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Islamic Law in Southeast Asia: A Study of Its Application in Kelantan ...
Kamaruzzaman Bustamam-Ahmad
Paperback. Examines the dynamics involved in implementing Islamic law in Southeast Asia, and how this issue has become a source of conflict in Kelantan, Malaysia and Aceh, Indonesia. Using textual and fieldwork methodology, this study compares and contrasts the collective experience of trying to apply Islamic law in these two locations. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FM; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749511091
- ISBN
- 9789749511091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.18
€ 19.18
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757830
- ISBN
- 9789384757830
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Hardcover. Everyday Occupations engages visual culture and the ethnography of space, satire and parody, poetry and political critique to examine militarization as it is wielded as a cultural and political tool, and as it is experienced as a material form of violence and symbolic domination. Editor(s): Visweswaran, Kamala. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; JPVH; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812244878
- ISBN
- 9780812244878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.88
€ 95.88
Paperback. Combining interviews and biographies with archive materials and ephemeral popular literature, this text documents the monastic lives of three generations of forest-dwelling ascetics and challenges the stereotype of Thai Buddhism. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HRE; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Hawai'i Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824817817
- ISBN
- 9780824817817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.94
€ 41.94
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691634210
- ISBN
- 9780691634210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.45
€ 134.45
Paperback. Lebanon is one of the world's most divided countries, yet the Lebanese have never shown a keener consciousness of common identity. Kamal S. Salibi examines the historical myths on which his country's warring communities have based their conflicting visions of the Lebanese nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliog references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649127
- ISBN
- 9781860649127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.52
€ 32.99
€ 27.52
Paperback. Maclean's history of Indian revolutionaries in the interwar years situates their politics of violence in the broader context of the freedom struggle and Congress politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043328
- ISBN
- 9781849043328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.53
€ 25.99
€ 23.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 516 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JP; JW; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617285073
- ISBN
- 9781617285073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 300.22€ 203.91
€ 300.22
€ 203.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Yip, Kam-Shing. Num Pages: 209 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600215278
- ISBN
- 9781600215278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.58€ 128.85
€ 191.58
€ 128.85
Paperback. A paperback edition with DVD featuring a unique massage therapy that combines stretching, breath work, assisted yoga postures, and pressure point therapy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 144 b&w photographs and 49 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; VFMG; VFMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 214 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Healing Arts Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Paperback Edition with DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892811465
- ISBN
- 9780892811465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.92
€ 27.99
€ 18.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 311 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPQB; KNTX1; UBJ; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 183 x 22. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613241516
- ISBN
- 9781613241516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.31€ 159.51
€ 238.31
€ 159.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633211452
- ISBN
- 9781633211452
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 155.36€ 105.09
€ 155.36
€ 105.09
Paperback. This ethnography analyzes the popularity of Hindu nationalism in contemporary India through examining the everyday acts of women activists, finding that women's ability to recruit individuals from a variety of backgrounds and the movement's willingness to accommodate a multiplicity of positions are central to understanding its expansionary power. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHM; JPFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222340
- ISBN
- 9780812222340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Paperback. This edited book documents how the field of art therapy is taking shape as both a profession and a discipline across Asia. It explores how art therapists in the East are assimilating Western models and adapting them to create unique and inspirational new approaches that both East and West can learn from. Editor(s): Kalmanowitz, Debra; Potash, Jordan S.; Chan, Siu Mei. Num Pages: 390 pages, 54 black and white. BIC Classification: 1F; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052108
- ISBN
- 9781849052108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.33
€ 46.33
Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693962
- ISBN
- 9780816693962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.84
€ 33.84
paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFS; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816667574
- ISBN
- 9780816667574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. This book addresses the inchoate yearnings of disaffected Westerners. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 90.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141191843
- ISBN
- 9780141191843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.85
€ 11.99
€ 9.85
mass_market. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Classic
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241251355
- ISBN
- 9780241251355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.17
€ 6.17
Paperback. India Analysed recounts the life and ideas of Sudhir Kakar in his own words and, in the process, gives readers an insight into the psychological make-up of modern Indian. Num Pages: 108 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; JFSR; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199457540
- ISBN
- 9780199457540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.51
€ 26.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: black & white tables, colour tables, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604569353
- ISBN
- 9781604569353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.47€ 79.86
€ 114.47
€ 79.86
Paperback. Calendar art appears in all manner of contexts in India: in chic elite living rooms, middle-class kitchens, urban slums, and village huts. This book examines the power that calendar art wields in Indian mass culture, arguing that its meanings derive as much from the production and circulation of the images as from their visual features. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 448 pages, 156 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; ACBP; AFH; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339267
- ISBN
- 9780822339267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Paperback. Eleanor Nesbitts introduction contextualises the life of Kailash Puri, Punjabi author and agony aunt, providing the story of the book itself and connecting the narrative to the history of the Punjabi diaspora and themes in Sikh Studies. She suggests that representation of the stereotypical South Asian woman as victim needs to give way to a .. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKP; 3JJ; BGA; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196028
- ISBN
- 9781845196028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.10
€ 42.10
Hardback. This pathbreaking work argues that the major intellectual trend in China from the 17th through the early 19th century was Confucian ritualism, as expressed in ethics, classical learning, and discourse on lineage. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721738
- ISBN
- 9780804721738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.70
€ 103.70
Paperback. Did you know Chinese don't eat soup, they drink it? That their surnames come before their first names? That their good sense is to be found not in their heads but in their hearts? Or that white is their colour of mourning? This title provides a guide to China's sociable and friendly people and their complex and often contradictory society. Translator(s): Tobler, Stefan. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973178
- ISBN
- 9781907973178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27