Regional Studies
"Poverty Reduction"What Role for the State in Today's Globalized Economy?
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"International Studies in Poverty Research" series; This compilation focuses on the role of the state in tackling poverty and social exclusion in Southern and Central Africa. It explores the difficult questions around how much can be expected of the state in poverty reduction, and what cultural and political dimensions need to be taken into account. With notes, tables, bibliography, index. Paperback, 388 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 499g.
Author: Wilson, Francis (Wilson, Francis, ed.)
ISBN: 1856499537
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Caesarea Philippi"Banias, the Lost City of Pan
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Banias, or ancient Caesarea Philippi, is a city that has seen almost every age of history pass through it: from Canaanite times, via the Romans and the Crusades, to be finally destroyed in 1967 during the Six Days War. John Francis Wilson has had complete access to the site, and has provided a comprehensive history of this remarkable city. With illustrations. Hardback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 732g.
Author: Wilson, John Francis
ISBN: 1850434409
Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Regional Studies
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"The Canoe and the Saddle"
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Offers a narrative overview of the nature and culture of the Pacific Northwest; reflecting on its ecological and racial turmoil. This book provides a fresh perspective on the aesthetic, historical, cultural, anthropological, and social contexts in which Winthrop wrote his sometimes disturbing, sometimes enlightening, and always riveting account. With 5 photographs. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 218 x 142 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Winthrop, Theodore (Lindholdt, Paul J., ed.)
ISBN: 0803298633
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Ripped and Torn"Levi's, Latin America and the Blue Jean Dream
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The author was a young writer living in Miami when Levi's hired her to travel through Latin American, befriending teenagers and reporting back with details of their ideas, hopes, fears and aspirations. This book is a humane portrait of this elusive continent in crisis - riddled with paradox, complexity, beauty and brutality. New ed. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 198 x 127 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Wright, Amaranta
ISBN: 0091900840
Publisher: Ebury Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Regional Studies
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"Pyramids and Nightclubs"A Travel Ethnography of Arab and Western Imaginations of Egypt, From King Tut and a Colony of Atlantis to Rumors of Sex Orgies, Urban Legends About a Marauding Prince, and Blonde Belly Dancers
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For some, Egypt is the land of mummies and pharaohs. For others, it is a vortex of decadence, where nightlife promises a chance to salivate over belly dancers and maybe even glimpse a movie star. Offering an approach to ethnography, this title examines cross-cultural encounters to bring to light the counterintuitive ways in which Egypt is defined. With 49 b&w photographs. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 228 x 160 mm. Weight: 408g.
Author: Wynn, L. L.
ISBN: 0292717024
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Negotiating With the Enemy"U.S. and China Talks During the Cold War, 1949-1972
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Few relationships during the Cold War were as dramatic as that between the US and China. During World War II, China was America's ally against Japan. By 1949, the two countries viewed each other as adversaries and soon faced off in Korea. For the next two decades, Beijing and Washington were bitter enemies. This is an account of that period. With 10 b&w photographs,4 maps. Hardback, 328 pages. Size: 241 x 165 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: Xia, Yafeng
ISBN: 0253347580
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Economic Cooperation Between Singapore and India"An Alliance in the Making?
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"Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia" series; Using the information technology sector as the main case study of the 'alliance' between Singapore and India, this book examines the challenges that both have overcome to expand their bilateral trade. It provides a competitive analysis for intra-regional foreign direct investment. With 11 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, 10 black & white halftones, 1 black & white. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 545g.
Author: Yahya, Faizal
ISBN: 0415431166
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Regional Studies
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"Shanghai Love"Courtesans, Intellectuals and Entertainment Culture, 1850-1910
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Explores the Shanghai entertainment world at the close of the Qing dynasty. With illustrations from newspapers, novels, travel guides, and postcards, as well as written descriptions of life in Shanghai, this study traces the influences among courtesans, intellectuals, and the city itself in creating a market-oriented leisure culture in China. With 172 illustrations. Hardback, 440 pages. Size: 258 x 188 mm. Weight: 279g.
Author: Yeh, Catherine
ISBN: 0295985674
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"The Souls of W.E.B. Du Bois"
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"Great Barrington Books" series; Explores the relationship of W E B Du Bois' seminal book, The Souls of Black Folk, to other works in his scholarly portfolio and to his larger project concerning race, racial identity, and the social objectives of scholarly engagement. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 250 x 150 mm. Weight: 228g.
Author: Young, Alford A. Watts, Jerry Gafio Marable, Manning Lemert, Charles C. Higginbotham, Elizabeth
ISBN: 1594511381
Publisher: Paradigm
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"The American Midwest"An Interpretive Encyclopedia
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In the American imagination, the Midwest is a region of hard-working people: thrifty, devoted to family values, strong in character, and cautious in nature. This book seeks to embrace this area, and to help define its complex, distinctive character. It also talks about the region's diversity and its places, values, conflicts and histories. With 354 illustrations, b & w photos. Hardback, 1916 pages. Size: 285 x 228 mm. Weight: 4077g.
Author: Zacher, Chris (Cayton, Andrew, ed.)
ISBN: 0253348862
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Sharing Trust"Women and Microcredit in Eritrea
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Women and Microcredit in Eritrea. With illustrations. Paperback, 245 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 332g.
Author: Zamperetti, Francesca Costa, Giovanna F.Dalla
ISBN: 1569022410
Publisher: Red Sea Press,U.S.
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Cock and Bull Stories"Folco De Baroncelli and the Invention of the Camargue
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In the French Camargue - the delta surrounding the mouth of the Rhone River and part of the southern nation of Occitania - the bull is a powerful icon of nationalism, literature, and culture. This book discusses and analyses how the Camargue bull came to confront the French cock, venerable symbol of a unified and republican France. With 1. Paperback, 212 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 335g.
Author: Zaretsky, Robert
ISBN: 0803218389
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Postsocialism and Cultural Politics"China in the Last Decade of the Twentieth Century
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"Post-Contemporary Interventions" series; Offers a critical analysis of China's long 1990s, the tumultuous years between the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and China's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001. This book examines the reactions of intellectuals, authors, and filmmakers to the cultural and political shifts in 1990s China. With 5 illustrations. Paperback, 384 pages. Size: 232 x 166 mm. Weight: 504g.
Author: Zhang, Xudong
ISBN: 0822342308
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Regional Studies
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"Cracow"An Illustrated History
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"Illustrated Histories (Hippocrene)" series; This concise volume offers the reader a panoramic view of Cracow, from its mythical founding to its designation as a European City of Culture in the 21st century. With illustrations. Paperback, 150 pages. Size: 180 x 125 mm. Weight: 185g.
Author: Zygulski, Zdzislaw
ISBN: 0781808375
Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Regional Studies
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"Advances in Mixed Methods Research"Theories and Applications
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Offers an introduction to the field of mixed methods research. This book examines the state of mixed-methods research, exploring different ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social and health sciences. It also covers the use of mixed methods in a range of fields, including sociology, education, and psychology. With illustrations. Paperback, 200 pages. Size: 242 x 170 mm. Weight: 348g.
Author: (Bergman, Manfred Max, ed.)
ISBN: 1412948096
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Research Methods: General
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