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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.09

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.75

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.98

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.87

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.15

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.64

Hardback. Editor(s): Bouchard, Norma. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: 1QRM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823233649
ISBN
9780823233649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.49

Hardback. Highlighting race as both an overt and underlying force that shaped life in and beyond the Zone, this title details how local traditions and colonial policies interacted and frequently clashed. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 368 pages, 21 photographs, 1 table, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822356660
ISBN
9780822356660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.85

Hardback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822353003
ISBN
9780822353003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.75

Paperback. In this book, Gilberto Rosas draws on his in-depth ethnographic research among the members of Barrio Libre to understand why they have embraced criminality and how neoliberalism and security policies on both sides of the border have affected the youths' descent into Barrio Libre. Num Pages: 200 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFC; JFSL9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352372
ISBN
9780822352372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349266
ISBN
9780822349266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.56

Paperback. Darkening Mirrors analyzes the complicated relationships between African American identity, as reflected in performances, and the forces of imperialist and racial oppression. Num Pages: 352 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; AN; GTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822349235
ISBN
9780822349235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.42

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of organ transplantation in Turkey, based on the stories of kidney-transplant patients and physicians in Istanbul. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVG; GTB; JFFH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822349129
ISBN
9780822349129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.33

Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348818
ISBN
9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.30

Paperback. Anthropologist Rachael Joo explores the gendered and mediated role of sports in producing a Korean sense of self on a global stage. Num Pages: 352 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; JFSJ; JHBS; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348566
ISBN
9780822348566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.67

Paperback. The majority of undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - including a large population of Korean American students - come from nearby metropolitan Chicago. This book explores the tensions between liberal ideals and the particularities of race, family, and community in the contemporary university. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; JHM; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346159
ISBN
9780822346159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.95

Paperback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343035
ISBN
9780822343035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.49

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