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Hardcover. Seeks to provide a general framework, giving due weight to the origins, early development and each of the various periods of Singapore's history. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 191 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1118.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694302
- ISBN
- 9789971694302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Paperback. The kings of ancient Champa, a civilisation located in the central region of today's Vietnam, started building sacred temples in a circular valley more than 1500 years ago. An Italian team has worked at the site, doing archaeological research and restoration work in cooperation with Vietnamese specialists. This book is based on their efforts. Editor(s): Hardy, Andrew; Cucarzi, Mauro; Zolese, Patrizia. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694517
- ISBN
- 9789971694517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.97
€ 46.97
Paperback. Offers a look at calendars and time, royal myths, colonial expeditions, printing, propaganda, theatre, art, Islamic manuscripts, erotic literature, and many other topics from unexpected angles. This book demonstrates the diversity of scholarship on the Malay World, and shows that offbeat texts can produce fascinating new insights into the past. Editor(s): Putten, Jan Van Der; Cody, Mary Kilcline. Num Pages: 428 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FMM; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694548
- ISBN
- 9789971694548
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Condition: New
€ 47.73
€ 47.73
Paperback. By analyzing economic policy and performance across the economic spectrum, this book presents a picture of economic development in Myanmar between 1988 and the early 2000s. It synthesizes both macro and micro level data to overcome some of the limitations of national statistics, and shows how the government attempted to deal with two key issues. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694616
- ISBN
- 9789971694616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Paperback. After the fall of Suharto in 1998 and the introduction of a policy of decentralization in 2001, local stakeholders secured and consolidated decision-making power, and set about negotiating new relations with Jakarta. This book deals with power struggles and local-national tensions, looking among other things at resource control. Editor(s): Sakai, Minako; Banks, Glenn; Walker, John H. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694791
- ISBN
- 9789971694791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
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
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Condition: New
€ 25.49
€ 25.49
Paperback. This book examines the role of Chinese family and business networks in the process of state formation in Malaya. Through an examination of the opium and rice trades, pawnbroking, labor, and the law, the author considers the crucial role played by wealth and power in state formation, and challenges accepted views of Chinese ethnicity and migration. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694968
- ISBN
- 9789971694968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Paperback. Tracks the erratic path taken by Cambodia's political elite and earlier colonial rulers to develop a national economy. The book closes around 2005, by which time Cambodia had been reintegrated into both the regional and the global economy as a fully-fledged member of the World Trade Organization. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694999
- ISBN
- 9789971694999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.49
€ 40.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971695545
- ISBN
- 9789971695545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.62
€ 39.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971695736
- ISBN
- 9789971695736
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Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Paperback. Includes ten contributions, some from long-established scholars of Singapore's history, others from a new generation of researchers. Their work offers an evaluation of established understandings of Singapore's history, and gives an indication of new directions that researchers are exploring. Editor(s): Tarling, Nicholas. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971696467
- ISBN
- 9789971696467
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Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 1456 pages, 1300 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- NUS Press Singapore
- Number of pages
- 1456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971698713
- ISBN
- 9789971698713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 261.46
€ 261.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Yusuf, Shahid; Shahid Yusuf. Num Pages: 536 pages, numerous tables. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCA; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 891.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195216004
- ISBN
- 9780195216004
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Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Paperback. Offers international perspectives on Education Reform. Editor(s): Gordon, June A.; Fujita, Hidenori; Kariya, Takehiko; LeTendre, Gerald K. Series: International Perspectives in Educational Reform. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807750537
- ISBN
- 9780807750537
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Condition: New
€ 65.25
€ 65.25
Hardcover. Investigates class mobility in a group of 40 -50-year-old second-generation Moroccan immigrant women, members of a subordinate ethnic group in Israel. Series: Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1HBM; JFFN; JFSC; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814338810
- ISBN
- 9780814338810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Paperback. This is a study of Arab writers such as Ghada al-Samman, Hanan al-Shaikh, Emily Nasrallah and Etel Adnan. It presents a constructive literary approach to the ravages of the civil war in the Lebanon. The ways in which women's consciousness is awakened in terms of female liberation is a theme. Num Pages: 228 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; DSBH; HBJF1; HBW; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603771
- ISBN
- 9780815603771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.72
€ 19.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. This volume grew out of a series of lectures by the author in 1944. He analyzes the centrality of Zion to biblical and Talmudic thought, how it inspired medieval thinkers and mystics, and how it moved modern Jews from Moses Hess to Ray Kook and A.D. Gordon. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFCX; JFSR1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604822
- ISBN
- 9780815604822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.21
€ 26.21
A collection of photographs which depict the vanished Arabia of the 1970s, a world of artisans, fishermen, soldiers, and tribesmen, of ordinary lives against the backdrop of a majestic land. They hint at the enormous changes that oil money will bring to these traditional societies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 107 duotone photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBX; AJB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1415.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607007
- ISBN
- 9780815607007
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Condition: New
€ 15.51
€ 15.51
New York City's main Arab communities exemplify the continuity and change that has taken place throughout the city's rich history. This is a collection of writings and photographs that document and tell the stories of these communities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 photographs, 4 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607397
- ISBN
- 9780815607397
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Condition: New
€ 41.82
€ 41.82
Hardcover. Set during the Lebanese civil war, this novel chronicles the splintering of the Al-Mukhtars, a Lebanese family whose love and trust for one another is strained by the increasing economic, social, and psychological tensions that surround them. Translator(s): Sinno, Nadine. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609377
- ISBN
- 9780815609377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.48
€ 23.99
€ 21.48
Paperback. A portrait of the intimate way in which violence pulls lives apart, of an American family caught on the stage of Middle East politics, and of the moral choices required in seeking justice. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 202 pages, 17 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609544
- ISBN
- 9780815609544
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.08
€ 19.99
€ 19.08
Hardcover. This volume is about the ways of promoting women's participation in the affairs of Muslim societies: from raising conciousness and changing codes of law, to penetrating the economic markets and influencing national and international policies. Editor(s): Afkhami, Mahnaz; Friedl, Erika. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 192 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627593
- ISBN
- 9780815627593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.09
€ 53.09
Paperback. By focusing almost entirely on intellectual discourse among the clergy, this text engages the major theoretical discourses of modernity in an attempt to address some of the central theoretical issues involved in and Iran's experience of these issues. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HPD; JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629474
- ISBN
- 9780815629474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Hardcover. In this volume, 15 Iranian women talk intimately about all aspects of their lives, from domestic concerns to professional issues. The women - the eldest of whom is in her 50s, the youngest, 38 - explore their relationships, reflect on courtship and marriage, and address childcare and employment. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629627
- ISBN
