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paperback. Analyzing the impact of black abolitionist iconography on early black literature and the formation of black identity, this book argues that the visual offered an alternative to literacy for current and former slaves, whose works mobilize forms of illustration that subvert dominant representations of slavery by both apologists and abolitionists. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1H; 1K; DSB; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221087
ISBN
9780253221087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

paperback. Shows how concert parties combined an eclectic array of cultural influences, adapting characters and songs from American movies, popular British ballads, and local storytelling traditions into a spirited blend of comedy and social commentary. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; ASZH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214362
ISBN
9780253214362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

hardcover. Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780295984308
ISBN
9780295984308
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Reveals how citizens strategically imagine, produce, and critique a new moral economy in which the market and neoliberal logic are pre-eminent Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992235
ISBN
9780295992235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

paperback. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; GTB; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010519
ISBN
9780226010519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.41

paperback. With a focus on Willa Cather's artistic principle of "the thing not named," this book illuminates the contradictions and complexities inherent in notions of identity and shows how her fiction transforms the very categories-regarding gender, sexuality, race, and class-around which most recent Cather scholarship has focused. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3810 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326724
ISBN
9780822326724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

hardcover. Revolutionizing received opinion of Taoism's origins in light of historic new discoveries, Harold D. Roth has uncovered China's oldest mystical text-the original expression of Taoist philosophy-and presents it here with a complete translation and commentary. Translator(s): Roth, Harold D. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115643
ISBN
9780231115643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.60

paperback. A political biography of Slobodan Milosevic by a diplomatic insider. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 1FKA; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJD; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780822332237
ISBN
9780822332237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.77

paperback. For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. This book includes 15 essays that address governance, production, and social life; and the role of media. Editor(s): Bloom, Peter J.; Miescher, Stephan F.; Manuh, Takyiwaa. Num Pages: 378 pages, 4 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; GTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012296
ISBN
9780253012296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

paperback. Offers a look at American ritual. This title focuses on the Miss America pageant in particular, considering its claim to be an accurate representation of the diversity of contemporary American women. It explores the cultural constructions and legitimations that go on during the long process of the pageant. Num Pages: 290 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217911
ISBN
9780520217911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Shows how Exilic Cubans, a once marginalized group, have risen to power and privilege - distinguishing themselves from other Hispanic communities in the United States - and how religion has figured in their ascension. This work explores intra-Hispanic structures of oppression operating among Cubans in Miami. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 1KJC; GTB; HR; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 54.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520238527
ISBN
9780520238527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Firecracker Interactive Thailand
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747100310
ISBN
9789747100310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Discusses how Chinese conceptions of nationalism were affected by the "discovery" of Hawaii as a centre of the Pacific, the Philippine revolution against the United States, and the relationship between nationality and ethnicity made apparent by the Boer War in South Africa. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822328674
ISBN
9780822328674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

paperback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 9. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823221349
ISBN
9780823221349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.30

Hardback. Examines why Asia can feed its rapidly growing population, but Africa experiences famine. Editor(s): Djurfeldt, Goran; Holmen, Hans; Jirstrom, Magnus; Larsson, R. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851999982
ISBN
9780851999982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 280. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062261
ISBN
9780252062261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

hardcover. This book investigates the origins and mechanics of recent Chinese migration, focusing on the work and life of Fujianese migrants in the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Italy, and exploring the many transnational spaces that connect Fujianese across Europe, the United States, and China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 illustrations, 3 maps, references, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JJPR; 3JM; GTB; JFFN; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749947
ISBN
9780804749947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

hardcover. This book is about the migrations for family reunion that have taken place in post-1997 Hong Kong between mothers and children living in mainland China and their long-absent husbands and fathers, residents of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758130
ISBN
9780804758130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Hardcover. Provides original insight into the co-construction of technology and subjectivity as well as the multiple forces that shape contemporary China Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 277 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; GTC; JFSJ1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814795262
ISBN
9780814795262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Hardback. Offers students of women's history and nineteenth-century American culture with a source of information and interpretation. This book focuses on areas in which scholars have identified changes (such as suffrage and reform), and innovative explorations (for example, work on female sexuality). It features alphabetical encyclopedia-like entries. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109208
ISBN
9780231109208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.66

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