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Regional studies
Paperback. The place occupied by Japanese Americans within the annals of US history has consisted mainly of a cameo appearance as victims of incarceration after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This work examines how the second generation - the Nisei - has shaped its identity and negotiated its place within American society. Editor(s): Daniels, Roger. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068225
- ISBN
- 9780252068225
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. Describes the author's early life in a farm-labour camp in Livingston, California, and the path that took him, through naval service and graduate school, far beyond Livingston. This book describes decades of toil and progress before the Filipino community entered the socio-political mainstream. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986425
- ISBN
- 9780295986425
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Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
Series: Asia in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HBJF; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813145013
- ISBN
- 9780813145013
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Condition: New
€ 37.95
€ 37.95
Paperback. Critics often claim that prime-time television seemed immune - or even willfully blind - to the landmark upheavals rocking western and American society during the 1960s. This book challenges the assumption that TV programming failed to consider or engage with the decade's youth-led societal changes. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 34 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326458
- ISBN
- 9780822326458
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
€ 31.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Alex Haley's "Roots" introduced griots to the world outside of West Africa and generated an enormous amount of interest in their profession. This work is a comprehensive portrait of the world of this uniquely African profession, starting with their discovery by the outside world in 1352 by a North African traveller, Ibn Battuta. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219619
- ISBN
- 9780253219619
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. 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, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051477
- ISBN
- 9780842051477
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Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
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
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Condition: New
€ 178.89
€ 178.89
Paperback. Intense, introspective essays explore African magical practice, the forest, and wildlife. "..lyrical and gritty, unflinching and tender." -Shawna Lemay? Series: Currents. Num Pages: 96 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 136 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644763
- ISBN
- 9780888644763
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Newmann, Brian D. Num Pages: 128 pages, graphs. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1DVG; GTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617288661
- ISBN
- 9781617288661
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Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 52.00
€ 73.68
€ 52.00
Paperback. An investigation into how government persists under even the most untenable conditions, based on an analysis of government in Gaza between 1917 and 1967. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b&w photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822342403
- ISBN
- 9780822342403
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Paperback. This work explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform as a new generation of leaders comes to power and China enters the World Trade Organization, the processes of building institutions, and the prevention and management of social discontent. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519886
- ISBN
- 9780742519886
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Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Hardback. This work explores the key dimensions of governance in China. These include the prospects for political reform as a new generation of leaders comes to power and China enters the World Trade Organization, the processes of building institutions, and the prevention and management of social discontent. Editor(s): Howell, Jude. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742519879
- ISBN
- 9780742519879
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Condition: New
€ 179.33
€ 179.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- AK Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849352253
- ISBN
- 9781849352253
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.98
€ 19.99
€ 18.98
Hardback. Editor(s): Assayag, Jackie; Fuller, Chris. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843311942
- ISBN
- 9781843311942
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Condition: New
€ 132.83
€ 132.83
Paperback. Discusses developing markets for African entrepreneurs Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFFS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253005731
- ISBN
- 9780253005731
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. Discusses developing markets for African entrepreneurs Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFFS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253002662
- ISBN
- 9780253002662
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Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. Argues that a firm grasp of globalization requires an understanding of how race has constituted and been constituted by global transformations. Focusing attention on race as an analytic category, this book includes a collection of essays that explores the changing meanings of blackness in the context of globalization. Editor(s): Clarke, Kamari Maxine; Thomas, Deborah. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337720
- ISBN
- 9780822337720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.72
€ 40.72
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Chandos Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843342175
- ISBN
- 9781843342175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 9.62
€ 54.99
€ 9.62
Paperback. Over the last 20 years China's extraordinary rate of economic growth has been driven by the 120-150 million people who have flocked into China's cities from the surrounding countryside ins search of a better life. This book examines the way in which these people live, work, and interact with their urban cousins. Num Pages: 238 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; GTF; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 211 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Monash Asia Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876924478
- ISBN
- 9781876924478
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.48
€ 26.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Deals with central problem in modern Spanish history-- why did civil war break out in 1936-- arguing that cultural representations of earlier revolution helped trigger the war through focus on social tensions around religion and gender. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339434
- ISBN
- 9780822339434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21