- 9780815629627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.26
€ 53.26
Hardcover. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629641
- ISBN
- 9780815629641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.66
€ 59.66
Hardcover. This work explores the cultural and social developments of the USA during the 1970s and offers a survey of both 1970s popular culture and political, economic, and military developments. Central to the text is the belief that the 1970s were a time of betrayal and loss for the USA. Num Pages: 264 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JJPL; GTB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629733
- ISBN
- 9780815629733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.88
€ 58.88
Paperback. These essays are based on contemporary fieldwork in Iran by scholars of Iranian culture. The contributors cover topics such as civil society, foreign relations, Islamism, religious-secular debates and women's issues. These essays challenge stereotypes that have developed about modern-day Iran. Editor(s): Hooglund, Eric. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629757
- ISBN
- 9780815629757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.35
€ 26.35
Paperback. Six candid interviews introduce readers to a class of Muslim women rarely acknowledged in the West. The book aims to shed light on the status, conflicts and social realities of educated Muslim women in Pakistan. They tell of the conflicts and compromises with family and community. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629795
- ISBN
- 9780815629795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.95
€ 33.95
Paperback. In this volume, 15 Iranian women talk intimately about all aspects of their lives, from domestic concerns to professional issues. The women - the eldest of whom is in her 50s, the youngest, 38 - explore their relationships, reflect on courtship and marriage, and address childcare and employment. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 200 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629818
- ISBN
- 9780815629818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.69
€ 26.69
Paperback. Focusing specifically on Jordanian and Palestinian women, Sonbol shows the legal constraints extant in a number of legal codes, namely penal codes that permit violence against Muslim women and personal status laws that require a husband's permission for a woman to work. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 296 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; HBJF1; JFSJ1; JFSR2; LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629856
- ISBN
- 9780815629856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.37
€ 32.37
Hardcover. Providing an account of the British involvement and support of the Iranian constitutional and national struggle of 1906-1911, this book examines the role of the Persia Committee, a lobbying group founded in 1908 for the purpose of changing Britain's policy towards Iran. It also covers how Edward Grey's policy towards Iran was shaped. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 592 pages, 18 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJC; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1266.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630425
- ISBN
- 9780815630425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
Hardcover. Set in the first decade of modern Israel's existence, this volume offers an insightful look at the changing relationship of American Jews and the reborn Jewish nation/state. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 photographs, glossary,notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630517
- ISBN
- 9780815630517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.15
€ 41.15
Paperback. Shows how the complex and contradictory characteristics of globalization constrain and promote the peace processes in Israel/Palestine and Northern Ireland. This title views that a critical interrogation of the interface between economic interests and policy makers is central to an understanding of the relationship between globalization and peace. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630692
- ISBN
- 9780815630692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.28
€ 41.28
Class and Labor in Iran: Did the Revolution Matter? (Modern Intellectu...
Nomani, Farhad, Behdad, Sohrab
Hardcover. Provides an analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. Using a theoretical framework, this work maps the trajectory of class changes over time, specifically noting the movements between pre revolutionary and post revolutionary Iran. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 376 pages, notes, bibliography, index, 37 tables, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630708
- ISBN
- 9780815630708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.29
€ 65.29
Hardcover. Examining Kurdish nationalism as a function of diverse political spaces, this book analyzes the formation of Kurdish national identity. In tracing the evolution of Kurdish nationalism, the author shows that, contrary to popular theories, there is nothing natural or fixed about Kurdish identity or the configuration that Kurdish nationalism assumes. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black-&-white photographs, glossary, notes, works cited, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1FBQ; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630845
- ISBN
- 9780815630845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Paperback. Useful for students of gender and Middle East studies, this book examines gender, women's involvement, and sexuality in the ideologies and strategies of a transnational Palestinian political movement. It focuses on the central party apparatus of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Democratic Front branches. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 216 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 1FBP; JFSJ1; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630876
- ISBN
- 9780815630876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamics of change and class configuration in Iranian society. This is an examination of the effects of revolution, Islamic populism, protracted war, and economic crisis on the class nature of the workforce in Iran. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; JP; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630944
- ISBN
- 9780815630944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Hardcover. Takes an insightful look at how entire households, families, and individuals "cope," negotiate their lives, and plan to achieve goals in Occupied Palestine. This book posits that household dynamics cannot be fully grasped unless linked to the traumas of the past and worries of the present. Editor(s): Taraki, Lisa. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 312 pages, 45 tables, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JHMC; JHMP; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631071
- ISBN
- 9780815631071
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.77
€ 59.77
Hardcover. Using the Hodeida Urban Primary Health Care Project as a case study, this book offers an analysis of how development policies of the state interconnect with agendas of global donor organizations and the employment of women in the face of social disapproval and barriers to advancement. Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 358 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFSJ1; KCM; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631217
- ISBN
- 9780815631217
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.58
€ 48.58
paperback. Centuries before W B Yeats wove Indian, Japanese, and Irish forms together in his poetry and plays, Irish writers found kinship in Asian and West Asian cultures. This book maps the discourse of Irish Orientalism within Ireland's complex colonial heritage. Series: Irish Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1F; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631644
- ISBN
- 9780815631644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.38
€ 39.38
Hardcover. Miss India competition has become a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing, over time, the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, the author examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by political, economic, and cultural developments. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631767
- ISBN
- 9780815631767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99
€ 37.99
Hardcover. Explores the central issues of vision and visibility in Iranian culture. This book focuses on historical and literary texts to understand the use of visual culture in the production of the contemporary nation. It examines various discourses that have constituted the image of the "Babi." Series: Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; APFA; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631798
- ISBN
- 9780815631798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.13
€ 39.13
Hardcover. At the close of the nineteenth century, American women missionaries traveled far afield to spread Christianity across the globe. Their presence abroad played a significant role in shaping foreign perceptions of America. This work tells the history of women's foreign missions in Japan. Series: Women in Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JH; HRCX7; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631811
- ISBN
- 9780815631811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.90
€ 32.90
Hardcover. Offers an overview of the ways in which Middle Eastern cities can be studied. This book includes essays that explore the interconnectedness between religion and its geography. It defines and maps out urban social history in the Middle East from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Sluglett, Peter. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 344 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631941
- ISBN
- 9780815631941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.98
€ 43.98
