Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. This work analyzes the Palestinians' travail as they move from revolutionary movement to state. It outlines the problems in the transition arising from history, society and diplomatic agreements and discusses the search for a national identity, economic system and the structure of government. Num Pages: 304 pages, none, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007178
- ISBN
- 9780674007178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.96
€ 41.99
€ 34.96
Paperback. A significant contribution to both political theory and China studies, this volume provides a critical assessment of the past and future Chinese socialism. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337980
- ISBN
- 9780822337980
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. This book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Tibet, its culture and history. * A clear and comprehensive overview of Tibet, its culture and history. * Responds to current interest in Tibet due to continuing publicity about Chinese rule and growing interest in Tibetan Buddhism. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631225744
- ISBN
- 9780631225744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.30
€ 42.30
hardcover. Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780295984308
- ISBN
- 9780295984308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Paperback. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 212. Dark Visions of the Terrible and the Sublime in Hindu Mythology. With a New Preface. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. 178 pages. The cruel and terrible Kali and the divine lover Krsna are two of Hinduism's most popular deities, representing dramatically different truths about the nature of the sacred. This text shows, however, that the two have more in common than their personalities would suggest. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRG. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight: 208.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 178
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224766
- ISBN
- 9780520224766
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. An incredible, true tale of wartime heroism Num Pages: 26 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803236417
- ISBN
- 9780803236417
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. A compact and useable introduction to the understanding of contemporary Sudan, and a convenient reference work. Editor(s): Ryle, John; et al. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20, 20 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1HBS; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376. 240 pages, 20, 20 line drawing. Editor(s): Ryle, John; et al. A compact and useable introduction to the understanding of contemporary Sudan, and a convenient reference work. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HBS; GTB. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight: 400.
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010308
- ISBN
- 9781847010308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.77
€ 26.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. Originally produced in two volumes, and published here for the first time in one paperback volume, the first part of The Story of the Negro covers Africa and the history of slavery in the United States while the second carries the history from the Civil War to the first part of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 184 x 127 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1063.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219364
- ISBN
- 9780812219364
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Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 58.27
€ 59.42
€ 58.27
Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987255
- ISBN
- 9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
paperback. Fedwa Malti-Douglas reveals how The Starr Report exposed the cultural tendencies, desires, and taboos of Americans while it disrobed the most powerful man in the world. Fraught with assumptions about gender and sexuality, the report reflects a strategy to use Clinton's "body natural" to undermine his "body politic." Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231119337
- ISBN
- 9780231119337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.46
€ 48.46
Paperback. This book proposes an original interpretation of neoliberalism in Africa. Instead of seeing neoliberal reforms as inherently destructive of the post-colonial state, the authors, who include some of Africa's best-known social scientists, focus on the resilience and adaptability of African state structures, economic systems and survival mechanisms. Editor(s): Hibou, Beatrice; Samuel, Boris; Fourchard, Laurent. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1QFG; GTB; GTF; JP; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Amalion Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782359260670
- ISBN
- 9782359260670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134854
- ISBN
- 9781592134854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816640621
- ISBN
- 9780816640621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. A rich and sophisticated ethnography of a stateless indigenous society and its complex and troubling relations with its natural environment and the Soviet state that dominated it. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FCS; GTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734622
- ISBN
- 9780804734622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Hardback. This is the first human geography social atlas of Europe to consider the European economy, culture, history and human and physical geography as a single land mass and a more unified European people. It provides an accessible overview of Europe and a human geography contribution to debates about a wide range of topics. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps (colour). BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; GTB; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 277 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313533
- ISBN
- 9781447313533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.30
€ 97.30
Paperback. In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its collection has been voluntary and decentralized. This work argues that in the post-New Order regime zakat practice changed structurally and institutionally through the enactment of a law on zakat management, followed by the establishment of a national zakat agency. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 111
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511084
- ISBN
- 9789749511084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.42
€ 17.99
€ 17.42
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
Hardcover. Drawing on interviews with French Environment Ministry officials, Szarka (U. of Bath, UK) adds to the sparse English language literature on environmental policy-making in France. The author first discusses theoretical constructions of the environment, Sabatier's advocacy coalition model of policy-de Num Pages: 17tabs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPL; 3JJPR; GTB; JPQB; JPSN2; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819994
- ISBN
- 9781571819994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Paperback. An examination of power struggles and ideological shifts in various social sectors where the public authority of religion has diminished, in particular, education, science, law and journalism. Together the essays depict a cultural and institutional revolution. Editor(s): Smith, Christian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235618
- ISBN
- 9780520235618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.15
€ 41.99
€ 30.15
Hardback. An anthology of empirical studies of Asian Americans' ethnic or pan-ethnic identities, examining ethnic attachments among second-generation Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean Americans, Chinese and Japanese Americans. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 280 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759101753
- ISBN
- 9780759101753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.38
€ 152.38