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Hardback. What impact did the Persian Zoroastrian Empire, as both a real historical force and an imaginary interlocutor, have on rabbinic identity and authority as expressed in the Talmud? This book addresses this question by bringing into mutual fruition Talmudic studies and ancient Iranology, two historically distinct disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1QDA; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286207
- ISBN
- 9780520286207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.21€ 71.22
€ 93.21
€ 71.22
Paperback. The transformation of Delhi into a twenty-first century metropolis is an intoxicating, at times terrifying story - that has repercussions for the future not only in India but everywhere Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; JHB; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857860040
- ISBN
- 9780857860040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.72
€ 17.99
€ 12.72
Paperback. Forever linked in the public mind with the Pol Pot tyranny, Phnom Penh only became Cambodia's permanent capital in 1866. This book presents the cultural and literary history of Cambodia's capital, exploring its colonial past, the long reign of King Sihanouk and the horror of the Pol Pot regime. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955405
- ISBN
- 9781904955405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.25
€ 19.99
€ 19.25
Hardback. This book examines the use of book covers as marketing devices, asking what exactly they communicate to their readers and buyers, and what images they associate with a genre and create about a culture. Focusing on Indian women's writing in English, it combines the study of text with the study of materiality of the book. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH5; DSK; JFSJ1; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137474216
- ISBN
- 9781137474216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. A systematic investigation of the connection between civil society and political change in Asia - change toward open, participatory, and accountable politics. Its findings suggest that the link between a vibrant civil society and democracy is indeterminate: certain civil society organizations support democracy; thers could undermine it. Editor(s): Alagappa, Muthiah. Num Pages: 552 pages, 5 figures, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750974
- ISBN
- 9780804750974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.97
€ 44.99
€ 39.97
Hardback. This book develops new ways of thinking beyond the nation as a form of political community by transcending ethnonational categories of 'us' and 'them'. Drawing on scholarship and cases spanning Pacific Asia and Europe, it provides a constructive agenda for critical nationalism studies. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFFN; JPFN; JPVH1; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447326281
- ISBN
- 9781447326281
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.89
€ 58.89
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319430737
- ISBN
- 9783319430737
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.58€ 72.06
€ 116.58
€ 72.06
Hardcover. Editor(s): Liddle, Swapna. Translator(s): Jaffery, Nausheen. Num Pages: 152 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381860
- ISBN
- 9789382381860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.11
€ 26.99
€ 20.11
Paperback. Why do our Indian suppliers constantly miss delivery deadlines? When does 'yes' really mean yes in India? Why do our Indian project teams and employees need to be micro-managed? This title answers such questions most often posed by Westerners doing business in India. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Copenhagen Business School Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763002226
- ISBN
- 9788763002226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.88
€ 36.99
€ 26.88
Hardcover. A newly edited and translated version of the Haft bab, which outlines the basic tenets of Fatimid Ismaili philosophical theology Series: Ismaili Texts and Translations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 1QFM; HBJF1; HPDC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532994
- ISBN
- 9781784532994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.39
€ 51.99
€ 43.39
Paperback. Reveals what really happened in seven famous myths and legends bequeathed to us by the ancients and shows us that the passage of time has not wiped away all the evidence, and it is possible to reach the reality behind the legends. Num Pages: 608 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 112 x 46. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099416562
- ISBN
- 9780099416562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.21
€ 21.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 231 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HRCM; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780800796495
- ISBN
- 9780800796495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.06
€ 17.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, B&W illustrations and maps on text. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 2. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465096282
- ISBN
- 9780465096282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.18
€ 18.99
€ 18.18
Hardback. This text offers a complete critical translation and commentary for Ge Hong's (283-343 ce) "Traditions of Divine Transcendents" which gathered together the narratives of those who strove to become transcendents - deathless beings with supernormal powers - in early medieval China. Series: Daoist Classics. Num Pages: 633 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 237 x 46. Weight in Grams: 974.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230347
- ISBN
- 9780520230347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.53€ 78.11
€ 102.53
€ 78.11
Paperback. The action packed true story of the Chinook helicopter force in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444708004
- ISBN
- 9781444708004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
paperback. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire. This title explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps, 16halftones, glossary, bibliog , notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141005546
- ISBN
- 9780141005546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.09
€ 19.99
€ 13.09
Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 36. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017771
- ISBN
- 9780674017771
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.34
€ 53.99
€ 45.34
Hardback. A study of Indian foreign policy under Jawaharlal Nehru, concentrating on the fundamental questions of war and peace. Looks at Nehru's handling of the disputes over the fate of Junagadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir in 1947-48; the refugee crisis in East and West Bengal in 1950; the Kashmir crisis in 1951; and the boundary dispute with China 1949-62. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242159
- ISBN
- 9780230242159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.19
€ 177.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207486
- ISBN
- 9781442207486
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.17
€ 38.99
€ 32.17
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, 414 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 288 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1790.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350740
- ISBN
- 9780764350740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.55€ 52.66
€ 74.55
€ 52.66
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 9 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451805
- ISBN
- 9780801451805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.08
€ 60.08
Hardcover. Rhetorics of Belonging describes the formation and operation of a category of Palestinian and Israeli "world literature" whose authors actively respond to the expectation that their work will "narrate" the nation, invigorating critical debates about the political and artistic value of national narration as a literary practice. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319433
- ISBN
- 9781846319433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.98
€ 43.99
€ 43.98
Paperback. Jasvinder Sanghera, international bestselling author of SHAME, describes her life-changing journey to the rural Punjabi village of Kang Sabu - the village where her parents grew up. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b&w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGA; JFFE3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 202 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340962091
- ISBN
- 9780340962091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Hardback. Examines the vast Kanto region as a locus of cultural identity and an object of familial attachment in late fifteenth and early sixteenth century Japan. Using memoirs, letters, travelogues, land registers, and other documents, the author analyzes the relationships of the eastern elites to the space they inhabited. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726734
- ISBN
- 9780674726734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.30
€ 44.99
€ 37.30