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Regional studies
Paperback. In River of Hope, Omar S. Valerio-Jimenez examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of identity in the lower Rio Grande region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Num Pages: 384 pages, 19 photos, 10 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532. Forging Identity and Nation in the Rio Grande Borderlands. 384 pages, 19 photographs, 10 tables, 3 maps. Examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of identity in the Lower Rio Grande region during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; GTB; JFSL; JHMC. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 24. Weight: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351856
- ISBN
- 9780822351856
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Deconstructs stereotypes and cultural assumptions made by non- South Asians and South Asians alike Num Pages: 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992440
- ISBN
- 9780295992440
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Condition: New
€ 141.10
€ 141.10
Hardcover. A revealing biography of a major figure in the Irish Republican Movement Num Pages: 459 pages, 24 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 904.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press Bloomington, IN
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253347084
- ISBN
- 9780253347084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. Can one explain the power of global capitalism without attributing to capital a logic and coherence it does not have? Can one account for the powers of techno-science in terms that do not merely reproduce its own understanding of the world? This work examines these questions through a series of essays focused on Egypt in the 20th century. Num Pages: 429 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232624
- ISBN
- 9780520232624
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire from 1965 until 1997, was fond of saying "happy are those who sing and dance," and his regime energetically promoted the notion of culture as a national resource. This title deals with political leadership, social mobility, and what it meant to be a bon chef (good leader) in Mobutu's Zaire. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59 photos, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341123
- ISBN
- 9780822341123
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253204455
- ISBN
- 9780253204455
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Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Hardback. A long view of human movement throughout Russia Editor(s): Randolph, John; Avrutin, Eugene M. Series: Studies of World Migrations. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037030
- ISBN
- 9780252037030
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Condition: New
€ 62.78
€ 62.78
Hardback. This volume brings together two classic works on the culture of the Russian people which have been long out of print. Gorer's Great Russian Culture and Mead's Soviet Attitudes towards Authority: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problems of Soviet Character were among the first attempts by anthropologists to analyze Russian society. Series: Margaret Mead: The Study of Contemporary Western Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812308
- ISBN
- 9781571812308
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.97
€ 162.97
Paperback. Perspectives on the strategies of imperial rule pursued by rulers, officials, scholars, and subjects of the Russian empire. This book explores the connections between Russia's expansion over vast territories occupied by people of many ethnicities, religions, and political experiences and the evolution of imperial administration and vision. Editor(s): Burbank, Jane; Von Hagen, Mark. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 560 pages, 3 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219114
- ISBN
- 9780253219114
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. Presents the foundations and present influence of intellectual antisemitism in Russia Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803246942
- ISBN
- 9780803246942
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Merezhkovsky's bold claim that "all Russian literature is, to a certain degree, a struggle with the temptation of demonism" is undoubtedly justified. And yet, despite its evident centrality to Russian culture, the unique and fascinating phenomenon of Russian literary demonism has so far received little critical attention. Editor(s): Davidson, Pamela. Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 548 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; 2AGR; DSB; GTB; HRQX9; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571817587
- ISBN
- 9781571817587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.47
€ 216.47
Paperback. Details biographies which highlight Russia 's multicultural history Editor(s): Norris, Stephen M.; Sunderland, Willard. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3J; GTB; HBJD; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253001832
- ISBN
- 9780253001832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.28
€ 37.99
€ 34.28
Paperback. A comprehensive history of the transformation of Russia's southern steppes from border territories to Empire. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b&w photos, 10 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217707
- ISBN
- 9780253217707
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.68
€ 29.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Preserves the folklore of sacred sites in the mountains of northern Thailand. Num Pages: 26 illus., 13 color. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575482
- ISBN
- 9789749575482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. A bilingual anthology of forty-eight Chinese poems from and about Taiwan, this title offers contrasting views of life in Taiwan. The topics include family and homeland, memory of war, social justice, and the natural world. They present the trauma, travails, and beauties of life, representing different generations, styles, and views and positions. Editor(s): Yeh, Michelle; Mamqvist, N. G. D.; Huizhi, Xu. Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; DC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 207 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295985879
- ISBN
- 9780295985879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.98
€ 37.98
Paperback. In 1892, in the broad daylight of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, a middle class woman named Alice Mitchell slashed the throat of her lover, Freda Ward, killing her instantly. Local, national, and international newspapers, medical and scientific publications, and popular fiction writers all clamoured to cover the ensuing "girl lovers" murder trial. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; GTB; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326175
- ISBN
- 9780822326175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 58
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333389
- ISBN
- 9781590333389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.04
€ 40.99
€ 27.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, 9 maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JJ; GTB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816620982
- ISBN
- 9780816620982
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
hardcover. This reference guide provides detailed discussions of over 50 movies about American politics and politicians. It shows how the patterns in the genre of films have played out over the decades. It includes the portrayal of redeeming politicians in the films of the 1930s. Series: Studies in Film Genre. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JM; APF; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780810845817
- ISBN
- 9780810845817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.33
€ 113.33
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tentas, James C. Num Pages: 159 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617288463
- ISBN
- 9781617288463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.66€ 117.83
€ 171.66
€ 117.83