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Hardback. What can we learn about modern Chinese history by reading a marginalized set of materials from a widely neglected period? This book captures the ingenuity of a journal that captures the chaotic potentialities within China's early Republic and its global twentieth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 black and white, 8 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBTV; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284364
- ISBN
- 9780520284364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.02
€ 94.02
Hardcover. Drawing on recent ethnographic research in Southeast Asia, the contributors to this wide-ranging volume demonstrate how religious concepts contribute to meeting the challenges of modernity. Religion and modernity, they argue, need not be perceived as mutually contradictory; rather, we should revise our Western notion of religion in order to grasp t Series: Global Asia. Num Pages: 225 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HR; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 225
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089644244
- ISBN
- 9789089644244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.04
€ 184.04
Paperback. Experienced BBC reporter Andrew Hosken provides the essential analysis on the terror wrought by Islamic State in this updated edition Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPFR; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780748238
- ISBN
- 9781780748238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.46
€ 11.99
€ 10.46
Paperback. Series: Africa @ War. Num Pages: 72 pages, c 150 colour & b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 297 x 5. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910294079
- ISBN
- 9781910294079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.55
€ 26.99
€ 19.55
Hardback. Rory Miller analyses the stilted role Europe has played in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. He specifically considers how Europe's Muslim populations have influenced policy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041164
- ISBN
- 9781849041164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.35
€ 40.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253902
- ISBN
- 9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.86
€ 41.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, figures, tables, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; KCM; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Practical Action
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853390722
- ISBN
- 9781853390722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.54
€ 58.54
Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809631
- ISBN
- 9781408809631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. Today Israel's Separation Wall swallows land, separating Palestinian farmers from their fields, and Israeli settlements grow in the Occupied Territories. Revealing the Israel-Palestine landscape primarily as one of enclosure, this title sheds light on Israel's actions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 32 b/w photos, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291058
- ISBN
- 9780520291058
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.40
€ 33.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. Attempts to explain the country's politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era onwards, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important South East Asian nation. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 1750.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Unknown
- Number of pages
- 540
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659099
- ISBN
- 9781850659099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.35
€ 40.99
€ 35.35
Paperback. Editor(s): Sherman, Thomas; Logan, Greg. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 98 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- JOVIS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783868594232
- ISBN
- 9783868594232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.21
€ 20.99
€ 20.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568365183
- ISBN
- 9781568365183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 36.91
€ 45.99
€ 36.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, 500. BIC Classification: 1F; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 212 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2000.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109299
- ISBN
- 9781902109299
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.66
€ 51.99
€ 39.66
Hardcover. In his timely and exhaustive analysis of the political economies of the GCC states since the 1970s to the present, Dr Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef examines the factors responsible for the failure of the states to achieve lasting change in development and security. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JPH; JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863561474
- ISBN
- 9780863561474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.00€ 48.48
€ 54.00
€ 48.48
Paperback. In the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin Laden, there is a clear need to look further than the simple image of a failed state so often portrayed in the media. This title offers an understanding of this remarkable and highly contradictory country. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 pp. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 201 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141038247
- ISBN
- 9780141038247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; AJC; HBJF1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Olive Branch Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566569828
- ISBN
- 9781566569828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.00€ 26.47
€ 27.00
€ 26.47
Paperback. Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered India Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408878194
- ISBN
- 9781408878194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Edited with authority by the influential and respected Stephen Chan, this unique collection of essays gathers together for the first time both African and Chinese perspectives on China's place in Africa. Editor(s): Chan, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780325668
- ISBN
- 9781780325668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Paperback. 20 November, 1979: as morning prayers began, hundreds of hardline Islamist gunmen, armed with rifles smuggled in coffins, stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca. This work takes us through one of the momentous events in history, interviewing many participants in the siege and reveals the truth about the first operation of modern global jihad. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; HBLW; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141034065
- ISBN
- 9780141034065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.57
€ 14.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227512
- ISBN
- 9780300227512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.98
€ 20.99
€ 16.98