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Hardback. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Illustrator(s): Lau, Alan Chong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770. Chinese Soul Food from Around the World. 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight: 806.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273283
ISBN
9780520273283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.88

Paperback. This book tells the story of the Hakka Chinese in Sarawak, Malaysia, who were targeted as communists or communist sympathizers because of their Chinese ethnicity the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615465
ISBN
9781442615465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.55

Hardback. Explore the history, types, and value ranges of Chinese snuff bottles from the 17th century to the present concentrating mostly on affordable examples. Here 340 diverse bottles of stone, glass, enamels, porcelain, and other materials are described & shown in beautiful color photographs. You'll want to own some. Num Pages: 160 pages, 340 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764315909
ISBN
9780764315909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.84

Hardback. This Handbook brings together major aspects of Japanese linguistics, presenting overviews, current concerns and future directions of each topic. The areas included are phonology, syntax, semantics, morphology, language acquisition, sentence processing, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Editor(s): Tsujimura, Natsuko. Series: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 544 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205043
ISBN
9780631205043
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 245.63

Hardcover. This book is a timely evaluation of how a harmonious business environment can be created and managed successfully in an increasingly turbulent era. It illustrates how diversity within East-West business is valuable to the development of new approaches in managing harmony for practitioners. Editor(s): Yau, Oliver Hong-Ming; Chow, Raymond P. M. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230542921
ISBN
9780230542921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

Hardcover. Shows how the British cultivated the Hashemite Sherifs of Mecca more as an alternative focus during the First World War for Muslim loyalty from the Ottoman Sultan, who as Caliph had declared a jihad against the Allies when the Turks joined the Central Powers, than a leader of an independent and united Arabia. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 3 maps, 1 diagrames. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791668
ISBN
9781905791668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403963314
ISBN
9781403963314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.75

Hardback. Dispels the myths surrounding the history of steppe societies and proposes a fresh understanding of the nature and formation of the state. Drawing on his extensive anthropological fieldwork in the region, the author persuasively challenges the legitimacy of the tribal model, which continues to distort scholarship on the history of Inner Asia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140546
ISBN
9780231140546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.28
€ 61.08

Paperback. Translator(s): Byrom, Thomas. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 7. Weight in Grams: 187.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570628979
ISBN
9781570628979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.70

Hardcover. Previous owner has named it, creases to head of d/w
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Knopf New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
Edition
FIRST EDITIION
SKU
KLN0004928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This astonishing biography has sold more than 750,000 copies in English since 2002 and has been translated into over 30 languages. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854245977
ISBN
9781854245977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Looking particularly at the great city of Ai Khanoum, the only extensively excavated Hellenistic period urban site in Central Asia, this book explores how these ancient people lived, communicated, and understood themselves. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 b/w images, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1QDAG; 3D; HBJF; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520281271
ISBN
9780520281271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.78
€ 63.57

Hardback. A survey of the Greek settlements founded or refounded in the Hellenistic period. It provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the settlements in Syria, The Red Sea Basin, and North Africa from 331 to 31 BCE. It brings together debates from dozens of scattered archaeological and epigraphic projects. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 501 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HB; 1QSL; HBG; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
501
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520241480
ISBN
9780520241480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.94
€ 74.63

Hardcover. Presents an account of brutality against women in the Muslim world. This work explores the causes of the situation through a discussion of the historical role of Arab women in religion and literature. It argues that the veil, polygamy and legal inequality are incompatible with the just and peaceful Islam. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFE; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 134. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842778746
ISBN
9781842778746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.10
€ 74.17

Paperback. Describes the authors' story of their experience with the Naadi Palm Leaf Readers of India. This book provides a look into one of the greatest mystical secrets of India - the hidden oracle. It also tells readers how to find the Naadis for themselves. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; VXA; VXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846940743
ISBN
9781846940743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. For four months and five hundred miles the author walked the mountains of Lebanon, following tracks and rivers. His journey was not only a survey of a remarkable country, but a quest for the gods and divinities who held the secrets of death and rebirth in the land's ancient cults. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532286
ISBN
9780099532286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839019
ISBN
9781843839019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.96

Hardback. First modern critical edition of one of the most important and popular texts on the Crusades to survive. Editor(s): Kempf, D.; Bull, M. G. Num Pages: 195 pages, 2, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 171 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838081
ISBN
9781843838081
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.02

Hardback. This book explores the rise of consumerism and the expanding variety of goods available in Japan. Japan is placed within the comparative context of the 'consumer revolution' in Europe and North America, contributing to the analysis of the ways in which consumption and everyday life change in the course of economic development. Editor(s): Hunter, Janet. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; KCC; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230273665
ISBN
9780230273665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.63

Paperback. An useful linguistic reference on the developments in form and usage of the various Shan scripts. Num Pages: 374 pages, illus., bibiliog. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575505
ISBN
9789749575505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.14

Hardcover. The History of Akbar by Abu'l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. It is at once a biography of the Mughal Emperor Akbar that includes descriptions of his political and martial feats and cultural achievements, and a chronicle of sixteenth-century India. Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674427754
ISBN
9780674427754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.28

Hardcover. "The History of Akbar" by Abu l-Fazl is one of the most important works of Indo-Persian history and a touchstone of prose artistry. In this volume, Humayun s turbulent reign ends, and Akbar ascends his father s throne." Translator(s): Thackston, Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization Wheeler M (Harvard University). Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504943
ISBN
9780674504943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.15

hardcover. This volume is concerned with the development of business and economic relations between Britain and Japan from the early 17th century up to the late 20th century. Attention is given to commodity trade, capital flows, the transfer of knowledge and the balance of power between the two nations. Editor(s): Sugiyama, Shinya. Series: The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3J; HBJD1; HBJF; JPS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9780333791974
ISBN
9780333791974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.31

Hardcover. The first volume of this work consists of parallel essays by Japanese and British academic specialists covering the history of relations between Japan and Britain from the first contacts in the 17th century to 1930. Series: The History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1600-2000. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; 3J; HBJD1; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333753873
ISBN
9780333753873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

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