Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. History, Culture, Politics. Series: Latin America Readers. 688 pages, 105 illustrations, 10 colour plates, 1 map. Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Levenson, Deborah; Oglesby, Elizabeth. Brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTB; HBJK. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 44. Weight: 990.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351078
- ISBN
- 9780822351078
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.17
€ 35.99
€ 32.17
Paperback. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Num Pages: 504 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 7 figures, 4 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 708. Crime, Segregation and Citizenship in Sao Paulo. 504 pages, 13 b&w photographs, 7 line illustrations, 4 maps, 8 tables. This study of fear, crime, and segregation in Sao Paulo poses questions about citizenship and urban change in contemporary urban societies. Focusing on Sao Paulo, and using comparative data on Los Angeles, it identifies patterns of segregation developing in these cities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTB; JFSG; JHMC; JKV; JPVH1. Dimension: 228 x 142 x 31. Weight: 708.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 504
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221437
- ISBN
- 9780520221437
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. 350 pages. One of the earliest ethnic theatres in America was the Norwegian Theater of Marcus Thrane, established in Chicago in September 1866. This book includes seven translated plays written by Thrane between 1866 and 1884, and covers the entire period of his active professional life in America. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; DD; GTB. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 11. Weight: 400. Translator(s): Leiren, Terje I.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of Washington Pr
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987989
- ISBN
- 9780295987989
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Condition: New
€ 43.39
€ 43.39
Paperback. Features description of the Rocky Mountain West by British adventurers, poets, and journalists. Num Pages: 248 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552381816
- ISBN
- 9781552381816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.15
€ 37.15
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBB; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005167
- ISBN
- 9780674005167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.15
€ 42.99
€ 36.15
Hardback. This bipartisan study analyzes how American presidents have used intellectuals to shape their images and advance their agendas. Tevi Troy examines how these advisers - the president's links to the academic community - create, nurture and bring ideas into the public policy realm. Series: American Intellectual Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCX; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742508255
- ISBN
- 9780742508255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.99
€ 43.99
€ 36.99
Paperback. Explores the differences between the Canadian and American West. This title examines how we conceptualise the history and development of the West and how that influences our perceptions. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KBC; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552381359
- ISBN
- 9781552381359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.76
€ 52.76
Paperback. Draws on ex-slave narratives, oral histories, written memoirs, and public records to describe how the freedom colonies formed and recreates the lifeways of African Americans who made their living by farming or in skilled trades such as milling. The authors also uncover the forces that led to the decline of the communities from the 1930s onward. Series: Jack & Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 39 b&w photos. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJK; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780292706422
- ISBN
- 9780292706422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nguyen, Thang D. Num Pages: 254 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FMN; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608768363
- ISBN
- 9781608768363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.19€ 174.12
€ 255.19
€ 174.12
Paperback. A collection of essays that underlines the central place pregnancy and childbirth hold in American Women's writing. Covering three centuries of prose and poetry, it traces the evolution of American maternity literature, exploring the difficulties mothers faced as they transformed themselves. Editor(s): Tharp, Julie (Associate Professor of English and Women's Studies, University of Wiscon-Marshfield/Wood County, USA); MacCallum-Whitcomb, Susan (Lecturer in American Literature, University of New Brunswick, USA). Num Pages: 175 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; GTB; JFSJ1; VFXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Popular Press 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879728083
- ISBN
- 9780879728083
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.26
€ 17.99
€ 17.26
Paperback. Takes a look at the writings from the earliest times to 1600; the origins of Korean culture and political structures, up through the Choson dynasty; and developments in early and medieval Japan. This book includes readings in the areas of history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion. Editor(s): De Bary, Wm. Theodore. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 936 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 936
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143059
- ISBN
- 9780231143059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.35
€ 48.99
€ 35.35
Hardback. Theodore Rosenof details how realignment theory emerged as the predominant explanation of electoral change and how, after decades of analysis, it remains a subject of continuing influence and controversy. The first history of this important theory, Realignment weaves history and political science into a compelling look at American elections. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742531048
- ISBN
- 9780742531048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.48
€ 185.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 6 maps, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292716414
- ISBN
- 9780292716414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
paperback. A biography of William W Warren (1825-53), an Ojibwe interpreter, historian, and legislator in the Minnesota Territory. It collects letters and other writings that illuminate Warren's heart and mind and a time of radical change in American Indian history. It provides historical and contextual perspective on Warren's life. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 1KBBN; BG; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224988
- ISBN
- 9780803224988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36
Paperback. Alex Haley's "Roots" introduced griots to the world outside of West Africa and generated an enormous amount of interest in their profession. This work is a comprehensive portrait of the world of this uniquely African profession, starting with their discovery by the outside world in 1352 by a North African traveller, Ibn Battuta. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219619
- ISBN
- 9780253219619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Hardcover. The worship of Confucious is one of the least understood aspects of Confucianism, even though the temple and the cult were visible signs of Confucianism's existence in imperial China. This collection is an attempt to recover the meaning and significance of the religious side of Confucianism. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009615
- ISBN
- 9780674009615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.05
€ 48.99
€ 41.05
Hardback. Focusing on institutional history, this book explores the Pekin Theater's philosophy of hiring only African American staff, its embrace of multi-racial upper class audiences, and its ready assumption of roles as diverse as community center, social club, and fundraising instrument. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 black and white photographs, 15 musical examples, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AN; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252038365
- ISBN
- 9780252038365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Paperback. When Bombay changed its name to Mumbai in 1995, it was the culmination of a long process that transformed India's primary symbol of modernity and cultural diversity into a site of ethnic conflict and violent nationalism. This is an account of how the city's atmosphere, dominant public languages, and power structures have changed since 1960s. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; GTB; JFSG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088402
- ISBN
- 9780691088402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.35
€ 62.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, fig: 32, b&w. BIC Classification: GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783898217392
- ISBN
- 9783898217392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.90
€ 51.90
Paperback. A complex and subtle portrait of a beautiful and fascinating region, blighted by historical prejudice and conflict Num Pages: 406 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1DVUZ; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 406
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Anniversary, Revised, Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814760321
- ISBN
- 9780814760321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.07
€ 33.99
€ 31.07