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hardcover. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3538 x 19. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727563
- ISBN
- 9780804727563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.49
€ 154.49
Paperback. This study focuses on the politics of memory in the village of Dachuan in northwest China, in which 85 per cent of the villagers are surnamed Kong and believe themselves to be descendants of Confucius and looks at their struggle to preserve their identity under the Chinese Communist regime. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727570
- ISBN
- 9780804727570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Hardback. This book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children-involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken-has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life. Editor(s): Jing, Jun. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line diagrams 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 2. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731331
- ISBN
- 9780804731331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.44
€ 120.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364445
- ISBN
- 9781568364445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.44
€ 34.99
€ 31.44
Hardcover. An interdisciplinary group of essays on migration by European and Southeast Asian scholars. Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 236 pages, 2 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645388
- ISBN
- 9789089645388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.32
€ 185.32
Hardback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745332338
- ISBN
- 9780745332338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.08
€ 134.08
Paperback. Argues that the US is not concerned about waging a war on drugs, and that alleged concerns about narco-terrorism mostly act to justify occupation. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; JKVG; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780745332321
- ISBN
- 9780745332321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.23
€ 16.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. An ethnographic account of the logics and regimes of value propelling desires for transnational mobility-largely via human smuggling networks-throughout Fuzhou, China. Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 illustrations, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822348061
- ISBN
- 9780822348061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.73
€ 46.73
Paperback. The rise of China and its status as a leading global factory are altering the way people live and consume. This book probes Chinese, European, and American eco-desire and eco-technological dreams, and examines the solutions they offer to environmental degradation in this age of global economic change. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 201 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284487
- ISBN
- 9780520284487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.96
€ 41.96
Paperback. Nearly half of the eight million Palestinians are registered refugees. Landscape of Hope and Despair explores this refugee experience in Lebanon through the medium of spatial practices and identity set against the backdrop of prolonged violence. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2023
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220704
- ISBN
- 9780812220704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Hardback. Animal Kingdoms reveals the far-reaching cultural, political, and environmental importance of hunting in colonial India. Julie E. Hughes explores how Indian princes relied on their prowess as hunters of prized game to advance personal status, solidify power, and establish links with the historic battlefields and legendary deeds of their ancestors. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 color illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; WSXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072800
- ISBN
- 9780674072800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.81
€ 81.81
Paperback. Based on intensive fieldwork in Israel during the second intifada, this ethnographic study explores how Israeli Jews experience security in their everyday lives. When Israeli security imprints itself on individual lives, the book argues, security propagates the very fears it claims to prevent. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JHM; JKSW1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222661
- ISBN
- 9780812222661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99
€ 46.99
Paperback. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. Taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive - this title tells stories of this epic conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091932374
- ISBN
- 9780091932374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.79
€ 21.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. An epic true story of treachery, revenge and courage Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753824023
- ISBN
- 9780753824023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. In the years before Indian Independence in 1947, the Nagas of Northeast India came to exemplify an exotic society. This title offers an examination of how the notion of tribes came to be applied to the Nagas"is linked to its subsequent importance in the development of contemporary Naga nationalism. Num Pages: 396 pages, 760 illustrations, 310 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1870.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 396
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500970294
- ISBN
- 9780500970294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.20
€ 30.99
€ 27.20
Hardback. With Deng Xiaoping s blessing, Mao s successors scoured the globe for fresh ideas to launch domestic prosperity and global economic power. Yet China s government did not publicize its engagement with Western-style innovations, claiming instead that economic reinvention was the Party s achievement alone. Julian Gewirtz sets forth the truer story." Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPQB; KCM; KCP; KCZ; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674971134
- ISBN
- 9780674971134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. Deconstructs Japanese rock music and reveals what happened when East met West after World War Two. This book explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284. 304 pages, Colour Inserts. Deconstructs Japanese rock music and reveals what happened when East met West after World War Two. This book explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AVGP. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight: 230.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Paper Back
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747593034
- ISBN
- 9780747593034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.63
€ 19.99
€ 14.63
Hardback. Immigrant Ambassadors explores transformations in Tibetan identity as increasing numbers of Tibetans move from being stateless refugees in India and Nepal to citizens of the United States. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures, 7 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; JFFN; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760171
- ISBN
- 9780804760171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.93
€ 85.93
paperback. Now in paperback, Julia Lovell's brilliant debut tackles the history of China -- and its relationship with the wider world - through the dramatic story of its most famous landmark: 'brilliant and ambitious.' Robert McCrum, Observer Num Pages: 432 pages, 12pp b/w plates, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 412. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039113
- ISBN
- 9781843542155
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 7.43
€ 7.43
Paperback. 'Lively, erudite and meticulously researched' Literary Review Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Picador
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780330457484
- ISBN
- 9780330457484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.57
€ 15.99
€ 12.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; HBWS5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 13154th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141918
- ISBN
- 9780231141918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.07
€ 37.07
Paperback. Fourteen true stories from Jewish believers and Arab/Palestinian Christians living in Israel and the Palestinian Areas. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAF; HRAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857216854
- ISBN
- 9780857216854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.49
€ 13.99
€ 11.49
Paperback. In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This title traces its evolution chronologically and thematically from the Age of Imperialism to the present day. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 color illustrations, 214 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1256. 384 pages, illustrations. In the early twenty-first century, China occupies a place on center stage in the international art world. But what does it mean to be a Chinese artist in the modern age? This title traces its evolution chronologically and thematically from the Age of Imperialism to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 24. Weight: 1252.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271067
- ISBN
- 9780520271067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.34
€ 59.34
Paperback. A case study of economic development in Cairo that sheds light on issues of agency and empowerment in the age of neoliberal globalization Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335719
- ISBN
- 9780822335719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.89
€ 46.89