Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. A rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis of volunteering in Mexico provides a fresh perspective on civil society in Mexico, exploding myths created by previous studies and offering fresh insights into the growing 'third sector' in that country. Editor(s): Butcher, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 251 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHB; JHBC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489984548
- ISBN
- 9781489984548
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€ 122.72
€ 122.72
Paperback. This edited volume combines research on Pre-Columbian cultures throughout Mesoamerica and South America, examining their constructed monuments and ritual practices. It explores the foundations of these cultures and offers insight on specific case studies. Editor(s): Staller, John. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HB; HD; JHM; PSAF; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489985019
- ISBN
- 9781489985019
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€ 123.76
€ 123.76
The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research. Reporting on Envir...
. Ed(S): Chacon, Richard J.; Mendoza, Ruben G...
Paperback. This work documents the ethical dilemmas faced by anthropologists and researchers in general when investigating Amerindian communities. It explores the consequences of reporting-and, specifically, under-reporting-problems in Amerindian communities. Editor(s): Chacon, Richard J.; Mendoza, Ruben G. Num Pages: 524 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HD; HPQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 819.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489989628
- ISBN
- 9781489989628
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€ 188.72
€ 188.72
Paperback. This book focuses on the social life of historic cities and large-scale sites, examining the dynamic ways that cities change as they are made and then remade by the people who inhabit and visit them, and concentrating on change, pluralism and fragmentation. Editor(s): Ruggles, D. Fairchild. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HDD; JFC; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489996756
- ISBN
- 9781489996756
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€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback. This book covers China's cultural heritage ideology and policies, examining the State and World Heritage tourism, heritage tourism at undesignated sites and cultural politics of museums. Case studies discuss ethnic and scenic tourism, site management and more. Editor(s): Blumenfield, Tami; Silverman, Helaine. Num Pages: 315 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489997616
- ISBN
- 9781489997616
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€ 122.67
€ 122.67
Paperback. Using archaeological and other data from households in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, this study shows how during the late 18th and early 19th centuries the region was drawn into global networks of exchange, with the triumph of the capitalist 'Hacienda' system. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 284 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493900909
- ISBN
- 9781493900909
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€ 122.64
€ 122.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Makuvaza, Simon. Series: SpringerBriefs in Archaeology. Num Pages: 124 pages, 11 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GM; GTB; HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 8. Weight in Grams: 208.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493904815
- ISBN
- 9781493904815
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€ 62.79
€ 62.79
Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population
. Ed(S): Angel, Jacqueline L.; Torres-Gil, Fe...
paperback. Written from a bi-national perspective, this volume creates a foundation for an interdisciplinary discussion of the trajectory of disability and long-term care for older people of Mexican-origin. Editor(s): Angel, Jacqueline L.; Torres-Gil, Fernando M.; Markides, Kyriakos S. Num Pages: 348 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFSP31; JHBK; KCP; MJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 575.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489997920
- ISBN
- 9781489997920
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€ 123.67
€ 123.67
hardcover. Human Security and Philanthropy Editor(s): Hasan, Samiul. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 383 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; GTB; JFSR2; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 682.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493925247
- ISBN
- 9781493925247
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Condition: New
€ 124.57
€ 124.57
Hardcover. Cultural diversity and difference is increasing in European cities, driven by economic integration, migration and EU enlargement, but against a background of cultural friction. This book is concerned with how governance approaches to urban management and grass roots community dialogue can foster a sense of citizenship. Editor(s): Neill, William J. V.; Schwedler, Hanns-Uve. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFFN; JFSL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007642
- ISBN
- 9780230007642
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Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardcover. The Lome Peace Accord, signed in 1999, presented significant implications, challenges, and possibilities for post-conflict Sierra Leone, but the literature on post-conflict Sierra Leone only scantily addresses these issues. This project seeks to address the void in the literature on post-Lome Sierra Leone. Editor(s): Mustapha, Marda; Bangura, Joseph J. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102859
- ISBN
- 9780230102859
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€ 63.81
€ 63.81
Hardcover. Focusing on contact between German and other languages, the contributors analyze the ways in which language practices and discourses on language have changed since the end of the Cold War. Editor(s): Carl, Jenny; Stevenson, Patrick. Series: Language and Globalization. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 2ACG; CBG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230224353
- ISBN
- 9780230224353
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Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. For centuries, African and Irish people have traversed the Atlantic, as slaves, servants, migrants, exiles, political organizers and cultural workers. Their experiences intersected; their cultures influenced one another. These essays explore the connections that have defined the 'Black and Green Atlantic' in culture, politics, race and labour. Editor(s): O'Neill, Peter D.; Lloyd, David. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJD1; HBJH; HBJK; HBLL; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228184
- ISBN
- 9780230228184
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Condition: New
€ 154.93
€ 154.93
Hardcover. The first history of Indian literature in English to cover the 200 years from Raja Rammohan Ray to Arundhati Roy, including in its scope canonical poets and novelists, social reformers (Behramji Malabari), anthropologists (Verrier Elwin), nature writers (Salim Ali), and writers of the Indian disapora (Seepersad Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul, Ved Mehta). Editor(s): Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Num Pages: 468 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; DSG; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230228528
- ISBN
- 9780230228528
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Condition: New
€ 124.31
€ 124.31
Hardcover. Adopting a people-centred perspective to globalization, the authors explore complex, counterintuitive and even unintended forms and consequences of bottom-up politics, going beyond simplistic understandings of ordinary people as either victims or beneficiaries of globalization. Editor(s): Kostovicova, Denisa; Glasius, Marlies. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFS; JPSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280328
- ISBN
- 9780230280328
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Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Hardcover. This book explores how memories are used to re-establish a sense of belonging, analyzing the relationships between migrants' adjustment, assimilation and re-membering home. It considers memories as social expressions as well as the tensions and conflicts in representing and renegotiating memories in literature and cinema. Editor(s): Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng; Davidson, Andrew P. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506985
- ISBN
- 9780230506985
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Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Hardcover. The book explores the role of new modes of governance in helping future member states to cope with their accession to the EU. It examines the extent to which civil society and business have assisted the governments of Southern, Central and Eastern European accession countries in taking on the ever more comprehensive body of EU laws and regulations. Editor(s): Borzel, Prof.Dr. Tanja A. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JPB; JPQB; JPSN2; RNP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575516
- ISBN
- 9780230575516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. The decline of citizen involvement affects two key elements of democratic government: elections and political parties. Activating the Citizen examines the reasons underlying citizen withdrawal and explores and assesses innovative approaches on both sides of the Atlantic to try to counter these phenomena. Editor(s): DeBardeleben, Joan; Pammett, Prof. Jon H. Num Pages: 323 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; GTB; JPB; JPHF; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 53. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575943
- ISBN
- 9780230575943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Hardcover. Despite abundant scepticism about their economic benefits, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have proliferated at a rapid pace. Policy diffusion models explain how different sets of preferential trade agreements are interconnected and establish under what conditions FTAs can work for or against the emergence of coherent regional blocs. Editor(s): Solis, Mireya; Stallings, Barbara; Katada, Saori. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFFS; JPS; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577787
- ISBN
- 9780230577787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Paperback. Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution, this book tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. It also features pieces on literary and cultural history, film, opera, and theater. Editor(s): Platt, Kevin M. F.; Brandenberger, David. Num Pages: 976 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBH; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 976
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299215040
- ISBN
- 9780299215040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.96
€ 35.96