Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. Introduces the major cultural and intellectual trends of the decade by introducing and assessing the development of the primary cultural forms: namely, Fiction, Poetry and Drama, Music and Performance, Film and Radio, and Visual Art and Design. A fifth chapter focuses on the unprecedented rise in the 1920s of Leisure and Consumption. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625222
- ISBN
- 9780748625222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.13
€ 34.99
€ 31.13
Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816641291
- ISBN
- 9780816641291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.14
€ 26.99
€ 26.14
Paperback. This work takes a look at the changes that have taken place in Egyptian society since the 1950s, and considers the disruptions brought about by the surge in population. It discusses how runaway population growth has effects on aspects of society and also predictable effects on the economy. Translator(s): Wilmsen, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; 3JJP; GTB; HBTB; JHBD; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774248191
- ISBN
- 9789774248191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.08
€ 21.08
Paperback. What is "Chinese" about China's modern state? This book proposes that the state we see today has developed over the past two centuries largely as a response to internal challenges emerging from the late empire. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749299
- ISBN
- 9780804749299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.48
€ 32.48
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823233656
- ISBN
- 9780823233656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.29
€ 43.29
Hardcover. Num Pages: 567 pages, Ill.(some col.).figs.tabs.M. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JM; GBCY; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260. . 4to. Very good copy.First edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BMF Business Services
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- KEX0287760
- ISBN
- 9780953767250
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. Including both traditional and contemporary arts, this book introduces the rich artistic traditions of the Pacific island chains of Polynesia and Micronesia, traditions that have had a considerable impact on western art in the twentieth century through the influence of artists such as Gauguin. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 216 pages, 125 illustrations, 100 in full colour. BIC Classification: 1M; ACBK; GTB; HBJM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842381
- ISBN
- 9780192842381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.70
€ 31.99
€ 22.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562. Good clean copy in dustwrapper. DW has some minor tears on edges
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- SPI Books,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- SKU
- KRA0013166
- ISBN
- 9780944007594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. At once a history of policing in China, as well as a political history of "the nation" in the 20th century. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334897
- ISBN
- 9780822334897
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
Paperback. Presents a selection of Lao folktales that have entertained the Lao people for generations. This book features the legendary trickster Xieng Mieng, a quick-witted toad that terrifies tigers, a turtle that flies, a cadre of snails that race a rabbit, and a mynah bird that speaks five languages. It reflects a Buddhist culture in a Marxist state. Num Pages: 124 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 124
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575871
- ISBN
- 9789749575871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.68
€ 21.68
Paperback. This book examines how labor migration is changing the countryside in post-Mao China. Series: Cambridge Modern China Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, 28 b/w illus. 2 maps 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; GTB; JFFN; JP; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521005302
- ISBN
- 9780521005302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.31
€ 51.31
Hardcover. This volume presents research on craft workers within and outside the guild structure of the Muslim Mediterranean world. Individual chapters range from the Ottoman Empire to traditional style crafts in 20th century Turkey and Egypt such as tanning or the manual production of copper vessels. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b/w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FB; AFT; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647000
- ISBN
- 9781860647000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67€ 133.60
€ 150.67
€ 133.60
Hardback. A filmmaker of truly international renown and the recipient of the Cannes Film Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award, Youssef Chahine is the director of one of the most diverse and prestigious bodies of work. This title also demonstrates how Chahine's intensely personal autobiographical trilogy spoke to the concerns of the Egyptian intelligentsia. Series: World Directors. Num Pages: 202 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; APFB; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708591
- ISBN
- 9780851708591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.31€ 93.46
€ 104.31
€ 93.46
Hardback. Through a study of two important projects of the time - international efforts to determine the exact level of the Dead Sea, and Chesney's Euphrates Expedition to find a quicker route to India - Professor Goren shows how other forces than the interests of empire, were involved. Series: Tauris Historical Geography Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 49 b/w integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBJF; HBTP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854963
- ISBN
- 9781848854963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67€ 133.60
€ 150.67
€ 133.60
Hardback. A revolutionary archaeological discovery--considered by some to be as momentous as the revelation of the Dead Sea Scrolls--sheds fascinating new light on one of the most important texts of ancient Chinese civilization. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 2GDC; GTB; HPDF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118163
- ISBN
- 9780231118163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.30
€ 123.30
Paperback. Presents a forum for debate between the different African cinematic communities (including North African filmmakers). This book features topics that range from the problems of production, exhibition, and distribution to questions of 'modernity', postcolonial theory, and the presence of western cultural imperialism. Editor(s): Givanni, June. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851708553
- ISBN
- 9780851708553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.27
€ 47.99
€ 40.27
Hardcover. This text looks at how since Robert Mugabe came to power with a revolutionary Marxist-Leninist programme, ethos and world view, Zimbabwe's position on the world stage has been affected by considerations of international political realities and has had to jettison much of its ideological radicalism. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GTB; JPF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646478
- ISBN
- 9781860646478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67€ 133.60
€ 150.67
€ 133.60
Hardcover. Editor(s): Smith, William; Wayte, William; Marandin, G.E. Num Pages: 2061 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; GBC; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 101. Weight in Grams: 3116.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 2061
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845110000
- ISBN
- 9781845110000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 575.44
€ 575.44
Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649974
- ISBN
- 9781860649974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.67€ 133.60
€ 150.67
€ 133.60
Hardcover. Sheds light on the political liberalisation in the Persian gulf, revealing varying levels of commitment to reform across eight Gulf states as they respond to the challenges of increased wealth and education levels, a developing middle class, external actors, and competing social and political groups. Editor(s): Teitelbaum, Joshua. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659280
- ISBN
- 9781850659280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.75€ 62.18
€ 63.75
€ 62.18