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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

€ 52.52

hardcover. An anthology of international voices, exploring provocative images of Muslim women from around the globe in literature, visual arts, journalism, and other media Editor(s): Shirazi, Faegheh. Num Pages: 319 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 661. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780292721890
ISBN
9780292721890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.68

Hardcover. The worship of Confucious is one of the least understood aspects of Confucianism, even though the temple and the cult were visible signs of Confucianism's existence in imperial China. This collection is an attempt to recover the meaning and significance of the religious side of Confucianism. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 818.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009615
ISBN
9780674009615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.19

Paperback. Editor(s): Shin, Gi-Wook; Robinson, Michael. Num Pages: 472 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005945
ISBN
9780674005945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

paperback. Editor(s): Garon, Sheldon; Maclachlan, Patricia L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFFT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473029
ISBN
9780801473029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. The Spread of Zulu Ethnicity in Colonial South Africa. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. 312 pages, 3 maps. A thorough history of Zulu ethnicity during the colonial period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; HBJH; HBTQ. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353096
ISBN
9780822353096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

paperback. Contending that even at its best patriotism subverts the democracy it purports to value, this book turns to patriotism's defenders to show how they must jettison democracy to champion patriotism. Drawing from various aspects of American political and popular culture, this book presents examples to disclose patriotism's self-defeating character. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341109
ISBN
9780822341109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations(some col.). BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 215.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816636723
ISBN
9780816636723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. Explores the history of Japanese imperialism in Manchuria from the acquisition of a railway concession following the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5 to the founding of the puppet state of Manchoukuo in 1932. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 544 pages, 11 maps, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674012066
ISBN
9780674012066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.84

Paperback. A poignant portrayal of the price of postsocialist transition for industrial workers Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; GTB; JFSC; JHBL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219404
ISBN
9780253219404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.35

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813563527
ISBN
9780813563527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. First extended historical account of the latino theatre programme Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCM; AN; GTB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895511430
ISBN
9780895511430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. In 1959, when Un Ngre Paris first appeared, the French still held West Africa under colonial rule. Dadie's observations and subtle parodies of Parisian manners and morals are entertaining and poignant, charming yet profound. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064074
ISBN
9780252064074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

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
€ 28.64

Paperback. Wing Chung Ng captures the fascinating story of the city's Chinese in their search for identity. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBCB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774807333
ISBN
9780774807333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.28

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. By featuring the life histories of eight senior men, this work explores the changing meaning of becoming a man in modern Africa. It concentrates on the ideals and expectations that formed around men who were prominent in their communities when Ghana became an independent nation. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; GTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217868
ISBN
9780253217868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Focuses on the enslavement, middle passage, American experience, and return to Africa of a single cultural group, the Yoruba. Moving beyond descriptions of generic African experiences, this anthology allows students to trace the experiences of one cultural group throughout the cycle of the slave experience in the Americas. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Childs, Matt D. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 472 pages, 10 b&w photos, 8 figures, 1 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 1K; GTB; HBTS; JFSL3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217165
ISBN
9780253217165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Deeply researched and eloquently written, Settlers on the Edge .. makes an important and long-overdue contribution to our understanding of who belongs in the North. -- Farley Mowat Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814676
ISBN
9780774814676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.65

Paperback. In 2002, as Sierra Leone prepared to announce the end of its brutal civil war, the distinguished anthropologist, poet, and novelist Michael Jackson returned to the country where he had intermittently lived and worked as an ethnographer since 1969. Here, he offers his reminiscences revisiting the site of his fieldwork from the 1970s. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822333135
ISBN
9780822333135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

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