Hardcover. Takes a gendered approach to labor conflicts, anticolonial struggles, and citizenship in modern Lebanon. Challenging the assumptions about culturally inscribed roles for Middle Eastern women, this book highlights traditions of public activism and militancy among rural women that are in turn adapted to the spaces of the French Tobacco Monopoly. Series: Beyond Dominant Paradigms in the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 b/w illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632122
- ISBN
- 9780815632122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.92
€ 59.92
Hardcover. women's employment and issues related to poverty in Iran Editor(s): Bahramitash, Roksana; Esfahani, Hadi Salehi. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 360 pages, 63 tables, 16 figures, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSR2; KCFM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632139
- ISBN
- 9780815632139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.15
€ 48.15
Hardcover. A study of the role of popular culture and women in particular in the shaping of Iranian modernity Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 black-&-white illustrations, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBTB; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632245
- ISBN
- 9780815632245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
Hardcover. Emerging in the early 1970s, the Organization of Iranian People's Fadai Guerrillas (OIPFG) become one of the most important secular leftist political organizations in Iran. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the rise and fall of the Fadai urban guerrilla movement in Iran. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 black-&-white illustrations, 5 tables, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632436
- ISBN
- 9780815632436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.95
€ 41.95
Hardcover. Imperial Citizen considers the geopolitical necessities of Ottoman-Iranian/Sunni-Shiite relations in the Iraqi frontier provinces in the late 19th-early 20th century through an examination of Ottoman centralization policies, and the impact of those policies on Ottoman citizenship laws and on the institution of marriage. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBTQ; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632856
- ISBN
- 9780815632856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.35
€ 37.35
Hardcover. Using the contested theory of "democratic peace" as a foundational framework, the contributors explore the effects of a variety of internal influences on Israeli government practices related to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking: electoral systems; political parties; identity; leadership; and social movements. Editor(s): Spruyt, Henrick; Haklai, Oded; Elman, Miriam Fendius. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; JPHV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633372
- ISBN
- 9780815633372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.26
€ 71.26
Hardcover. This book brings together scholars from across the Social Sciences and the Humanities to consider how different disciplinary theories and methods contribute to the study of conflictual and cooperative outcomes in modern Jerusalem. Editor(s): Adelman, Madelaine; Elman, Miriam Fendius. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 277 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTJ; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633396
- ISBN
- 9780815633396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.03
€ 50.03
Hardcover. This book, based on extensive historical research and anthropological fieldwork in contemporary Jerusalem, details the multiple ways in which space, identity, and alterity are experienced, produced and contested by the habitants of this conflicted urban center. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPG; 3JMG; HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815633488
- ISBN
- 9780815633488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.01
€ 44.01
Hardcover. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 1KBB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815634133
- ISBN
- 9780815634133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.95
€ 40.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KNAC; RNFF; TVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Iowa Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609382773
- ISBN
- 9781609382773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.93
€ 18.99
€ 18.93
Paperback. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF1; KCS; KNBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781625341570
- ISBN
- 9781625341570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MBF; 1QSP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742231419
- ISBN
- 9781742231419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58
Paperback. Presents material on the lives and religious quests of Daoist women in medieval China. Translating and discussing religious women's biographies, this book explores the social context, ideals, and techniques of their practice, relating the stories to Daoist themes and political events. It elucidates the underlying threads of women's divine careers. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN5; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Three Pines Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931483049
- ISBN
- 9781931483049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
Paperback. Translator(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Merwin Asia
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937385521
- ISBN
- 9781937385521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. Drawing on recent scholarship this study effectively re-examines Japan's policies in Korea from 1910 to 1945 and contributes to the growing field of historical revisionism in Korean colonial history. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- MerwinAsia United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937385705
- ISBN
- 9781937385705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
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
€ 26.40
Paperback. Written by a major public figure and player in the events, this book documents and evaluates a turning point in the political and economic history of Indonesia. Controversial issues such as the infamous bank closures are analysed, and there is detail on a range of topics during this turbulent period. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812303080
- ISBN
- 9789812303080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.03
€ 31.03
Paperback. Addressing questions such as, how should historians treat the earlier pasts of each country and the nationalism that guided the nation-building tasks, this book tries to put them not only in the perspective of Southeast Asian developments of the past five decades, but also the larger areas of historiography. Editor(s): Gungwu, Wang. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812303172
- ISBN
- 9789812303172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.33
€ 40.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRAM2; HRH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812309716
- ISBN
- 9789812309716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Montesano, Michael J.; Chachavalpongpun, Pavin; Chongvilaivan, Aekapol. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814345354
- ISBN
- 9789814345354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Paperback. A series of photographic mug shots taken by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia are agents in an ongoing drama of unimaginable human suffering. Series: Critical Human Rights. Num Pages: 246 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBLW; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299297541
- ISBN
- 9780299297541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
hardcover. A fast-paced, narrative-driven account of the rise of Islamic State, based on thorough research Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPFR; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 207 x 23. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336565
- ISBN
- 9780745336565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.08
€ 134.08
Paperback. So formidable an opponent did the Iraqi airforce consider the F-14 that during the Iran-Iraq war, they ordered their pilots not to engage F-14s and the presence of one was usually enough to empty an area of Iraqi aircraft. This combat history of the F-14 includes first hand accounts from the pilots themselves. Illustrator(s): Bishop, Farzad. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100ill.40col.ill. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767871
- ISBN
- 9781841767871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.88
€ 25.99
€ 20.88
Paperback. Develops an institutionalist analysis of Malaysia's post-colonial economy by exploring the political economy of development and particularly the interface between economics and law. This book shows that economic policy initiatives in Malaysia have often been accompanied by corresponding legislative and regulatory reforms. Editor(s): Jomo, K. S.; Wong, Sau Ngan. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; KCM; KCP; LN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693909
- ISBN
- 9789971693909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Paperback. Draws together the changes that occurred in Southeast Asia during the fifteenth century, and considers the extent to which Ming China's engagement with the region helped usher in the early modern period of Southeast Asian history. Num Pages: 500 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- 1 New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694487
- ISBN
- 9789971694487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.20
€ 46.20
Paperback. Group marriages along with prescriptions for sex, pregnancies and births, were a central feature of the remaking of Cambodia society and contributed to the dissolution of the country's ritual practices. This title argues that suffering was intensified by ritual tampering on the part of the Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979) of Cambodia. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map. BIC Classification: 1FMC; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694722
- ISBN
- 9789971694722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.12
