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Hardback. Upending many of our assumptions about American culture since the 1950s, this text particularly focuses on the notion that the '60s represented a total rupture and that the '70s marked the end of meaningful change. The essays map an alternative history of American culture from the '50s to the '90s. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106702
ISBN
9780231106702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.68

paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 illustrations, map, table, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803266629
ISBN
9780803266629
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

paperback. William N Fenton's contributions to the understanding of the cultures and histories of the Iroquois are formidable. This volume includes Fenton's classic studies of such key issues as Iroquois folklore, factionalism, and the repatriation of material culture; and discussions of theory and practice and the methodology of 'upstreaming'. Editor(s): Starna, William A.; Campisi, Jack. Series: The Iroquoians & Their World. Num Pages: 398 pages, 10 Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; JFHF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803216075
ISBN
9780803216075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. Combining intellectual history and economic history, this book argues that the emergence of a market economy in the early Bangkok era (1782-1855) was the driving force behind a major change in mentality and worldview seen in poetry, early prose works, biographies of the Buddha, scripts for chanting the Jataka tales, language primers, and more. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 30. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575925
ISBN
9789749575925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.59

Paperback. An account of old Siam written by the Dutch merchant Jeremias Van Vliet. It features his writings in English translation including, a chronicle of Siam's history and a description of the kingdom's geography, economy, society, politics, and religion. It includes details on Van Vliet's life, the Dutch community, and, the city of Ayutthaya. Editor(s): Pombejra, Dhiravat Na; Kraan, Alfons van der; Wyatt, D. K. Num Pages: 356 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575819
ISBN
9789749575819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.65

Paperback. The postage stamps of Burma, like stamps of other countries the world over, are a colourful visual record of a history. This book features each stamp issued in Burma until 1988, ending with a series of stamps specially created by Min Sun Min, to be issued, he says, "one day, when Burma is free." Num Pages: 84 pages, color illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; WCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 5499 x 8. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The Telephone Organization of Thailand Thailand
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9789748102436
ISBN
9789748102436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.21

Paperback. Explores how urban Southeast Asians view and manage their social life. By comparing the ways they live with their religious representations, with intimate and more distant others, and with their rapidly changing environment, the author demonstrates the marked similarities in the perception of individual and society in three civilisations. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747551235
ISBN
9789747551235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.02

Paperback. Translator(s): Wyatt, David K.; Wichienkeeo, Aroonrut. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Firecracker Interactive Thailand
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747100624
ISBN
9789747100624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.45

Paperback. Introduces readers to the worshippers and the cult of Tran Hung Dao, the legendary fourteenth-century hero and saviour of Vietnam who has evolved as a key symbol of the nation as well as an efficacious deity in its spiritual pantheon. Series: Mekong Press. Num Pages: maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Condition
New
SKU
V9789743031571
ISBN
9789743031571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.90

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311775
ISBN
9781843311775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7+ tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QFG; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843310686
ISBN
9781843310686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843310518
ISBN
9781843310518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardback. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JKS; JPH; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474422550
ISBN
9781474422550
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.17

Hardback. Throughout her six-decade career, Camille Patha's painting has oscillated between the figurative and the abstract. Patha began painting gestural abstraction in the 1960s then deliberately explored various painting styles, including hard-edged abstraction and surrealist-infused photorealism and, finally, a return to abstraction. Num Pages: 96 pages, 49 color illus. BIC Classification: ACXJ; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6466 x 5193 x 16. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tacoma Art Museum United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924335402
ISBN
9780924335402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.64

Paperback. A history of the British Royal Marines twelve-year occupation of San Juan Island. Num Pages: 112 pages, illus., bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 4531 x 5830 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780914019466
ISBN
9780914019466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.30

paperback. Democratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. This work examines the repercussions of unpopular government decisions in Canada and the USA, the two great democratic nations of North America. Editor(s): Pal, Leslie A.; Weaver, R. Kent. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878409020
ISBN
9780878409020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.32

Hardback. Democratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. This work examines the repercussions of unpopular government decisions in Canada and the USA, the two great democratic nations of North America. Editor(s): Pal, Leslie A.; Weaver, R. Kent. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878409013
ISBN
9780878409013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.58

Paperback. This volume details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 6466 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oregon Historical Society Press United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875952857
ISBN
9780875952857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.48

Paperback. Income levels have risen sharpley in China during the last two decades. Although just 2% of all Chinese have hot, running water, virtually all households have televisions. This personal, intelligent book addresses these sweeping changes and how they are forming modern China. Num Pages: 400 pages, 65. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871319197
ISBN
9780871319197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.13

Hardback. Combining the expertise of military officers and scholars from the region, this volume provides definitive case studies of the military in India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Pakistan and Burma. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780866381987
ISBN
9780866381987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.82

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