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Paperback. The fascinating story of the role played by Britons in uncovering the origins of Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719554285
- ISBN
- 9780719554285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. This is the first full length volume to investigate the place of death in Buddhism in a pan-Asian context. Series: Studies in East Asian Buddhism. Num Pages: 491 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824835996
- ISBN
- 9780824835996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.52
€ 29.52
Hardback. Series: East Asian S. Num Pages: 426 pages, 62 halftones, 1 diagram, 2 endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 40. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674085701
- ISBN
- 9780674085701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.51
€ 176.51
Hardback. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. aeo Based on over 30 years of first--hand research. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172314
- ISBN
- 9780631172314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.14
€ 111.14
Paperback. Tells the story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship. Num Pages: 544 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099551782
- ISBN
- 9780099551782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.31
€ 19.99
€ 14.31
Paperback. An award-winning study of the economic expansion of Lower Burma into the world s largest exporter of rice is available again, now in paperback with a new preface." Series: New Perspectives in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1, With a new preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299283544
- ISBN
- 9780299283544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.57
€ 39.57
Hardback. The first critical analysis of Chinese "cultural entrepreneurs," businesspeople whose entrepreneurial endeavours in China and Southeast Asia the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries transformed the cultural sphere. Editor(s): Rea, Christopher G.; Volland, Nicolai. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 30 b&w photographs, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; 3JJ; JFC; KJH; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774827805
- ISBN
- 9780774827805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.12
€ 130.12
Paperback. Founded in 1906, the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a cultural and economic organization dedicated to promoting the interests of the Chinese business community. This book describes its changing relationship with the state and with businesses in the region. It also examines Chinese business practices. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; KCP; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693657
- ISBN
- 9789971693657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.73
€ 29.73
Hardback. Innovation is key to military success, as Ahmed Hashim explains in his study of how Islamic State functions as a fighting, social media and administrative entity. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JPFR; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046435
- ISBN
- 9781849046435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
€ 30.50
The Call of Everest: The History, Science, and Future of the World's T...
Anker, Conrad, McDonald, Bernadette, Breashea...
Hardcover. In 1963, the American Mount Everest Expedition made history as first American venture to successfully scale the legendary peak, and also as the first successful climb up the hazardous West Ridge. This title explores the history, culture, and science of the world's tallest peak - its ancient meaning, and its future in a world of disappearing ice. Num Pages: 304 pages, 180 Colour Photographs, 20 Maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426210167
- ISBN
- 9781426210167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.23
€ 35.23
hardcover. History of the Three Saudi States (1157H/1744 - 1343H/1925) Num Pages: 456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780956708168
- ISBN
- 9780956708168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.86
€ 51.99
€ 43.86
Hardcover. Sir Jadunath Sarkar was knighted in 1929 and became the first Indian historian to gain honorary membership in the American Historical Association. This book examines Sarkar's career - and poignant obsolescence - as a way in to larger questions about the discipline of history and its public life. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBAH; HBJF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 238 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100449
- ISBN
- 9780226100449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.73
€ 118.73
Paperback. Sir Jadunath Sarkar (1870-1958) was knighted in 1929 and became the first Indian historian to gain honorary membership in the American Historical Association. This book examines Sarkar's career - and poignant obsolescence - as a way in to larger questions about the discipline of history and its public life. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBAH; HBJF; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100456
- ISBN
- 9780226100456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.21
€ 43.21
Hardback. When American and South Vietnamese forces attacked Cambodia in 1970, the invasion ignited a firestorm of violent anti-war protests in the US. Based on research and analysis of the Cambodian invasion's objectives, planning, organization, and operations, this study encourages respect for one of America's genuine military successes during the war. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614059
- ISBN
- 9780700614059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.17
€ 71.17
Hardcover. An authoritative history of the violence that plagued Cambodia from World War II until the end of the twentieth century--and an expose of CIA activities there, peeling back the layers of secrecy that surrounded the CIA's covert assistance to anticommunist forces in Cambodia during that span. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619009
- ISBN
- 9780700619009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.45
€ 79.45
Paperback. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Editor(s): Sugimoto, Yoshio. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. Num Pages: 430 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 618. Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture. 430 pages, 1 graph. Editor(s): Sugimoto, Yoshio. This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Cateogry: (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight: 624.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 430
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521706636
- ISBN
- 9780521706636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.44
€ 54.44
Hardback. A comprehensive and accessible overview of Salman Rushdie's published work, his career, and the controversies that surround him. Editor(s): Gurnah, Abdulrazak. Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521847193
- ISBN
- 9780521847193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.57
€ 95.57
Hardback. This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the Ch'in and Han empires. Editor(s): Twitchett, Denis; Loewe, Michael. Series Editor(s): Fairbank, John King; Twitchett, Denis. Series: The Cambridge History of China. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 17 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 154 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 1023
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521243278
- ISBN
- 9780521243278
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.45
€ 176.45
Hardcover. Definitive history of Japan from prehistoric times to the end of the eighth century. Editor(s): Brown, Delmer M. Series Editor(s): Hall, John Whitney; Jansen, Marius B.; Kanai, Madoka; Twitchett, Denis. Series: Cambridge History of Japan. Num Pages: 630 pages, 11 b/w illus. 12 maps 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1076.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521223522
- ISBN
- 9780521223522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.87
€ 100.87
Paperback. Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings - a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. This title combines ethnographic case studies with comparative anthropological analysis and draws on textual and historical scholarship as well. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120485
- ISBN
- 9780691120485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91