Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ; JHBF; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223592
- ISBN
- 9780520223592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Cattan, Nadine. Num Pages: 207 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- John Libbey Eurotext France
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782742006779
- ISBN
- 9782742006779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 29.90
€ 42.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. By turns candid, witty, and poignant, 36 Views of Mount Fuji is an American professor's much-praised memoir about her experiences of Japan and the Japanese. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339137
- ISBN
- 9780822339137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.70
€ 45.70
Paperback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822343035
- ISBN
- 9780822343035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.65
€ 32.65
Hardback. Recovers the neglected history of young Mexican American women zoot-suiters in wartime Los Angeles and explains their absence from Chicano movement narratives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342861
- ISBN
- 9780822342861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.59
€ 139.59
paperback. Shows how concert parties combined an eclectic array of cultural influences, adapting characters and songs from American movies, popular British ballads, and local storytelling traditions into a spirited blend of comedy and social commentary. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; ASZH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214362
- ISBN
- 9780253214362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. This text presents a collection of short essays which are broadly concerned with the languages and cultures of the vast "Hispanic" world, extending chronologically from Roman Hispania to today, and geographically from California to Patagonia and from Majorca to the Andes. Editor(s): Davies, Catherine. Num Pages: 206 pages, timelines, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340762981
- ISBN
- 9780340762981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.54
€ 51.54
Paperback. The Supreme Court's actions during the 2000 American presidential election seem sensible, legally legitimate and pragmatically defensible to some and an egregious abuse of power to others. This book offers a guide to the ultimate consequences and significance of the Supreme Court's decision. Num Pages: 266 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GTB; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Softcover Ed
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226213071
- ISBN
- 9780226213071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.66
€ 38.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 58
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333389
- ISBN
- 9781590333389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 26.14
€ 38.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. Demonstrates the central role of ordinary people - rather than state or market elites - in creating institutions for determining status in China. This book explores the emerging hierarchy, which is based on the concept of suzhi, or quality. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822340362
- ISBN
- 9780822340362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. Covers revolutionary women leaders in the Paris Commune. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217059
- ISBN
- 9780253217059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.07
€ 35.07
Paperback. The volume examines the critical interfaces between the personal and political that frame the utopian visions of Bai Ren, Robert Francis Garcia, Cesar Lacara, Zelda Soriano, Peter Bacho, and Rey Ventura in their works. They illuminate the ongoing transformation and redefinition of the Philippine nation-state. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; DNF; GTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ateneo de Manila University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789715504713
- ISBN
- 9789715504713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.80
€ 81.80
Hardback. Explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated access to land and how they have organized their communities despite being constantly on the move as farmers or migrant labourers Num Pages: 348 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009531
- ISBN
- 9780253009531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.07
€ 115.07
Paperback. Explores how rural populations have secured, contested, and negotiated access to land and how they have organized their communities despite being constantly on the move as farmers or migrant labourers Num Pages: 348 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253009579
- ISBN
- 9780253009579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Hardback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK2; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349266
- ISBN
- 9780822349266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.68
€ 156.68
Paperback. Based on ethnographic research with Dominicans in New York City, a pioneering analysis of how gay immigrant men of color negotiate race, sexuality, and power in their daily lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349457
- ISBN
- 9780822349457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.70
€ 45.70
paperback. A historical overview and analysis of fourteen landmark Supreme Court cases that have significantly affected Latino rights in such areas as education, the administration of criminal justice, voting rights, employment, and immigration. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; GTB; JKV; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 509. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714113
- ISBN
- 9780292714113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.01
€ 34.01
Hardback. This title provides a background on Vietnam. It focuses on the cultural and societal background of native Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans. Chapters provide anntations classified in categories such as history, culture and art, language and literature, business and economics. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; GBCR; GTB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810833173
- ISBN
- 9780810833173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
Hardback. In The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl M. Cannon shows how the single phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is one of remarkable historical power. Series: American Political Challenges. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742525917
- ISBN
- 9780742525917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Paperback. This volume details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905. Num Pages: 96 pages, 35 photos. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 6466 x 7. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oregon Historical Society Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875952857
- ISBN
- 9780875952857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.96
€ 19.96