Regional Studies

This book, first published in 1986, examines a key period in Zionist-Arab relations in the years leading to the Second World War.Book InformationISBN 9781138907348Author Ian BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 442Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis...

Dance, Music and Cultures of Decolonisation in the Indian Diaspora provides fascinating examples of dance and music projects across the Indian Diaspora to highlight that decolonisation is a creative process, as well as a historical and political one.The...

For many decades the Arab Gulf was considered to be a Western - particularly British - sphere of influence. Much has changed in recent years: the states in the region have come to control their own destinies much more, and Britain has been supplanted by...

Corporate raiding - the shocking phenomenon whereby criminals, business rivals and even state bureaucrats visit business headquarters and force owners or staff to transfer business assets, land or property - is an increasing problem in Russia. This book,...

Originally published in 1958 this book presents a straight-forward and vivid picture of Adamawa Province in Nigeria. It discusses the varying fortunes of the territory, the life of its people, the efforts of its explorers and the achievements of the...

The volume examines complex intersections of environmental conditions, geopolitical tensions and local innovative reactions characterising 'the Arctic' in the early twenty-first century. What happens in the region (such as permafrost thaw or methane...

From ancient Mesopotamia into the 20th century, "the Circle of Justice" as a concept has pervaded Middle Eastern political thought and underpinned the exercise of power in the Middle East. The Circle of Justice depicts graphically how a government's...

Most young Africans are living in "waithood," a period of suspension between childhood and adulthood. Failed neo-liberal economic policies, bad governance and political instability have caused stable jobs to disappear-without jobs that pay living wages,...

In contrast to many books on Islam that focus on political rhetoric and activism, this book explores Islam's extraordinarily rich cultural and artistic diversity, showing how sound, music and bodily performance offer a window onto the subtleties and...

The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan plunged the country into a state of crisis. As the nation struggled to recover from a record breaking magnitude 9 earthquake and a tsunami that was as high as thirty-eight meters in some places, news...

The history of medicine and disease in colonial India remains a dynamic and innovative field of research, covering many facets of health, from government policy to local therapeutics. This volume presents a selection of essays examining varied aspects of...

For over two decades, many liberals in Israel have attempted, with wide international support, to implement the two-state solution: Israel and Palestine, partitioned on the basis of the Green Line - that is, the line drawn by the 1949 Armistice...

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Studying German? Spending a year abroad in Germany? Or maybe going to work there? Then you'll need this handbook to contemporary Germany and the German language. Packed with essential information on politics, the economy and institutions, it covers the...

This title features highlights from the journal for South-watchers.What does ""redneck"" mean? What's going to happen to the southern accent? What makes black southerners laugh? What is ""real"" country music?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569022658Author Lam AkolFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Red Sea Press,U.S.Publisher Red Sea Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 462g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140148602Author Robert J. CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837189635Author Gabriel BaerFormat HardbackPage Count 275Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Examines the historical, cultural, and social history of the Canadian portion of the Detroit River community in the first half of the nineteenth century.Book InformationISBN 9780814344484Author R. Alan DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Wayne...

The twelfth volume in the acclaimed paperback series . . . the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation.Book InformationISBN 9780859897563Author Philip PaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992236366Author Seifudein AdemFormat PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint African Books CollectivePublisher African Books CollectiveWeight(grams) 653g

The street protests that erupted in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread quickly throughout the Middle East surprised not only the entrenched dictators of the region but also international observers who collectively had taken for granted the durability of...

In 1996, the Argentine government authorized the use of genetically modified (GM), herbicide-resistance soybean seeds. By the mid-2000s, GM soybeans were cultivated on more than half of the arable land in Argentina and represented one-fourth of the...

The thirteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish emigration, Cornish literature, the novelist Virginia Woolf, the poet Jack Clemo, Cornish mining history, Cornish folklore, the medieval Cornish-language miracle plays,...

Biography of John Jacob Astor's life and his career as a merchant, fur trader, and land speculator as vehicles for examining several important themes and issues in American economic and urban development between 1790 and 1860.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993996948Author M N AmvrosovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint African Books CollectivePublisher African Books CollectiveWeight(grams) 236g

Governance everywhere is concerned with spatial relationships. Modern states "map" local communities, making them legible for the purposes of control. Ethiopia has gone through several stages of "mapping" in its imperial,...

Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and...

Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and...

Offers a comprehensive biography of influential Detroit labor activist Joseph A. Labadie.Book InformationISBN 9780814343265Author Carlotta R. AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Wayne State University PressPublisher Wayne State University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780620578141Author Professor Philip FrankelFormat PaperbackImprint Agency for Social ReconstructionPublisher Agency for Social ReconstructionWeight(grams)...

The 2018 Malaysian General Election will stand as a major defining event in Malaysian history, when the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition unexpectedly lost power in the country they had ruled for over half a century. This volume brings together scholars...

Government power: Attorney-general and Blair crony, Lord Goldsmith, confirms the legality of war in Iraq in the face of convincing counter-arguments. Media power: Politicians resign regularly to satisfy media bloodlust and sales figures, while long-term...

This book focuses on the emergence of different forms of civic and political activism in Turkey. It has taken into account different components of active citizenship, specifically looking at the development of civic and political forms of activism that...

China's foreign policy in the Arab world is important because it reflects China's general foreign policy. In this study, first published in 1981, the author draws upon a wealth of previously unpublished and inaccessible material to analyse Chinese...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142003015Author Dinesh D'SouzaFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Penguin BooksPublisher Penguin Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780822364160Author Arif DirlikFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Duke University PressPublisher Duke University Press

The Middle East is, and has always been, of major global economic and political importance. First published in 1981, this edited collection analyses many of the crucial issues that have had international repercussions during the second half of the...

The ASEAN 3 Bond Market Guide 2018: Viet Nam is an outcome of the strong support and kind contributions of ASEAN 3 Bond Market Forum members and experts, particularly those from the country. It is part of the ASEAN 3 Bond Market Guide series comprising a...

This edition focuses on how Asian Development Fund (ADF) grants are uplifting the lives of millions of the most vulnerable people in Asia and the Pacific. The publication features 34 stories that use the voices and perspectives of beneficiaries to...