Regional studies
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Regional studies
Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press Seattle
- Number of pages
- 185
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KRS0019066
- ISBN
- 9780295978031
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Hardback. In his formidable task of indexing over 600 journals, the editor has compiled articles for this volume covering three major subjects; 'Religiongeschichte'; philological and epigraphical studies; the Bible as literature. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 756 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDA; GBCR; GTB; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 49. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810826182
- ISBN
- 9780810826182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.92
€ 201.92
Hardcover. Explores maritime piracy in Southeast Asia, demonstrating utility of using historical context in developing policy approaches that will address the roots of this resurgent phenomenon. This book highlights causative factors of piracy, which are immersed in the socio-cultural matrix of maritime-oriented peoples to whom piracy is a thinkable option. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF; HBTM; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812304070
- ISBN
- 9789812304070
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Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
African History v. 2; Eastern African History: II (African History in ...
Robert O. Collins (Author) & Robert O. Collin...
paperback. This volume covers 3000 years in the history of eastern Africa. It features reports on: the ancient kingdoms of Ethiopia and Kush; ancient and medieval trade routes; the history of the east coast; the Nilotic slave trade; the appearance of Indian and white settlers; modern times; and more. Editor(s): Collins, Robert O. Series: African History in Documents. Num Pages: 244 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 268 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Publishers United States
- Edition
- Volume 1 ed.
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558760165
- ISBN
- 9781558760165
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Condition: New
€ 29.42
€ 29.42
hardcover. The southern cone of South America was one of the last regions to be colonized on earth. This work investigates the complex social and cultural history of the original inhabitants of Pampa, Patagonia, and Tierra del Fuego on the southern cone of South America. Editor(s): Briones, Claudia; Lanata, Jose Luis. Series: Native Peoples of the Americas. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; GTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Praeger (UK) United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780897895842
- ISBN
- 9780897895842
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Condition: New
€ 89.87
€ 89.87
Women's Work: Making Dance in Europe before 1800 (Studies in Dance His...
Lynn Matluck . Ed(S): Brooks
paperback. Like the history of women, dance has been difficult to capture as a historical subject. This volume sheds light on women's roles as performers of dance, choreographers, shapers of aesthetic trends, and patrons of dance in Italy, France, England, and Germany before 1800. Editor(s): Brooks, Lynn Matluck. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 b/w illustrations, 14 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; ASD; GTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299225346
- ISBN
- 9780299225346
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Condition: New
€ 37.30
€ 37.30
Two Cakes Fit for a King: Folktales from Vietnam (A Latitude 20 Book)
. Illus: Bui, Hoai Mai. Ed(S): Nguyen, Nguyet...
paperback. For centuries, the Vietnamese have sustained the history of their nation through folklore. These stories contain the national saga and fundamental cultural values that Vietnamese hold dear. Some stories are imaginative accounts of early history, while others explain the world and how it works. Illustrator(s): Bui, Hoai Mai. Editor(s): Nguyen, Nguyet Cam; Sachs, Dana. Num Pages: 132 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; GTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826680
- ISBN
- 9780824826680
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Condition: New
€ 26.68
€ 26.68
paperback. Showcases directions in Asian American cultural studies. This book examines the relationship between Chinese restaurants and American culture, issues of sexuality and race brought to the fore in the video performance art of Bruce Lee-channeling drag queen, and television viewers' dismayed reactions to a "not Chinese enough" Chinese American chef. Editor(s): Nguyen, Mimi Thi; Tu, Thuy Linh Nguyen. Num Pages: 376 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; GTB; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5665 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339229
- ISBN
- 9780822339229
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Condition: New
€ 47.35
€ 47.35
hardcover. This study focuses on James Legge (1815-1897), one of the most important 19th-century figures in the cultural exchange between China and the West. The narrative illuminates the era in which Legge lived as well as the surroundings in which he worked. Num Pages: 810 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; BGH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1421. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037006
- ISBN
- 9780520215528
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Pacific Diaspora: Island Peoples in the United States and Across the P...
. Ed(S): Spickard, Paul R.; Rondilla, Joanne ...
paperback. Pacific Islander Americans constitute one of the United States' least understood ethnic groups and are given many stereotypes. This work brings together the individual and community histories of Pacific Islands peoples in the US. Editor(s): Spickard, Paul R.; Rondilla, Joanne L.; Wright, Debbie Hippolite. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKP; 1QSP; GTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824826192
- ISBN
- 9780824826192
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Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bison Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780803298330
- ISBN
- 9780803298330
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60
Hardcover. Commemorating the First World War in the Soviet Union Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 27 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; HBG; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356178
- ISBN
- 9780253356178
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Condition: New
€ 54.11
€ 54.11
paperback. In France, both political culture and theatrical performances have drawn upon melodrama. This "melodramatic thread" helped weave the country's political life as it moved from monarchy to democracy. By examining the relationship between public ceremonies and theatrical performance, the author sheds light on democratization in modern France. Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in History. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219107
- ISBN
- 9780253219107
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Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
paperback. Provocative insights into China, travel, and technology in the 21st century Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219084
- ISBN
- 9780253219084
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Condition: New
€ 32.64
€ 32.64
Paperback. First-hand account of social activism and the politics of development in postsocialist Russia Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218919
- ISBN
- 9780253218919
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Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
Hardcover. This work is an assessment to thoroughly explore the roots of conflict inside former Yugoslavia. It highlights major issues. Editor(s): Popov, Nebojsa; Gojkovic, Drinka; Gojovic, Drinka. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JH; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 172 x 233 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1154. Trauma and Catharsis. 600 pages. Editor(s): Popov, Nebojsa; Gojkovic, Drinka; Gojovic, Drinka. This work is an assessment to thoroughly explore the roots of conflict inside former Yugoslavia. It highlights major issues. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JH; JPWS. Dimension: 172 x 233 x 43. Weight: 1154.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Central European Univ Pr
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789639116559
- ISBN
- 9789639116559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 322.83
€ 322.83
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the long and varied history of generalizing about America. This anthology is suitable for American studies and American culture courses. It contains essays, plays, songs, comedy, legal documents, speeches, and poems on American themes. Editor(s): Horwitz, Richard P. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 414 pages, further reading, bibliographical references. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842028295
- ISBN
- 9780842028295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.58
€ 70.58
paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; GTB; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034285
- ISBN
- 9780816640621
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This book is an account of the circumstances that led to a Muslim religious movement on the Guinea coast and its legacies in today's Republic of Guinea. This book focuses on the political and religious changes that West Africa experienced and their impact on the continent's disrupted political and religious landscape. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 black & white line drawings, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; GTB; HR; JHMP; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635153
- ISBN
- 9780748635153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.37€ 108.52
€ 123.37
€ 108.52
Paperback. Presents the roots of modern Apartheid through the painful and revealing correspondence of three very different South African women two black and one 'liberal' white from 1949 to 1951. Editor(s): Marks, Shula. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; HBJH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press Bloomimgdale
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253286406
- ISBN
- 9780253286406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98