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Paperback. Indonesia's 1998 reformation movement spawned numerous organizations aimed at either establishing an Islamic state or applying Islamic law. This book focuses on one such movement, Front Pembela Islam (FPI). It presents the biography of Habib Muhammad Rizieq Syihab, one of FPI's founding fathers and its head. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3556 x 7. Weight in Grams: 137.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
83
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511114
ISBN
9789749511114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.53

Paperback. Reviews US immigration policies by pointing to the racial, ethnic, and social struggles over who should be welcomed into the community of citizens. This book shows how shifting visions of America have shaped policies governing asylum, exclusion, amnesty, and border policing. Editor(s): Carrillo, Jo; Hamamoto, Darrell Y.; Torres, Rodolfo D.; White, E.Frances. Series: Mapping Racisms S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 b&w illustrations, 10 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFFN; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132331
ISBN
9781592132331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardcover. Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436. The World Bank and the Post-Washington Consensus in Southeast Ssia. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. 288 pages, black & white illustrations. Investigates the World Bank's promotion of market-led development in the underdeveloped world and the impact that this promotion has upon citizenship. This book looks at this subject using case studies drawn from Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse regions. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; GTF. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 20. Weight: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230229556
ISBN
9780230229556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.65

Hardback. Nascent debates about democracy in the contemporary developing world are modified by such descriptions as delegative, incomplete or even authoritarian. Nun provides a comprehensive analysis of the theory and practice of democracy from ancient Greece to contemporary Latin America. Series: Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520394
ISBN
9780742520394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.67

Hardback. This work provides a detailed description of Zhang Junmai's thought and life. It is not only a biography of an important intellectual and minority-party leader, but also a work on the third force between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party in modern China. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; JPFF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687060
ISBN
9780847687060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.06

Hardback. Latin America has seen a great extension of democratic government over the past twenty years. However democratisation has proved problematic in a number of ways: many Latin American countries have seen little per capita growth; poverty has increased; and political crises have often recurred. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745627595
ISBN
9780745627595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61

Hardback. They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win? This book looks at the motivations and values of the young rebels of the 1960s. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 185 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051408
ISBN
9780842051408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.95

Paperback. They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win? This book looks at the motivations and values of the young rebels of the 1960s. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842051415
ISBN
9780842051415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.53

Paperback. Drawing from various cultural and national contexts, this timely volume examines the politics of toleration and recognition in an age of religious pluralism. The text comprises of original essays by leading, internationally-renowned scholars in the fields of political philosophy and legal theory. Editor(s): Mookherjee, Monica. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400738959
ISBN
9789400738959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. A review of the politics and discourses of water use, sharing, and management, and their implications for local livelihoods. This book analyzes contested discourses on such topics as regional hydropower development, floods, and irrigation, along with the broader yet interrelated issues of gender, media, dialogue, and impact assessment. Editor(s): Lebel, Louis; Dore, John; Daniel, Rajesh; Koma, Yang Saing. Num Pages: 283 pages, b/w photos, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511251
ISBN
9789749511251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 53.33

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Faas, Thorsten; Molthagen, Dietmar; Morschel, Tobias. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, colour tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; HPS; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 237.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658136765
ISBN
9783658136765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Paperback. Since 1945, Denmark's policy towards Europe has become one of the most important issues in Danish politics. Part of the Copenhagen Research Project on European Integration (CORE), this book aims to provide the reader with a better understanding of Danish policy towards Europe, taking into account both historical and theoretical aspects. Editor(s): Branner, Hans; Kelstrup, Morten. Num Pages: 441 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9788778385413
ISBN
9788778385413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.78

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FB; 1KBB; GTB; JPA; JPHC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer vs United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658094133
ISBN
9783658094133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.57

Paperback. Argues that the creation of such "desiring subjects" is at the core of China's contingent, piece-by-piece reconfiguration of its relationship to a post-socialist, neo-liberal-dominated world. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339472
ISBN
9780822339472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Explores the world of second-generation Indian American youth to learn how they manage the contradictions of gender roles and sexuality, how they handle their "model minority" status and expectations for class mobility in a society that still racializes everyone in terms of black or white. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GTB; JFCA; JFSL1; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399272
ISBN
9781566399272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.72

Paperback. Editor(s): Lithwick, Harvey; Gradus, Yehuda. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; KCM; KCP; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 906.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2000
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048153527
ISBN
9789048153527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.13

Paperback. This reader brings together seminal articles on development in Latin America. Tracing the concepts and major debates surrounding the issue, the text focuses on development theory through three contrasting historical perspectives: imperialism, under-development and dependency, and globalization. Series: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; GTF; JPA; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 515.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742523937
ISBN
9780742523937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.49

Hardcover. This book draws on case studies of social, economic and political governance policies from Latin America, Africa and Asia to examine the circumstances in which governments and societies produce policies that overcome initial opposition to meet their aims. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; GTF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008212
ISBN
9780230008212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.65

Paperback. Presents a research on the history and experiences of people of African descent outside of the African continent. By incorporating Europe and North Africa as well as North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean, this reader shifts the discourse on the African diaspora away from its focus solely on the Americas. Editor(s): Gomez, Michael A. Num Pages: 317 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814731666
ISBN
9780814731666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. A guide describing more than 400 important Chinese symbols, explaining their esoteric meanings and connections. Their use and development in Chinese literature, customs and attitudes to life are traced lucidly and precisely. Series: Routledge Dictionaries. Num Pages: 336 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFL; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415002288
ISBN
9780415002288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.20

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