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Paperback. An argument that well-meaning indigenous rights and development claims and interventions may misrepresent and hurt the very people they seek to help, based on extensive ethnographic research in eastern India. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 illustrations, 1 map, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347651
ISBN
9780822347651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Presents a memoir of a defiant Polish Jew who commanded Italian resistance fighters during the Holocaust. Throughout the years of the Holocaust, Hermann Wygoda lived a life of narrow escapes, daring masquerades, and battles that almost defy reason. This book celebrates the memory of this man who received decorations from three Western powers. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071393
ISBN
9780252071393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333962107
ISBN
9780333962107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Paperback. Provides an assessment of the Atlantic slave trade and upends conventional wisdom by shifting attention from the crops slaves who were forced to produce to the foods they planted for their own nourishment. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 color illustrations, 10 black & white photographs, 48 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520269965
ISBN
9780520269965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.22

Hardcover. Offers a study of Islamic laws in Pakistan to show how the relationship between Islam, Islamic law and democracy is understood and, transformed in different cultural contexts. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSR2; JPF; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659266
ISBN
9781850659266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.44

Paperback. Race in United States has been associated with inequality. This book aims to recover history of this distinction and the divisive politics it engenders. It locates origins of ethnicity in New York Zionist movement of early 1900s. It argues that Jewish activists identified as ethnics as a way of defending immigrant difference as distinct from race. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 colour plates, 9 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319230
ISBN
9780226319230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover. Drawing on extensive federal, state, and tribal archival research, Hauptman explores the political background of the Kinzua dam while also providing a detailed, at times very personal account of the devastating impact the dam has had on the Seneca Nation and the resilience the tribe has shown in the face of this crisis. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633280
ISBN
9780815633280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.66

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JHM; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459972
ISBN
9780853459972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Examines the conceptual foundations of Du Bois' interpretation of black politics. This title characterizes the limitations of Du Bois' thought and questions the authority it still exerts in ongoing debates about black leadership, black identity, and the black underclass. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JFF; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060241
ISBN
9780674060241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Num Pages: 512 pages, 22 photos; cartoons. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 908.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106146
ISBN
9780231106146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 100.69

Paperback. A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Num Pages: 512 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106153
ISBN
9780231106153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. An ethnography that focuses on Meratus Dayaks, a marginal and marginalized group in the deep rainforest of South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It looks not for consensus and coherence in Meratus culture but rather allows individual Meratus men and women to return our gaze. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000510
ISBN
9780691000510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.94

paperback. Kammen is a major American historian, whose books have received the Bancroft and Parkman prizes. This book collects his essays on American culture, of which he is one of the major historians. Num Pages: 296 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Very good clean copy. Covers showing v. light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0031746
ISBN
9780195130911
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.49

Hardback. Sara R. Farris examines the calls for gender equality from an unlikely collection of European right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policymakers, showing how their exploitation of feminist ideals justifies anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822369608
ISBN
9780822369608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.87

Paperback. Sara R. Farris examines the calls for gender equality from an unlikely collection of European right-wing nationalist political parties, neoliberals, and some feminist theorists and policymakers, showing how their exploitation of feminist ideals justifies anti-Islam and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFN; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822369745
ISBN
9780822369745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardback. A bracingly original dialogue on modernity, class, and difference in the 20th century Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781512600186
ISBN
9781512600186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.31
€ 75.36

Paperback. A bracingly original dialogue on modernity, class, and difference in the 20th century Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600193
ISBN
9781512600193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.94

Paperback. Details how bin Laden became an international emblem of fundamentalist, pan-Islamic, anti-US fervour and the leader of a brotherhood. This title explains the global character of bin Laden's organisation, elaborating the extent of his sphere of influence in Europe and Asia. Editor(s): Serageldin, Samia. Translator(s): Holoch, George; Mullin, Shannon. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822329916
ISBN
9780822329916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845888305
ISBN
9781845888305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. A portrait of love and the passion it inspires. The author's journey through the landscape of love is an account of this most powerful of human forces and its effect on one woman's life. Series: Tauris Parke Paperback S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Tauris Parke Paperbacks London
Edition
New
Number of pages
208
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0019058
ISBN
9781860645891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. A portrait of love and the passion it inspires. The author's journey through the landscape of love is an account of this most powerful of human forces and its effect on one woman's life. Series: Tauris Parke Paperback S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Tauris Parke Paperbacks London
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New
SKU
KRS0019057
ISBN
9781860645891
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised ed.
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110204
ISBN
9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.81

paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816637270
ISBN
9780816637270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Hardback. Why and how does religion fuel fighting, death and destruction? This is the central question addressed here. This book examines the history of religious violence, looking at patterns and causes, consistencies and aberrations. It also looks at the relationship between religion and politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM9; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750941945
ISBN
9780750941945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

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