€ 43.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Endicott, Kirk. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; CF; HBTB; HD; HRKT; J; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971698614
- ISBN
- 9789971698614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.73
€ 47.73
Paperback. A wide-ranging collection of essays on the varieties of liberation theologies emerging in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the hopes that they offer for future reconciliation. Editor(s): Masalha, Nur; Isherwood, Lisa. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HRAM2; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893613
- ISBN
- 9780718893613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.00
€ 48.00
hardcover. This book investigates the mappings of ideas about sexual and ethnic difference in Galilee during the centuries following the last Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire. Series: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1QDA; 3D; HRAX; HRJ; JFSJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740296
- ISBN
- 9780804740296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.12
€ 96.12
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
hardcover. Intends to demonstrate that hynotism is an essential aspect of our most significant relationships, an inherent dimension of love, religion, medicine, politics, and literature, a fundamental dynamic between lover and beloved, deity and votary, physician and patient, ruler and subject, and, indeed, reader and listener. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DQ; JMTH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226185293
- ISBN
- 9780226185293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.55
€ 118.55
Paperback. Argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state, influenced by the Israeli state created in 1948; Biblical scholars have contibuted to dispossessing the Palestinians of their land and their past. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HBTB; HRH; HRJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415107594
- ISBN
- 9780415107594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.77
€ 61.77
Paperback. Using the declassified Japanese documents, memoirs, and diaries, this book presents a comprehensive overview of Japan's international relations from the end of the Pacific War to the present day. Editor(s): Iokibe, Makoto. Translator(s): Eldridge, Robert D. Num Pages: 264 pages, 11 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415498487
- ISBN
- 9780415498487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.99
€ 68.99
paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415544467
- ISBN
- 9780415544467
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.47
€ 51.47
paperback. Queering India provides an understanding of same-sex love and eroticism in Indian culture and society. The essays focus on gay and lesbian life in India to provide a comprehensive look at a much neglected area. Editor(s): Vanita, Ruth. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 photosgraphs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415929509
- ISBN
- 9780415929509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Johnston, Jay; Samuel, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 282 pages, 5 black & white tables, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; HRA; VXA; VXPH; VXPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138119376
- ISBN
- 9781138119376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.16
€ 60.16
hardcover. How environmental activism in youth shapes political engagement and citizenship for Laotian American women Series: Asian American History & Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1KBBWF; JHMC; JPW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439908136
- ISBN
- 9781439908136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.77
€ 88.77
hardcover. A significant contribution to our understanding of the varied experience of women in the Islamic Middle East, Tournaments of Value gives a careful description of a world of female socializing, and the velocity, energy, and elaborateness of this remarkable female social world. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; JFSJ1; JFSR2; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 20th Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487501341
- ISBN
- 9781487501341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.56
€ 94.56
Paperback. Astute analysis of the work of a great Israeli poet through the lens of psychoanalysis, gender, nationalism, and trauma theory Num Pages: 198 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; DSB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611683554
- ISBN
- 9781611683554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780230252
- ISBN
- 9781780230252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.13
€ 51.13
Paperback. A lively history of Beijing, this book is the ultimate introduction to China's extraordinary city, perfect for travelers and general readers alike. Series: CityScopes. Num Pages: 192 pages, 70 colour, 30 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780232614
- ISBN
- 9781780232614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.89
€ 25.89
Paperback. A history of Tel Aviv which presents it as a centre of immigration that contains reminders of each immigrant's mother country; as a catalyst between the East and the West; and, not least, as a place of transformation for Jews who fled from the Nazi terror. Translator(s): Atkins, Helen. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 colour and 52 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890337
- ISBN
- 9781861890337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.25
€ 46.25
Paperback. Since 1984, Chinese cinema has been the most dramatic new entry on the international film scene. This text looks at contemporary Chinese cinema as a visual art and illustrates the many ways it has been shaped by centuries of Chinese visual and cultural traditions. Series: Envisioning Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44 colour, 196 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APFA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890504
- ISBN
- 9781861890504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
paperback. The Topographics series works in the reverse way to ordinary travel books. Each volume mingles analysis with anecdote to explore the creative collision between physical space or location and the human mind. Translator(s): Adams, Sarah. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 144 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCM; HBJF; HBLW3; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891365
- ISBN
- 9781861891365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.89
€ 25.89
Paperback. "Building Jaipur" is an illustrated history of the majestic city. The volume also offers a concise history of Indian architectural theory that covers the last three hundred years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 colour and 105 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AM; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891372
- ISBN
- 9781861891372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Paperback. "Bangkok: Angelic Allusions" uses the tangible artefacts of the city, its topography, streets and monuments, as vehicles for speculating on Bangkok and its central mythologies. Num Pages: 244 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; AJC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 190 x 13. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891570
- ISBN
- 9781861891570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.92
€ 42.92
Paperback. Nuclear bombs and geopolitical controversy are often the first things associated with the isolated Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea and its volatile leader Kim Jong-il. Yet behind the secretive curtain also lies a little known and slowly expanding world of art. This book explores the role of art in North Korea. Num Pages: 192 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 72 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJ; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892362
- ISBN
- 9781861892362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.69
€ 46.69
Paperback. Explains and evaluates the historic and political roots of conflicts in South Asia in a systematic and thematic way. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892577
- ISBN
- 9781861892577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.71
€ 33.71
Paperback. Tourist adverts and glossy publications present Thailand as an exotic country with a rich cultural heritage, strong religious traditions and a much-loved monarchy. This book challenges these commonplaces by offering a reinterpretation of the emergence and development of the Thai nation-state. Num Pages: 240 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF; WTH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 569.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893147
- ISBN
- 9781861893147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.65
€ 40.65
Paperback. Featuring 150 mouth-watering photographs, Ricelands explores the origins and defining characteristics of the cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia and the Philippines, and considers how the informal nature of South-east Asian eating fits into the rhythms of modern-day living. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893789
- ISBN
- 9781861893789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.55
€ 47.55
Paperback. Though more than sixty years have passed since the signing of the proclamation of the State of Israel, the impact of that epochal event continues to shape the political policies and public opinion of not only the Middle East but much of the world. This book is suitable for those seeking a balanced understanding of this enduring struggle. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861895271
- ISBN
- 9781861895271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Hardcover. Pakistan: Terrorism Ground Zero is the first detailed analysis of the myriad insurgent groups working in Pakistan. Rohan Gunaratna and Khuram Iqbal examine the nature, structure and agendas of the groups, their links to activists in other countries, and describe how difficult it will be to defeat them. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 143 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861897688
