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Regional studies
Hardback. This volume offers a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the later 20th century. It explores themes including acquisition of geographical knowledge, cultural transfer and frontier expansion. Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742500181
- ISBN
- 9780742500181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 226.57
€ 226.57
Hardback. This volume brings together two classic works on the culture of the Russian people which have been long out of print. Gorer's Great Russian Culture and Mead's Soviet Attitudes towards Authority: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problems of Soviet Character were among the first attempts by anthropologists to analyze Russian society. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812308
- ISBN
- 9781571812308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97
Paperback. Explores the circulation of Hong Kong action cinema in Japan, Korea, India, Australia, France, and the United States, and its links with Taiwan, Singapore, and the Chinese mainland. This collection examines diverse cultural contexts for action cinema's popularity and the problems involved in the trans-national study of globally popular forms. Editor(s): Morris, Meaghan; Li, Siu Leung; Chan, Stephen Ching-Kiu. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932643015
- ISBN
- 9781932643015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. An incredible, true tale of wartime heroism Num Pages: 26 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236417
- ISBN
- 9780803236417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. A historical reconstruction of the making of a slave society in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; HBG; HBLL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 307 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333999
- ISBN
- 9780822333999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Blue Dome Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935295198
- ISBN
- 9781935295198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Elizabeth Catlett, born in Washington, DC, in 1915, is widely acknowledged as a major presence in African American art, and her work is celebrated as a visually eloquent expression of African American identity and pride in cultural heritage. This monograph documents the range of Catlett's life and work. Series: The Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artists. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111 duotone illus., 16 color illus. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AFKB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Pbk. Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985459
- ISBN
- 9780295985459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12 halftones, 17 line art, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816644131
- ISBN
- 9780816644131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Presents interpretations of the causes of the revolution in Bolivia of 1952 and compares them to the great social transformations that occurred in France, Mexico, Russia, China and Cuba. The essays also examine the political, social and economic development of the country after the revolution. Series: David Rockefeller Centre on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 figures, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011410
- ISBN
- 9780674011410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.92
€ 27.99
€ 24.92
paperback. Analyzing the impact of black abolitionist iconography on early black literature and the formation of black identity, this book argues that the visual offered an alternative to literacy for current and former slaves, whose works mobilize forms of illustration that subvert dominant representations of slavery by both apologists and abolitionists. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221087
- ISBN
- 9780253221087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Hardback. Explores how the conception of Africa and its history has changed over time and narrates the story of this vast continent over the past 10,000 years. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19, 19 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010636
- ISBN
- 9781847010636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.64
€ 116.64
Paperback. In early nineteenth century the US government, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), began a systematic campaign to assimilate Indians. Featuring a comparison of US and British government attempts to assimilate problem peoples through mass elementary education, the author offers a portrait of imperialism at work in the two nations. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJD; JFSL9; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224858
- ISBN
- 9780803224858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manor House Publishing Inc Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780973647716
- ISBN
- 9780973647716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.90
€ 21.99
€ 15.90
Paperback. At once a history of policing in China, as well as a political history of "the nation" in the 20th century. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334897
- ISBN
- 9780822334897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, this title details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 photographs, 1 table, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356783
- ISBN
- 9780822356783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.58
€ 39.58
Hardback. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, this title details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 photographs, 1 table, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822356660
- ISBN
- 9780822356660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.56
€ 116.56
Hardcover. The Kakoli of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the focus of this study, did not traditionally have a concept of mental illness. They classified madness according to social behavior, not mental pathology.. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; PSXM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857450944
- ISBN
- 9780857450944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.96
€ 161.96
Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333135
- ISBN
- 9780822333135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.56
€ 29.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. A comprehensive history of the transformation of Russia's southern steppes from border territories to Empire. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b&w photos, 10 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217707
- ISBN
- 9780253217707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.68
€ 29.99
€ 27.68
hardcover. This comprehensive dictionary provides descriptive and analytical coverage of the turbulent political history and striking changes which have occurred both regionally and in key countries since the end of 1945 to the present day. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238755
- ISBN
- 9780415238755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.65
€ 155.65