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paperback. Examines modern and pre-modern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, this work traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1FMT; HREP; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988498
ISBN
9780295988498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7, 7 charts. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704901
ISBN
9781501704901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476792
ISBN
9780801476792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801448898
ISBN
9780801448898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.85

Paperback. Like Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi is an iconic figure, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, at great personal cost she has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime since 1988. This biography makes it plain that inside Burma itself little has changed. Num Pages: 512 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Arrow
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099491156
ISBN
9780099491156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. An account of what Justin Wintle found in post-war Vietnam, and how for three months he played cat and mouse, with those charged with keeping him in line, while developing a profound love for more ordinary Vietnamese and the astonishing landscapes they inhabit. This book describes a heaven and hell country, full of the pain of war. Num Pages: 440 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955153
ISBN
9781904955153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.10

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470454039
ISBN
9780470454039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.83

Hardcover. By mid-1944 the Axis missile guidance systems were systematically interfered by the Allies superior technology. As an emergency measure, Germany was forced to use the Soviet tactics of fighter-taran against the American bombers, while Japan used the terminal dive bomber ritual against the invasion fleets and designed new airplanes to that purpose. Num Pages: 288 pages, 128 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 255 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555651
ISBN
9781781555651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 27.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 470 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 886.
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
470
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781813099
ISBN
9780781813099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.22

Hardback. In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 5SG; HBJF; JFSK2; JPA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360261
ISBN
9780822360261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.86

Paperback. In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 5SG; HBJF; JFSK2; JPA; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360438
ISBN
9780822360438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Argues that the celebrated Indian IT industry is in fact a substantial obstacle to a broader-based, more egalitarian form of development in India. Series: IIPPE. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KCP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745332659
ISBN
9780745332659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.26

Paperback. India produces more films than any other country and these works are consumed by non-Western cultures in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and by Indian communities across the world. This text focuses on how such a dominant media configures the ""nation"" in post-Independence Hindi cinema. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; APF; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813531915
ISBN
9780813531915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.67

Hardcover. Series: Diversity and Plurality in South Asia. Num Pages: 158 pages, 14+ b+w figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Anthem Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857281098
ISBN
9780857281098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.65

Hardcover. Editor(s): Sim, K. S. Num Pages: 167 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 17. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
167
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336274
ISBN
9781590336274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.85
€ 62.18

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641201
ISBN
9780691641201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 340 pages, Tables(44) Figures 3. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199454136
ISBN
9780199454136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.05

Paperback. Used Paperback. In good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Ampersand
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KRF0011012
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 25.00

Hardback. An history of the early Chinese ancestral cult, particularly its cognitive aspects. It intends to excavate the cult's color and vitality and to quell assumptions that it was no more than a simplistic and uninspired exchange of food for longevity, of prayers for prosperity. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 484 pages, 6 halftones; 2 line art. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 832.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056077
ISBN
9780674056077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. An anecdotal memoir of the author that captures the mood and milieu of Singapore as the country emerged from colonial rule to become a self-governing independent nation. It records his meetings with a number of the region's leaders, and encounters with students and colleagues who would later feature in Singapore politics. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; BM; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971694227
ISBN
9789971694227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.36

Hardback. A comprehensive introduction to the word of Ancient Israel

Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 885.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780567097224
ISBN
9780567097224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.81
€ 174.68

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843310525
ISBN
9781843310525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Hardcover. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear in good illustrated cover
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1943
Publisher
George Allen and Unwin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
1st
SKU
KSS0015299
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A challenge to the belief that modern science was created uniquely in the West and subsequently diffused elsewhere. Through a detailed analysis of knowledge construction in botany, cartography, terrestrial surveying, linguistics, education and colonial administration, Raj demonstrates the crucial role of intercultural encounter and circulation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 maps, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230238503
ISBN
9780230238503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.32
€ 125.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634636216
ISBN
9781634636216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.05
€ 122.87

Hardcover. Num Pages: 290 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590336434
ISBN
9781590336434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.85
€ 62.18

Paperback. An environmental, institutional, and cultural history of forestry in colonial eastern India. By examining the influence of regional political formations and bio-geographic processes on land and forest management, the book offers an analysis of the factors that influenced landscape change. Num Pages: 376 pages, 14 illustrations, 4 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC; RGBL; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804745567
ISBN
9780804745567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

hardcover. Num Pages: 372 pages, 17 half-tones 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; JHMC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735636
ISBN
9780804735636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.29

Hardcover. China is now an economic power in the world economy, and offers tremendous business and investment opportunities, but its financial markets remain poorly understood. In this authoritative book, investment banking expert K. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFK; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470044681
ISBN
9780470044681
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

hardcover. This book will be useful to those in the West and in the Middle East with an interest in the contemporary state of the higher educational system in the region and in education in general. It concentrates on the Gulf, but the problems of control, development, curriculum and purpose in higher education are found throughout the Middle East. Editor(s): Shaw, K.E. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; JH; JNA; JNK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780859895156
ISBN
9780859895156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.42

Paperback. 8vo Good/Fine in original dustwrapper. Victor Gollancz was a teacher publisher author and public campaigner who spen his life t passionately trying to make people see the truth as he saw it. In many ways he epitomised the social conscience of the mid twientienth century. He founded The Left Book Club, Save Europe Now and the Campaign against Capital Punishment.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Gollancz
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0311161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor reader wear. Dust jacket included.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1961
Edition
1st edition
SKU
KTM0009096
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24 black and white photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 231 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252081408
ISBN
9780252081408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.39

Hardback. Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 208 pages, 18 black and white photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252039881
ISBN
9780252039881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.15

Hardcover. A comprehensive treatment of the spread, acculturation, functions, and evolution of English in Asia, this book discusses the issues resulting from the introduction of English in culturally different contexts and the two-way interaction of English and local languages in Asia. It is useful for those interested in English studies and world Englishes. Series: Asian Englishes Today. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9789622097551
ISBN
9789622097551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.98

Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 30. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859531
ISBN
9780810859531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.30

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616084646
ISBN
9781616084646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.80

Paperback. Did you know Chinese don't eat soup, they drink it? That their surnames come before their first names? That their good sense is to be found not in their heads but in their hearts? Or that white is their colour of mourning? This title provides a guide to China's sociable and friendly people and their complex and often contradictory society. Translator(s): Tobler, Stefan. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973178
ISBN
9781907973178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Hardback. This pathbreaking work argues that the major intellectual trend in China from the 17th through the early 19th century was Confucian ritualism, as expressed in ethics, classical learning, and discourse on lineage. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721738
ISBN
9780804721738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.96

Paperback. Eleanor Nesbitts introduction contextualises the life of Kailash Puri, Punjabi author and agony aunt, providing the story of the book itself and connecting the narrative to the history of the Punjabi diaspora and themes in Sikh Studies. She suggests that representation of the stereotypical South Asian woman as victim needs to give way to a .. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKP; 3JJ; BGA; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196028
ISBN
9781845196028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.40