- ISBN
- 9781861897688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.49
€ 33.49
Paperback. Leading Gandhi scholar Douglas Allen presents a new, challenging approach to Gandhi's life, philosophy and teachings. The biography explores the historical and cultural significance of Gandhi's extraordinary life, and describes his continuing relevance in life today. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 305.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898654
- ISBN
- 9781861898654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.91
€ 22.91
Hardcover. A History of Myanmar since Ancient Times describes the Burmese people, their culture, their ambitions, and the world that they live in. Covering more than 2,200 years, this is the most comprehensive account of Myanmar's colourful and exciting history ever published in the English language. Num Pages: 328 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899019
- ISBN
- 9781861899019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
Paperback. Analyses the factors underlying the economic crises in South Korea and Brazil, pointing out areas of similarity and divergence. It also reviews the paths of recovery taken by both economies, examining the role of policy and variations in structural characteristics. Editor(s): Amann, Edmund; Chang, Ha-Joon. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 1KLSB; JPS; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Institute for the Study of the Americas United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900039512
- ISBN
- 9781900039512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.22
€ 46.22
Hardcover. In 1965 Indonesia had the largest communist movement. This title describes that though Aidit's attempt to replace the anti-communist army leadership was organized without the knowledge of the communist party, the army launched a subsequent propaganda campaign against the communist movement. Series: What Was Communism?. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 187 x 117 x 14. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Seagull Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906497675
- ISBN
- 9781906497675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.61
€ 19.61
Paperback. A report that contains the findings from marine biological assessments of fifty-two sites around the coast of Bali. It collects data on biodiversity and coral reef health in order to provide recommendations for the government of Bali to establish a network of marine protected areas. Editor(s): Mustika, Putu Liza Kusuma; Ratha, I Made Jaya; Purwanto, Saleh. Series: RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Num Pages: 135 pages, 72 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; PSAF; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Conservation International,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934151518
- ISBN
- 9781934151518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.40
€ 28.40
Paperback. As urban areas have grown and sprawl has spread in recent decades, metropolitan governments have begun to look beyond city borders, establishing regional partnerships to help them deal with issues of transit, resource use, and more. This title examines this trend through a close comparative study of seven metropolitan areas in Israel and Germany. Editor(s): Heinelt, Hubert; Razin, Eran; Zimmermann, Karsten. Num Pages: 350 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593394015
- ISBN
- 9783593394015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.44
€ 69.44
Paperback. The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in the heart of Central Asia is home to the city of Osh, which is commonly discussed as an epicenter of radical Islamism and political instability, yet also fully globalized. The author explores what this means for the everyday lives of the city's young people. Series: Eigene und Fremde Welten. Num Pages: 337 pages, 9 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FCK; JFFS; JFSP2; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Campus Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783593398891
- ISBN
- 9783593398891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
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
€ 67.00
€ 63.61
Hardcover. In March 2009, the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague, together with the University of Zurich, organized a seminar on Chinese legal culture. This title pays special attention to the question of Westernization, the role of globalization in the Chinese legal system, and the act of "translating" between Western and Asian legal systems. Editor(s): Tomasek, Michal; Muhlemann, Guido. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; LAM; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024619606
- ISBN
- 9788024619606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Paperback. The Sa'dan Toraja are an ethnic group who live primarily on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This academic study examines the deep cultural shifts among the Toraja during the last century through the lens of their most important ritual-funerals. Num Pages: 170 pages, 40 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HRC; HRKT; HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024622286
- ISBN
- 9788024622286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback. This is a survey of the evolving relationship between China and Denmark since first contact was made. One area that should be of particular interest to non-Danes is how the non-imperialistic Danish approach to China wrought a different perception of, and relationship with, the Chinese. Editor(s): Brodsgaard, Kjeld Erik; Kirkebaek, Mads. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; GT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- NIAS Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788787062718
- ISBN
- 9788787062718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.89
€ 45.89
Hardcover. In her sequences of pictures, the author illustrates such scenes as feminist gatherings against violence and discrimination, the encroachment of large corporations in farmlands, and what the world may look like to a poor woman in a village in India. Num Pages: 200 pages, 200 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017685
- ISBN
- 9789381017685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.23
€ 60.23
Paperback. Born in 1945 in the Assamese town of Jorhat, Temsula Ao lost both her parents in quick succession when she was young. Left to fend for themselves, she and her five siblings ran wild, skipping school and wandering the streets. This is a memoir of those early years and the career they led to, which saw Ao become an acclaimed writer. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 200 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381017982
- ISBN
- 9789381017982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.88
€ 18.99
€ 17.88
Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence - The Right to Heal; Inte...
Chatterji, Angana P.; Buluswar, Shashi; Kaur,...
Hardback. Num Pages: 454 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFE; JFSJ1; JKV; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757113
- ISBN
- 9789384757113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 150. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789385932069
- ISBN
- 9789385932069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Hardcover. Analyzing well-known films by Chinese stars and crew, as well as the broad influence they have had on Hollywood directors such as Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, the author describes how notions of Chinese identity, culture, and popular film genres have been reinvented and repackaged by major US studios. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JMC; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622090552
- ISBN
- 9789622090552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Hardcover. Engages cultural representations of the subjectivities and loyalties of Chinese migrant communities. This work explores the multitude of resurfacing histories of Chinese migrant communities and integrates this knowledge with debates on historiographic representation, multiple modernities, transnationalism and globalization. Editor(s): Riemenschnitter, Andrea; Madsen, Deborah L. Num Pages: 300 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622090798
- ISBN
- 9789622090798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
Hardcover. The first book in the English language to examine how the Buddha's nirvana was represented and received in the visual culture of China. Mining a selection of well-documented and well-preserved examples from the sixth to twelfth centuries, Lee offers a rea Num Pages: 372 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 203 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622091252
- ISBN
- 9789622091252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.33
€ 68.33
Hardcover. Recounts how one woman's hope of building a new China gradually turned to disappointment, disillusionment and despair, reflecting the minds of China's intellectuals at the time. Num Pages: 192 pages, plate section of photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622091719
- ISBN
- 9789622091719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.62
€ 45.62
Paperback. This text contains a study of the ecology of the hills and streams of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 244 pages, 69 colour plates, 19 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; PSTS; PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622093577
- ISBN
- 9789622093577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.40
€ 38.40
Paperback. This book looks beyond the articulated goals and accomplishments of the modernization of higher education in China. It delves into the grass roots reality and identifies the true achievements, the unintended outcomes and the major obstacles that still have to be overcome. Editor(s): Agelasto, Michael; Adamson, Bob. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622094505
- ISBN
