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Indian sub-continent
Hardback. Neeti Nair's account of the partition in the Punjab rejects the idea that essential differences between the Hindu and Muslim communities made political settlement impossible. Far from being an inevitable solution, partition--though advocated by some powerful Hindus--was a stunning surprise to the majority of Hindus in the region. Num Pages: 356 pages, 3 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057791
- ISBN
- 9780674057791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 64.51
€ 71.06
€ 64.51
Hardback. In the 1950s Sinhalese linguistic nationalism precipitated a situation in which the movement to replace English as the main language and replace with it with Sihala and Tamil was abandoned and Sinhala alone became the official language. This work looks at the subsequent outcome this had. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749237
- ISBN
- 9780804749237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.73
€ 156.73
Paperback. A tribute to the mixed hybrid and multicultural nature of Sri Lanka's society, which challenges assumptions of ethnic purity and attempts to recover a hidden history of hybridity. Num Pages: 192 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842772034
- ISBN
- 9781842772034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.36
€ 45.99
€ 38.36
Hardcover. Editor(s): Research Wing of New Century Publications. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177081633
- ISBN
- 9788177081633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 29.47
€ 44.99
€ 29.47
Paperback. When thinking of India, it is hard not to think of caste. This work argues that caste is, in fact, neither an unchanged survival of ancient India nor a single system that reflects a core cultural value. It traces the career of caste from the medieval kingdoms of southern India to the textual traces of early colonial archives. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088952
- ISBN
- 9780691088952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.23
€ 51.99
€ 37.23
Paperback. When Warren Hastings was put on trial by Edmund Burke, it brought the East India Company's exploits to public attention. Presenting the scandal that laid the foundation of the British Empire, this work explains how the substitution of imperial authority for Company rule helped erase the origins of empire and justify the British presence in India. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 halftones, 1 mapscattered. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027244
- ISBN
- 9780674027244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.29
€ 35.99
€ 30.29
Paperback. Tells the stories of David Sharp, a young British solo climber, who was passed by 40 mountaineers as he lay dying on the slopes of the Everest mountain, and Lincoln Hall who was left for dead yet miraculously survived. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 maps, 1 x 8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BTP; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 19. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- VIRGIN BOOKS
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753515709
- ISBN
- 9780753515709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.31
€ 21.99
€ 16.31
Hardback. On 13 April 1919, a fateful event took place which was to define the last decades of the British Raj in India. This book dispels common myths and misconceptions surrounding the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and offers a new explanation of the decisions taken in 1919. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp bw plates, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857230
- ISBN
- 9781848857230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.47€ 48.43
€ 52.47
€ 48.43
Paperback. Expanded and revised edition of the highly praised history of the English East India Company. Num Pages: 280 pages, 5 photos, 2 figures, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCZ; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331959
- ISBN
- 9780745331959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.25
€ 21.99
€ 16.25
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition, New edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331966
- ISBN
- 9780745331966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.10€ 82.13
€ 99.10
€ 82.13
Paperback. To the world he is Sri Ramakrishna - godly avatar, spiritual master, beloved guru. But to Hriday, his nephew and long-time caretaker, he is just Uncle - maddening, bewildering Uncle, prone to entering trances at the most inconvenient of times, who must be vigilantly safeguarded not only against jealous enemies but also against the cauliflower. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; FA; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 24. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Windmill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099510529
- ISBN
- 9780099510529
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.37
€ 21.99
€ 17.37
Salman Rushdie and Indian Historiography: Writing the Nation into Bein...
Nicole Weickgenannt Thiara
Hardcover. Paying particular attention to the representation of women and to gendered notions of the nation, this book examines for the first time the marked parallels between Rushdie's critique of the Nehruvian legacy and the most significant recent trends in Indian historiography, especially the feminist and subalternist movements. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205482
- ISBN
- 9780230205482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 234 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177081473
- ISBN
- 9788177081473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 33.96
€ 51.99
€ 33.96
Paperback. Nikhil Anand explores the politics of Mumbai's water infrastructure to demonstrate how citizenship and the rights through which to make demands on the state for public services emerges through the relations between residents, plumbers, politicians, engineers, and the 3000 miles of pipe that bind them. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362692
- ISBN
- 9780822362692
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.25
€ 33.99
€ 30.25
Hardback. Nikhil Anand explores the politics of Mumbai's water infrastructure to demonstrate how citizenship and the rights through which to make demands on the state for public services emerges through the relations between residents, plumbers, politicians, engineers, and the 3000 miles of pipe that bind them. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362548
- ISBN
- 9780822362548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.68
€ 122.68
Paperback. Covering the entire spectrum of writers, from the artistic patterns of the first Punjabi poet (Baba Farid, 1173-1265) to feminist author Amrita Pritam (d. 2005), the volume serves as an ideal introduction to the three faiths of Sikhism, Islam and Hinduism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848858848
- ISBN
- 9781848858848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.30
€ 33.99
€ 28.30
Paperback. Series: India Studies in Business and Economics. Num Pages: 326 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 74 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCT; KJS; KNAC; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132234951
- ISBN
- 9788132234951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.92
€ 122.92
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 125 colour illustrations, 88 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSVS; PSVW7; RNKH; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319311616
- ISBN
- 9783319311616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.36
€ 63.36
Paperback. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Niloufer's love for food combined with extensive world travel from a young age inspired her to experiment with world cuisines. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786290410
- ISBN
- 9781786290410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Austin Macauley Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786290427
- ISBN
- 9781786290427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.99
€ 31.99
€ 22.99
Hardcover. Series: Ethnicity, Inequality and Public Sector Governance. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; GTF; JFFJ; JFFS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986122
- ISBN
- 9781403986122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Hardcover. Editor(s): Joshi, Nirmala. