Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. * A timely publication as Arab nationalism is being challenged by the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism and the impact of a host of religio--ethnic problems. * The only book to provide such a breadth of Arab nationalist history. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1HB; GTB; HBJF1; HPDC; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217299
- ISBN
- 9780631217299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.18
€ 52.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 243 pages, tabs.ch. BIC Classification: AMVD; JFSG; JPQB; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560726814
- ISBN
- 9781560726814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.33€ 76.32
€ 99.33
€ 76.32
Hardcover. This ethnography details changing Ewenki ways of life brought China's recent ecological migration policies, which aim to preserve and restore the badly damaged ecologies of western China. This ethnography examines these policies and their effects on Aoluguya Ewenki hunters, who have been relocated. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386322
- ISBN
- 9781782386322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.06
€ 164.06
Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education
Yudkevich, Maria; Altbach, Philip G.; Rumbley...
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JNK; JNM; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349498871
- ISBN
- 9781349498871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. A consideration of the process of globalization, especially as it has affected urban centres in Pacific Asia over the last 20 years of the 20th century. All countries in the region are covered, with special attention given to Hong Kong and to China. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JFSG; KCM; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Univ of Hawaii Pr
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- SKU
- KIN0001432
- ISBN
- 9780824823269
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Marriage, Gender and Sex in a Contemporary Chinese Village (Studies on...
Yuen, Sun-Pong; Law, Pui-Lam; Ho, Yuk-Ying; Y...
paperback. This book explores changing concepts of marriage and gender relationships and attitudes toward sex in a rural Chinese community over the past five decades. The book is based on a study of an industrialized peasant village in Guangdong Province from 1994 to 1996 and subsequent visits from 2000 to 2002. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765612540
- ISBN
- 9780765612540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
Paperback. Takes a close look at the intertwining nature of the Communist Party and the news media in China, how they affect each other, and what the future might hold for each. This book contains interviews with a range of scholars, media administrators, and media professionals. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFD; JPHV; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066788
- ISBN
- 9780252066788
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.05
€ 26.99
€ 25.05
hardcover. Explains Japanese regional structure and associated dynamism in terms of urban systems. By focusing on urban systems theory, this book attempts to theorize the factors related to the changing geography of Japan, such as the growth and decline processes of Japanese urban systems and, the strengthening of ties among cities and associated factors. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366003
- ISBN
- 9780792366003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
Hardback. Num Pages: 265 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; JFC; JHM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137532169
- ISBN
- 9781137532169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.87
€ 117.87
Hardcover. Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency, ICAC, is hailed as among the world's best having almost completely purged systemic corruption within a decade of its inception. This book explains how Hong Kong maintains the myth of a clean city and examines the prevalence of white-collar crime in the city's property sector. Series: Palgrave Advances in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Asia. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSC; JKVK; JKVQ; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137506764
- ISBN
- 9781137506764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 262 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698905
- ISBN
- 9780816698905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.55
€ 102.55
Paperback. Series: Electronic Mediations. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816698912
- ISBN
- 9780816698912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.63
€ 27.99
€ 26.63
Hardcover. Translated from Japanese, this study exposes English-language scholars to the complexities of the relationship between food, culture, the environment, and literature in Japan. Yuki explores the systems of value surrounding food as expressed in four popular Japanese female writers: Ishimure Michiko, Taguchi Randy, Morisaki Kazue, and Nashiki Kaho. Translator(s): Berman, Michael. Series: Literatures, Cultures, and the Environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497789
- ISBN
- 9781137497789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.35
€ 117.35
Paperback. The authors assess the constitutional and partisan powers of Asian presidents, and analyse how they are used in actual policy-making processes. Country case studies on Afghanistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan analyze how their constitutional and partisan powers are used in actual policy-making processes. Editor(s): Kasuya, Yuko. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFC; JPA; JPHV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349447046
- ISBN
- 9781349447046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.62
€ 65.62
Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824811
- ISBN
- 9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.97
€ 107.97
paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774824828
- ISBN
- 9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. For seven years in the 1970s, the author lived in a village in northeast China as a farmer. In 1989 he returned as an anthropologist to begin the span of 11 years' fieldwork that has resulted in this work - an account of family change and the transformation of private life in rural China. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744560
- ISBN
- 9780804744560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.24
€ 29.99
€ 27.24
Hardback. The contributions in this volume consider the question of migrant agency, how Western societies are both transforming migrants, and being transformed by them. It is informed by debates on the new 'transnational mobility', the immigration of Muslims, the increasing importance of human rights law, and the critical attention paid to women migrants. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230600133
- ISBN
- 9780230600133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 47.43
€ 52.51
€ 47.43
Paperback. Cities of Europe is a unique combination of book and CD--ROM examining the effects of recent socio--economic transformations on western European cities. * A unique combination of book and CD--ROM examining the effects of recent socio--economic transformations on western European cities. Editor(s): Kazepov, Yuri. Series: Studies in Urban and Social Change. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- PAP/CDR
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121323
- ISBN
- 9781405121323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
Paperback. Translator(s): Brickman, Caroline Lemak. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: BM; GTE; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781564789969
- ISBN
- 9781564789969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23