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Paperback. Cuba has long been a social policy pioneer, with ambitious policies to address health care, education, employment, the environment, and social inequalities. Yet facing severe economic challenges, the government may look to learn from its Latin American neighbors. Social Policies and Decentralization in Cuba analyzes these issues in depth. Editor(s): Dominguez, Jorge I.; Arguelle, Maria del Carmen Zabala; Prieto, Mayra Espina. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
- Publisher
- David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975309
- ISBN
- 9780674975309
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€ 27.99€ 24.47
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Paperback. An extended, objective analysis of the exploitation of the thousands of young Korean men who served in Japan's military and auxiliary occupations Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992587
- ISBN
- 9780295992587
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€ 36.99€ 33.75
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Paperback. Takes a look at the writings from the earliest times to 1600; the origins of Korean culture and political structures, up through the Choson dynasty; and developments in early and medieval Japan. This book includes readings in the areas of history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion. Editor(s): De Bary, Wm. Theodore. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 936 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 936
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143059
- ISBN
- 9780231143059
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€ 49.99€ 35.95
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Paperback. This collection of essays examines the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations and links these seemingly disparate movements through the category of Asian diasporas. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Siu, Lok. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752442
- ISBN
- 9780804752442
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€ 29.99€ 27.37
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Hardback. Pascual de Gayangos (1809-1897), celebrated Spanish Orientalist and polymath, is recognised as the father of the modern school of Arabic studies in Spain. This collection celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth Editor(s): Alvarez Millan, Cristina; Heide, Claudia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635474
- ISBN
- 9780748635474
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Condition: New
€ 117.84€ 112.72
€ 117.84
€ 112.72
Paperback. Investigating the late-16th century through the 19th century, this work looks at the shifting boundaries between the Chosen state and the adherents of Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity and popular religions. It suggests ways in which each group adjusted its ideology in response to the state. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Deuchler, Martina. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HRAC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007741
- ISBN
- 9780674007741
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€ 21.99€ 20.49
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Paperback. A cultural history of European and Egyptian interest in ancient Egypt and its material culture, from the early nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAE; GTB; HDD; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339922
- ISBN
- 9780822339922
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€ 34.99€ 31.57
€ 34.99
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Paperback. The first systematic study of the evolution of Islamic politics in Iran and Turkey, based on primary documents from both countries Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 8 charts/graphs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728837
- ISBN
- 9780292728837
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€ 32.99€ 29.85
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Paperback. Examines the role of television in public space at different points in the history of the medium. The author explores the significance of this pervasive phenomenon, tracing the forms of conflict, commerce, and community that television generates outside the home. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 b&w photographs, 15 figures. BIC Classification: 1K; APF; APT; GTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326922
- ISBN
- 9780822326922
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
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Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199948796
- ISBN
- 9780199948796
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€ 14.99€ 12.42
€ 14.99
€ 12.42
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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.43
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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
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.75
€ 36.99
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Paperback. Demonstrates the central role of ordinary people - rather than state or market elites - in creating institutions for determining status in China. This book explores the emerging hierarchy, which is based on the concept of suzhi, or quality. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340362
- ISBN
- 9780822340362
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.67
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€ 30.67
Paperback. They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win? This book looks at the motivations and values of the young rebels of the 1960s. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051415
- ISBN
- 9780842051415
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Condition: New
€ 65.49
€ 65.49
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- TROPZAM
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956059833
- ISBN
- 9780956059833
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.99
€ 26.99
€ 21.99
Paperback. 40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. This book lifts the lid on a world of staggering secrecy and shows that the little most people know is almost entirely wrong. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861977113
- ISBN
- 9781861977113
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Provides an understanding of the vital role of performance in the Americas. This title shows how the repertoire of embodied memory - conveyed in gestures, the spoken word, movement, dance, song, and other performances - offers alternative perspectives to a reconsideration of historical processes of transnational contact. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, 111 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1K; AS; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331230
- ISBN
- 9780822331230
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.34
€ 32.99
€ 29.34
THE ETHIOPIAN PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY PARTY:Between a Rock and a Hard P...
Solomon Ejigu Gebreselassie
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Red Sea Press, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569023839
- ISBN
- 9781569023839
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.56
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€ 33.56
Hardback. Based on original fieldwork collected in Sudan from 2006-11, contributors' look at "access to resources" from various disciplinary approaches. The book analyzes major transformations, from the 1980s to South Sudan's independence in 2011, which affected the country in the framework of "globalization". Editor(s): Casciarri, Barbara; Assal, Munzoul; Ireton, Francois. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; GTB; JHMC; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386179
- ISBN
- 9781782386179
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Condition: New
€ 182.93
€ 182.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JPFC; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583676257
- ISBN
- 9781583676257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.71
€ 23.99
€ 20.71