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Hardback. The steady rise of Clint Eastwood s career parallels a pressing desire in American society over the past five decades for a figure and story of purpose, meaning, and redemption. Eastwood has not only told and filmed that story, he has come to embody it for many in his public image and film persona. Series: Polity America Through the Lens Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; GTB; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650401
- ISBN
- 9780745650401
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Condition: New
€ 72.21
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Paperback. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Num Pages: 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510. Service and Inequality in Luxury Hotels. 373 pages, 2 line illustrations, 5 tables. Goes behind the scenes in two urban luxury hotels to give a picture of the workers who care for and cater to wealthy guests. This work offers an analysis of what the luxury service consists of, how managers organize its production, and how workers and guests negotiate the inequality between them. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFT; JHM. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 22. Weight: 510.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 373
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247826
- ISBN
- 9780520247826
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
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Paperback. These essays explore the diverse, unexpected and controversial ways in which the idea of civil society has entered into populist politics and public debate throughout Africa. It shows how struggles over civil society reveal much about larger historical forces in the post-Cold War era. Editor(s): Comaroff, John L.; Comaroff, Jean. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114149
- ISBN
- 9780226114149
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.41
€ 40.99
€ 31.41
Paperback. The struggle of civil rights in America can be traced back to the arrival of the first Africans. This text tells the story of the civil rights struggle in its full context, emphasizing the role of those ignored by history, as well as the part played by education and religion. Editor(s): Birnbaum, Jonathan; Taylor, Clarence. Num Pages: 936 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1633.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814782491
- ISBN
- 9780814782491
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.12
€ 36.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Num Pages: 504 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 7 figures, 4 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708. Crime, Segregation and Citizenship in Sao Paulo. 504 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 4 maps, 8 tables. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight: 708.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221437
- ISBN
- 9780520221437
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.24
€ 40.99
€ 29.24
paperback. Odessa--celebrated and vilifi ed as a Jewish city of sin Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; GTB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223289
- ISBN
- 9780253223289
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.48
€ 29.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. The question of women in the armed services is hotly debated. Exploring the perspectives of feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, this text situates the combat controversy in the context of US political change and analyzes women's inclusion in the armed forces. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFK; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814726891
- ISBN
- 9780814726891
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardback. Explores how Asian Americans figured in the effort to shape the credibility of American democracy during the Cold War, even while their perceived "foreignness" cast them as likely alien subversives Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 285 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759356
- ISBN
- 9780814759356
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Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cattan, Nadine. Num Pages: 207 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- John Libbey Eurotext France
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782742006779
- ISBN
- 9782742006779
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.53
€ 42.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Traces the history of British and Indian cinema in the late colonial period, revealing how popular film styles and controversial film regulations in the politically linked territories of Britain and India reconfigured imperial relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 34 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Annotated
- SKU
- V9780822337935
- ISBN
- 9780822337935
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.27
€ 31.99
€ 28.27
Paperback. A rich portrait of the National Ballet of Senegal's work and of the urban dance world of Dakar Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1HFD; ASD; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252072680
- ISBN
- 9780252072680
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.33
€ 29.99
€ 27.33
paperback. Until recently, women in the Red Army have only been a small part of the history of the Long March Num Pages: 304 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252074561
- ISBN
- 9780252074561
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.48
€ 29.99
€ 27.48
paperback. A story of tribal nation building in the modern era. It treats nation-building projects as nothing new to the Choctaws of southeastern Oklahoma, who have responded to a number of hard-hitting assaults on Choctaw sovereignty and nationhood by rebuilding their tribal nation. Series: North American Indian Prose Award Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1KBBS; GTB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224902
- ISBN
- 9780803224902
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Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Paperback. Examines the link between the "Chinese question" and the "Negro problem" in nineteenth-century America. This work demonstrates that the anti-Chinese sentiment that led up to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is inseparable from the racial double standards applied by mainstream white society toward white and nonwhite groups. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252073519
- ISBN
- 9780252073519
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.48
€ 29.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. Presents a look into the secretive world of the "snakeheads" (human smugglers), whose ingenious endeavors have transported hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants into the United States and other Western countries. This book presents accounts of how social circles to accomplish seemingly complex transnational negotiations are formed. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 tables, 4 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757416
- ISBN
- 9780804757416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Paperback. A multi-dimensional picture of China at the political crossroads, this title looks at the significant change in the state-society relationship in contemporary China in three interrelated areas: intellectual, social and cultural. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774808392
- ISBN
- 9780774808392
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.90
€ 36.99
€ 36.90
Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348818
- ISBN
- 9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.48
€ 147.48
paperback. Focuses on the many ways in which Chinese living in the United States during the exclusion era maintained ties with China through a constant flow of people, economic resources, as well as political and cultural ideas. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134359
- ISBN
- 9781592134359
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. This book skillfully weaves together four stories: Chinese views of technology during the Communist era; the role of the military in Chinese political and economic life; the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China; and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804746014
- ISBN
- 9780804746014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784538095
- ISBN
- 9781784538095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.31€ 48.38
€ 55.31
€ 48.38