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Qaidu and the Rise of the Independent Mongol State In Central Asia by Michal Biran 9780700706310
RRP: £135.00£117.28Qaidu (1236-1301), one of the great rebels in the history of the Mongol Empire, was the grandson of Ogedei, the son Genghis Khan had chosen to be his heir. This boof recounts the dynastic convolutions and power struggle leading up to his rebellion and... -
Bind Us Apart: How Enlightened Americans Invented Racial Segregation by Nicholas Guyatt 9780198796541
RRP: £24.99£18.46The surprising and counterintuitive origins of America's racial crisis Why did the Founding Fathers fail to include blacks and Indians in their cherished proposition that "all men are created equal"? The usual answer is racism, but the reality is more... -
Ways of Grace by James Blake 9780062354525
RRP: £27.99£20.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062354525Author James BlakeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Amistad PressPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 380gDimensions(mm) 218mm... -
The Japanese Discovery of Victorian Britain: Early Travel Encounters in the Far West by Andrew Cobbing 9781873410813
RRP: £94.99£82.75Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873410813Author Andrew CobbingFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Japan LibraryPublisher Curzon Press LtdWeight(grams) 521g -
Britain and Japan Vol II: Biographical Portraits by Ian Nish 9781873410622
RRP: £135.00£117.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873410622Author Ian NishFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Japan LibraryPublisher Curzon Press LtdWeight(grams) 810g -
Race and the Unconscious: Freudianism in French Caribbean Thought by Celia Britton 9781900755689
RRP: £36.99£32.53Freud is often accused of eurocentrism - of making unjustifiable generalizations on the basis of European family structures. Although French Caribbean intellectuals such as Fanon, Cesaire and Glissant have joined in these criticisms, they have also made... -
Bangladesh's Quest for Inclusive Development: Challenges and Pathways by Mustafa Mujeri 9781032302751
RRP: £135.00£109.25The book provides a comprehensive conceptual understanding covering major challenges and pathways to progressively promote inclusive development in Bangladesh. Since independence in 1971, Bangladesh has achieved significant economic growth and social... -
The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism by Estelle Tarica 9780816650057
£26.83The only recent English-language work on Spanish-American indigenismo from a literary perspective, Estelle Tarica's work shows how modern Mexican and Andean discourses about the relationship between Indians and non-Indians create a unique literary... -
Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller by Joe Neil MacNeil
£32.86MacNeil also describes his early years in a Gaelic-speaking rural community, where story-telling is still a basic element of community life. He explains how he learned the tales and the customs and practices associated with their telling. He also... -
Identity, Culture and Politics in the Basque Diaspora by Gloria Totoricaguena
RRP: £42.95£35.52Gloria P. Totoricaguena presents a thorough comparative examination of the remarkable endurance of Basque identity and culture in six countries of the far-flung Basque diaspora. Using the results of interviews and extensive anonymous surveys with more... -
Performing the Nation: Cultural Politics in New Order Indonesia by Jorgen Hellman
RRP: £58.00£47.06The apparent cohesion and stability of Indonesia during much of the New Order period (1965-1998) stand in sharp contrast to today's disorder. Whilst Suharto's authoritarian rule was significant, the regime's cultural policies also played their part... -
The Dispossessed: An Anatomy of Exile by Peter I. Rose
RRP: £28.95£23.36Edward Said once noted that ""exile is compelling to think about, but terrible to experience."" The Dispossessed, a collection of thoughtful essays and critical commentaries on the meaning of exile, reverberates with the significance... -
Pots of Promise: Mexicans and Pottery at Hull-House, 1920-40 by Cheryl R. Ganz
£29.04Pots of Promise delves into the Hull-House arts programs of the 1920s and 1930s and the pottery program at the commercial Hull-House Kilns. Four in-depth essays stand side-by-side with 131 color and black-and-white photographs, many of them previously... -
Studies in Chinese Literature by John Lyman Bishop
