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Paperback. An ethnographic study of Yemeni tribal poetry that reveals a folkloric system where poetry is a creation of art and a political and social act. Drawing on field research in North Yemen, it shows the significance of poetry in Yemeni society, analyzing verse genres and their use in weddings, war mediations, and political discourse on the state. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFHF; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520082618
ISBN
9780520082618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.52

Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610052
ISBN
9780815610052
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.70

Paperback. This account of Pearl Harbor provides an illustrated examination of one of the most significant events World War II. It seeks to uncover what really happened and why the Japanese were so successful. This 60th anniversary edition includes a CD of extracts from the Osprey Web event. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam; Laurier, Jim. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 12 colour & 70 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
Edition
Revised edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841763903
ISBN
9781841763903
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.38

paperback. This catalogue of a Kelsey Museum of Archaeology exhibition showcases a selection of Islamic art works held in the University of Michigan's collections. Rather than arranged chronologically, geographically, or by media, the objects are organized thematically and conceptually. Series: Kelsey Museum Publications. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AC; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990662303
ISBN
9780990662303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.71

Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520227309
ISBN
9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447972440
ISBN
9781447972440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.43

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446909812
ISBN
9781446909812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.01

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446909829
ISBN
9781446909829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.02

Paperback. This text offers a new statement on the making of national politics. Comparing the popular political cultures and discourses of post-colonial Mexico and Peru, it provides an analysis of their effect on the evolution of these nation states. Series: A Centennial book. Num Pages: 496 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSR; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085053
ISBN
9780520085053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.30

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPA; KCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642796
ISBN
9780691642796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Kingston-Mann, Esther; Mixter, Timothy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606927
ISBN
9780691606927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.44
€ 60.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Kingston-Mann, Esther; Mixter, Timothy. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFSC; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 999.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635613
ISBN
9780691635613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.44

Paperback. Sets the pieces of the story that are known to historians into their cultural, religious, and political context. This book explores important questions about the period and about historical memory that is of interest to both the general reader and students of the period. Num Pages: 176 pages, b&w photo. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
62987th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207517
ISBN
9780253207517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JFFM; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486609
ISBN
9780801486609
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.67

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634210
ISBN
9780691634210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.69

Paperback. Combining translations of five peasant narratives with critical commentary on their provenance and implications for historical study, this book illuminates the life of the peasantry in Tokugawa Japan. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; JFS; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226872346
ISBN
9780226872346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.89

Hardback. This title tells the story of how small farmers responded to a free-market onslaught that devastated one of the Western Hemisphere's most advanced social-democratic welfare states. Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 half-tones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804734011
ISBN
9780804734011
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.31

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive look at the social engineering process that ensued. This title examines how collectivization assaulted the foundations of rural life, transforming village communities that were organized around kinship and status hierarchies into segments of large bureaucratic organizations, forged by the language of "class warfare". Num Pages: 520 pages, 24 halftones. 2 line illus. 9 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJPG; JHBL; JPA; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149738
ISBN
9780691149738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 42.52

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635149
ISBN
9780691635149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.07

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640211
ISBN
9780691640211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.51

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