Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. While some religious texts may remain static over time, the "Ramayana" epic has been retold in a variety of ways over the centuries and across South Asia. This collection brings together re-tellings translated from the four major South Indian languages and from genres as diverse as drama, short stories, poetry, and folk song. Editor(s): Richman, Paula. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 b&w photos, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219534
- ISBN
- 9780253219534
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.08
€ 27.99
€ 26.08
hardcover. This comprehensive dictionary provides descriptive and analytical coverage of the turbulent political history and striking changes which have occurred both regionally and in key countries since the end of 1945 to the present day. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238755
- ISBN
- 9780415238755
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Condition: New
€ 152.95
€ 152.95
paperback. A feminist and performance studies-oriented ethnography of the on- and offstage lives of a group of traveling artists in southern India and their complex relation to their deviant status in the larger culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, 62 illus. (incl. 10 in color), 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AN; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334439
- ISBN
- 9780822334439
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.63
€ 34.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. The first complete translation into English of this Tibetan text, together with the informative commentary by the 8th century master Buddhaguhya. This text is of seminal importance for the history of Buddhist Tantra, especially as very little has been published concerning the origins of Tantra in India. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; GTB; HP; HRA; RGL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1065.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138980150
- ISBN
- 9781138980150
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Condition: New
€ 60.80
€ 60.80
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814786390
- ISBN
- 9780814786390
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Condition: New
€ 59.06
€ 59.06
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292721890
- ISBN
- 9780292721890
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Condition: New
€ 69.90
€ 69.90
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009615
- ISBN
- 9780674009615
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.33
€ 49.99
€ 41.33
The Ambivalent Consumer. Questioning Consumption in East Asia and the ...
. Ed(S): Garon, Sheldon; Maclachlan, Patricia...
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473029
- ISBN
- 9780801473029
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.71
€ 46.99
€ 46.71
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822353096
- ISBN
- 9780822353096
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
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
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Condition: New
€ 28.03
€ 28.03
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
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.47
€ 33.99
€ 28.47
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219404
- ISBN
- 9780253219404
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.13
€ 27.99
€ 27.13
Paperback. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813563527
- ISBN
- 9780813563527
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Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
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.
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- 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
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Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064074
- ISBN
- 9780252064074
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Condition: New
€ 27.05
€ 27.05
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399272
- ISBN
- 9781566399272
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.45
€ 31.99
€ 30.45
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.23
€ 40.99
€ 40.23
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
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.47
€ 29.99
€ 29.47
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€ 26.97
€ 27.99
€ 26.97