£17.66This book consists of eight articles on Chinese literature (six from the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies), most of which have long been out of print. Since they have been generally recognized as basic studies of their respective topics, there was an... -
The Russian Minorities in the Former Soviet Republics: Secession, Integration, and Homeland by Anna Batta
RRP: £135.00£117.28This book explores the differing treatment of Russian minorities in the non-Russian republics which seceded from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Providing detailed case studies, it explains why intervention by Russia occurred in the case of Ukraine,... -
Soviet Studies of Premodern China: Assessments of Recent Scholarship by Gilbert Rozman
£45.35Soviet Studies of Premodern China is an important source of secondary scholarship to American and European Sinologists.Book InformationISBN 9780892640522Author Gilbert RozmanFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Centre for Chinese Studies... -
Newcomers In Workplace: Immigrants and the Restructing of the U.S. Economy by Louise Lamphere
RRP: £32.00£30.98Case studies capture the experiences, difficulties, and determination of immigrant workersBook InformationISBN 9781566391313Author Louise LamphereFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Temple University Press,U.S.Publisher Temple University Press,U.S. -
A Practical Guide for Teachers of Elementary Japanese by Mutsuko Simon
£11.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939512164Author Mutsuko SimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan... -
A History of Japan's Government-Business Relationship: The Passenger Car Industry by Phyllis A. Genther
£16.22Michigan Papers in Japanese Studies 20 This book examines the interactions between Japan's government and passenger car industry as it traces the development of the industry from its origins in the early 1900s.Book InformationISBN 9780939512409Author... -
Collective Decision Making in Rural Japan by Robert C. Marshall
£11.44The first detailed investigation into the decision making processes of rural JapanBook InformationISBN 9780939512171Author Robert C. MarshallFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The University of Michigan PressPublisher The University of Michigan Press -
Gambling with Failure by D'Alfonso
RRP: £15.95£11.32This unique look at learned and acquired cultures explores the power and weaknesses of society, especially as it applies to those of Italian heritage. A strong argument is made for ethnic, cultural, and political independence; the importance of failure... -
Out of Place: Social Exclusion and Mennonite Migrants in Canada by Luann Good Gingrich
RRP: £31.00£28.25The flow of migrants from south to north and east to west carries with it growing concerns about the economic integration, political incorporation, and social inclusion of newcomers and their children. But what happens when a group of people deliberately... -
Japanese Perceptions of Foreigners by Shunsuke Tanabe
£77.97In this study, eight young Japanese sociologists analyse quantitative social survey data to understand the new phase of Japanese nationalism. They asked ordinary Japanese people to share their views on foreign residents, using their responses to shed... -
Under Pressure: Diamond Mining and Everyday Life in Northern Canada by Lindsay A. Bell
£52.93In 2007, Canada became the third largest producer of diamonds in the world. Primarily mined on the edge of the Arctic, these diamonds are said to bring economic development and opportunity to nearby Indigenous communities. In Under Pressure,... -
Foundations of Anasazi Culture: The Basketmaker Pueblo Transition by Paul F Reed
RRP: £32.95£27.59This major synthesis of work explores new evidence gathered at Basketmaker III sites on the Colorado Plateau in search of further understanding of Anasazi development. Since the 1960s, large-scale cultural resource management projects have revealed the... -
Red and Yellow, Black and Brown: Decentering Whiteness in Mixed Race Studies by Joanne L. Rondilla
RRP: £37.00£31.82Red and Yellow, Black and Brown gathers together life stories and analysis by twelve contributors who express and seek to understand the often very different dynamics that exist for mixed race people who are not part white. The chapters focus on the... -
Globalization, Minorities and Civil Society: Perspectives from Asian and Western Cities by Koichi Hasegawa
£92.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781876843793Author Koichi HasegawaFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Trans Pacific PressPublisher Trans Pacific Press -
Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts by Gary Paul Nabhan
RRP: £19.95£12.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816526598Author Gary Paul NabhanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 280g -
Gender, Race, Ethnicity, & Power in Maritime America: Papers from the Conference Held at Mystic Seaport by Mystic Seaport Museum
RRP: £16.95£11.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939510993Author Mystic Seaport MuseumFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Mystic Seaport MuseumPublisher Mystic Seaport MuseumWeight(grams) 367g -
Paths to Power: Elite Mobility in Contemporary China by David Lampton
£58.69Grappling with enduring questions about the means of achieving power in the Chinese Communist hierarchy, this study analyzes the rise of six individuals (Ji Dengkui, Peng Chong, Gu Mu, Yu Qiuli, Xu Shiyou, and Chen Xilian) who held positions of elite... -
An Analysis of Educational Challenges in the New South Africa by Zandile P. Nkabinde
£93.83This book deals with current developments in black education in South Africa since the introduction of Bantu education in the beginning of the 1990s. During the period under discussion, improvements have been made in black education. These improvements... -
Maya Diaspora: Guatemalan Roots, New American Lives by James Loucky
RRP: £77.00£68.72Maya people have lived for thousands of years in the mountains and forests of Guatemala, but they lost control of their land, becoming serfs and refugees, when the Spanish invaded in the sixteenth century. Under the Spanish and the Guatemalan non-Indian... -
White Mother to a Dark Race: Settler Colonialism, Maternalism, and the Removal of Indigenous Children in the American West and Australia, 1880-1940 by Margaret D. Jacobs
RRP: £36.00£31.39In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American Indians in the United States and Aboriginal people in Australia suffered a common experience at the hands of state authorities: the removal of their children to institutions in the name of... -
Singapore - A Pictorial History 1819-2000 by Gretchen Liu
RRP: £130.00£114.51In less than two centuries, Singapore has transformed itself from a small seaside kampong into a modern metropolis, growing first into a thriving colony, then a Straits Settlement, and becoming in 1965 an independent nation. With over 1,200 images, this... -
Recovering History, Constructing Race: The Indian, Black, and White Roots of Mexican Americans by Martha Menchaca
RRP: £27.99£23.66Winner, A Choice Outstanding Academic Book, 2002 The history of Mexican Americans is a history of the intermingling of races-Indian, White, and Black. This racial history underlies a legacy of racial discrimination against Mexican Americans and their... -
Another Arabesque: Syrian-Lebanese Ethnicity in Neoliberal Brazil by John Tofik Karam
RRP: £27.99£24.95A revealing investigation of changing identity in a globalizing worldA revealing investigation of changing identity in a globalizing worldReviews"Another Arabesque is excellent and exciting. It is full of valuable and new materials on Arabs and Arabs in... -
Colonialism on the Prairies: Blackfoot Settlement and Cultural Transformation, 1870-1920 by Blanca Tovias
RRP: £34.95£31.69This book spans a century in the history of the Blackfoot First Nations of present-day Montana and Alberta. It maps out specific ways in which Blackfoot culture persisted amid the drastic transformations of colonisation, with its concomitant forced... -
The Migrants Table: Meals And Memories In by Krishnendu Ray
RRP: £25.99£23.26To most of us the food that we associate with home--our national and familial homes--is an essential part of our cultural heritage. No matter how open we become to other cuisines, we regard home-cooking as an intrinsic part of who we are. In this book,... -
The Laws of Manu by F. Max Muller
RRP: £86.99£76.56This is a subset of F. Max Mullers great collection The Sacred Books of the East which includes translations of all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions which have exercised a profound influence on the civilizations of the... -
The Japanese and Europe: Images and Perceptions by Bert Edstrom
RRP: £135.00£117.68Not another 'misunderstandings and misconceptions' volume, but a wide-ranging review of intellectual traditions, mutual and alternative images, and case studies of people and events that mirror the focus of this book.Book InformationISBN...