Regional studies
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Regional studies
Hardcover. This work explores the history and lifestyle of a society that has long fascinated the Western world. It offers a study of various political, economic, social, and cultural changes Mongolians have endured over the past 800 years. A resource for both student and general readers. Series: Nations in Transition. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 b&w photos and illus; 1 map; index; bibliography; chronol. BIC Classification: 1FPM; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816052219
- ISBN
- 9780816052219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Hardcover. "Italy" provides an insightful and up-to-date guide to a country that has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification. Informative sections examine the landscape and climate; Italy's resources, climate, and infrastructure; the people and environment of Italy; and challenges for the future. Series: Countries of the World. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; RG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 263 x 183 x 11. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816055029
- ISBN
- 9780816055029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Featuring first-person accounts from the poor themselves as well as from charity and government workers and other observers, this volume seeks to highlight the lives of this underprivileged class of people, as well as dispel the myths surrounding their role in society as "the poor." Num Pages: 416 pages, black-&-white photographs & illustrations, maps, graphs, & tables, index, bibliography, g. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1365.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816060627
- ISBN
- 9780816060627
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Condition: New
€ 99.08€ 89.52
€ 99.08
€ 89.52
Hardcover. Lopez-Calvo uses contemporary Nikkei texts such as fiction, testimonies, and poetry to construct an account of the cultural formation of Japanese migrant communities, and in so doing challenges fixed notions of Japanese Peruvian identity." Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816525980
- ISBN
- 9780816525980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 63.10
€ 68.77
€ 63.10
Paperback. Exploring the ways in which political humor has developed and operated in Mexico over more than four centuries, this is groundbreaking work argues persuasively that political jokes are acts of rebellion: their objective is not to overthrow a government but to correct its mistakes. Translator(s): Schmidt, Adam. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530779
- ISBN
- 9780816530779
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 halftones, 14 maps. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816531967
- ISBN
- 9780816531967
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. African American poetry exhibits an impressive range of style and substance, in all its forms. This history of the genre offers a critical reassessment of its development in the 20th century, within the contexts of modernism and the troubled racial history of the United States. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817310158
- ISBN
- 9780817310158
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. This is an account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Num Pages: 424 pages, 21 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819565273
- ISBN
- 9780819565273
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.99
€ 26.99
€ 23.99
Hardcover. For most historians, the hostilities of the Civil War gave way to the nationalizing forces of cultural reunion. Ring contends this buoyant mythology competed with an equally powerful representation of the backward Problem South one that resisted reformation by northern philanthropists, southern liberals, and federal experts." Series: Politics and Culture in the Twentieth Century South. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329031
- ISBN
- 9780820329031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.23€ 102.72
€ 114.23
€ 102.72
Hardcover. Twenty-five years after independence, Papa New Guinea is beset by social, economic, and political problems: poverty and inequality, and corruption and rising crime, for example. This work examines these problems of order in light of Papa New Guinea's social diversity. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; JFF; JKV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824822804
- ISBN
- 9780824822804
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. The Bali Aga are a large ethnic minority of indigenous people that live in the central highlands of Bali. In this ethnographic study, Thomas Reuter examines their elaborate alliance systems and their marginalization in the larger Balinese society. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; GTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824824501
- ISBN
- 9780824824501
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Condition: New
€ 66.44€ 61.07
€ 66.44
€ 61.07
Hardcover. As one of the few Western eyewitnesses to the 1980 Kwangju Uprising, Linda Lewis is uniquely positioned to write about the event. In this work on commemoration politics, social representation and memory, she draws on her writings from the 1980s and ethnographic work she conducted in the 1990s. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPN; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMP; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824824792
- ISBN
- 9780824824792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.61€ 55.99
€ 60.61
€ 55.99
Hardcover. This work chronicles South Korea's experience of rapid development. It captures the mood and language of a generation and an era while providing a window on the personal and social struggles of South Korean modernity. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825966
- ISBN
- 9780824825966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.27€ 66.16
€ 72.27
€ 66.16
Paperback. This collection of articles critically addresses contemporary issues in Hawai'i's Japanese-American community, such as the decline of plantation communities, Uchinanchu identity and culture, changing definitions of being Japanese-American and Yonsei identity. Editor(s): Okamura, Jonathan Y. Series: Social Process in Hawaii S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; GTB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826871
- ISBN
- 9780824826871
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardcover. This volume brings together Pacific Islands studies scholars and invites them to talk about the places they have inhabited and to comtemplate the meaning of the experience. The result is a collage of reflections, distinct and different from each other bu tmoving in their collective impact. Editor(s): Lal, Brij V. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1M; GTB; HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824827489
- ISBN
- 9780824827489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.77€ 63.10
€ 68.77
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Identifies the challenges facing area studies as an organized intellectual project in an era of globalization, focusing in particular on conceptual issues and implications for pedagogical practice in Asia and the Pacific. This book makes the case for more culturally sensitive and empowering forms of area studies. Editor(s): Wesley-Smith, Terence; Goss, Jon. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MK; GTB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833213
- ISBN
- 9780824833213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.40€ 48.83
€ 52.40
€ 48.83
Paperback. "Originally published in hardcover by Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, in 2001"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 308 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HRE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824835279
- ISBN
- 9780824835279
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
Hardcover. This volume gathers together essays that examine America in the 1960s, covering topics such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Movement, the policies of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the East-West battles of ideology and arms, and the decade's liberal ascendancy. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJPK; DNF; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826212979
- ISBN
- 9780826212979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.78€ 52.89
€ 61.78
€ 52.89
Hardcover. An eye-witness account of the experiences of a city kid moved from urban Chicago to a tiny rural community in Missouri. While the author writes of his relatives and their roots in rural Missouri, he focuses on his fromative years in the late-1940s and early-1950s. Num Pages: 184 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJPG; BGA; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213075
- ISBN
- 9780826213075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. This work follows the course of the state's history through the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. In addition to the political events of the period, the social and economic conditions of the state immediately before, during and after the war are covered here. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213761
- ISBN
- 9780826213761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66