- 9789622094505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.81
€ 45.81
Paperback. "Ashes of Time", directed by the internationally-acclaimed Wong Kar-Wai, is one of the most distinguished films made in Hong Kong. This book analyses the nature and significance of the film. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622095854
- ISBN
- 9789622095854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.27
€ 33.27
Paperback. Wong Kar-wai's controversial film, "Happy Together", shows two gay Chinese men in Buenos Aires and probes masculinity, aggression, identity and homosexuality. This text examines this memorable film, placing it within the context of other films by Wong Kar-wai and other Hong Kong directors. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema. Num Pages: 140 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622095892
- ISBN
- 9789622095892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.73
€ 32.73
Paperback. Hong Kong cinema exploded into world culture during the 1990s, driven by its linkage with Hollywood's dynamic new digital special effects technologies. This book provides historical background to those events by analysing the culture, political and technological network surrounding Tsui Hark's 'Zu: Warriors From the Magic Mountain'. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema Series. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622096516
- ISBN
- 9789622096516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.56
€ 32.56
Paperback. 'A Better Tomorrow' has always been hailed as a milestone in Hong Kong cinema. This book describes the different responses to the movie in Hong Kong and later in its reception worldwide, which paved the way for the promotion of John Woo and Chow Yun-fat to their current prominence in Hollywood. Series: The New Hong Kong Cinema Series. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622096523
- ISBN
- 9789622096523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.90
€ 32.90
Hardcover. Providing useful reading for students and researchers of world Englishes in the Asian context, this study of the users and uses of English in Asia, its acculturation, nativization and innovative dimension of Asian creativity contextualizes a variety of theoretical, applied and ideological issues with refreshing interpretations and re-evaluations. Series: Asian Englishes Today. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622096653
- ISBN
- 9789622096653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.06
€ 42.06
Hardcover. The evolution of Hong Kong, as a British colony and as a Special Administrative Region, has been inextricably intertwined with the situation in China. This relationship is examined through various perspectives in this volume. There are insights on such topics as Hong Kong's society and religion, the development of the New Territories, etc.. Num Pages: 308 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; GTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622097209
- ISBN
- 9789622097209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.83
€ 57.83
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
€ 45.98
Paperback. Provides a readable approach to understanding the development of business in China from 1500 to the 1990s. This book sheds fresh light on the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese business. It is intended for people with little background in China or Chinese business practice. He presents three phases in the development of Chinese business. Series: Understanding China - New Viewpoints on History and Culture. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622097841
- ISBN
- 9789622097841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.36
€ 22.36
Paperback. Examining Chinese transnationalism from a variety of perspectives, this book interrogates social practices and literary and filmic texts which frequently cross national borders in imaging Chineseness. It is subdivided into sections on society, literature, and films. Editor(s): Ng, Maria N.; Holden, Philip. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AB; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622097971
- ISBN
- 9789622097971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.76
€ 33.76
Hardback. Carl Crow arrived in Shanghai in 1911 and made the city his home for the next quarter of a century, working there as a journalist, newspaper proprietor, and groundbreaking adman. This work presents his story which gives us a view of Shanghai and China during those years. It is aimed at those with an interest in Shanghai and China of this period. Num Pages: 324 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGB; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098022
- ISBN
- 9789622098022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.23
€ 35.99
€ 31.23
Paperback. Featuring about 140 coloured illustrations by various Chinese artists and six essays whose themes range from the sociohistorical impact of Mao to the visual representation of trauma and memories, this work brings a multidimensional view to our understanding of the influence of the Cultural Revolution on contemporary China. Editor(s): Jiang, Jiehong. Num Pages: 172 pages, 135 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098701
- ISBN
- 9789622098701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.14
€ 57.14
Hardback. Daughter of a Manchu aristocrat, granddaughter of a Boston merchant, Princess Der Ling was a fascinating human battleground of warring identities, and a figure whose life provides a glimpse into one Eurasian woman's experience of living not just between two cultures - that of China and the West. This book tells her story. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098817
- ISBN
- 9789622098817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.72
€ 47.72
Hardcover. Offers an analysis of the Hong Kong railways and provides an analysis of the profitable model followed by the MTRC and the KCRC and the social costs behind their success. This book studies the past and looks to the future of the relationship between government policies and railway management. Num Pages: 332 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; KC; KJ; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098824
- ISBN
- 9789622098824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.84
€ 74.84
Hardback. Studies the constructed nature of the history endorsed by Singapore, blurring the distinction between what happened in the past, and how that past is made to be understood. This title also examines the power invested in various aspects of Singapore's history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098831
- ISBN
- 9789622098831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.03
€ 75.03
Paperback. Examining the political economy of TV industry, audiences of the regional media flows, perceptions of colonial-postcolonial relationships, and nationalist responses to trans-national media culture exchanges, this volume highlights the multiple connectivities and implications of popular cultural flows and exchanges in East Asia. Editor(s): Huat, Chua Beng; Iwabuchi, Koichi. Series Editor(s): Iwabuchi, Koichi; Berry, Chris. Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622098930
- ISBN
- 9789622098930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.53
€ 43.53
Hardback. Assesses the implementation of the "one country, two systems" in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) from the political, judicial, legal, economic and societal dimensions. This book argues that the diplomats from Mainland China and Taiwan can learn from the ways in which Hong Kong's political future was settled in 1982-1984. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099081
- ISBN
- 9789622099081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.03
€ 75.03
Paperback. Examines various topics and contexts of travel writings on China, Japan and South East Asia. This book offers a kaleidoscopic glimpse of the various cultures in the eyes of their beholders coupled with understanding of the various politics and relationships that are involved. It is useful to scholars and students of Asian studies. Editor(s): Clark, Steve; Smethurst, Paul. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099159
- ISBN
- 9789622099159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.80
€ 39.80
Hardback. Macao's Ruins of St Paul, whose correct name is the Church of Madre de Deus, is the only example of Baroque art and architecture in China. This book explores a vanished but once renowned Church, as well as the Jesuit university college of which it was part. It provides a critical appraisal of the Church and College. Num Pages: 196 pages, with 47 illustrations in colour & b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099227
- ISBN
- 9789622099227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.19
€ 58.19
Hardcover. Tracing the changes and continuities Tsinghua University has experienced since 1911, this book presents an analysis of how the university strives to maintain autonomy while taking a leading role in implementing China's policy of higher education. Series: Education in China: Reform and Diversity. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099364
- ISBN
- 9789622099364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. A collection of essays that present a study of TV drama in China. It examines such genres as revisionist Qing drama, historical and contemporary domestic dramas, anti-corruption dramas, 'pink' dramas, Red Classics, stories from the Diaspora, and sit-coms. Editor(s): Zhu, Ying; Keane, Michael; Bai, Ruoyun. Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099418
- ISBN
- 9789622099418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
Hardcover. Brewitt-Taylor was the first to fully translate a traditional Chinese novel into English. His life, in teaching and the Chinese Imperial Customs, makes a fascinating study of an Englishman in Qing and early Republican China. His personal story is marked by sadness, bereavement and his wife's madness. Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099616
- ISBN
- 9789622099616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.66
€ 57.66
