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Paperback. Examines the increasingly complex ethnic challenges facing the expanding European Union. This title includes essays that tackle such issues as labor migration, strains on welfare economies, the durability of local traditions, the effects of globalized cultures, and the role of Islamic diasporas, separatist movements, and threats of terrorism. Editor(s): Hsu, Roland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFE; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL1; JPSN2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769471
ISBN
9780804769471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardback. A clear-eyed exploration of the world's most glamorous city as a historical composite of several different Parises, each with its own dreamlike imagery and its own attractions, each contributing to the mystique of the whole. Num Pages: 296 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804770927
ISBN
9780804770927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.71

Hardback. "Originally published in French under the title Hypotheses sur l'Europe: Un essai de philosophie." Translator(s): Irizarry, Christine. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804773850
ISBN
9780804773850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.50

Paperback. Drawing on the author's firsthand experience of the Iranian Revolution in 1978-1979 and subsequent trips between 2003 and 2008, this book presents a historical and ethnographic study of local-level politics, connections with national-level politics and revolution, and the changing political dynamics in Iran. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 611. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775687
ISBN
9780804775687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Empire of Law shows how seventeenth-century Indian claimants, by litigating and petitioning before Mexico City tribunals, became full participants in an early modern cosmopolitan legality that gave rise to a colonial politics of justice that struggled, with some success, against the utter degradation of subject peoples. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776622
ISBN
9780804776622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. Examining politics in a small Afghan town that managed to remain relatively peaceful in the years following the fall of the Taliban, this book calls examines how and when violence erupts and calls into question the international community's approach to developing stability in Afghanistan. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776721
ISBN
9780804776721
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardback. Editor(s): Falk, Candace; Pateman, Barry. Num Pages: 880 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 187 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778541
ISBN
9780804778541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.99

Paperback. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804780636
ISBN
9780804780636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. Back Stories looks at the production of U.S. news during the second Intifada, highlighting the unrecognized and unexamined work of Palestinian journalists and its effects on Palestinian society and politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781411
ISBN
9780804781411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. A rich ethnography of men in a low-income neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt, this book gives the reader a vivid sense of the meaning of masculinity and the multiple agents who contribute to the making of men in the Middle East. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783293
ISBN
9780804783293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Paperback. is a comparative study of how British, French, and America diplomats serving in Germany in the 1930s assessed the domestic and foreign policies of the Nazis, in reports that were readily available to government leaders in London, Paris, and Washington. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783569
ISBN
9780804783569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Hardback. A collection of essays that analyze the recent evidence concerning the history of the European state system of the last century, offering an array of insights across countries and across time. Editor(s): Haslam, Jonathan; Urbach, Karina. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783590
ISBN
9780804783590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.42

Paperback. This book completely transforms our understanding of the actual roles that each of the principal EXCOMM members played in the decision making process that led to a peaceful resolution of the Cuban missile crisis. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783774
ISBN
9780804783774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardback. This is a study of the northern region of Korea through a person's life and work, highlighting how a writer from a marginalized region in early modern Korea became an advocate of regional subjectivity through various social, cultural, and intellectual activities, in particular through his conscientious historical writings. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783811
ISBN
9780804783811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.02

Hardback. The book analyzes the official and popular celebrations on the Brazilian empire's days of national festivity to elucidate elite and popular understandings of the imperial state in the capital city. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785266
ISBN
9780804785266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.33

Hardback. This book examines the enormous riskiness of transatlantic trade in 18th century Spain and argues that many of the long-condemned commercial practices were vital accommodations to pervasive risk and uncertainty. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785426
ISBN
9780804785426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.53

Paperback. This book offers a nuanced understanding of the contexts, culturally conditioned rationality, local networks, and innovation in contentious action across the Middle East and North Africa to give the reader a substantive understanding of events in the Arab world before and since 2011. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Vairel, Frederic. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHB; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785693
ISBN
9780804785693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.04

Hardback. This is a study of German historical novels about Jewish history from the 1800s through the Holocaust. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786072
ISBN
9780804786072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.86

Hardback. This book, which features the autobiographical narrative of Mistress Mary Hampson, a 17th-century woman in an abusive and violent marriage, reconstructs the events in and around this harrowing tale and rescues a compelling and complicated voice from the past. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786287
ISBN
9780804786287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.78

Paperback. This book argues that regional food culture is intrinsic to how Chinese connect to the past, live in the present, and imagine their future. It focuses on Shanghai-a food lover's paradise-and identifies the importance of regional food culture at pivotal moments in the city's history, and in Chinese history more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786911
ISBN
9780804786911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DSP; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 4468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804787215
ISBN
9780804787215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.95

Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788007
ISBN
9780804788007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804793858
ISBN
9780804793858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.92

Hardcover. A collective biography of eight individuals from the northeastern corner of prewar Hungary. Series: Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795913
ISBN
9780804795913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796620
ISBN
9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.22

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797016
ISBN
9780804797016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.70

Paperback. This volume explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities--as a collective act, a historical event, and an urban process. Editor(s): Fuccaro, Nelida. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797528
ISBN
9780804797528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797771
ISBN
9780804797771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Field Notes uncovers how Middle East studies as an academic field was built over the course of the 20th century--a process replete with contention, anxiety, dead ends, and consequences both unanticipated and unintended. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBJK; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799065
ISBN
9780804799065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Where else .. can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, .. drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812210965
ISBN
9780812210965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. "Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."-American Historical Review Translator(s): Allen, Michael Idomir. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213423
ISBN
9780812213423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Paperback. This book explores the ways in which colonial administrators constructed knowledge about the society and culture of India and the processes through which that knowledge has shaped past and present Indian reality. Editor(s): Breckenridge, Carol A.; Veer, Peter van der. Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 372 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214369
ISBN
9780812214369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. "A useful and readable account of the ways in which the poor were regulated by the emergent disciplinary power of the modern state."-William and Mary Quarterly Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218480
ISBN
9780812218480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.40

Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218619
ISBN
9780812218619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. "Not only did religion permeate every aspect of daily life but it affords the only discourse in which we hear an extraordinary range of voices, from housewives to queens, from shoemakers to bishops. John King's excellent and timely collection of primary documents enables us once again to hear their voices."--Peter Stallybrass, University of Pennsylvania Editor(s): King, Mr John N. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218770
ISBN
9780812218770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. A sweeping biography of the legendary Spanish queen who was patron of Christopher Columbus, brought the Inquisition to Spain, expelled the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, and was mother of the first wife of King Henry VIII. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218978
ISBN
9780812218978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.59

Paperback. "American Capitalism is an important contribution to our understanding of postwar American thought and culture. It will force historians to revise their pantheon of important thinkers for the period."-George Cotkin, author of Existential America Editor(s): Lichtenstein, Nelson. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219401
ISBN
9780812219401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe seeks to explain the convergence of religion and gender in medieval Christendom. Essays in the volume examine how Europeans identified themselves as women, men, and Christians, and how these identities influenced religious belief and practice in everyday life. Editor(s): Bitel, Lisa M.; Lifshitz, Felice. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCV4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220131
ISBN
9780812220131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Liam Riordan explores how the American Revolution politicized religious, racial, and ethnic identity among the diverse inhabitants of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey from 1770 to 1830. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220506
ISBN
9780812220506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Seneca Possessed explores how the Seneca people and their homeland were "possessed"-culturally, spiritually, materially, and legally-in the wake of the American Revolution. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221992
ISBN
9780812221992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06