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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; WTH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 382. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0007580
- ISBN
- 9780486468761
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II. Num Pages: 475 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231028387
- ISBN
- 9780231028387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.29
€ 45.99
€ 32.29
Paperback. A compilation of case studies about Japanese intellectuals' relationships to modernity in three majors arenas of art (art and aesthetics, theater, and literature) beginning in the 1850s to the 1970s. It discusses how inevitable wave of modernity was responded to, discussed, assimilated, changed by some practitioners of art and intellectuals. Editor(s): Nara, Hiroshi. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739118429
- ISBN
- 9780739118429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.81
€ 53.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. In the Ottoman Empire, many members of the ruling elite were legally slaves of the sultan and therefore could, technically, be ordered to surrender their labor, their property, or their lives at any moment. This work offers insights into Ottoman life and thought. It also examines female harem slaves, and slave dealers, and slave owners. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976426
- ISBN
- 9780295976426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Gaining prominence as a seaport under the Ottomans in the mid-1500s, the city of Mocha on the Red Sea coast of Yemen pulsed with maritime commerce. This book tells how and why Mocha's urban shape and architecture took the forms they did. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JB; 3JD; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989112
- ISBN
- 9780295989112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
Hardcover. The author argues that by fostering awareness of membership in an elite group, the native place lodges generated a sense of belonging to a nation that furthered the reforms undertaken in the early twentieth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 326 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 180 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674019560
- ISBN
- 9780674019560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.32
€ 48.99
€ 40.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFFN; JFFP; JFFS; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503600119
- ISBN
- 9781503600119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.46
€ 31.99
€ 28.46
Hardback. Discusses the complexities of a trading network in this period, outling commodity chains, links between colonies and colonial centres, and tensions between local polities and competing empires. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270699
- ISBN
- 9781783270699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.48
€ 82.48
Hardback. Editor(s): Shen, Simon; Blanchard, Jean-Marc F. Series: Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739139943
- ISBN
- 9780739139943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.62
€ 99.62
Paperback. Tracing the evolution of state military institutions from the seventh to the twelfth centuries, this book challenges much of the received wisdom of Western scholarship on the origins and early development of warriors in Japan. Num Pages: 284 pages, 4 half-tones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726962
- ISBN
- 9780804726962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Paperback. Suitable for sinologists, literary critics, anthropologists, cultural studies scholars, and others curious about the semiotics of food, this book examines the twentieth-century Chinese political experience as it is represented literature through hunger, cooking, eating, and cannibalising. It includes chapters on Xiao Hong, Wang Anyi, and Li Ang. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFG; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822323419
- ISBN
- 9780822323419
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
Paperback. In this new collection, Richie once again demonstrates his mastery of the essay and his deep knowledge about Japan. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933330983
- ISBN
- 9781933330983
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.05
€ 20.99
€ 19.05
Paperback. Throughout the East there runs a legend of a great mountain at the centre of the world, where four rivers have their source. Charles Allen traces this legend to Western Tibet where there stands Kailas, worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists alike as the home of their gods and the navel of the world." Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- DO NOT USE
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349139388
- ISBN
- 9780349139388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Hardback. Offers an analysis of the origins of the Chinese communist revolution in the countryside. This book provides a local perspective on the rise of a revolution that reshaped China and the world. It explores the social cleavages that enabled the revolution to grow and dramatically influenced the structure of conflict within the party itself. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 488 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742528789
- ISBN
- 9780742528789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.19
€ 121.19
Paperback. Describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma. This book addresses human rights as well as the relationship between politics and religion in a country in which neither the government nor the people clearly separates the two. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; GTB; HRE; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780896802551
- ISBN
- 9780896802551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Hardback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Politics of Oil and Gas. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; KCL; KJVG; KNBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138647817
- ISBN
- 9781138647817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.19
€ 180.19
Paperback. The book provides a revealing analysis of key areas of Egyptian political economy, such as labour, urbanization and the creation of slums, disability, refugees, street children, and agrarian livelihoods, reaching the impactful conclusion that marginalization does not mean total exclusion. Editor(s): Bush, Ray; Ayeb, Habib. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; JFFJ; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780320847
- ISBN
- 9781780320847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.60
€ 33.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. Examining media and pop culture from Sex and the City 2 to Vanity Fair and Time Magazine, Robin Riley uses transnational feminist analysis to reveal how transnational sexism towards Muslim women in general and Afghan and Iraqi women in particular has led to a new form of gender imperialism. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321288
- ISBN
- 9781780321288
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Condition: New
€ 26.51
€ 26.51
Paperback. This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. Editor(s): Roy, Srila. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780321899
- ISBN
- 9781780321899
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Condition: New
€ 27.52
€ 27.52
Paperback. Argues that Muslim theory and fiction has been commodified to cater to the needs of western ideology, and skillfully critiques the ideological contradictions of the debate around the jihadist by offering a comprehensive analysis of Muslim and non-Muslim cultural critics, including Edward Said, Slavoj Zizek, Don DeLillo and Osama bin Laden. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM2; HRH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780322629
- ISBN
- 9781780322629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.47
€ 29.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. A tribute to the mixed hybrid and multicultural nature of Sri Lanka's society, which challenges assumptions of ethnic purity and attempts to recover a hidden history of hybridity. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842772034
- ISBN
- 9781842772034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.69
€ 38.99
€ 38.69
Hardcover. Concerns the about-turn in US foreign policy towards Uzbekistan since 9/11. Num Pages: 180 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCU; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842774229
- ISBN
- 9781842774229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.46
€ 89.46
Paperback. In Israel, hundreds of soldiers called up to take part in controversial campaigns or assignments have refused orders. This text presents the stories, experiences, viewpoints and poetry, of these officers and ordinary footsoldiers, men and women, from every ethnic background and class. Editor(s): Kidron, Peretz. Num Pages: 144 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; JPVH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842774519
- ISBN
- 9781842774519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.58
€ 38.99
€ 38.58
Paperback. The Palestinian experience of displacement within Israel, told through oral history and memory Editor(s): Masalha, Nur. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842776230
- ISBN
- 9781842776230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.69
€ 38.99
€ 38.69