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Paperback. Exploring issues of gender in Tang-dynasty literature and culture, Jowen Tung draws on a comprehensive range of historical, literary and social texts to unravel the complex mechanisms of one of the world's oldest patriarchal systems. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847695133
- ISBN
- 9780847695133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.26
€ 58.26
Paperback. Translator(s): Thanegi, Ma. Num Pages: 205 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1F; BGH; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780877277477
- ISBN
- 9780877277477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Hardcover. Palestine on a Plate showcases the wide-ranging, vibrant and truly delicious dishes of Palestine and introduces the reader to traditional Palestinian methods, cooking styles and flavours. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 262 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1048.
- Publisher
- Jacqui Small LLP
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910254745
- ISBN
- 9781910254745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.63
€ 34.99
€ 23.63
Hardcover. Sheds light on the political liberalisation in the Persian gulf, revealing varying levels of commitment to reform across eight Gulf states as they respond to the challenges of increased wealth and education levels, a developing middle class, external actors, and competing social and political groups. Editor(s): Teitelbaum, Joshua. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659280
- ISBN
- 9781850659280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.25€ 62.18
€ 64.25
€ 62.18
Paperback. Joshua Teitelbaum evaluates Saudi foreign policy in the Persian Gulf and in the Arab-Israeli peace process and provides a shrewd assessment of the Saudi-U.S. relationship." Num Pages: 68 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 15. Weight in Grams: 109.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817911058
- ISBN
- 9780817911058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.89
€ 13.89
hardcover. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804780629
- ISBN
- 9780804780629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Paperback. Comparing Egypt and Syria, this book argues that Arab states where executive power is more centralized are better at adapting to prevent regime change than states where decentralized relationships prevails. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804780636
- ISBN
- 9780804780636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
Hardback. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 156 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2022
- SKU
- V9781784535872
- ISBN
- 9781784535872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.92
€ 127.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Encounter Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594037351
- ISBN
- 9781594037351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.10
€ 25.99
€ 24.10
Hardback. With more than one hundred articles that show how a host of authors and literary movements have contributed to the general literary development of their respective countries, this companion is an essential starting point for the study of East Asian literatures. Editor(s): Mostow, Joshua S. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 2G; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231113144
- ISBN
- 9780231113144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.25
€ 172.25
Paperback. Series: Anthropology of Contemporary Issues S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFFN; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801488085
- ISBN
- 9780801488085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.50
€ 36.99
€ 35.50
hardcover. This book focuses on the lives, struggles, and contrasting perspectives of the 60,000 workers, military administrators, and technical staff employed in the largest, most strategic industry of the Nationalist government, the armaments industry based in China's wartime capital, Chongqing. Num Pages: 480 pages, 22 tables, 3 maps, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBTB; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748964
- ISBN
- 9780804748964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.93
€ 108.93
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844678846
- ISBN
- 9781844678846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.66
€ 15.66
Hardback. Although we may be aware that China and Japan were not nation-states until relatively recently, we still speak and write about Han dynasty China or Jomon Japan. And almost all historians refer to prehistoric China or Japan. Thus imposing the national story on the local, the authors contend, harms the historical record. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812238204
- ISBN
- 9780812238204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.70
€ 91.70
Paperback. The complexity and confusion of styles and intentions are true characters of modern Chinese art. This book explores the developments of Chinese art in the previous century, applying theories to question and reinterpret concepts that are normally taken for granted. It demonstrates how modern Chinese art history has been - and can be - written. Editor(s): Yiu, Josh. Num Pages: 144 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 190 x 11. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Seattle Art Museum United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932216625
- ISBN
- 9780932216625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.24
€ 25.99
€ 22.24
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681206
- ISBN
- 9781781681206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 12.34
€ 12.34
Paperback. Place of distribution from distributor's website. Num Pages: 320 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPL; BGS; WSBX; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942952190
- ISBN
- 9781942952190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.84
€ 16.99
€ 15.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512904
- ISBN
- 9781905512904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.31
€ 13.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. Offers the history of the Jews under Roman rule, with portraits of such key figures as the Emperor Vespasian and Herod the Great. This book is one of the most immediate accounts of war, its heroism and its horrors. Translator(s): Williamson, G.A. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Edition
- Reissue
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140444209
- ISBN
- 9780140444209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199646029
- ISBN
- 9780199646029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.91
€ 17.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. A collection of essays that asks readers to reconsider who represents Asian America and what constitutes its history. Defining the early period as spanning the nineteenth century and the 1960s, it speaks to the difficulty of recovering a past that was largely unrecorded as well as understanding the varied experiences of peoples of Asian descent. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566399647
- ISBN
- 9781566399647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.59
€ 37.59
Hardback. The first general history published in English of the mass killings of 1915 in which the Ottomans sought to extirpate the Aramaic-speaking Assyrian, Syriac and Chaldean Christians of the Middle East. Translator(s): Ferguson, James. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046428
- ISBN
- 9781849046428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.99
€ 33.99
€ 29.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FP; JKSB; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473494
- ISBN
- 9780801473494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Hardcover. Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641307
- ISBN
- 9780892641307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.37
€ 75.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520064591
- ISBN
- 9780520064591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.03
€ 50.03
Hardback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805030
- ISBN
- 9780226805030
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.37
€ 126.37
Paperback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226805047
- ISBN
- 9780226805047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.92
€ 35.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 19. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Later Printing (12th)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804108539
- ISBN
- 9780804108539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.98
€ 11.99
€ 9.98
Paperback. "This rich and complex book is often moving, frequently thought-provoking."-- Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217124
- ISBN
- 9780812217124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Hardback. As more and more Asian medical practices cross into Western culture through the popularity of yoga and herbalism, and as Western medicine finds its way east in the form of plastic surgery, these systems of meaning become inextricably interrelated. The essays in this volume consider the larger implications of transmissions between cultures. Editor(s): Alter, Joseph S. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JHMC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238662
- ISBN
- 9780812238662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.36
€ 69.36
Hardback. "This brilliant and infuriating book is the latest intriguing offering from one of the most original anthropologists working.. It offers us unpredictable and illuminating interpretations of classical material."-Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPFN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235562
- ISBN
- 9780812235562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.84
€ 69.84
Paperback.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991269
- ISBN
- 9780295991269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.59
€ 41.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557504166
- ISBN
- 9781557504166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.06
€ 25.99
€ 22.06
Hardcover. Analyses socio-cultural phenomena in their historical and contemporary contexts Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 295 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991252
- ISBN
- 9780295991252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.34
€ 145.34
Hardback. Editor(s): Manino, Joseph O.; Jones, Elvis T. Num Pages: 146 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624170140
- ISBN
- 9781624170140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.88€ 111.99
€ 165.88
€ 111.99
Paperback. Throughout the decade that predated the 1967 war, Jordan's declared views regarding Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict were not basically different from those of the Arab consensus - namely, rejection of Israel's legitimacy. This work talks about this conflict. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 209
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845191474
- ISBN
- 9781845191474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.71
€ 125.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Nevins, Joseph; Peluso, Nancy Lee. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FM; RGCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474330
- ISBN
- 9780801474330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBTZ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443060
- ISBN
- 9780801443060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.85
€ 174.85
paperback. Containing a series of essays, this work offers a radical departure from mainstream analysis in order to expose the causes for the persistence of the "Palestinian Question". It proposes that it is not in de-linking the Palestinian Question from the Jewish Question that a resolution can be found, but by linking them as one and the same question. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415770101
- ISBN
- 9780415770101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226509587
- ISBN
- 9780226509587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.55
€ 75.55