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hardcover. This work analyzes the foreign policies of 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Assessing the discipline, the introduction develops a common framework that compares the relevant explanatory weight of foreign policy determinants individual, state, and international level for each country Editor(s): Mora, Frank O.; Hey, Jeanne A. K. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KL; GTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742516007
ISBN
9780742516007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.77

Hardback. This work asserts the distinctive place that whites can take in the fight for racial justice, bringing together interviews with white antiracist activists from across North America. These whites show the multitude of ways whites can be proactive in combating modern racism. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742515819
ISBN
9780742515819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.16

hardcover. These stories introduce an emerging generation of women writers, including Chen Ran, Bikwan Wong and Chen Xue. By presenting fiction from the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, the collection deliberately maps the literary contours of same-sex intimacy in cultural rather than purely political terms. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; DSBH; GTB; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511378
ISBN
9780742511378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.80

Hardback. In this oral history, gay Asian Americans talk frankly about their struggle for self-determination and independence. These pioneers in the Los Angeles movement discuss the gay scene in Southern California and the development of a distinctly Asian-American identity. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBBWF; GTB; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742511095
ISBN
9780742511095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.00

Hardback. Combines an historical account of American foreign and domestic politics 1945-1995 with summaries and analyses of 30 novels and films of the times, to give a sense of how Americans felt about themselves during the Cold War period and their collective anxiety about "the enemy" and the atomic bomb. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AB; GTB; JFCA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742510517
ISBN
9780742510517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.68

Paperback. This text challenges the assumption that African American literature aptly reflects black American social consciousness. It delineates the social and political forces that shaped leading black literary works and shows that divisions between political thinkers prevailed throughout the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509504
ISBN
9780742509504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.52

Hardback. This text challenges the assumption that African American literature aptly reflects black American social consciousness. It delineates the social and political forces that shaped leading black literary works and shows that divisions between political thinkers prevailed throughout the 20th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509498
ISBN
9780742509498
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.88

paperback. This work analyzes the institutional underpinnings of East Asia's dynamic growth by exploring the interplay between governance and flexibility. Editor(s): Deyo, Frederic C.; Doner, Richard F.; Hershberg, Eric. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; GTB; KCHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509443
ISBN
9780742509443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Hardback. This work analyzes the institutional underpinnings of East Asia's dynamic growth by exploring the interplay between governance and flexibility. Editor(s): Deyo, Frederic C.; Doner, Richard F.; Hershberg, Eric. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; GTB; KCHS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509436
ISBN
9780742509436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.62

Paperback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Editor(s): Davies, Gloria. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509344
ISBN
9780742509344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.91

Hardback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509337
ISBN
9780742509337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.25

Hardback. This bipartisan study analyzes how American presidents have used intellectuals to shape their images and advance their agendas. Tevi Troy examines how these advisers - the president's links to the academic community - create, nurture and bring ideas into the public policy realm. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCX; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742508255
ISBN
9780742508255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 35.83

paperback. Discusses the impacts of racial crime, exploring the relationship between the physical or verbal acts to issues of ethnic identity, civil rights of immigrants, Internet racism, sexual violence, language and violence, economic scapegoating, and police brutality. This work offers suggestions for combating hate crime. Editor(s): Hall, Patricia Wong; Hwang, Victor M. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780742504592
ISBN
9780742504592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36

hardcover. Focusing on pastoral and lay leadership in the African-American church, this books deals with internal and external issues - such as the tendency towards bifurcated mentality and practices, and the social issue of race and affirmative action. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRLP5; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742502130
ISBN
9780742502130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.70

Paperback. This volume employs a pro and con format to offer an introduction to the affirmative action debate. Part one draws on state and federal court decisions to support affirmative action to counter racial and gender bias and part two cites the same kinds of evidence to argue against affirmative action. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742502109
ISBN
9780742502109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.01

Paperback. By focusing on such controversies and conflicts as the status of women, relations between the sexes, class antagonisms and the growth of a commercial mass culture, this book offers a new interpretation of the key decade of the 1920s and its significance for contemporary Thailand. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742501577
ISBN
9780742501577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.08

Hardback. As new nations emerge in the Pacific Islands region, political change is everywhere marked by efforts to reconceptualize identities, histories, and futures. This volume brings together a diverse range of analysis and commentary that aim to challenge simplistic paradigms of "area study". Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 456 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1M; 1QSP; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500440
ISBN
9780742500440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.32

Hardback. This volume offers a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North American regions from European exploration and colonization to the later 20th century. It explores themes including acquisition of geographical knowledge, cultural transfer and frontier expansion. Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; GTB; HBJK; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742500181
ISBN
9780742500181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.62

paperback. Explores American influences not only on European television, fashions, fast food, and rock music, but also on youth organizations, literature, UFO culture, and religious faith. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; GTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
V9780742500013
ISBN
9780742500013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.17

Hardback. This work documents the drawn-out debates and the decisions that led to the complete reunification of the Amami Islands with Japan. It traces the US military's insistence on occupying Okinawa and the Amami Islands under the rationale of increased international security. Series: Studies of Modern Japan. Num Pages: 168 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739107102
ISBN
9780739107102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.92

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