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Regional studies

Paperback. This innovative text offers a clear and concise introduction to Latin America since independence. Thomas C. Wright traces continuity and change in five colonial legacies, showing how crucial they have been in shaping contemporary political systems, economies, societies, and religious institutions in a richly diverse region. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 374 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 44 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442235717
ISBN
9781442235717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.08

Hardback. In his formidable task of indexing over 600 journals, the editor has compiled articles for this volume covering three major subjects; 'Religiongeschichte'; philological and epigraphical studies; the Bible as literature. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 756 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBCR; GTB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 49. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826182
ISBN
9780810826182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.82

Hardback. This overview of the economics of ports uses econometrics to define demand; analyzes production, costs and profits; examines regulation, efficiency and ports as natural monopolies, and assesses the feasibility of building new ports or enlarging existing ones. Editor(s): Coto-Millan, Pablo; Pesquera, Miguel Angel; Castanedo, Juan. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 342 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; KN; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783790824247
ISBN
9783790824247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.42

Hardback. Editor(s): Lynn, Christopher D.; Glaze, Amanda L.; Reed, Laura K.; Evans, William A. Num Pages: 333 pages, 22 colour illustrations, 22 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; GTB; JHB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349951383
ISBN
9781349951383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.80

Paperback. This book considers happiness and quality of life in non-Western cultures. Its diverse coverage spans the breadth of the non-Western world, revealing the unique perspectives on happiness and life quality embedded in rich cultural traditions and histories. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine; Davey, Gareth. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 528 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPD; JFF; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 801.
Publisher
Springer
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400799295
ISBN
9789400799295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 244.65

paperback. A collection of essays that contests diehard Africanist and nativist perspectives as well as some of the key assumptions of post colonial theory. It is suitable for an interdisciplinary arena of scholarship on colonial and post colonial discourse, history, anthropology, philosophy, political science, psychoanalysis, and literary criticism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 274 pages, 22 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
KJH0000327
ISBN
9780520204355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.14

paperback. Editor(s): Minter, William; Hovey, Gail; Cobb, Charles. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
AFRICA WORLD PRESS United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592215751
ISBN
9781592215751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256. 210 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; GTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 12. Weight: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Africa World Pr
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781592210565
ISBN
9781592210565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.90

Paperback. Covering China, Japan, the Koreas, and the ASEAN member states, this volume provides an introduction to one of the most complex and rapidly changing regions in the world. It covers history, politics, economics, and international relations, as well as such topics as the role of the military, population and urbanization, and environmental issues. Editor(s): Kaup, Katherine Palmer. Series: Understanding: Introductions to the States & Regions of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 470 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781588260864
ISBN
9781588260864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.20

paperback. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 137 x 212 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Africa World Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865437517
ISBN
9780865437517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.04

paperback. A multidisciplinary collection of essays examining the influence of Mexican American religion on Mexican American literature, art, politics, and popular culture. Editor(s): Espinosa, Gaston; Garcia, Mario T. Num Pages: 456 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341192
ISBN
9780822341192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.97

Paperback. Argues that a firm grasp of globalization requires an understanding of how race has constituted and been constituted by global transformations. Focusing attention on race as an analytic category, this book includes a collection of essays that explores the changing meanings of blackness in the context of globalization. Editor(s): Clarke, Kamari Maxine; Thomas, Deborah. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337720
ISBN
9780822337720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.72

Paperback. This study of colonial memory asks the question, how do once-colonized people remember the colonial period? Drawing on an ethnography of the social practices of remembering and forgetting in one community in Madagascar, the book develops a practice-based approach to social memory. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 378 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; 1K; GTB; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228467
ISBN
9780520228467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

paperback. Contains autobiographies of ordinary people - new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GBCB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415925105
ISBN
9780415925105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.61

paperback. An interdisciplinary anthology covering diverse aspects of the Mexican-American experience in the United States. Bringing together thirty-one of the journal articles, this collection provides students of history with a panoramic portrait of Mexicanos in the United States while at the same time introducing them to Chicana/o historiography. Editor(s): Gonzales, Manuel; Gonzales, Cynthia. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press (IPS) United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213990
ISBN
9780253213990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.94

Paperback. As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to various changes. This book examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFM; GTB; JPA; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221551
ISBN
9780253221551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

hardcover. Brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Levenson, Deborah; Oglesby, Elizabeth. Series: Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 688 pages, 105 illustrations, 10 color plates, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350941
ISBN
9780822350941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.25

Paperback. Does South Asia exist? Globally, regional integration and prominent regional institution --such as the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations --have been on the rise. Editor(s): Dossani, Rafiq; Sneider, Daniel C.; Sood, Vikram. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931368179
ISBN
9781931368179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.56

Paperback. The place occupied by Japanese Americans within the annals of US history has consisted mainly of a cameo appearance as victims of incarceration after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This work examines how the second generation - the Nisei - has shaped its identity and negotiated its place within American society. Editor(s): Daniels, Roger. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; GTB; JFC; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252068225
ISBN
9780252068225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. A cogent analysis of North American trade unions' precipitous decline in recent decades Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076701
ISBN
9780252076701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

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