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Regional studies

Paperback. Sheba, or Saba, was a region of high mountains and vast desert situated in the southwest of the Arabian peninsula, in present-day Yemen. This work provides an overview of this remote civilization, the uniqueness of the region's geography and climate, and major events that shaped its history. Translator(s): LaFarge, Albert; Farge, Albert Le. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 1H; 1QDA; 3D; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
E.D.S.
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020040
ISBN
9780268020040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. Archaeology - along with Native American traditions and memories - holds a key to understanding early chapters of the human story in Washington. This book presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology, including excavations at fur-trade forts and the Whitman mission. Num Pages: 168 pages, 150 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; GTB; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 12. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295986968
ISBN
9780295986968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Arondekar, Anjali R.; Patel, Geeta H. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 5SG; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822368410
ISBN
9780822368410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.17

Hardback. Steven I. Wilkinson explores how India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have failed. He uncovers the command and control strategies, the careful ethnic balancing, and the political, foreign policy, and strategic decisions that have made the army safe for Indian democracy. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJF; HBW; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 293 x 40. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674728806
ISBN
9780674728806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.26
€ 48.80

Paperback. Fascinated by the idea of Western civilization as being a sequence of numerous misinterpretations and misrepresentations, these 19 essays, of Ilan Stavans, cover a broad range of topics with the unifying theme being the crossroads where politics and the imagination meet. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 2ADSL; DSB; GTB; JFCX; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312240318
ISBN
9780312240318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.06

Paperback. This work explores the ways in which Nazi Germany used art and media to portray their country as a champion of Kultur and civilisation. Revealing how multiple domains of cultural activity served to conceptually de-humanize Jews, this work shows how the seeds of the Holocaust were sown Editor(s): Etlin, Richard A. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; AB; GTB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226220871
ISBN
9780226220871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.57

Paperback. This book applies the methods and techniques of anthropology to analyze the role of Islam in the social lives of Muslims. Tracks and assesses key developments of the last three decades, and discusses the place of Islam in the anthropology of world religions. Editor(s): Marsden, Magnus; Retsikas, Konstantinos. Series: Muslims in Global Societies Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HRA; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400795976
ISBN
9789400795976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.33

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 128.93

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 264.91

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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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

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

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