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Regional studies
Paperback. Reveals mask performance as an expression of individual and community identity. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 41 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; ASD; GTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216120
- ISBN
- 9780253216120
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
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Paperback. Examines the Cambodian revolution before and after Pol Pot and attempts to explain the reasons for its ultimate failure. Num Pages: 387 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 387
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575345
- ISBN
- 9789749575345
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€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
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Paperback. Presents a comprehensive collection of research on Hmong culture and life in Asia. Editor(s): Tapp, Nicholas; Michaud, Jean; Culas, Christian; Lee, Gary Yia. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9789749575017
- ISBN
- 9789749575017
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€ 43.99€ 38.84
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Paperback. An anthropological account of the multi-level dynamics that underlie the continuing electoral dominance of the Democrat Party in southern Thailand, a conspicuous anomaly in Thailand's political landscape. It includes a study of candidates, support groups, and election campaigns in the province of Songkhla in the eventful years 2004 and 2005. Num Pages: 408 pages, 20 figs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 28. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511381
- ISBN
- 9789749511381
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€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. A review of the politics and discourses of water use, sharing, and management, and their implications for local livelihoods. This book analyzes contested discourses on such topics as regional hydropower development, floods, and irrigation, along with the broader yet interrelated issues of gender, media, dialogue, and impact assessment. Editor(s): Lebel, Louis; Dore, John; Daniel, Rajesh; Koma, Yang Saing. Num Pages: 283 pages, b/w photos, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511251
- ISBN
- 9789749511251
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Condition: New
€ 53.53€ 53.33
€ 53.53
€ 53.33
Paperback. Indonesia's 1998 reformation movement spawned numerous organizations aimed at either establishing an Islamic state or applying Islamic law. This book focuses on one such movement, Front Pembela Islam (FPI). It presents the biography of Habib Muhammad Rizieq Syihab, one of FPI's founding fathers and its head. Num Pages: 83 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3556 x 7. Weight in Grams: 137.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 83
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511114
- ISBN
- 9789749511114
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€ 16.99€ 16.53
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Paperback. The Mekong is the focus of wide-ranging debates over development strategy, governance, legal issues, and environmental management. This title includes publication details and commentary on more than a thousand titles across a range of subject areas covering history, culture, natural resources, economics, social issues, politics, and security. Editor(s): Charnvit, Kasetsiri; Baker, Chris. Num Pages: 328 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; GBCR; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books Thailand
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789748276304
- ISBN
- 9789748276304
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.18
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€ 42.18
Paperback. A history of northern Thailand between the 13th and 16th centuries. Num Pages: 88 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 3895 x 6. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9789747551327
- ISBN
- 9789747551327
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 316 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Premier Book Marketing Ltd Thailand
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747100648
- ISBN
- 9789747100648
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
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Paperback. Explores the circulation of Hong Kong action cinema in Japan, Korea, India, Australia, France, and the United States, and its links with Taiwan, Singapore, and the Chinese mainland. This collection examines diverse cultural contexts for action cinema's popularity and the problems involved in the trans-national study of globally popular forms. Editor(s): Morris, Meaghan; Li, Siu Leung; Chan, Stephen Ching-Kiu. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932643015
- ISBN
- 9781932643015
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
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paperback. Taking a look at white supremacy, this work argues that racism is a matter of interests as well as attitudes, a problem of property as well as pigment. This work shows how whiteness works in respect to Asian Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. It also analyzes the centrality of whiteness to US culture. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded ed.
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134946
- ISBN
- 9781592134946
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€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Examines the diasporic and transnational aspects of Asian-American literature and engages works of prose and poetry as aesthetic articulations of the fluid transnational identities formed by Asian-American writers. Editor(s): Lim, Shirley; Gamber, John Blair; Sohn, Stephen Hong; Valentino, Gina. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134519
- ISBN
- 9781592134519
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
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Paperback. Presents the attacks on the United States in historical perspective. This volume comments on the dangers of seeing the events of September 11 as splitting the nation's history into "before" and "after." It argues eloquently that no useful understanding of the present is possible without an unobstructed view of the past. Editor(s): Rosenzweig, Roy. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTB; HBJK; HBLX; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781592132034
- ISBN
- 9781592132034
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
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Paperback. A collection of essays that asks readers to reconsider who represents Asian America and what constitutes its history. Defining the early period as spanning the nineteenth century and the 1960s, it speaks to the difficulty of recovering a past that was largely unrecorded as well as understanding the varied experiences of peoples of Asian descent. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399647
- ISBN
- 9781566399647
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€ 36.99€ 33.25
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€ 33.25
paperback. Presents an account of how Chinese are being smuggled into the United States, and what happens to the people who risk their lives to reach Gold Mountain. This book shows how the problem of human smuggling will continue for as long as China's citizens are deprived of fundamental human rights and economic security. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 221 pages, 24 tables, 1 map, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; GTB; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397339
- ISBN
- 9781566397339
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
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Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Editor(s): Manalansan, Martin F.; Espiritu, Augusto. Num Pages: 464 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTB; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479884353
- ISBN
- 9781479884353
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€ 33.99€ 31.02
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Paperback. Analyzing contemporaneous and contemporary works that re-imagine the "Hottentot Venus"; reflections on the representation of a black female icon Editor(s): Willis, Deborah. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFM; 1K; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781439902059
- ISBN
- 9781439902059
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.83
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Paperback. Presents general observations on the immensely rich and diversified artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa. This book examines the relationship between contemporary and so-called traditional African arts. It shows that many African works were originally part of an ensemble or one element of a performance. Num Pages: 128 pages, 82 illus., 68 in color. BIC Classification: 1HF; ACBK; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 8096 x 5499 x 13. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cleveland Museum of Art,The,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780940717763
- ISBN
- 9780940717763
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
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Hardback. This volume consists of twenty studies on problems related to "transition to democracy" in central and eastern Europe during the decade following the collapse of communist states. The book focuses on preconditions and problems of transitions, case studies, patterns of performance and consolidation and inter-regional comparative aspects. Editor(s): Berg-Schlosser, Dirk; Vetik, Raivo. Num Pages: 240 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 179 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334716
- ISBN
- 9780880334716
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
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Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277309
- ISBN
- 9780877277309
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67