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Hardback. Argues that Southern California is an economic model for the United States and the world. This book examines numerous pillars of the region's growth, including dynamic entrepreneurship; the rapid growth of international trade; the harnessing and development of new technologies; and the evolution of the entertainment industry. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 table, 5 figures, 9 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756259
ISBN
9780804756259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.88

Hardback. Eddy U offers a new interpretation of socialism and its failure in the last century. Taking on the conventional view that socialist China and other Soviet-type societies represented the domination of bureaucracy, he argues that these societies were not bureaucratic enough. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804756891
ISBN
9780804756891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.31

hardcover. This book offers the nature and evolution of Japan's most ambitious postwar foreign policy, the Japanese challenge to the U.S.-led neoliberal world order in the politics of economic development. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758123
ISBN
9780804758123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.27

Hardback. This book examines Chinese culture under the condition of postsocialist modernity, in which market reforms have fundamentally altered the fields of film, literature, and cultural debate. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 table, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758741
ISBN
9780804758741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Hardback. Focusing on the body as a site of rupture and signification, this book shifts the paradigm for the study of modernity in the Arab context from questions of representation, translation, and cultural exchange to an engagement with a genealogy of symptoms and affects embodied in texts from the nineteenth-century onward. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251711
ISBN
9780823251711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.23

Hardback. Analyzes texts and art objects from the 15th to the late 16th centuries to show that Renaissance theories of emulating classical heroes generated a deep skepticism about representation, as these theories forced men to construct a public image that seemed fixed but could adapt to changing circumstances. Num Pages: 372 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; DSBD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823251742
ISBN
9780823251742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.60

paperback. William N Fenton's contributions to the understanding of the cultures and histories of the Iroquois are formidable. This volume includes Fenton's classic studies of such key issues as Iroquois folklore, factionalism, and the repatriation of material culture; and discussions of theory and practice and the methodology of 'upstreaming'. Editor(s): Starna, William A.; Campisi, Jack. Series: The Iroquoians & Their World. Num Pages: 398 pages, 10 Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216075
ISBN
9780803216075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 illustrations, map, table, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803266629
ISBN
9780803266629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Offers a look at websites in Malaysia and Singapore that emerged on the margins of the political system to challenge mainsteam media. This title examines arguments that explain their development in terms of technology, and of differing norms of journalism and democracy. It is aimed those interested in politics and media in Malaysia and Singapore. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMS; GTB; JFD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985787
ISBN
9780295985787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 334 pages, 26 B&W. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838200422
ISBN
9783838200422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.66

paperback. Examines the internal dynamics of the Palestinian political elite and their impact on the struggle to establish a Palestinian state. This book argues that the Fatah leadership has attempted to mobilize social forces, local secular-nationalist and Islamist movements, while undermining their ability to develop independent power structures. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217738
ISBN
9780253217738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

paperback. This title presents case studies of public participation in democratic governance in South Africa. It examines the voluntary activities by which members of the public share in the processes of governance through democratic institutions. Num Pages: 313 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 209 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
HSRC Press South Africa
Number of pages
313
Condition
New
SKU
V9780796919830
ISBN
9780796919830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.49

Paperback. In "Overlooking Saskatchewan," twenty writers articulate the challenges and the power of the "gap," while revealing how the citizens of Saskatchewan continue to lead the way in the creation of culture and innovation. Editor(s): Rogers, Randal; Ramsay, Dr Christine. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772922
ISBN
9780889772922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Arnaut, Karel. Series: Contributions in Critical Museology & Material Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 124ill. BIC Classification: 1H; GM; GTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 270 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 888.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Horniman Museum & Gardens United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780951814185
ISBN
9780951814185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. With its new political and cultural affiliations with the Middle East and the renewed visibility of the country's millions of practicing Muslims and those with Middle Eastern roots, Brazil may offer useful lessons for countries transformed by the "Arab Spring." This collection reveals the historical links between these two world regions. Editor(s): Amar, Paul. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 366 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KLSB; GTB; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012272
ISBN
9780253012272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551641508
ISBN
9781551641508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

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
€ 22.68

paperback. Is there a more democratic way of making appointments to Canada s Senate? Helen Forsey argues they should be appointed by common citizens not politicians. " Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB; JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667248
ISBN
9781552667248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621427
ISBN
9781900621427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.66

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621878
ISBN
9781900621878
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.33
€ 46.87

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