Regional studies
Results 2001 - 2020 of 2049
Regional studies
Paperback. Looks at a range of commercial objects and phenomenon, from television and toys to comic books and magazines. The author looks at the often unspoken assumptions about class, nation, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation that underscored both media images (like those of 1960s space missions) and social policies of the mass-produced suburb. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJP; GTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326960
- ISBN
- 9780822326960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.47
€ 36.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Testimonies of slavery and the slave trade Num Pages: 300 pages, 9 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFD; C; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222947
- ISBN
- 9780253222947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.32
€ 31.99
€ 29.32
Paperback. Where did American literature start? The familiar story of Emerson and Thoreau has them setting up shop in Concord, Massachusetts, and determining the course of American writing. This title overhauls this story of origins as it shifts the context for these literary giants from the civilized East to the wide-open spaces of the Louisiana Purchase. Num Pages: 213 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press California
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520231856
- ISBN
- 9780520231856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.45
€ 33.99
€ 24.45
Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632787
- ISBN
- 9780816632787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.38
€ 33.99
€ 30.38
Hardback. Contains arguments for the two-sided position that: Al will continue to produce machines with greater and greater capacity to pass stronger and stronger versions of the Turing Test; but that the 'Person Building Project' (the attempt by cognitive engineers to build a machine which is a person) will inevitably fail. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; JFC; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 381
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316626
- ISBN
- 9780792316626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.13
€ 249.13
Paperback. This work takes a look at the changes that have taken place in Egyptian society since the 1950s, and considers the disruptions brought about by the surge in population. It discusses how runaway population growth has effects on aspects of society and also predictable effects on the economy. Translator(s): Wilmsen, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; 3JJP; GTB; HBTB; JHBD; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774248191
- ISBN
- 9789774248191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.08
€ 20.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. What do Europeans have in common apart from the rights and duties deriving from the treaties? Is there such a thing as 'Europeanness' in the sense of a common identity? Can rights serve as a unifying factor in the new EU of 27 member states? And what are the sources of human identity as such? This book addresses these topical issues. Num Pages: 311 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779342828
- ISBN
- 9788779342828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.93
€ 44.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Miller, Nicola; Hart, Stephen. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403980007
- ISBN
- 9781403980007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.60
€ 122.60
Paperback. Where We Stand is a successful black woman's reflection on how our dilemmas of class and race are intertwined, and how we can find ways to think beyond them. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415929134
- ISBN
- 9780415929134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.71
€ 47.71
Hardcover. Editor(s): Eksterowitz, Anthony J.; Hastedt, Glenn Peter. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1078.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606922125
- ISBN
- 9781606922125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.77€ 151.81
€ 221.77
€ 151.81
Hardback. This work asserts the distinctive place that whites can take in the fight for racial justice, bringing together interviews with white antiracist activists from across North America. These whites show the multitude of ways whites can be proactive in combating modern racism. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742515819
- ISBN
- 9780742515819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.18
€ 173.18
Hardcover. Some of Israel's leading thinkers and experts from Israeli academia, journalism and public life investigate pressing issues facing the modern State of Israel. The contributors provide a controversial portrayal of Israeli society and present a blueprint for a radical new path for Israeli politics. Editor(s): Leon, Dan. Num Pages: 189 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900567
- ISBN
- 9781903900567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Paperback. This book is the first to present a macroscopic view of the state of Israeli society in the early 21st century. At the heart of the book lies the crux of modern debate concerning the State of Israel: Is Israeli society building upon the values stipulated Editor(s): Leon, Dan. Num Pages: 189 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900574
- ISBN
- 9781903900574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.00
€ 27.99
€ 26.00
Hardcover. Herman Melville had a lifelong fascination with the Pacific and with the diverse island cultures that dotted this vast ocean. The essays in this collection articulate the intersection of Western and Pacific perspectives in Melville's work, from his early writings to Western modes of thought in relation to race and national identity. Editor(s): Barnum, Jill; Kelley, Wyn; Sten, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBF; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388931
- ISBN
- 9780873388931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.28€ 74.07
€ 81.28
€ 74.07
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KNW0010222
- ISBN
- 9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Keywords: "Humour - Love, Sex & Marriage,Humour - Political,Humour - Satire, General,Subjects - Humour - General,Su"
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- SKU
- KHS0047909
- ISBN
- 9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Keywords: "Humour - Love, Sex & Marriage,Humour - Political,Humour - Satire, General,Subjects - Humour - General,Su"
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Sanctuary Publishing Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KT00000561
- ISBN
- 9781860746147
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Manor House Publishing Inc Canada
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780973647716
- ISBN
- 9780973647716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.60
€ 20.99
€ 15.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863565748
- ISBN
- 9780863565748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
paperback. With a focus on Willa Cather's artistic principle of "the thing not named," this book illuminates the contradictions and complexities inherent in notions of identity and shows how her fiction transforms the very categories-regarding gender, sexuality, race, and class-around which most recent Cather scholarship has focused. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326724
- ISBN
- 9780822326724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.22
€ 30.99
€ 28.22