Regional studies
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Regional studies
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; GBC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810853478
- ISBN
- 9780810853478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.39
€ 186.39
Paperback. A collection of essays with one common link - the Appalachian region of the southern United States. Essays describe a long abandoned homeplace or tell the story of an uncle or grandmother. Editor(s): Dyer, Joyce. Num Pages: 314 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 443.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813109831
- ISBN
- 9780813109831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.98
€ 37.98
Hardback. This study focuses on the regional and local impact of the globalization of Japanese businesses, particularly Toyota, in the United States. For example, 15 years after Toyota announced it would build a manufacturing plant in the heart of Bluegrass, Kentucky crafts help sell Camrys in Japan. Editor(s): Karan, Pradyumna P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 37 b&w photographs, 53 maps, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBSK; 1M; GTB; JFC; KCL; KJK; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 943.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121970
- ISBN
- 9780813121970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.42
€ 55.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; HB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815401582
- ISBN
- 9780815401582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.91
€ 110.91
Hardback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823221332
- ISBN
- 9780823221332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.14
€ 100.14
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
€ 85.09
€ 85.09
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
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Hardback. The 1850s offered the last remotely feasible chance for the United States to steer clear of Civil War. Yet fundamental differences between North and South about slavery and the meaning of freedom caused political conflicts to erupt again and again throughout the decade. This book analyzes the major ideas and events that resulted in the Civil War. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027984
- ISBN
- 9780842027984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.87
€ 158.87
Hardback. Presents an overview of the development of sports in Latin America. This book illustrates how and why sport has become a central part of the political, economic, and social life of the region and the repercussions of its role. It covers basketball, baseball, volleyball, cricket, soccer, and equestrian events in Latin America. Editor(s): Arbena, Joseph L.; LaFrance, David G. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 241 pages, suggested readings. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028202
- ISBN
- 9780842028202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.25
€ 147.25
Paperback. The body is a physical entity and a symbolic artifact. It is both created in the world of nature and also physically reconstructed by a culture. The body is both an internal, subjective environment and simultaneously an object for others to observe. Editor(s): Johnston, Jessica R. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 335 pages, tables, glossary, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028592
- ISBN
- 9780842028592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.29
€ 61.29
hardcover. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842028912
- ISBN
- 9780842028912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.49
€ 159.49
Paperback. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028929
- ISBN
- 9780842028929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Hardback. Centers on people from different parts of the world who came together to form societies by chance and by design in the years after 1492. Editor(s): Mills, Kenneth; Taylor, William B.; Lauderdale Graham, Sandra. Num Pages: 471 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029964
- ISBN
- 9780842029964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.75
€ 168.75
Hardback. Explains the change in thinking about the nature and value of the American Union from 1846 to 1861 which impelled citizens from 11 southern states to declare independence. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029988
- ISBN
- 9780842029988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.53
€ 162.53
Hardback. 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, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051408
- ISBN
- 9780842051408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.27
€ 164.27
Hardback. Mexico's views of the United States have been characterized as stridently anti-American, but various policy changes in Mexico mark a fundamental transformation in the relationship. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JPFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051460
- ISBN
- 9780842051460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.89
€ 178.89
Hardback. Including an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, this book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nightlife, a film noir treatment of the Peteet family suicides, borderlands cuisine, the life of squatters and popular religion. Editor(s): Wood, Andrew Grant. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 320 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051729
- ISBN
- 9780842051729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.29
€ 172.29
Hardback. This work provides a detailed description of Zhang Junmai's thought and life. It is not only a biography of an important intellectual and minority-party leader, but also a work on the third force between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party in modern China. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; JPFF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687060
- ISBN
- 9780847687060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.58
€ 174.58
Paperback. Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; GTB; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688432
- ISBN
- 9780847688432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Paperback. Caught betwixt the Asian continent and the hegemonic power of the United States, the Philippines occupies a contested space or borderland between past and present, East and West. Balancing the memory of colonial experience with an emergent nation-making dream, this innovative book asks if a meaningful future can be envisioned. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698615
- ISBN
- 9780847698615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18