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Paperback. Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. This work explores how Thai national identity in the global economy is linked to prostitution and gender, and how certain images of "the prostitute" have silenced discourses of prostitution as work. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFMX; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808736
- ISBN
- 9780774808736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.14
€ 49.14
Hardback. Prostitution in Thailand has been the subject of media sensationalism for decades. This work explores how Thai national identity in the global economy is linked to prostitution and gender, and how certain images of "the prostitute" have silenced discourses of prostitution as work. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFMX; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774808729
- ISBN
- 9780774808729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13
€ 141.13
Paperback. An extraordinary testimony of changed lives through kindness, courage, prayer and grace. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour pics. BIC Classification: 1FMP; BGXA; HRCX6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857215048
- ISBN
- 9780857215048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.48
€ 18.48
Paperback.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780998534
- ISBN
- 9781780998534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.32
€ 23.99
€ 20.32
Paperback. A young Japanese girl's world is about to be turned upside down. When black ships carrying barbarians arrive on the shores of Japan, the Satsuma clan's way of life is threatened. But it's not just the samurai who must come together to fight: the beautiful, headstrong Okatsu is also given a new destiny by her feudal lord - to save the realm. Num Pages: 544 pages, B & W map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; FA; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552163491
- ISBN
- 9780552163491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.81
€ 17.99
€ 12.81
Paperback. Examines the development of new identities, ethnicities and forms of racism and analyzes the relationship between racism, community and adolescent social identities in the African and South Asian diasporas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; JFC; JFFJ; JFSF; JFSG; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857282528
- ISBN
- 9781857282528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.82
€ 72.82
Paperback. Series: Law, Meaning & Violence. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030378
- ISBN
- 9780472030378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.94
€ 42.94
Paperback. Growing is a portrait of a young man sent straight out from university to help govern Ceylon. It is doubtful that any Empire at any time has been served by such an intelligent, dutiful, hardworking and incorruptible civil servant as the young Leonard Wool Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JJC; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780600710
- ISBN
- 9781780600710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272. 216 pages. Written by a prominent member of the Bloomsbury group, this novel of colonial Ceylon (Sri Lanka) includes a biographical afterword by Sir Christopher Ondaatje, author of "Woolf in Ceylon", and a short story, "Pearls before Swine", which vividly draws on Woolf's experience as a young District Commissioner. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKS; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight: 278.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871293
- ISBN
- 9780907871293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Editor(s): Lewisohn, Leonard. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2BXF; 3H; DSBB; DSC; HRHX; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784532123
- ISBN
- 9781784532123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACN; AK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Imperfect Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981484600
- ISBN
- 9780981484600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.78
€ 19.99
€ 17.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226051475
- ISBN
- 9780226051475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.39
€ 69.39
hardcover. The story of the bitter political struggles within a factionalized military elite, released in the 1920's from the constraints of the informal but unified system of Imperial leadership which had characterized the military in the Meiji era. Num Pages: 268 pages, 5 line diagrams 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723756
- ISBN
- 9780804723756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.23
€ 90.23
Paperback. Looking at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused, this work explores a web of intelligence failures by the US and intransigence within South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It pays attention to an American mindset that prefers coercion to cooperation in dealing with aggressive nations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010069
- ISBN
- 9780691010069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.17
€ 80.17
Hardback. Goldsmith examines how sectarian insecurity obstructs the emergence of genuine political pluralism in the Middle East, taking Syria's Alawites under the Asad dynasty as an example. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044684
- ISBN
- 9781849044684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.99
€ 33.99
€ 29.99
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jeffries, Leon M. Num Pages: 207 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332924
- ISBN
- 9781590332924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.09€ 67.23
€ 89.09
€ 67.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 434 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HRJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310347705
- ISBN
- 9780310347705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.94
€ 45.99
€ 37.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 495 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; B. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
- Edition
- 4th Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814620505
- ISBN
- 9789814620505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Myrmidon Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905802944
- ISBN
- 9781905802944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.97
€ 33.99
€ 23.97
Paperback. Hong Kong is perched on the fault line between China and the West, a Special Administrative Region of the PRC. This book offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make the city so different from its generic neighbors. It shows the relationship between Hong Kong's geography and its colonial experience. Num Pages: 332 pages, 64 color illustrations, 24 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046894
- ISBN
- 9780674046894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.20
€ 55.20
Hardcover. Text in German. Very good clean copy in good dustwrapper. DW has light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1957
- Publisher
- Hamburg : Rowohlt,
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0004653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 24 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415546744
- ISBN
- 9780415546744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.06
€ 60.06
Paperback. A first-hand account of the war in Afghanistan, this novel presents a report of the events which led to the fiercest fighting faced by UK troops since the Korean War. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KSG0009859
- ISBN
- 9780571236893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501707520
- ISBN
- 9781501707520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 209. .
- Publisher
- Urim Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789655242355
- ISBN
- 9789655242355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.07
€ 55.07
Paperback. Series: The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487323
- ISBN
- 9780801487323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.26
€ 41.99
€ 37.26
Hardcover. Explores the literary imaginings of Shanghai, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645876
- ISBN
- 9789089645876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.50
€ 191.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Lena. Num Pages: 320 pages, full-colour photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 185 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Publisher
- Interlink Publishing Group, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566567879
- ISBN
- 9781566567879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 47.56
€ 53.51
€ 47.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 293
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594036392
- ISBN
- 9781594036392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.57
€ 26.99
€ 24.57
Hardcover. In this thoughtful study, Leilei Chen embraces travel writing as a means of understanding Chinese "otherness" and discovering one's self in a globalized world. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 244 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774407
- ISBN
- 9780889774407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.32€ 57.97
€ 64.32
€ 57.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Simply Read Books Canada
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927018354
- ISBN
- 9781927018354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.21
€ 18.99
€ 18.21
Hardback. A century after the Great War, the experiences of civilians and soldiers in the Middle East during those years have faded from memory. A Land of Aching Hearts traverses ethnic, class, and national borders to recover the personal stories of those who endured this cataclysmic event, and their profound sense of sacrifices made in vain. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674735491
- ISBN
- 9780674735491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.27
€ 58.27
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 40
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143331513
- ISBN
- 9780143331513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.60
€ 11.60
Paperback. Fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army in Afghanistan has been involved in asymmetric warfare for the best part of a decade. This book provides a detailed analysis of those specifics within a clear, connected account of the course of the war in Helmand, operation by operation. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472806758
- ISBN
- 9781472806758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.47
€ 19.99
€ 14.47
Hardback. The Hadramis of South Yemen and the emergence of their diasporic communities throughout the Indian Ocean region are an intriguing facet of the history of this region's migratory patterns. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457426
- ISBN
- 9781845457426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.49
€ 147.49
paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 271 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588395719
- ISBN
- 9781588395719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.35
€ 26.99
€ 20.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607745235
- ISBN
- 9781607745235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.37
€ 27.99
€ 19.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 150 Photos. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 188. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780399578311
- ISBN
- 9780399578311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.36
€ 36.36
paperback. Presenting everyday stories on subjects such as deities, ascetics, cats, and cooking, this book shows that the study of oral narrative and performance is essential to ethical inquiry. It builds on the author's research in the famous Hindu pilgrimage town of Sringeri, Karnataka, in southwestern India. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231139212
- ISBN
- 9780231139212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.12
€ 38.12
Paperback. Using the jute mills of Calcutta as a case study, this book reveals that these interconnections play a fundamental role in shaping both the political actions of workers and the representation of their interests. Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps,1 plan. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFC; JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 279 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215977
- ISBN
- 9780812215977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06