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Paperback. Explodes the myth that self-hatred is the dominant theme in Black identity. This book, using a thorough review of social scientific literature on Negro identity conducted between 1936 and 1967, demonstrates that important themes of mental health and adaptive strength have been frequently overlooked by scholars, both Black and White. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877229490
ISBN
9780877229490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.25

Hardback. Specialists focus on Hungary's outstanding achievments in various fields, notably technology, literature and the arts, and sport. The volume includes a biographical dictionary, map, and illustrations. Editor(s): Somlyody, Laszlo; Somlyody, Nora. Num Pages: 720 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; 3JJ; AC; JFC; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335331
ISBN
9780880335331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Hardcover. Historians have long speculated on the role played by the Enlightenment in the rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. This book offers a fresh perspective on this subject through an examination of the Greek Enlightenment, its aspirations, and its relationship to the larger European Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335812
ISBN
9780880335812
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Carnegie-Mellon University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887485541
ISBN
9780887485541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. This is the Spanish edition of "The Unbroken Thread". It details the efforts to conserve an important collection of traditional garments created by indigenous weavers in the Oaxaca region of Mexico and documents the use of the textiles in daily life and ceremony. Num Pages: 176 pages, 158ill.(145col.). BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ABC; AFW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 274 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892363827
ISBN
9780892363827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Arising from the proceedings of two symposia, this text is composed of contributions by scholars who examine the social, intellectual and historical contexts of the work of the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni di Lutero, who used the name Dosso. Editor(s): Ciammitti, Luisa; Ostrow, Steven F.; Settis, Salvatore. Series: Issues & Debates. Num Pages: 432 pages, 154 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AFC; AGB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1016.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780892365050
ISBN
9780892365050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. Editor(s): Merla-Watson, Cathryn Josefina; Olguin, B. V. Num Pages: 380 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 2ADSL; DSBH; DSK; JFD; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780895511638
ISBN
9780895511638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.44

Paperback. This study questions the idea that the introduction of coffee to Latin America forced most people to become landless proles working on large plantations. It suggests that small and medium-sized growers in Nicaragua were vital to the economy, constituting the farming and land-owning majority. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSF; KCZ; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130 x 585. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896802278
ISBN
9780896802278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. A decline in public expenditure has affected cherished national institutions and values in Costa Rica, with the blame tending to be placed on immigrant Nicaraguans. This book explores the construction of the 'other' in Costa Rican imagery and considers the role of national identification in modern societies. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896802353
ISBN
9780896802353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802971
ISBN
9780896802971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardback. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; ASZM; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896803039
ISBN
9780896803039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Hardback. In the last three decades, the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has commanded the close scrutiny of scholars. These studies have focused on the political repression, human rights abuses, debt-driven growth model, and crony capitalism that defined Marcos' so-called Democratic Revolution in the Philippines. Series: Research in International Studies - Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896803114
ISBN
9780896803114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

Paperback. In the last three decades, the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos has commanded the close scrutiny of scholars. These studies have focused on the political repression, human rights abuses, debt-driven growth model, and crony capitalism that defined Marcos' so-called Democratic Revolution in the Philippines. Series: Research in International Studies - Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896803121
ISBN
9780896803121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 315 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press,U.S. United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930323592
ISBN
9780930323592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. This richly illustrated catalogue, the fourth in a series sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, features essays on the subject of costume and a substantial bibliography on the topic of costumes in art and an exhibition checklist. Editor(s): Weaver, Elissa B.; Rodini, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 110 pages, 8 colour plates, 40 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: ACN; ACQ; ACV; AGC; AKTA; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780935573350
ISBN
9780935573350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.93

Paperback. Presents general observations on the immensely rich and diversified artistic heritage of sub-Saharan Africa. This book examines the relationship between contemporary and so-called traditional African arts. It shows that many African works were originally part of an ensemble or one element of a performance. Num Pages: 128 pages, 82 illus., 68 in color. BIC Classification: 1HF; ACBK; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 8096 x 5499 x 13. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cleveland Museum of Art,The,U.S. United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780940717763
ISBN
9780940717763
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 322 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Lake View Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941702461
ISBN
9780941702461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians is an account of Clastres's first fieldwork in the early 1960s--an encounter with a small, unique, and now vanished Paraguayan tribe. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53. BIC Classification: 1KLSP; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Edition
New Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299786
ISBN
9780942299786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.68

hardcover. Gives readers a glimpse into the life and times of Walter Cronkite in his own words. This book contains selections from interviews between the legendary journalist and an experienced oral historian - Cronkite's friend, Dr Don Carleton. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGF; HBJK; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 964.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Center for American History United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780976669739
ISBN
9780976669739
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Hardcover. Keywords offers a conversational journey through the overlying terrains of politically engaged art and artistically engaged politics, combining a major statement on subversive aesthetics, a survey of radical film strategies, and a lexicon of over a thousand terms and concepts. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118288924
ISBN
9781118288924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.93

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