Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. Offers a critical analysis of China's "long 1990s," the tumultuous years between the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. This title examines the reactions of intellectuals, authors, and filmmakers to the cultural and political shifts in 1990s China. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342304
- ISBN
- 9780822342304
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. This special issue seeks to examine the effect of postmodernism on Chinese intellectual and creative activity. Editor(s): Zhang, Xudong; Dirlik, Arif. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822325444
- ISBN
- 9780822325444
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive introduction to and resource for cinema of the "Maghreb". This book examines the political and cultural context of the films and the film industry in the post-independence era. It includes a dictionary of more than 135 North African filmmakers and a chronological filmography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HB; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217448
- ISBN
- 9780253217448
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Essential reading for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of what capitalist globalization means for us. The grim social and political realities analysed in this book resonate far beyond the former USSR. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745315973
- ISBN
- 9780745315973
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.03
€ 46.99
€ 36.03
Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; GTB; GTJ; HBJH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784536947
- ISBN
- 9781784536947
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Condition: New
€ 189.03
€ 189.03
Paperback. Editor(s): St.George, Robert Blair. Num Pages: 432 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; GTB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801483929
- ISBN
- 9780801483929
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.32
€ 43.99
€ 39.32
Hardback. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Num Pages: 280 pages, 43 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Museums, Archaeology and the Visualization of History in the Late Ottoman Empire. Series: Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book S. 280 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes how and why museums emerged in the late-nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire. This work argues that, rather than directly emulating post-Enlightenment museums of Western Europe, Ottoman elites produced categories of collection and modes of display appropriate to framing a new identity for the empire in the modern era. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDT; 3JH; GM; GTB; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 24. Weight: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233355
- ISBN
- 9780520233355
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Condition: New
€ 83.65€ 64.59
€ 83.65
€ 64.59
Paperback. In this text, Jerrold Hirsch reviews the founding of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) and the significance of its "American Guide" series, considering the choices made by the administrators who wanted to celebrate diversity as a positive aspect of American cultural identity. Num Pages: 312 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBT; JFC; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807854891
- ISBN
- 9780807854891
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Condition: New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Paperback. This study of local perceptions of population and development in a rural southwestern Nigerian town questions some of the underlying assumptions of the demographic theory of fertility transition. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; GTB; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618156
- ISBN
- 9780748618156
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.63
€ 42.99
€ 37.63
Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843310518
- ISBN
- 9781843310518
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Condition: New
€ 140.81
€ 140.81
Hardcover. Sheds light on the political liberalisation in the Persian gulf, revealing varying levels of commitment to reform across eight Gulf states as they respond to the challenges of increased wealth and education levels, a developing middle class, external actors, and competing social and political groups. Editor(s): Teitelbaum, Joshua. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659280
- ISBN
- 9781850659280
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Condition: New
€ 64.80€ 63.42
€ 64.80
€ 63.42
Hardback. Editor(s): Szmolka, Inmaculada (University of Granada). BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; GTB; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474415309
- ISBN
- 9781474415309
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.94
€ 40.99
€ 35.94
Paperback. Points to the historical ties and mutual influences of the people of Russia and Poland. Countering the trend to deny the interactions between Russia and Poland, this collection reminds readers that these longstanding, if often difficult, contacts constitute an important element in the consciousness of the peoples of both countries. Editor(s): Ransel, David L.; Shallcross, Bozena. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b&w photos, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; GTB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217714
- ISBN
- 9780253217714
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
Paperback. Addresses the impact of methamphetamine and, more generally, the war on drugs, on everyday life in the United States Num Pages: 201 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFH; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 201
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814732403
- ISBN
- 9780814732403
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. At once a history of policing in China, as well as a political history of "the nation" in the 20th century. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334897
- ISBN
- 9780822334897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.13
€ 41.99
€ 37.13
paperback. Poland and NATO is the third book by Jeffrey Simon on emerging post-communist countries to recently join NATO. As with the previous two volumes, this book contains a treasure of firsthand research grounded in primary source material and personal interviews with key civil and military leaders. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780742529946
- ISBN
- 9780742529946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.24
€ 74.24
hardcover. Poland and NATO is the third book by Jeffrey Simon on emerging post-communist countries to recently join NATO. As with the previous two volumes, this book contains a treasure of firsthand research grounded in primary source material and personal interviews with key civil and military leaders. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742529939
- ISBN
- 9780742529939
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Condition: New
€ 173.10
€ 173.10
Hardcover. Tells the story of a long-forgotten criminal case: the poisoning of the communion wine in Zurich's main cathedral in 1776. This work shows how this affair became a cause celebre, the object of a lively public debate that focused on an issue much on the minds of intellectuals in the age of Enlightenment: the problem of evil. Num Pages: 256 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JF; GTB; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002330
- ISBN
- 9780691002330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.69€ 55.08
€ 70.69
€ 55.08
Paperback. The black man suffering at the hands of whites, the white woman sexually threatened by the black man. Both images have long been burned into the American conscience through popular entertainment, and they exert a disturbing influence on Americans' understanding of race. This work explores how these images took root. Num Pages: 424 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; APF; GTB; JFCA; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102832
- ISBN
- 9780691102832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.21
€ 46.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300672
- ISBN
- 9781896300672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90