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Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; HBJF1; HPS; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816699490
ISBN
9780816699490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardback. Details the textual background of the Samyuktagama, a collection of Buddhist scriptures arranged by topic, and places Gandhari Samyuktagama Sutras in this context. This volume contains four short sutras that gives an account of meditation practice in Gandhara in the middle of the second century AD. Series: Gandharan Buddhist Texts. Num Pages: 9 illus., 1 color foldout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 285 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295987729
ISBN
9780295987729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585100002
ISBN
9781585100002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. First cultural history of post-1940s Mexico to relate issues of representation and meaning to questions of power Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M.; Rubenstein, Anne; Zolov, Eric. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 528 pages, 54 photographs, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJH; 3JJP; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6147 x 4039 x 31. Weight in Grams: 717.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327189
ISBN
9780822327189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.01

Hardcover. France experienced four major conflicts in the fifty years between 1914 and 1964: two world wars, and the wars in Indochina and Algeria. In each the role of myth was intricately bound up with memory, hope, belief, and ideas of nation. This is the first book to explore how individual myths were created, sustained, and used for purposes of propaganda Editor(s): Holman, Valerie; Kelly, Debra. Series: Contemporary France Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 3 maps, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817013
ISBN
9781571817013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.97

paperback. The Shape of Elegance. 80 pages, 52 illustrations, 40 in colour. Inada Artist Frank Okada played a significant role in the modern art history of the Pacific Northwest. Born a Nisei in 1931, he was raised in Seattle's International District and throughout his life retained its influences and his vivid memories in his art. This title notes that Okada created a texture that brought light to a field of colour. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1K; ACXJ; GTB. Dimension: 228 x 254 x 6. Weight: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985664
ISBN
9780295985664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.78

Paperback. Thomas Jager untersucht auf der Grundlage der historischen Kulturanthropologie und der Prozessbetrachtung von Norbert Elias, wie der Funktionsmechanismus der franzosischen Privilegiengesellschaft arbeitet und belegt am Beispiel zahlreicher aktueller Privilegien, dass er auch im Frankreich der Gegenwart noch Gultigkeit hat." Series: Literaturwissenschaft / Kulturwissenschaft. Num Pages: 286 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: GTB; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Deutscher Universitats-Verlag Germany
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9783824445240
ISBN
9783824445240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.06

Paperback. Draws on ex-slave narratives, oral histories, written memoirs, and public records to describe how the freedom colonies formed and recreates the lifeways of African Americans who made their living by farming or in skilled trades such as milling. The authors also uncover the forces that led to the decline of the communities from the 1930s onward. Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 b&w photos. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJK; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292706422
ISBN
9780292706422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Paperback. A biography of Richard Allen, founder of the first major African-American church and the leading black activist of the early American republic. It describes Allen's continually evolving life and thought, setting both in the context of his times. Num Pages: 359 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; HRCC95; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
359
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758571
ISBN
9780814758571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.81

Hardback. This volume explores the ways in which considerations of difference, especially colonialism, post-colonialism, and race, have shaped French culture and French studies in the modern era. Editor(s): Abbeele, Georges van den; Stovall, Tyler. Series: After the Empire: The Francophone World & Postcolonial France. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106464
ISBN
9780739106464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.76

Paperback. Explains the rules that govern the conjugation of all classes of French verbs - especially the irregular ones that give second-language learners the most trouble. This book features explanations of all verb tenses and forms; and the simple patterns and rules that govern the conjugation of all verbs. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; CFG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 661. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
Edition
Bilingual
SKU
V9780292714724
ISBN
9780292714724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.77

hardcover. Offers a rare full-scale look at an African immigrant congregation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana in New York (PCGNY) Series: Religion, Race, & Ethnicity. Num Pages: 219 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HRQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814786390
ISBN
9780814786390
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Paperback. Presents a revisionist interpretation of US-Saudi relations and OPEC's significance. This book examines the relationship between President Eisenhower and King Sa'ud in the context of the transition from British imperial hegemony to an American capitalist order in the Middle East. It interprets the foundations of US-Middle East policy. Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, 8 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; GTB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222206
ISBN
9780253222206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780252062117
ISBN
9780252062117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814729496
ISBN
9780814729496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Constructs a framework that examines the subject of German collective memory, which has been shaped by the experience of Nazism, World War II, and the Holocaust. This title follows the evolution of German 'memory landscapes' all the way from national unification in 1870-71 through the world wars and political division to reunification in 1990. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 52 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AM; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217683
ISBN
9780520217683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.89
€ 49.27

Paperback. Editor(s): Aktor, Mikael, Ph.D.; Deliege, Robert. Num Pages: 230 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763507752
ISBN
9788763507752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.27

Hardcover. A social and cultural history of waste, environmental policy, and postsocialist transition Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 b&w photos, 1 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; GTB; JKV; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Annotated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253348388
ISBN
9780253348388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Paperback. Politics and the Diamond Economy in Sierra Leone. Series: African Issues. 248 pages, 12, 6 black and white, 6 line drawing. Argues that corporate neo-colonialism in the diamond trade of Sierra Leone has served to restrict its social and economic growth, excluding and marginalizing it from the club of wealthier nations, and causing it to continue to rely on international aid. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; KCP; KNAT. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 15. Weight: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010605
ISBN
9781847010605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.85

Paperback. Explores the important interconnections involving questions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on world screens by examining a range of films, videos, and digital works associated with global Chinese culture. This book includes films and other texts that represent a range of work by media artists working within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Temple University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592132782
ISBN
9781592132782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

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