of the war on terror in Africa and the shocking methods used to perpetuate the myth that the region is a hot-bed of terrorism. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 Maps. BIC Classification: 1HBX; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745324524
ISBN
9780745324524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.18

Paperback. While Americans prize the ability to get behind the wheel and hit the open road, they have not always agreed about what constitutes safe, decorous driving and who is capable of it. This title presents a cultural history of America's fear of and fascination with driving, from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Num Pages: 360 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822339632
ISBN
9780822339632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Paperback. Examines three films concerned with the issues of developing globalization and the defence of local identity and culture. This book explores the visuality of these films, taking account of the film makers' reliance on the metaphoric image in skirting Chinese film censorship. It includes a DVD, containing key scenes from each film. Num Pages: 160 pages, DVD. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA; GTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Washington Press Washington
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Pap/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227960
ISBN
9780295984179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Paperback. In this text, Jerrold Hirsch reviews the founding of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) and the significance of its "American Guide" series, considering the choices made by the administrators who wanted to celebrate diversity as a positive aspect of American cultural identity. Num Pages: 312 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBT; JFC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807854891
ISBN
9780807854891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: ACC; GTB; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 943.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607812265
ISBN
9781607812265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. The body is a physical entity and a symbolic artifact. It is both created in the world of nature and also physically reconstructed by a culture. The body is both an internal, subjective environment and simultaneously an object for others to observe. Editor(s): Johnston, Jessica R. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 335 pages, tables, glossary, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028592
ISBN
9780842028592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.69

Paperback. An investigation of Latin American culture in the US in a cross section of three generations of Latin American immigrants Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814788295
ISBN
9780814788295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.67

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