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Hardback. This book examines how language changes the way law is debated and negotiated, focusing on the courtrooms of postcolonial Hong Kong. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; 2GDCC; JHB; LAFC; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761642
- ISBN
- 9780804761642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.42
€ 133.42
Hardback. This book advances debates over the relationship between care and economy through the concept of intimate labor-care, domestic, and sex work-and thus charts relations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship in the context of global economic transformations. Editor(s): Parrenas, Rhacel Salazar; Boris, Eileen. Num Pages: 360 pages, 2 tables, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761925
- ISBN
- 9780804761925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.97
€ 144.97
Hardback. A broad and ambitious reexamination of anthropology's potential and obligation to transform human rights theory and practice. Series: Stanford Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762120
- ISBN
- 9780804762120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.58
€ 120.58
Hardback. The book examines how the underprivileged become motivated to participate in politics even though they lack the educational, financial, and civic resources commonly assumed to be necessary for participation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762243
- ISBN
- 9780804762243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.20
€ 115.20
Hardback. Global California analyzes how the residents of the largest and most internationally connected of the fifty American states are affected by world trends, and recommends what they can do to enhance the benefits and mitigate the costs of global engagement. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762267
- ISBN
- 9780804762267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
Hardback. Focuses on what made historical socialism different from social systems in the West. This title presents a study that elicits the general question: what must we think in order to think an other system at all? Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 figures, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJ; JPFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762472
- ISBN
- 9780804762472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.10
€ 99.10
Hardback. This book-the first to study educational travel between France and the United States throughout the twentieth century-asserts that study abroad is a valuable form of international relations based on the transformations that students' perceptions of themselves, their culture, and their host country undergo during their time abroad. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 tables, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJ; JN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762533
- ISBN
- 9780804762533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.10
€ 104.10
Hardback. Diasporic Homecomings provides a comparative, analytical overview of the major ethnic return migrant groups in Europe and East Asia through an in-depth, ethnographic account of their experiences. Editor(s): Tsuda, Takeyuki. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FP; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762748
- ISBN
- 9780804762748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.48
€ 168.48
Hardback. A novel exploration of racial attitudes in contemporary Brazil using large-sample surveys of public opinion. Num Pages: 304 pages, 31 tables, 2 figures, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JFSL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762779
- ISBN
- 9780804762779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.60
€ 144.60
Hardback. The story of the dramatic spread of mass incarceration across the United States, through a close look at the development of Arizona's punishment politics, policies, and practices. Series: Critical Perspectives on Crime and Law. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 tables, 1 figure, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762847
- ISBN
- 9780804762847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.82
€ 132.82
Hardback. Stressing the importance of interallied power relations, the book offers a typology of alliances and illustrates the main theoretical propositions of each type with historical case-studies from 18th-century Europe. Translator(s): Barr, Patrick. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBLL; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762953
- ISBN
- 9780804762953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.39
€ 81.39
hardcover. Treats our "National Conversation on Race" as a site for cultural analysis, examining a watershed year of news stories that challenged our notions of what is racial-or not. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763363
- ISBN
- 9780804763363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.36
€ 29.99
€ 26.36
Hardback. Exploring the often difficult relations between hip-hop and schooling, Slam School builds a new and surprising argument: the very reasons teachers and administrators might resist the deliberate introduction of hip-hop into the planned curriculum are what make hip-hop so pedagogically vital. Num Pages: 208 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763653
- ISBN
- 9780804763653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.15
€ 115.15
hardcover. A combination of heightened economic competition and an extreme concentration of power in geopolitics globalizes insecurity in the form of hyperconflict: a reorganization of political violence, a growing climate of fear, and increasing instability at a world level. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 tables, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804763752
- ISBN
- 9780804763752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.71
€ 143.71
Hardback. This book explores the impact of Americans' faith-based educational initiatives on the lives of school children in East Africa, as seen from the perspectives of American missionaries and East Africans alike. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HRA; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768504
- ISBN
- 9780804768504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.04
€ 144.04
Hardback. Scholars and public intellectuals debate the significance of the term "Islamism" and ask what it means to apply this term to Islamic religion, tradition, and social conflict. Editor(s): Martin, Richard C.; Barzegar, Abbas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768856
- ISBN
- 9780804768856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.35
€ 78.35
Hardback. Toward an Anthropology of the Will, the first book that systematically explores volition from an anthropological point of view, demonstrates how a richly nuanced, ethnographically-informed approach to the cultural experience of willing can help shape theories of social action in the human sciences. Editor(s): Murphy, Keith; Throop, C. Jason. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768870
- ISBN
- 9780804768870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.57
€ 86.57
Hardback. Compares the campaign efforts used to target Latinos with those directed at the rest of the electorate and focuses on televised Spanish and English-language advertising developed for the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, as well as for dozens of congr Num Pages: 216 pages, 24 tables, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768955
- ISBN
- 9780804768955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.80
€ 120.80
Hardback. Male Confessions demonstrates that men are able to talk about themselves intimately and shows how the religious imagination helps them to do so while critically examining the limits of such intimate male talk. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLM7; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768993
- ISBN
- 9780804768993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.60
€ 144.60
Hardback. This comprehensive examination of the latest and most influential research on state-society relations in post-Mao China explains why three decades of capitalist economic growth have not led to increased public pressure for liberal democratic change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769037
- ISBN
- 9780804769037
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.50
€ 144.50