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Paperback. Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. This work explores how Thai national identity in the global economy is linked to prostitution and gender, and how certain images of "the prostitute" have silenced discourses of prostitution as work. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFMX; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808736
ISBN
9780774808736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Paperback. Highlights the conflicts and debates that surrounded the 1952 celebration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of Jan Van Riebeeck and the founding of Cape Town, South Africa. This title reveals the expectations of the festival planners and how the festival was engineered and the ANC and other non-Europeans mounted opposition to it. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 17 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216137
ISBN
9780253216137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardback. Lively account of how Irish Studies has developed over the past 20 years covering key themes from religion to media and cultural geography. Editor(s): Harte, Liam; Whelan, Dr Yvonne. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs, 1 cartoon. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 433. Very good to like new, with just minor shelfwear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
SKU
KMB0000120
ISBN
9780745321868
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 27.03

Paperback. Lively account of how Irish Studies has developed over the past 20 years covering key themes from religion to media and cultural geography. Editor(s): Harte, Liam; Whelan, Dr Yvonne. Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs, 1 cartoon. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340. 8vo. Very good copy. First edition. . Irish Politics and Politicans. 20th Century Ireland.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0310312
ISBN
9780745321851
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Examines the diasporic and transnational aspects of Asian-American literature and engages works of prose and poetry as aesthetic articulations of the fluid transnational identities formed by Asian-American writers. Editor(s): Lim, Shirley; Gamber, John Blair; Sohn, Stephen Hong; Valentino, Gina. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592134519
ISBN
9781592134519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Income levels have risen sharpley in China during the last two decades. Although just 2% of all Chinese have hot, running water, virtually all households have televisions. This personal, intelligent book addresses these sweeping changes and how they are forming modern China. Num Pages: 400 pages, 65. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871319197
ISBN
9780871319197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.12

Paperback. National Geographic magazine is an American popular culture icon that, since its founding in 1888, has been on a nonstop tour classifying and cataloguing the peoples of the world. This title provides an insightful and alternative interpretation of National Geographic. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; GTB; JFC; JFSL; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781566397520
ISBN
9781566397520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.35

Hardcover. Using various sources, including diaries and letters, this book contributes to the study of Gertrude Bell's colourful life - exploring the personal passions, desires and relationships that drove her - and to an understanding of the background behind the creation of modern Iraq. Num Pages: 320 pages, b&w plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850434153
ISBN
9781850434153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.43
€ 59.94

Paperback. In 1892, in the broad daylight of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, a middle class woman named Alice Mitchell slashed the throat of her lover, Freda Ward, killing her instantly. Local, national, and international newspapers, medical and scientific publications, and popular fiction writers all clamoured to cover the ensuing "girl lovers" murder trial. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; GTB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326175
ISBN
9780822326175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Argues that the creation of such "desiring subjects" is at the core of China's contingent, piece-by-piece reconfiguration of its relationship to a post-socialist, neo-liberal-dominated world. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339472
ISBN
9780822339472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Examines the use of Africa as a figure in the Harlem Renaissance and looks at the place of that movement within a wider Black modernism Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336433
ISBN
9780822336433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KNW0010222
ISBN
9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Keywords: "Humour - Love, Sex & Marriage,Humour - Political,Humour - Satire, General,Subjects - Humour - General,Su"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KHS0047909
ISBN
9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Keywords: "Humour - Love, Sex & Marriage,Humour - Political,Humour - Satire, General,Subjects - Humour - General,Su"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
Number of pages
276
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KT00000561
ISBN
9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A review of the politics and discourses of water use, sharing, and management, and their implications for local livelihoods. This book analyzes contested discourses on such topics as regional hydropower development, floods, and irrigation, along with the broader yet interrelated issues of gender, media, dialogue, and impact assessment. Editor(s): Lebel, Louis; Dore, John; Daniel, Rajesh; Koma, Yang Saing. Num Pages: 283 pages, b/w photos, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511251
ISBN
9789749511251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.53
€ 53.33

paperback. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551642284
ISBN
9781551642284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.82

Paperback. For more than a century, Americans have been captivated by the legend of General George Armstrong Custer. But, the various truths of Custer's life and last stand prove elusive. Custer's life spans two great eras of American history. This work offers an account of life and legend of this controversial figure. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1K; BG; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262669
ISBN
9780803262669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. During the colonial period, Africans told each other terrifying rumors that Africans who worked for white colonists captured unwary residents and took their blood. Providing the stories that Africans told to describe colonial power, this book presents an epistemological inquiry into the nature of historical truth and memory. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HFJ; GTB; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; JFHF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217041
ISBN
9780520217041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Tells the story of anthropological fieldwork centred at Rhodes-Livingstone Institute in Northern Rhodesia during mid-twentieth century. Focusing on collaborative processes rather than on the activity of individual researchers, this book places anthropologists' assistants and informants in a central role in the making of anthropological knowledge. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 1HFMZ; 3JJ; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326731
ISBN
9780822326731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.25

Hardcover. Food and eating practices are central to current sociological and anthropological concerns about the body, health, consumption, and identity. This study explores the importance of these themes as they intersect with processes of globalization and cultural production within a specific group of consumers, British Sh'ite Iranians. Series: Anthropology of Food and Nutrition. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; JFC; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817402
ISBN
9781571817402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.48

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