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Paperback. The tradition of Chan Buddhism - more popularly known as Zen - has been romanticized throughout its history. This book shows how modern critical techniques make possible a more skeptical, accurate, and - ultimately - productive assessment of Chan lineages, teaching, fundraising practices, and social organization. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 b/w illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237988
- ISBN
- 9780520237988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Hardback. Traces the emergence and evolution of sports celebrity in Japan from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries. This title explores how various constituencies have repeatedly molded and deployed representations of individual athletes, revealing that sports stars are socially constructed phenomena. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674056107
- ISBN
- 9780674056107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.30
€ 44.99
€ 37.30
Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364445
- ISBN
- 9781568364445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.62
€ 36.99
€ 32.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AJC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 238 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1054.
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Number of pages
- 104
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364438
- ISBN
- 9781568364438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.92
€ 36.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741866
- ISBN
- 9780804741866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.30
€ 34.99
€ 31.30
Hardback. An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBW; JPV; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300218541
- ISBN
- 9780300218541
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.82
€ 42.99
€ 30.82
Paperback. A collection of 11 essays, featuring debates about meaning in Southeast Asian and Thai history. It explores themes that have been treated superficially in Thai historical writing, including Siam's semi-colonialism in the late nineteenth century, the concepts of militarism and masculinity, collective memory and dynastic succession, and more. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986104
- ISBN
- 9780295986104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.19
€ 46.99
€ 42.19
Hardback. This book argues that, given the existence of a discrete Malay archipelago security complex, it is a fallacy for the United States to approach this region primarily through the prism of global counter-terrorism Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230116832
- ISBN
- 9780230116832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardcover. Successful reform of the security sector has been regarded as pivotal for a successful transition from authoritarianism to democracy by Western donors. A global cast of contributors examines SSR in a variety of policy fields in Southeast Asia, paying specific attention to the adaption of 'Western' reform concepts by local actors. Editor(s): Heiduk, Felix. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365484
- ISBN
- 9781137365484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 226 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; GTJ; JHB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 221 x 2. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137586773
- ISBN
- 9781137586773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Paperback. This text profiles the diverse society in the Gulf and the historical pattern of Gulf security, before focusing on security concerns between Iran and the Arab states. They explore the mutual perceptions of the peoples of the Gulf today and the role of the new generation in shaping its future. Editor(s): Sick, Gary G.; Potter, Lawrence G. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSD; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312239503
- ISBN
- 9780312239503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jones, James L.; Elsea, Jennifer K.; Serafino, Nina M. Num Pages: 183 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Har/CdrReissued Edition
- Number of pages
- 183
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606921272
- ISBN
- 9781606921272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.46€ 99.65
€ 144.46
€ 99.65
Hardcover. This text seeks to map out the nature of post Cold War security by exploring the patterns of international conflict, weighing non state challenges to security, examining inter state cooperation in the security field and evaluating the security dynamics of the Asia Pacific region. Editor(s): Patman, Professor Robert G. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732267
- ISBN
- 9780333732267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.44
€ 123.44
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590330661
- ISBN
- 9781590330661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.03€ 64.63
€ 92.03
€ 64.63
Hardback. This study presents the story of successes and failures of the treatment of security matters pertaining to territorial and boundary affairs in the maritime areas of the Persian Gulf, and at the same time provides an example of the impact of Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JPS; JPVH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700710980
- ISBN
- 9780700710980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.80
€ 180.80
Paperback. Based on intensive fieldwork in Israel during the second intifada, this ethnographic study explores how Israeli Jews experience security in their everyday lives. When Israeli security imprints itself on individual lives, the book argues, security propagates the very fears it claims to prevent. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JHM; JKSW1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222661
- ISBN
- 9780812222661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.83
€ 38.99
€ 35.83
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165082
- ISBN
- 9780231165082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.08€ 49.95
€ 64.08
€ 49.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Ehteshami, Anoush; Quilliam, Neil; Bahgat, Gawdat. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319432885
- ISBN
- 9783319432885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tentas, James C. Num Pages: 159 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617288463
- ISBN
- 9781617288463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.76€ 115.23
€ 167.76
€ 115.23
Paperback. Sir David Omand served as Intelligence and Security Coordinator in the Cabinet Office from 2002-2005, coordinating counterterrorism strategy. He draws on historical examples to argue for a new outlook on the relationship between security and intelligence--one that respects human rights and avoids the pitfalls of flawed information. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; JFSR2; JPF; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041881
- ISBN
- 9781849041881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.26
€ 33.99
€ 30.26
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474903
- ISBN
- 9780801474903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.65
€ 36.99
€ 33.65
hardcover. This analysis of secured lending in China and Hong Kong highlights the differences between the two systems. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; LNC; LNPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521519342
- ISBN
- 9780521519342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.82
€ 138.82
Paperback. Offers an analysis of two Islamist parties in Pakistan, the Jama'at-e-Islami and the more militant Jama'at-ud-Da'wa, widely blamed for the November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. The author proposes that these Islamists are involuntarily facilitating secularization within Muslim societies, even as they vehemently oppose secularism. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226141732
- ISBN
- 9780226141732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.45
€ 34.99
€ 27.45
Hardcover. Provides an analysis of two Islamist political parties in Pakistan, the highly influential Jama'at-e-Islami and the more militant Jama'at-ud-Da'wa, widely blamed for the November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, India. This title offers an account of the relationship between the ideology of secularism and the processes of secularization. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226384689
- ISBN
- 9780226384689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.21€ 77.41
€ 93.21
€ 77.41