Paperback. A selection of interdisciplinary essays that investigates film practices and technologies, offering a timely look at the ever-shifting cities in East Asia and their portrayal in cinema. Contributors include a number of leading voices on contemporary Asian Editor(s): Braester, Yomi; Tweedie, James. Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures. Num Pages: 216 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1FM; APF; JFFS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099845
- ISBN
- 9789622099845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.35
€ 37.35
Paperback. Analyzes contemporary sexual cultures in greater China, with special attention to Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing. This book is suitable for scholars of literary history, film and cultural studies, public health, and social history. Editor(s): Yau, Ching. Series: Queer Asia. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099876
- ISBN
- 9789622099876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.53
€ 37.53
Hardcover. The forts built from the early seventeenth century onwards, the ships that defended Macau's waters, the weapons that armed the facilities and the soldiers and sailors who manned them all are carefully detailed in The Defences of Macau. More than 200 illustrations serve as a visual record of what has survived. Num Pages: 288 pages, 213. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789622099937
- ISBN
- 9789622099937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.92
€ 76.92
Hardcover. The book presents a specific analysis of the Hong Kong school curriculum and highlights the ways in which the curriculum both reflects and changes in response to broader socio-political shifts. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888028016
- ISBN
- 9789888028016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Paperback. An innovative study of three provocative Chinese directors: Wong Kar-wai, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Focusing on the highly stylized and nonlinear configurations of time in each director's films, she argues that these directors have brought new Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; APF; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888028061
- ISBN
- 9789888028061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Hardback. Editor(s): Ryan, Janette; Slethaug, Gordon E. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNC; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888028443
- ISBN
- 9789888028443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Ryan, Janette; Slethaug, Gordon E. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, charts. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNC; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888028450
- ISBN
- 9789888028450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888028931
- ISBN
- 9789888028931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.13
€ 40.13
Hardcover. This book is the first book-length ethnographic study on Hong Kong women with same-sex desires and transgender lesbians in relation to urban spaces. This book aims to discuss how multi-faceted experiences of living in density shape one's life and determine lesbian and transgender sexualities within and beyond the city of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083015
- ISBN
- 9789888083015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.00
€ 63.00
Paperback. This book is the first book-length ethnographic study on Hong Kong women with same-sex desires and transgender lesbians in relation to urban spaces. This book aims to discuss how multi-faceted experiences of living in density shape one's life and determine lesbian and transgender sexualities within and beyond the city of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083022
- ISBN
- 9789888083022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback. Series: Queer Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083053
- ISBN
- 9789888083053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. This book delineates the history and politics of gender and sexuality since postwar Taiwan. Tracking the interface between queerness and national culture, it underscores the imbrications of male homosexuality, prostitution and feminism within the modernizing process and offers a trenchant critique of the violence of sexual modernity. Series: Queer Asia. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083084
- ISBN
- 9789888083084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.65
€ 34.65
Hardcover. Series: Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Num Pages: 404 pages, 124. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; AJC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083091
- ISBN
- 9789888083091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083114
- ISBN
- 9789888083114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.49
€ 46.49
Hardback. This study analyzes an important feature in English-language Malaysian fiction that has been considerably neglected in scholarship - the theme of religion. Through interrogating this theme, the multilayered textures of cultural memories that are infused with "spiritual" dimensions are revealed in the narratives under discussion. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 2AB; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083206
- ISBN
- 9789888083206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.02
€ 58.02
Paperback. This study analyzes an important feature in English-language Malaysian fiction that has been considerably neglected in scholarship--the theme of religion. Through interrogating this theme, the multilayered textures of cultural memories that are infused with "spiritual" dimensions are revealed in the narratives under discussion. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083213
- ISBN
- 9789888083213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.12
€ 34.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; CB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 114 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083305
- ISBN
- 9789888083305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99
€ 15.99
Paperback. This book is a collection of the best and latest studies on how the Hong Kong government is repositioning itself in the economy and society under the pressures of globalization, economic restructuring and the rise of the civil society. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083503
- ISBN
- 9789888083503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083534
- ISBN
- 9789888083534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.70
€ 63.70
Hardcover. The volume is a collection of research articles on creative, performative, and commercial uses of the English language in various domains of Asian popular culture. It provides a sociolinguistically contemporary snapshot of how English is variously adopted and adapted on local pop culture scenes in East Asia, South Asia and South East Asia. Editor(s): Lee, Jamie Shinhee. Series: Asian Englishes Today. Num Pages: 288 pages, 43. BIC Classification: 1F; 2AB; CFB; GTC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083565
- ISBN
- 9789888083565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Paperback. Series: TransAsia: Screen Cultures. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083596
- ISBN
- 9789888083596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.76
€ 33.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 68 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083770
- ISBN
- 9789888083770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.16
€ 35.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888083886
- ISBN
- 9789888083886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.96
€ 39.96
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139040
- ISBN
- 9789888139040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, Jessica Milner; Chey, Jocelyn. Num Pages: 398 pages, 32 color, 23 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139248
- ISBN
- 9789888139248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. Series: Queer Asia. Num Pages: 256 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1FMS; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139347
- ISBN
- 9789888139347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.96
€ 33.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139590
- ISBN
- 9789888139590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.62
€ 24.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139620
- ISBN
- 9789888139620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.32
€ 40.32
Paperback. Translator(s): Tenison, William Hanbury. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; BGXA; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139675
- ISBN
- 9789888139675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCM; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139798
- ISBN
- 9789888139798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.80
€ 62.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 28 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139828
- ISBN
- 9789888139828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.10
€ 35.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 379 pages, 40 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139903
- ISBN
- 9789888139903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.83
€ 40.83
hardcover. Num Pages: 124 pages, color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; AJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 190. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888139934
- ISBN
- 9789888139934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.10
€ 35.99
€ 32.10
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888208043
- ISBN
- 9789888208043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.02
€ 97.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; APW; JFD; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hong Kong University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789888208586
- ISBN
- 9789888208586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.06
€ 42.06
Paperback. The aim of this book is to explore ethnic, cultural and material changes in the transformative history(s) of oceans and seas, commodities and populations, mariners and ships and raiders and refugees in Southeast Asia, with particular reference to the Sulu-Mindanao region, or the "Sulu Zone". Num Pages: 585 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Number of pages
