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Society & culture: general

Hardback. Contains presentations made at the Second International Conference on Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 14-21 September 1998. This book is suitable for seismologists, geophysicists, earth scientists, engineers, architects, and psychologists interested in earthquake hazard and seismic risk research. Editor(s): Balassanian, Serguei; Cisternas, Armando; Melkumyan, Mikael. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 447 pages, 314 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
447
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792363903
ISBN
9780792363903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.87

Hardcover. Editor(s): Falchin, Irene M. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 185 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614704478
ISBN
9781614704478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.83
€ 116.23

Hardcover. Editor(s): Carmichael, Melanie A. Num Pages: 337 pages, tables, graphs, charts, diagrams, maps. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617286599
ISBN
9781617286599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 368.60
€ 250.03

Hardcover. Editor(s): D'Amico, Sebastiano. Series: Springer Natural Hazards. Num Pages: 706 pages, 101 black & white illustrations, 247 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCN; RBGD; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319217529
ISBN
9783319217529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.65

Paperback. Hip hop music that empowers and engages youth in East Africa Series: Interpretations of Culture in the New Millennium. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 1HFGT; 1HFGU; AVGR; JFCA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076534
ISBN
9780252076534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

Hardback. A convenient and broad-based reference source to the significant books on Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Lists scholarly and some general books in the humanities and social sciences written in English, French, Italian, and German published since 1960. Series: The Scarecrow Area Bibliographies Series. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; GBCR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810830905
ISBN
9780810830905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.03

Hardback. This is a discussion of the contribution and effects of East Asian art on American culture. The author portrays the assembling of the great American collections of East Asian art and explains how this art became part of the cultural consciousness of the people of the USA. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; ACBP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231076449
ISBN
9780231076449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.64
€ 80.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Shuk-Ting Kinnia, Yau. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297702
ISBN
9781349297702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. "This book is an original volume of essays that sheds new and critical light on current and emerging filmmaking trends and practices in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. A timely and important contribution to existing scholarship in the field"-- Editor(s): Lee, V. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; APFN; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349325597
ISBN
9781349325597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.66

Hardcover. This book is an original volume of essays that sheds new and critical light on current and emerging filmmaking trends and practices in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. A timely and important contribution to existing scholarship in the field. Editor(s): Lee, Vivian P. Y. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; APFA; APFN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230277670
ISBN
9780230277670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.48

Paperback. Many stars from China, Japan and Korea are the most popular and instantly recognizable in the world. East Asian Film Stars brings together some of the world's leading cinema scholars to offer their insights into the work of regional and transnational screen legends, contemporary superstars and mysterious cult personas. Editor(s): Wing-Fai, Leung; Willis, A. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; APFN; AS; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349440054
ISBN
9781349440054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Lin, Xiaodong; Haywood, Chris; Mac an Ghaill, Mairtin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSL3; JMG; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 245 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137556332
ISBN
9781137556332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.97

Hardback. East Asian cinema is a growing industry, producing films popular all over the world. This book gives an account of East Asian cinema, its successes and challenges. It also examines how local production has responded to global trends and explores the effects of widespread de-regulation and China's accession to the World Trade Organisation. Series: International Screen Industries. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFD; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 158 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571802
ISBN
9781844571802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 96.34

Paperback. Includes chapters that address the diversity and variety of everyday sexual lives and sexual politics in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. This book highlights the gendered and sexual consequences of globalization and rapid social change. It describes the local situations in which women's sexual lives are lived. Editor(s): Jackson, Stevi; Liu, Jieyu; Woo, Ms Juhyun. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFSJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 102 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842778890
ISBN
9781842778890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.20

Hardback. In the study of civil society and social movements, most cases are based in Western Europe and North America. This is the first edited book examining social movements in East Asia and it provides a direct contrast to books focused on Western social movements. Editor(s): Broadbent, Jeffrey; Brockman, Vicky. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 530 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFF; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387096254
ISBN
9780387096254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 259.67

Paperback. Putting the spotlight on the Chinese and South-East Asian welfare systems, this title provides an assessment of their character and development. It examines the underlying assumptions of these systems and how the processes of globalization are impacting on them. There is also a comparative analysis of Eastern and Western welfare states. Editor(s): Walker, Alan; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HRKN1; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861345523
ISBN
9781861345523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.98

Paperback. Fine art photography and a history of two fascinating Jewish cemeteries in London's East End. Num Pages: 96 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AJB; AMN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445662909
ISBN
9781445662909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.04

Paperback. How race, gender, and sexuality were re-imagined in the interwar encounters of Asians and Americans Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; DSBH; JFSJ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439905876
ISBN
9781439905876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. By tracing cross-cultural influences and global cultural trends, this title includes essays that bring Asian American studies, in all its interdisciplinary richness, to bear on a broad spectrum of cultural artifacts. It is suitable for understanding Asian American popular culture and also contemporary US culture writ large. Editor(s): Dave, Shilpa; Nishime, LeiLane; Oren, Tasha G. Num Pages: 382 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719633
ISBN
9780814719633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardcover. Editor(s): Huang, Jinyan. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KB; JFFS; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 184 x 14. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
171
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626181953
ISBN
9781626181953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.26
€ 172.78

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