Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. This is an account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Num Pages: 424 pages, 21 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819565273
- ISBN
- 9780819565273
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.99
€ 26.99
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Hardcover. For most historians, the hostilities of the Civil War gave way to the nationalizing forces of cultural reunion. Ring contends this buoyant mythology competed with an equally powerful representation of the backward Problem South one that resisted reformation by northern philanthropists, southern liberals, and federal experts." Series: Politics and Culture in the Twentieth Century South. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329031
- ISBN
- 9780820329031
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Condition: New
€ 113.79€ 102.72
€ 113.79
€ 102.72
Hardcover. Twenty-five years after independence, Papa New Guinea is beset by social, economic, and political problems: poverty and inequality, and corruption and rising crime, for example. This work examines these problems of order in light of Papa New Guinea's social diversity. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; GTB; JFF; JKV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 186 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824822804
- ISBN
- 9780824822804
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. The Bali Aga are a large ethnic minority of indigenous people that live in the central highlands of Bali. In this ethnographic study, Thomas Reuter examines their elaborate alliance systems and their marginalization in the larger Balinese society. Num Pages: 488 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; GTB; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824824501
- ISBN
- 9780824824501
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Condition: New
€ 66.19€ 61.07
€ 66.19
€ 61.07
Hardcover. As one of the few Western eyewitnesses to the 1980 Kwangju Uprising, Linda Lewis is uniquely positioned to write about the event. In this work on commemoration politics, social representation and memory, she draws on her writings from the 1980s and ethnographic work she conducted in the 1990s. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPN; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMP; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 238 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824824792
- ISBN
- 9780824824792
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Condition: New
€ 60.38€ 55.99
€ 60.38
€ 55.99
Hardcover. This work chronicles South Korea's experience of rapid development. It captures the mood and language of a generation and an era while providing a window on the personal and social struggles of South Korean modernity. Num Pages: 376 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824825966
- ISBN
- 9780824825966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.99€ 66.16
€ 71.99
€ 66.16
Paperback. This collection of articles critically addresses contemporary issues in Hawai'i's Japanese-American community, such as the decline of plantation communities, Uchinanchu identity and culture, changing definitions of being Japanese-American and Yonsei identity. Editor(s): Okamura, Jonathan Y. Series: Social Process in Hawaii S. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; GTB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826871
- ISBN
- 9780824826871
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardcover. This volume brings together Pacific Islands studies scholars and invites them to talk about the places they have inhabited and to comtemplate the meaning of the experience. The result is a collage of reflections, distinct and different from each other bu tmoving in their collective impact. Editor(s): Lal, Brij V. Num Pages: 360 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1M; GTB; HBJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824827489
- ISBN
- 9780824827489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.51€ 63.10
€ 68.51
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Identifies the challenges facing area studies as an organized intellectual project in an era of globalization, focusing in particular on conceptual issues and implications for pedagogical practice in Asia and the Pacific. This book makes the case for more culturally sensitive and empowering forms of area studies. Editor(s): Wesley-Smith, Terence; Goss, Jon. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MK; GTB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824833213
- ISBN
- 9780824833213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.19€ 48.83
€ 52.19
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Paperback. "Originally published in hardcover by Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, in 2001"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 308 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; HRE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824835279
- ISBN
- 9780824835279
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.51
€ 32.99
€ 28.51
Hardcover. This volume gathers together essays that examine America in the 1960s, covering topics such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Civil Rights Movement, the policies of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the East-West battles of ideology and arms, and the decade's liberal ascendancy. Num Pages: 248 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JJPK; DNF; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826212979
- ISBN
- 9780826212979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.54€ 52.89
€ 61.54
€ 52.89
Hardcover. An eye-witness account of the experiences of a city kid moved from urban Chicago to a tiny rural community in Missouri. While the author writes of his relatives and their roots in rural Missouri, he focuses on his fromative years in the late-1940s and early-1950s. Num Pages: 184 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JJPG; BGA; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213075
- ISBN
- 9780826213075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Paperback. This work follows the course of the state's history through the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. In addition to the political events of the period, the social and economic conditions of the state immediately before, during and after the war are covered here. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213761
- ISBN
- 9780826213761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 140 pages, 13 b&w illus and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; GTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826332257
- ISBN
- 9780826332257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Hardcover. In this vigorously-argued interdisciplinary study of the development of institutional censorhip, Clare Spark explores the complexities of 20th-century American cultural politics through the protagonists of the Melville Revival. Num Pages: 768 pages, 4 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; GTB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386746
- ISBN
- 9780873386746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.51€ 62.92
€ 68.51
€ 62.92
Paperback. A compilation of essays and commentary delivered at the second annual Kent State University Symposium on Democracy, this work recognizes and considers the differences that arise when the competitive forces of commerce clash with the demand for the availability of information in a democratic society Editor(s): Harper, Joseph; Yantek, Thom. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873387545
- ISBN
- 9780873387545
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.43
€ 31.99
€ 27.43
Hardcover. Herman Melville had a lifelong fascination with the Pacific and with the diverse island cultures that dotted this vast ocean. The essays in this collection articulate the intersection of Western and Pacific perspectives in Melville's work, from his early writings to Western modes of thought in relation to race and national identity. Editor(s): Barnum, Jill; Kelley, Wyn; Sten, Christopher. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1K; DSBF; DSK; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388931
- ISBN
- 9780873388931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.28€ 74.07
€ 81.28
€ 74.07
Paperback. In 1972, Dennis Parks, a young potter decided to move to Tuscarora, a near-abandoned mining town in remote northeastern Nevada. This is an account of his family's move to a simpler life where he created a pottery school that attracts students from around the world. Num Pages: 152 pages, 22ill. BIC Classification: 1K; BGA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874174847
- ISBN
- 9780874174847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.43
€ 31.99
€ 27.43
Paperback. Although she is now best known as a writer of novels and short stories, Gilman was known to her contemporaries as an advocate of reform on social, economic and religious fronts. These essays seek to remind the reader that the main purpose of her writing was reform. Editor(s): Rudd, Jill; Gough, Val. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; 2ABM; DSBF; DSK; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877456964
- ISBN
- 9780877456964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.38
€ 27.99
€ 24.38
Buxton: A Black Utopia in the Heartland, An Expanded Edition (Bur Oak ...
Dorothy Schweider, Joseph Hraba, Elmer Schwie...
Paperback. From 1900 until the early 1920s, an unusual community existed in America's heartland. It was the largest unincorporated coal-mining community in Iowa and the majority of its 5000 residents were African Americans - unusual for a state which was over 90 per cent white. Num Pages: 270 pages, 36 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; 3JJC; 3JJF; GTB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- Expanded ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877458524
- ISBN
- 9780877458524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.41
€ 30.99
€ 26.41