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Paperback. Rethinking the Great White North explores the troubling side of the images of whiteness and wilderness that are so central to Canadian national identity. Editor(s): Baldwin, Andrew; Cameron, Laura; Kobayashi, Audrey. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820141
ISBN
9780774820141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Bae, Andrew; Pastuch, Lon. Num Pages: 155 pages. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629483016
ISBN
9781629483016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 221.79
€ 151.06

Hardback. This "Long War" has left its imprint on virtually every aspect of American life. This book looks at America's response to the national-security crisis touched off by the events of World War II. It considers topics ranging from grand strategy and strategic bombing to ideology and economics, and assesses the changing American way of war. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131582
ISBN
9780231131582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.09
€ 85.26

Paperback. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of modern herdsmen and their historical antecedents. Following the assumption that Africa has never been isolated from the rest of the world, Smith illuminates key topics ranging from material culture and rituals, to future prospects for pastoralists. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759107489
ISBN
9780759107489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.98

Hardback. Utilizing almost 40 years' work, Andrew Smith presents a detailed portrait of modern herdsmen and their historical antecedents. Following the assumption that Africa has never been isolated from the rest of the world, Smith illuminates key topics ranging from material culture and rituals, to future prospects for pastoralists. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759107472
ISBN
9780759107472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.78

hardcover. An exploration of how the Middle Ages are manipulated ideologically in today's communication. Series: Medievalism. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843844631
ISBN
9781843844631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.29

Paperback. Shows what guanxi production, the formation of social connections, reveals about the evolution of village political economy, kinship and gender in Dengist China. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b&w photographs, 3 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318736
ISBN
9780822318736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

Paperback. Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished village of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with factories, high rises, parks, shopping malls, and all the infrastructure of a wealthy East Asian city. This is a portrait of the rapid change of Zouping, its environs, and more. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26 b/w, 7 maps, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289710
ISBN
9780520289710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

Paperback. Explores the return of the 'epic' in 21st century cinema. Why did the epic come back, and why did it fall out of fashion? Are these the same kinds of epics as the 1950s and 60s, or are there aesthetic differences? Can we treat Kingdom of Heaven, 300 and Thor indiscriminately as one genre? Are non Western histories like Hero and Mongol epics, too? Editor(s): Elliot, Andrew B. R. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474402842
ISBN
9781474402842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 168 x 12. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752489919
ISBN
9780752489919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Hardback. News stories provide an essential confirmation of our ideas about who we are, what we have to fear, and what to do about it: a marketplace of ideas, shopped by rational citizen decision makers but also a shared resource for grounding our contested narratives of identity in objective reality. Series: Anthropology of the Media. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 ills. BIC Classification: JFD; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455798
ISBN
9781845455798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.06

Hardback. This volume argues that negotiated civil society-oriented transitions have an affinity for a distinctive method of constitution making - one that accomplishes the radical change of institutions through legal continuity. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847687718
ISBN
9780847687718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 215.73

Hardback. Explores how anthropology can come to terms with "colonial library" and begin to develop an ethnographic practice that transcends politics of Africa's imperial past. This book develops a model of critical agency, focusing on a variety of language genres in Africa situated in rituals that transform socio-political relations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; CFG; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023519
ISBN
9780226023519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.40
€ 78.71

Paperback. Explores how anthropology can come to terms with "colonial library" and begin to develop an ethnographic practice that transcends politics of Africa's imperial past. This book develops a model of critical agency, focusing on a variety of language genres in Africa situated in rituals that transform socio-political relations. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 8 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023526
ISBN
9780226023526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, 4 maps, 8 figures, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1H; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226023434
ISBN
9780226023434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Suitable for students taking courses in race and politics, this book provides an introduction to the study of Asian American participation in US politics. It covers historical and cultural context, political behavior and attitudes, interest groups and parties, elected officials, and public policies that have an important impact on Asian Americans. Series: US Minority Politics Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 245 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634470
ISBN
9780745634470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.28

Paperback. After the events of 11 September, the author noticed that many colleagues seemed determined to understand the perpetrator rather than support the victim. America, in their view, had it coming. In rejecting that analysis, the author set out to unpick the prejudices that had come to shape progressive, liberal and wider public opinion. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPF; JPFK; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700423
ISBN
9781784700423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 9.51

Paperback. A Highland soldier journeys by land and canoe in the 1830s to attend the "gift-giving" ceremony on Manitoulin Island. Editor(s): McLean, Scott A. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BG; DN; HBT; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 22.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896219561
ISBN
9781896219561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.92

paperback. This text focuses particularly on questions of time, events and causality. The author, Andrew Abbott, grounds each essay in straightforward examinations of social scientific analysis. Series: Oriental Institute Publications. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
9780226001036
ISBN
9780226001036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226336596
ISBN
9780226336596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.40
€ 79.50

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