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paperback. This text shows how the shamans, during their night-long performances, create the worlds of words in which shamans exist. It analyzes texts that the shamans use to diagnose and treat afflictions that trouble their clients. Num Pages: 288 pages, map, 5 halftones, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBTD; HRLK; HRQX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299144944
- ISBN
- 9780299144944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
paperback. Masada, an ancient desert fortress, is examined in this study as it became an ideological symbol for the State of Israel. The text looks at the way the mythical narrative of Masada was created, promoted and maintained by pre-state Jewish underground organizations and other bodies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLA; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299148348
- ISBN
- 9780299148348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. Michael M.J. Fischer draws upon his experience with the mullahs and their students in the holy city of Qum, composing a picture of Iranian society from the inside - the lives of normal people, the way that each class interprets Islam, and the role of religion and religious education in the culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 illustrations, 1 map, 3 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 2, With a new introduction
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299184742
- ISBN
- 9780299184742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. In the tragic reality of continuing conflict between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs, this book affirms the insoluble ties between the two communities by examining how the literatures of both groups defy the ideologies that have obscured conversation betwe Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299189648
- ISBN
- 9780299189648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
Viet Nam: Borderless Histories (New Perspectives in Se Asian Studies)
Phan Huy Le, Insun Yu, Sun Laichen, Li Tana, ...
Paperback. Moving beyond past histories of Viet Nam that have focused on nationalist struggle, this volume brings together work by scholars who are re-examining centuries of Vietnamese history. This book explores topics such as the extraordinary diversity between north and south, lowland and highland, and Viet and minority. Editor(s): Tran, Nhung Tuyet; Reid, Anthony. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5 b/w photos, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299217747
- ISBN
- 9780299217747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the roots of contemporary violence in one of Indonesia's most ethnically heterogeneous provinces, West Kalimantan. This book reveals the links between ethnic violence and subnational politics. It also demonstrates that the endemic violence in this vast region is not the inevitable outcome of its ethnic diversity. Series Editor(s): Sutton, R. Anderson; Winichakul, Thongchai. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 b/w illustrations, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JFFE; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299225841
- ISBN
- 9780299225841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. In the 17th century, the Dutch established a trading base at the Indonesian site of Jacarta. What began as a minor colonial outpost under the name Batavia would become, over the next three centuries, the flourishing economic and political nucleus of the Dutch Asian Empire. This study offers a comprehensive analysis of Batavia's social world. Series Editor(s): Sutton, R. Anderson; Winichakul, Thongchai. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1FMN; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299232146
- ISBN
- 9780299232146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.67
€ 40.67
paperback. At the dawn of the 20th century, the US Army swiftly occupied Manila and then plunged into a decade-long pacification campaign with striking parallels to war in Iraq. This book shows how this imperial panopticon slowly crushed the Filipino revolutionary movement with a lethal mix of firepower, surveillance, and incriminating information. Series Editor(s): McCoy, Alfred W.; Sutton, R. Anderson; Winichakul, Thongchai. Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 672 pages, 47 b/w photos, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299234140
- ISBN
- 9780299234140
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Religious and ethnic violence between Indonesia's Muslim majority and Christian minorities escalated dramatically after Suharto resigned in 1998. In this ethnographic study of Christianization in Indonesia, Lorraine Aragon delineates some of the background to this conflict. Num Pages: 344 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM9; HRC; HRH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824823030
- ISBN
- 9780824823030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, 23ill.9M. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 834. Vol 1, Book 1 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038075
- ISBN
- 9780226467313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Num Pages: 504 pages, 23 halftones, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; HBJD; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 764. Vol 1, Book 2 only. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038076
- ISBN
- 9780226467320
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This study focuses on James Legge (1815-1897), one of the most important 19th-century figures in the cultural exchange between China and the West. The narrative illuminates the era in which Legge lived as well as the surroundings in which he worked. Num Pages: 810 pages, 38 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FPC; BGH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1421. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037006
- ISBN
- 9780520215528
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Robert Fisk's bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical analysis. Num Pages: 1392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 63. Weight in Grams: 946. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037371
- ISBN
- 9781841150086
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Focuses on yoga's practitioners. Combing through millennia of South Asia's vast and diverse literature, this title discovers that yogis are usually portrayed as wonder-workers or sorcerers who use their dangerous supernatural. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037542
- ISBN
- 9780226895130
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. * Elucidates the central issues and debates in Chinese philosophy, its different schools of thought, and its major philosophers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037621
- ISBN
- 9781405129503
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. A comprehensive account of Israel's doctrine of national security, this study examines to what degree security theories have provid valid and suggests an updated security doctrine for the next century. The author describes the history of the Israel-Arab wars from the War of Independence onwards. Translator(s): Kett, Martin. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; GTJ; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Praeger United States
- Edition
- Complete and ed.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275968120
- ISBN
- 9780275968120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.54€ 71.13
€ 78.54
€ 71.13
hardcover. Everyone knows Vietnam for its turbulent environment during the second half of the 20th century, but few know that archaeologists believe that civilization there existed as far back as the Bronze Age. This book examines Vietnam's history. Series: Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780313341939
- ISBN
- 9780313341939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.30€ 57.94
€ 63.30
€ 57.94
Paperback. This book examines the distinctive evolution of the political and economic relationships of East Asia. It does this by placing East Asian development in the unique historical circumstances that have underpinned its rise to power over the last few decades. This detailed analysis provides the basis for an assessment of a unified East Asian region. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFS; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137332356
- ISBN
- 9781137332356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.98
€ 64.98
Paperback. Series: Cultural Traditions in My World. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 276 x 214 x 3. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778775911
- ISBN
- 9780778775911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.14
€ 11.14
flexibound. Leads you straight to the best attractions both cities have to offer. This guide includes cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of Beijing and Shanghai's architecture, and 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. It also includes detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 273 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- DK Travel
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780008369125
- ISBN
- 9780241196762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60
paperback. * Vivid, panoramic history of life in Palestine under the British Mandate (1917-1948) - when the seeds of today's conflicts were sown. Num Pages: 624 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 40. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780349112862
- ISBN
- 9780349112862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.70
€ 19.99
€ 16.70
hardcover. Examines the continuity between early Christianity and Judaism - the focus of much controversy. Editor(s): Barclay, John M. G.; Sweet, John Philip McMurdo. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HRCC1; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0038171
- ISBN
- 9780521462853
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Series: Michigan Abstracts of Chinese & Japanese Works on Chinese History. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTK; KNGS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892649037
- ISBN
- 9780892649037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.15
€ 23.15
hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 21 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HREZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 238 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780804847964
- ISBN
- 9780804847964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.60
€ 15.99
€ 13.60