Regional studies
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Regional studies
hardcover. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780842028912
- ISBN
- 9780842028912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.49
€ 159.49
Paperback. Traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century onwards. This work shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore - ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants - to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028929
- ISBN
- 9780842028929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45
Hardback. Centers on people from different parts of the world who came together to form societies by chance and by design in the years after 1492. Editor(s): Mills, Kenneth; Taylor, William B.; Lauderdale Graham, Sandra. Num Pages: 471 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029964
- ISBN
- 9780842029964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.75
€ 168.75
Hardback. Explains the change in thinking about the nature and value of the American Union from 1846 to 1861 which impelled citizens from 11 southern states to declare independence. Num Pages: 236 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029988
- ISBN
- 9780842029988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.53
€ 162.53
Hardback. They burned bras, draft cards, and even the American flag. But what drove a group of young Americans to democratic revolution in the tumultuous years of the 1960s, and what made them think they could win? This book looks at the motivations and values of the young rebels of the 1960s. Series: Vietnam: America in the War Years. Num Pages: 185 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051408
- ISBN
- 9780842051408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.27
€ 164.27
Hardback. Mexico's views of the United States have been characterized as stridently anti-American, but various policy changes in Mexico mark a fundamental transformation in the relationship. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JPFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051460
- ISBN
- 9780842051460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.89
€ 178.89
Hardback. Including an exploration of mining and the rise of Tijuana, this book examines a number of aspects of the region's social and cultural history, including urban growth and housing, the mysterious underworld of border-town nightlife, a film noir treatment of the Peteet family suicides, borderlands cuisine, the life of squatters and popular religion. Editor(s): Wood, Andrew Grant. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 320 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 190 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842051729
- ISBN
- 9780842051729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.29
€ 172.29
Hardback. This work provides a detailed description of Zhang Junmai's thought and life. It is not only a biography of an important intellectual and minority-party leader, but also a work on the third force between the Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Party in modern China. Num Pages: 408 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; GTB; JPFF; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687060
- ISBN
- 9780847687060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.14
€ 182.14
Paperback. Peter S. Field contends that Ralph Waldo Emerson was America's first democratic intellectual and a democrat in two senses: his writings are imbued with an optimistic, confident ethos; and, more importantly, he acted the part of the democrat by bringing culture to all Americans. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; 3JH; DSBF; DSC; GTB; JFCX; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847688432
- ISBN
- 9780847688432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Paperback. Caught betwixt the Asian continent and the hegemonic power of the United States, the Philippines occupies a contested space or borderland between past and present, East and West. Balancing the memory of colonial experience with an emergent nation-making dream, this innovative book asks if a meaningful future can be envisioned. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698615
- ISBN
- 9780847698615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.18
€ 64.18
Hardback. New Arabian Studies is an international journal covering a wide spectrum of topics including geography, archaeology, history, architecture, agriculture, language, dialect, sociology, documents, literature and religion. Editor(s): Smith, Professor G. Rex; Smart, J. R.; Pridham, B. R. Series: New Arabian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11halftones; 2 col. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QFM; GTB; HBJF1; HD; JFC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897068
- ISBN
- 9780859897068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.21
€ 121.21
Hardback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897440
- ISBN
- 9780859897440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.97
€ 138.97
paperback. The twelfth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; GTB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897563
- ISBN
- 9780859897563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.10
€ 45.10
Paperback. The thirteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish emigration, Cornish literature, the novelist Virginia Woolf, the poet Jack Clemo, Cornish mining history, Cornish folklore, the medieval Cornish-language miracle plays, and William Scawen: the seventeenth-century Cornish patriot and language revivalist. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; GTB; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897716
- ISBN
- 9780859897716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.10
€ 45.10
Paperback. This gripping biographical study, published here for the first time in paperback, explores the immensely complicated relationship that existed between A.L. Rowse and his native Cornwall. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897983
- ISBN
- 9780859897983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Hardback. Combining the expertise of military officers and scholars from the region, this volume provides definitive case studies of the military in India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, Pakistan and Burma. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780866381987
- ISBN
- 9780866381987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.82
€ 150.82
Paperback. Income levels have risen sharpley in China during the last two decades. Although just 2% of all Chinese have hot, running water, virtually all households have televisions. This personal, intelligent book addresses these sweeping changes and how they are forming modern China. Num Pages: 400 pages, 65. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871319197
- ISBN
- 9780871319197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.13
€ 19.13
Paperback. This volume details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 6466 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oregon Historical Society Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875952857
- ISBN
- 9780875952857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.48
€ 20.48
The Government Taketh Away. The Politics of Pain in the United States ...
. Ed(S): Pal, Leslie A.; Weaver, R. Kent
Hardback. Democratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. This work examines the repercussions of unpopular government decisions in Canada and the USA, the two great democratic nations of North America. Editor(s): Pal, Leslie A.; Weaver, R. Kent. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878409013
- ISBN
- 9780878409013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.58
€ 204.58
The Government Taketh Away: The Politics of Pain in the United States ...
. Ed(S): Pal, Leslie A.; Weaver, R. Kent
paperback. Democratic government is about making choices. Sometimes those choices involve the distribution of benefits. This work examines the repercussions of unpopular government decisions in Canada and the USA, the two great democratic nations of North America. Editor(s): Pal, Leslie A.; Weaver, R. Kent. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878409020
- ISBN
- 9780878409020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.32
€ 72.32