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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313237973Author Robert WilkinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 221Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743211857Author Judith Marks MishneFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 492g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976737315Author Joseph CollierFormat HardbackPage Count 342Imprint Greenbriar PublishingPublisher Greenbriar PublishingWeight(grams) 499g

Using rigorous economic analysis backed by solid data and accounts of real life experiences, this book twists conventional wisdom to drive the thinking about China 'outside the box'. It dispels China's economic myths and probes deep into the hidden...

This book is a multidisciplinary approach to Africa's international relations in an era of globalization and the shifting of power from the West. It moves beyond colonization, marginalization, imperialism to look at the forces and dynamics that are...

A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress.Book InformationISBN 9780230604728Author Amira...

A fascinating demonstration of how U.S. representations of veils, harems, and belly dancers have operated as nostalgic and exotic symbols to help rationalize dominant U.S. narratives about power and progress.Book InformationISBN 9780230103306Author Amira...

This study examines representations of the cityscape and of a so-called "new urban violence" in both detective-centered and detectiveless crime fiction produced in Spanish America and Spain during recent decades. It documents the emergence and...

Leaders in business and art can gain a lot by listening to each other. In this book thirteen research-based cases demonstrate how software programmers, art curators, financial analysts, orchestra conductors, construction engineers and chefs, share...

This book examines possibly the greatest challenge facing Japanese multinationals as they continue to expand their foreign direct investment: how to integrate local managers into the management process of overseas subsidiaries as well as in that of the...

The book describes the context within which the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union has been established, the basic mechanisms of the policy for the main sectors of agricultural production and their adaptation over time in line with changes...

"Pope's overriding concern is with the role of the church in social affairs . . . he contributes insights into many related issues, including the distinction between church and sect, the relation between social class and religion, the impact of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780530000305Author William AdkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Dissertation Discovery CompanyPublisher Dissertation Discovery CompanyWeight(grams)...

This book applies an overarching theme of 'Development, Competition and Co-operation' to container ports in Asia. Major trends are identified and concrete examples offer insights into the nature of relationships between the main ports in the region. It...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837178486Author Robert D. RetherfordFormat HardbackPage Count 139Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788425028Author Richard O PartingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 222g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780699173537Author Multiple ContributorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Gale Ecco, Print EditionsPublisher Gale Ecco, Print EditionsWeight(grams) 246g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780699147361Author Multiple ContributorsFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Gale Ecco, Print EditionsPublisher Gale Ecco, Print EditionsWeight(grams) 567g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674281981Author Joseph FrankFormat HardbackPage Count 394Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 753g

This book looks at Kurdish Nationalism in Iran and examines the links between the structural changes in the Kurdish economy and its political demands. Farideh Koohi-Kamali argues that the transition of the nomadic, tribal society of Kurdistan to an...

Many attack pop culture as a crude 'sexual' and 'celebrity-based' culture that is purportedly bringing about the end of moral values. Renowned semiotician Marcel Danesi adds his signature insight to the debate by delving deep into pop culture through a...

This is an exploration of how Latin America developed an alternative modernity during the early twentieth century, one that challenges the key assumptions of the Western dominant model.Book InformationISBN 9780230603875Author N. MillerFormat HardbackPage...

Yiddish and Power surveys the social, linguistic and intellectual history of the Yiddish language within the traditional civilisation of Jewish Ashkenaz in central, and then in eastern Europe, and its interaction with the surrounding non-Jewish culture...

This book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly...

After a long era of military rule, the South American nations have been working on the construction of a new democratic order. This book provides a long-term historical assessment of the main features of civil-military relations in this region, from...

Asserting that hip hop culture has become another locus of postmodernity, Osumare explores the intricacies of this phenomenon from the beginning of the Twenty-First century, tracing the aesthetic and socio-political path of the currency of hip hop across...

Against a background of weak and contested national identity and capricious interaction between religious affiliation and confessional politics, this book illustrates in detailed analysis this "comprehensive" project of Islamism according to...

This book examines the social, economic and political aftermath of the famous Anglo-American 'destroyers-for-bases' deal of 2nd September 1940 that saw fifty obsolete U.S. destroyers exchanged for 'base colonies' in Trinidad, Bermuda, Newfoundland and...

That there is diversity in the work and retirement behaviors and at titudes of our small-town respondents is obvious. Thus, attempts to legislate broad solutions to problems of Social Security and other factors of most interest to older persons can be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674282469Author Robert Munson GreyFormat HardbackPage Count 113Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 572g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780733329913Author Antony FunnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint ABC BooksPublisher ABC BooksWeight(grams) 314g

In this important book a leading feminist scholar surveys and critiques gender research in a range of disciplines, showing how distinctions between the sexes are maintained by ideology and social controls.Book InformationISBN 9780300046946Author Cynthia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791455401Author Kwang-ki KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Bringing together contributors from a wide range of disciplines, countries and perspectives this book provides a thought-provoking overview of the human dimension of the workplace. It covers workplace problems as well as potential solutions. Essential...

Discussion regarding health care in the United States usually centers around the doctors and insurance companies. This book deals with one group that is largely overlooked: nurses. As an example of white collar workforce, nurses are segmented by class...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275908867Author Marcus L. HicksonFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Japan and the United States are in closer contact politically and economically than ever before, yet in many ways our nations are as far from mutual understanding as ever. Misconceptions and miscommunications between East and West continue to plague this...

This book is about South-North, North-South relations between Africa and Europe, presenting the personal narratives of musicians in different locations across Africa and Europe, and those of the people who constitute their networks within the wider...

Deaf around the World is a compendium of work by scholars and activists on the creation, context, and form of sign languages, and on the social issues and civil rights of Deaf communities. Renowned contributors such as James Woodward, Yerker Andersson,...