- 585
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971692421
- ISBN
- 9789971692421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
Paperback. The world's population negotiates a multiplicity of naming systems. Some are compatible with the 'normative' system of the world of passports and identity cards but a great many are not. This volume classifies and theorizes the systems underlying naming practices in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia where systems are abundant and fluid. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; CFB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Singapore University Press Singapore
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693800
- ISBN
- 9789971693800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.75
€ 29.75
Singapore: An Atlas of Perpetual Territorial Transformation
Rodolphe de Konick, Julie Drolet, Marc Girard
Hardcover. Since 1965, when it became a fully independent city-state, Singapore has been an effervescent laboratory of economic, social and environmental transformation and innovation. This book illustrates the nature and depth of the territorial changes that have occurred from the early 1960s onwards. Editor(s): Koninck, Rodolphe De; Drolet, Julie; Girard, Marc. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJP; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971693978
- ISBN
- 9789971693978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.96
€ 31.96
Paperback. Utilizing rare pictures and offering detailed explanations of the heritage of traditional Korean science from the Bronze Age to the Joseon Dynasty, this takes a fresh and unique look at the history of Korean science. Translator(s): Carruba, Robert; Kyu, Lee Sung. Num Pages: 436 pages, 320 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694029
- ISBN
- 9789971694029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.71
€ 56.71
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
€ 22.36
Paperback. A study that presents the results of a major interdisciplinary research project that gathered data on more than one thousand households in Ho Chi Minh City over a three-year period, and on migration flows at the urban destination and in four sending communities in different regions of Vietnam. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFFN; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694555
- ISBN
- 9789971694555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.19
€ 41.19
Paperback. A reference work on Singapore cinema. Using illustrations, it catalogues the country's film landscape from the early days of local film production through the end of 2007, and presents various discoveries on the city's film history that throw fresh light on its earliest feature productions. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 177 x 23. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694562
- ISBN
- 9789971694562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.79
€ 50.79
Paperback. Across Asia, 'populist' leaders emerged on an unprecedented scale around the start of the 21st century. This book examines this phenomenon. It considers the many faces of contemporary populism in the region, analyzing the phenomenon through case studies of political leaders with populist credentials. Editor(s): Mizuno, Kosuke; Phongpaichit, Pasuk. Series: Kyoto CSEAS Series on Asian Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1F; JPH; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694838
- ISBN
- 9789971694838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.19
€ 30.19
Hardcover. A comprehensive historical anthology of English-language literary works from Singapore. It attempts to place the texts that have imagined the territory and the people who are now recognizably Singaporean in a historical narrative, to be read, studied, critiqued and treasured. Editor(s): Poon, Angelia; Holden, Philip; Lim, Shirley. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; DQ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694869
- ISBN
- 9789971694869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63
€ 80.63
Paperback. Editor(s): Klokke, Marijke J.; Degroot, Veronique. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1FM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971696412
- ISBN
- 9789971696412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.24
€ 93.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; GTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971696504
- ISBN
- 9789971696504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.78
€ 15.99
€ 14.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971696757
- ISBN
- 9789971696757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.46
€ 43.46
Paperback. This is a ground-breaking study of the diplomatic efforts in the aftermath of Vietnam's 1978 invasion of Cambodia. This study is the first written based on the records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore, a key player in the complex diplomatic maneuvering of the period. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971697044
- ISBN
- 9789971697044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.73
€ 45.73
On the Eighteenth Century as a Category of Asian History: Van Leur in ...
Blusse, Leonard; Gaastra, Femme S.
hardcover. J.C. Van Leur attacked the views on the character and significance of the 18th century in Asian history. His denial of European pre-eminence in Asian waters represents an attack on colonial historiography. These essays provide studies of what this period meant in the history of South and East Asia. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840146103
- ISBN
- 9781840146103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 170.19
€ 170.19
paperback. Series: Mena Development Report. Num Pages: 206 pages, 1, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFFJ; JFSJ; KCM; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821397633
- ISBN
- 9780821397633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.00
€ 43.00
Inclusion and Resilience: The Way Forward for Social Safety Nets in th...
Silva, Joana; Levin, Victoria; Morgandi, Matt...
paperback. Series: Mena Development Report. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JKS; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821397718
- ISBN
- 9780821397718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.69
€ 50.69
paperback. Traces the drifts of the trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey. This book recounts the adventures of the author when travelling through the Silk Route. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276 363pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Edition
- Tenth edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099437222
- ISBN
- 9780099437222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.47
€ 5.47
paperback. Editor(s): Chen, Xiangming. Series: Globalization & Community Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 b&w photos, 2 maps, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816654888
- ISBN
- 9780816654888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.29
€ 37.29
paperback. A guide to the history, people and culture of Central Asia in the wake of the break-up of the Soviet Union. It documents the widespread social upheaval in a region reeling from political change. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJPR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099459286
- ISBN
- 9780099459286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.53
€ 14.99
€ 12.53
hardcover. Unique insight into pre-revolutionary Iran from a high-level insider Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 bw in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784536329
- ISBN
- 9781784536329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.99€ 47.49
€ 62.99
€ 47.49
hardcover. How the new Iraqi political elite used the military and school system to create an Iraqi Arab identity from three multi-ethnic, multi-religious provinces of the former Ottoman Empire. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- revised edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231132145
- ISBN
- 9780231132145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.32
€ 147.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360. Politics and Ideas. 312 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPFN. Dimension: 206 x 139 x 16. Weight: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152235
- ISBN
- 9780231152235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 196 x 27. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674114
- ISBN
- 9781905674114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.33
€ 114.33
paperback. The history of Orientalism shows that, whether making philological comparisons between Arabic and Hebrew, cataloguing the coins of Fatimid Egypt or establishing the chronology of Harun al-Rashid's military campaigns against Byzantium, scholars have been unified by their shared obsession. This book is a work of scholarship. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140289237
- ISBN
- 9780140289237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.76
€ 20.99
€ 16.76
paperback. The decades of Western adulation for the Japanese "economic miracle" failed to notice a key point - that in pursuit of this miracle, the Japanese had turned their country into a concrete shambles. This book describes the dazzling nature of Japanese culture and its ruination. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141010007
- ISBN
- 9780141010007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.29
€ 20.99
€ 15.29
paperback. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141012117
- ISBN
- 9780141012117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
paperback. Introduces readers to an Iran that few people see, meeting opium-smoking clerics, women cab drivers and sartorially challenged presidential officials, among others. This work reveals a country where both t-shirt wearing teenagers and religious martyrs express pride in their Persian origins, that is deeply religious yet highly cosmopolitan. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141047416
- ISBN
- 9780141047416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60