Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. Explores literature by migrant writers which has emerged as a powerful medium for describing the ways in which global forces are experienced at the personal level Num Pages: notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786162150500
- ISBN
- 9786162150500
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Was it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? This study discusses the Fifth Avenue muti-millionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of "Baksheesh" (the Arabic word for bribery). Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102046
- ISBN
- 9780739102046
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Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460. Performing Dancehall, Roots Reggae, and Rastafari in Japan. 304 pages, 5 illustrations. Traces the history of the Japanese embrace of dancehall reggae and other elements of Jamaican culture, including Rastafari, roots reggae, and dub music. This title provides an ethnographic analysis of the ways that many Japanese involved in reggae as musicians and dancers, seek to reimagine their lives through Jamaican culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVG; GTB; JHMP. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347224
- ISBN
- 9780822347224
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Born in colonial India into a despised caste of former tree climbers, Ayya lost his mother as a child and came of age in a small town in lowland Burma. Forced to flee at the outbreak of World War II, he returned to southern India after a treacherous 1,700-mile journey by rail, boat, bullock cart, and foot. Num Pages: 232 pages, 17 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253012500
- ISBN
- 9780253012500
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Decker, Craig. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ariadne Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572411296
- ISBN
- 9781572411296
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.68
€ 37.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 42 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646111
- ISBN
- 9780816646111
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Presents an English translation that includes essays which chart an orientation for German life, culture, and politics beyond the Cold War and at the dawn of an unprecedented era. Translator(s): Adelson, Leslie A. Series: Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 145 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803292758
- ISBN
- 9780803292758
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Hardcover. This book explores how memories are used to re-establish a sense of belonging, analyzing the relationships between migrants' adjustment, assimilation and re-membering home. It considers memories as social expressions as well as the tensions and conflicts in representing and renegotiating memories in literature and cinema. Editor(s): Kuah-Pearce, Khun Eng; Davidson, Andrew P. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230506985
- ISBN
- 9780230506985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HB; PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401058209
- ISBN
- 9789401058209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 507.93
€ 507.93
Paperback. Examines the shaping of local sexual cultures in the Asian Pacific region in order to move beyond definitions and understandings of sexuality that rely on Western assumptions. This book underscores the mutual transformation of gender and sexuality in both Asian Pacific and Western cultures. Editor(s): Martin, Fran; Jackson, Professor Peter; McLelland, Mark. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075070
- ISBN
- 9780252075070
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. An examination of Asian security, this work makes a case for taking regional politics and security dynamics seriously. The book examines the salience of the pathways, investigates the management of specific security issues, and discusses the nature of security order in Asia. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 38. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746298
- ISBN
- 9780804746298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 53.33
€ 53.51
€ 53.33
Hardback. An examination of Asian security, this work makes a case for taking regional politics and security dynamics seriously. The book examines the salience of the pathways, investigates the management of specific security issues, and discusses the nature of security order in Asia. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1093.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746281
- ISBN
- 9780804746281
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Condition: New
€ 264.91
€ 264.91
Paperback. This book explores an alternative, largely unacknowledged side of the history of the popular British periodical, and offers a comparative view of the genesis of satirical journalism from Egypt and the Ottoman Empire through British India to China and Japan. Editor(s): Harder, Hans; Mittler, Barbara. Series: Transcultural Research - Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context. Num Pages: 454 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642286063
- ISBN
- 9783642286063
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Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Paperback. 40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. This book lifts the lid on a world of staggering secrecy and shows that the little most people know is almost entirely wrong. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861977113
- ISBN
- 9781861977113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Columbus, Frank. Num Pages: 151 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616680152
- ISBN
- 9781616680152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.15€ 151.27
€ 221.15
€ 151.27
Paperback. This collection of essays examines the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations and links these seemingly disparate movements through the category of Asian diasporas. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Siu, Lok. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752442
- ISBN
- 9780804752442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. This collection of essays examines the worldwide dispersal of Asian populations and links these seemingly disparate movements through the category of Asian diasporas. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Siu, Lok. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFF; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804752435
- ISBN
- 9780804752435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.41
€ 134.41
Paperback. Asian Americans are emerging as a political force and yet their politics have not been systematically studied by either social scientists of politicians. This text brings together original sources on key topics influencing Asian American politics. Editor(s): Nakanishi, Don T.; Lai, James S. Series: Spectrum Series: Race and Ethnicity in National and Global Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0496th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518506
- ISBN
- 9780742518506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.29
€ 100.29
Hardback. Katsumata demonstrates that something interesting is taking place inside the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). He shows that an association of minor powers in Southeast Asia is promoting its cooperative security norm, and influencing the policies of its external partners. Thus, the ARF is one of the important pathways to regional security. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 217 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QFS; GTB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229297
- ISBN
- 9780230229297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. This is a national history of American race relations, examined through the lens of housing discrimination. The book graphically demonstrates the variety of methods used by whites to thwart the racial integration of their neighbourhoods. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847697014
- ISBN
- 9780847697014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77