Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. Offers a sense of what must happen to bring about a renewed sense of integration and global Frenchness Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1H; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253006707
- ISBN
- 9780253006707
€ 17.14
€ 17.14
Hardcover. Public discourse and everyday life during the last days of Yugoslavia Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DV; GTB; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356239
- ISBN
- 9780253356239
€ 79.24
€ 79.24
Paperback. Focuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu. Editor(s): Williamson, Laila; Young, Serinity (American Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 248 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AJC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 304 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1030.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988696
- ISBN
- 9780295988696
€ 46.99€ 41.90
€ 46.99
€ 41.90
Paperback. Towards the middle of the 20th century, scholarly research revealed that the fabled Silk Roads, far from being mere trade routes, were cultural highways that played a pivotal role in linking east and west, intermittently bringing together nomads and city dwellers, pastoral peoples and farmers, merchants and monks, and soldiers and pilgrims. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812223
- ISBN
- 9781571812223
€ 36.99€ 33.23
€ 36.99
€ 33.23
Paperback. Presents a collection of what a curious visitor might want to know about Thai customs and beliefs, explained by a long-time English resident of Thailand. This book, compiled from a series of articles published in a weekly column in the 1970s, intends to demystify constructs like the system of royal ranks and the Thai musical scale, and more. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 3233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575734
- ISBN
- 9789749575734
€ 16.59
€ 16.59
Paperback. A comprehensive history of the transformation of Russia's southern steppes from border territories to Empire. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b&w photos, 10 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217707
- ISBN
- 9780253217707
€ 24.54
€ 24.54
Hardback. Hildesheim is a mid-sized provincial town in northwest Germany. This title presents an account of how townspeople went about their lives and reacted to events during the Nazi era. It considers the actual customs and experiences of friendship and neighbourliness in a German town before, during, and after the Third Reich. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTB; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253344656
- ISBN
- 9780253344656
€ 35.99€ 34.27
€ 35.99
€ 34.27
Paperback. Against All Odds Series: German Life & Civilization. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH; GTB; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783039118458
- ISBN
- 9783039118458
€ 54.99€ 52.38
€ 54.99
€ 52.38
Paperback. Alexander Grab explores the impact of Napoleon's domination throughout his empire and the response of the Europeans to his rule. He discusses Napoleon's exploitation of occupied Europe and particularly his reform policies, and assesses their success in transforming Europe. Series: European History in Perspective. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; GTB; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333682753
- ISBN
- 9780333682753
€ 39.69
€ 39.69
Paperback. A groundbreaking collection of sixteen essays that examines the productive intersection of the fields of black and queer studies Editor(s): Johnson, E. Patrick; Henderson, Mae G. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336181
- ISBN
- 9780822336181
€ 30.99€ 27.75
€ 30.99
€ 27.75
Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218468
- ISBN
- 9780520218468
€ 35.99€ 31.38
€ 35.99
€ 31.38
Paperback. This volume looks at what it is to be European. While concentrating on the question of identity, it takes a broad view ranging from culture to monetary union, from East-West rapprochement to the role of the EU in the globalized world of the new millennium. Editor(s): Joyce, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345. Fine copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KST0010244
- ISBN
- 9781860646966
€ 5.28
€ 5.28
Paperback. 40 or 50 families control the economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Their interests range from banking to property, from shipping to sugar, from vice to gambling. This book lifts the lid on a world of staggering secrecy and shows that the little most people know is almost entirely wrong. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; KCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781861977113
- ISBN
- 9781861977113
€ 9.97
€ 9.97
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421017
- ISBN
- 9780821421017
€ 24.66
€ 24.66
Paperback. Expelled from the Communist Party in 1957, later re-admitted and expelled again, the author has lived in exile since 1988. He has continued indefatigably to read, think, and write about his beloved China: the saga of its modern history, the moral wasteland of its present condition, and its place in the global order. Editor(s): Liu, Binyan; Link, Perry. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218612
- ISBN
- 9780253218612
€ 24.99€ 23.59
€ 24.99
€ 23.59
Paperback. Contends that cinema and cinematic processes had a profound significance for twentieth-century anti-capitalist Black liberation movements based in the United States. The author finds hidden within the histories and logics generated by US-based struggles against racism, sexism, and homophobia, the Black femme's invisible, affective labour. Series: Perverse Modernities: A Series Edited by Jack Halberstam and Lisa Lowe. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 b&w photo. BIC Classification: 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340256
- ISBN
- 9780822340256
€ 24.66
€ 24.66
Paperback. National Geographic magazine is an American popular culture icon that, since its founding in 1888, has been on a nonstop tour classifying and cataloguing the peoples of the world. This title provides an insightful and alternative interpretation of National Geographic. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; GTB; JFC; JFSL; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397520
- ISBN
- 9781566397520
€ 33.99€ 30.95
€ 33.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. This work provides the basis for a reconceptualization of key features in Southeast Asia's history. It examines evolutionary patterns of Europe's and Japan's Southeast Asian empires from the late 19th century through World War II, and offer insights into the events of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- M.E. Sharpe United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765611406
- ISBN
- 9780765611406
€ 51.10
€ 51.10
Paperback. This 2005 book looks at domestic life and the place of women in the Mughal court of the sixteenth century. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 260 pages, 6 b/w illus. BIC Classification: GTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521615341
- ISBN
- 9780521615341
€ 44.99€ 44.71
€ 44.99
€ 44.71
Paperback. This 2002 book is a guide to Italian usage for students wishing to extend their knowledge of the language. Num Pages: 490 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; CBG; CF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521485562
- ISBN
- 9780521485562
€ 54.79
€ 54.79