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Hardback. China is becoming a giant in the world economy. This book examines case studies from companies who have navigated this market environment. It starts with strategy as a fundamental stage in the value chain, and explores globalization of sales and marketing, as well as logistics and supply chain challenges of supporting global operations. Series: Stanford Business Books. Num Pages: 360 pages, 51 tables, 59 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754828
ISBN
9780804754828
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.28

Paperback. The nineteenth century, a time of cultural, political, and socio-economic transformation in Europe, brought about fundamental changes in the role of women. Women achieved this by fighting for their rights in the legal, economic, and political spheres. This volume provides a context to the movement by including countries from all regions of Europe. Editor(s): Paletschek, Sylvia; Pietrow-Ennker, Bianka. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBTB; JFFK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754941
ISBN
9780804754941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. In this first comprehensive history of immigrant inequality in France, Mary D. Lewis chronicles the conflicts arising from mass immigration between the First and Second World Wars, the uneven rights arrangements that emerged during this time, and their legacy for contemporary France. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 tables, 3 figures, 8 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757225
ISBN
9780804757225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. Americans believe strongly in their ethnicity and use it in self-promoting ways. The Ethnic Project shows how destructive ethnic thinking can be in a society that has not let go of racism. Series: Stanford Studies in Comparative Race and Ethnicity. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 739.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757713
ISBN
9780804757713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757720
ISBN
9780804757720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Examines how immigrants acquire American ideas about race, both pre- and post-migration, in light of U.S. military presence and U.S. cultural dominance over their home country, drawing on interviews and ethnographic observations of Koreans in Seoul and Los Angeles. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804758871
ISBN
9780804758871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804763356
ISBN
9780804763356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. Examining politics in a small Afghan town that managed to remain relatively peaceful in the years following the fall of the Taliban, this book calls examines how and when violence erupts and calls into question the international community's approach to developing stability in Afghanistan. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776721
ISBN
9780804776721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback. This book focuses on how low-wage Vietnamese immigrants in the United States and their non-migrant family members in Vietnam give, receive, and spend money. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBK; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804777322
ISBN
9780804777322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. This volume presents cross-nationally comparative evidence on income inequality trends, women's employment and its effect on inequality, the distribution of wealth, and the interaction of politics with inequality across several mainly high-income countries. Editor(s): Gornick, Janet C.; Jantti, Markus. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 540 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JFFJ; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778244
ISBN
9780804778244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.47

Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788007
ISBN
9780804788007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Bartfeld, Judith; Gundersen, Craig; Smeeding, Timothy; Ziliak, James P. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFFB; JFSC; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796835
ISBN
9780804796835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. This volume explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities--as a collective act, a historical event, and an urban process. Editor(s): Fuccaro, Nelida. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797528
ISBN
9780804797528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797627
ISBN
9780804797627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

Paperback. "In the restrained prose of Torture lies a passionate message about the intentional violation of the bodies of human beings, in our time and in the past."-New York Times Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE; JKVP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215991
ISBN
9780812215991
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. "Beautifully crafted, powerfully illustrated with conversation, theoretically important, and almost unique as an ethnography."-Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216226
ISBN
9780812216226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. As more and more Asian medical practices cross into Western culture through the popularity of yoga and herbalism, and as Western medicine finds its way east in the form of plastic surgery, these systems of meaning become inextricably interrelated. The essays in this volume consider the larger implications of transmissions between cultures. Editor(s): Alter, Joseph S. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JHMC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238662
ISBN
9780812238662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardcover. Following the stories of families who built their lives and fortunes across the Atlantic Ocean, Intimate Bonds shows how households anchored the French empire and shaped the meanings of race, slavery, and gender in the early modern period. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1QSA; HBTQ; HBTS; JFFN; LAZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248401
ISBN
9780812248401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Paperback. Deals with the human/companion animal relationship and what happens when that bond is broken. This book acknowledges the significance of the relationship and the grief involved when a pet dies or is terminally ill. It covers multidisciplinary care that can be given by veterinarians, psychiatrists, social workers, philosopher-ethicists, and others. Editor(s): Kay, William; Nieburg, Herbert; Kutscher, Austin; Grey, R.; Fudin, Carole. Num Pages: 198 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHBZ; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813813271
ISBN
9780813813271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.26

Paperback. Treating the Dental Patient with a Developmental Disorder provides a basic understanding of patients with developmental and intellectual disorders and offers help in communicating with and treating these patients. Editor(s): Raposa, Karen A.; Perlman, Steven P. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 242 x 13. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813823935
ISBN
9780813823935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.21

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