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Paperback. The films of Akira Kurosawa have had an immense effect on the way the Japanese have viewed themselves as a nation and on the way the West has viewed Japan. This title analyses Kurosawa's entire body of work, from 1943's Sanshiro Sugata to 1993's Madadayo. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 7 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325192
ISBN
9780822325192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.65

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550. Good clean copy in dustjacket. DJ has some nicks but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KTJ0042799
ISBN
9780804709620
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966061
ISBN
9780750966061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Hardcover. Explores two major events in Kuwait's history over the past decade: the invasion of Kuwait and subsequent war of liberation in 1990; and a little-publicized collapse of an unofficial stock market in 1982. Num Pages: 140 pages, tabs. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; 3JJPN; JPS; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 310. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KSS0015260
ISBN
9780710304636
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, Colour Photographs Throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Hardcover with Jacket
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805309780
ISBN
9784805309780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. The only guide you'll need for getting around Kyoto and Nara. Everything you need is in this one convenient package; including a large pull-out map! Num Pages: 96 pages, includes a pull-out map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 209 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Pap/Map
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805311790
ISBN
9784805311790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Enjoy delicious Japanese food in some of Kyoto's most tucked-away and spectacular townhouses. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W photos throughout, B&W illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611720013
ISBN
9781611720013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.62

Paperback. A cultural and literary history of Japan's former capital, exploring its religious sites, rich traditions of art and literature and its distinctive geisha heritage. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955139
ISBN
9781904955139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.12

Paperback. First edition published in Japan in 2002 by Kodansha International. Num Pages: 70 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568365626
ISBN
9781568365626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 206 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCK; AJCR; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 301 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag Germany
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9783777438054
ISBN
9783777438054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.00
€ 63.61

Paperback. Focuses the ancient texts known as the Vedas. This volume explores the enigmatic web of ritual and myth that define the Vedas. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF; HRGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846145070
ISBN
9781846145070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 462 b/w & color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; AKL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340314
ISBN
9780764340314
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.52

Hardcover. Long known as the world s factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671741
ISBN
9780745671741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Paperback. Long known as the world s factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671758
ISBN
9780745671758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.35

Paperback. Devoid of natural resources, Hong Kong has weathered many internal and external shocks and yet emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. This book reconsiders the history of the labour market, and weighs the options in the post-1997 era. Series: Hong Kong Economic Policy Studies Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, 22 tables, 21 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
City University of Hong Kong Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629370121
ISBN
9789629370121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.40

Paperback. Looks at labor in Malaysian services, and uses the labor market segmentation approach to study Malaysian labor. This study of workers in services also covers those in private enterprises, both modern (for example, financial services) and traditional (for example, transportation services). Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971694876
ISBN
9789971694876
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.49

Num Pages: 191 pages, 167 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 301 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1884.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764342813
ISBN
9780764342813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31
€ 48.96

Hardcover. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531379
ISBN
9781784531379
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33
€ 124.23

Paperback. Pioneering missionary doctor served 43 years in China during transformative first half of the 20th-century. Num Pages: 436 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF; HBLW; MBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
409
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644176
ISBN
9780888644176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.44

Paperback. Sheds light on what happened at the Little Bighorn Editor(s): Hardorff, Richard G. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780803272934
ISBN
9780803272934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, 18 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FC; BG; HBJF; HREX; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881774262
ISBN
9789881774262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A provocative look at the centrality of desire for "the Land" among early settlers in pre-state Israel Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781584659686
ISBN
9781584659686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24, 1 black & white halftones, 2 figures, 1 maps, 5 tables, 15 charts. BIC Classification: 1FMT; KCM; KCP; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801450815
ISBN
9780801450815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.94

Paperback. This work traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state. Translator(s): Templer, William. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3J; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804737760
ISBN
9780804737760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Hardback. Offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. This title examines the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. It addresses topics including food security, sex work, health, marriage, education, poetry, politics, prisoners, and community development. Editor(s): Heath, Jennifer; Zahedi, Ashraf. Num Pages: 406 pages, 13 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520261853
ISBN
9780520261853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.49

An engaging study of the rapid urbanization of a former village subsumed by the expanding city of Hanoi. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJG; 3JMC; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826679
ISBN
9780774826679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.98

Paperback. Challenges the heroic myths about the foundation of the State of Israel by investigating the struggle to control land and labor during the early Zionist enterprise. This title argues that it was not the imported Zionist ideas that were responsible for the character of the Israeli state. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204010
ISBN
9780520204010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.83

paperback. First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 626 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
626
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138974197
ISBN
9781138974197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.02

Paperback. Series: Cornell East Asia. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Series
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445285
ISBN
9781885445285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Nearly half of the eight million Palestinians are registered refugees. Landscape of Hope and Despair explores this refugee experience in Lebanon through the medium of spatial practices and identity set against the backdrop of prolonged violence. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220704
ISBN
9780812220704
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.50

Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226385068
ISBN
9780226385068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.65

Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226384900
ISBN
9780226384900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.89

Hardback. Tackles a set of intricate questions about the workings of impunity in India. Bringing together senior academics, civil society leaders, and fresh voices from across the subcontinent, this book offers analysis - contextual, structural, and gendered - to break new conceptual ground on the underbelly of "India Shining." Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9789383074204
ISBN
9789383074204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.08

Num Pages: 34 pages, b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 348 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 888.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Moshe Kaufman Israel
Number of pages
34
Condition
New
SKU
V9789659060306
ISBN
9789659060306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. Series: The Wilder House Series in Politics, History & Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497582
ISBN
9780801497582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Multilingual Matters
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783090501
ISBN
9781783090501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.94

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843310549
ISBN
9781843310549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.62

paperback. What makes someone willing to die, not for a nation, but for a language? In the 1950s and 1960s, southern India saw a wave of dramatic suicides in the name of the Telugu language. This title traces the colonial-era changes in knowledge and practice linked to language that lay behind these events. Series: Contemporary Indian Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; CFB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220691
ISBN
9780253220691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Despite its centrality to the political life of India and Pakistan, the few reliable works of history that have appeared on Kashmir insist ahistorically on the existence of a unique Kashmir cultural identity. This text questions the notion of any transcendent cultural uniqueness and "Kashmiriyat". Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRH; JFC; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publ
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657002
ISBN
9781850657002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.56

Hardcover. Building on ethnographic research in multiple locations, this book reveals the complexity of odissi as it is practiced today, at the intersection of identity, nationalism, tradition, and neoliberal economics. Series: Dance & Performance Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333682
ISBN
9781785333682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.80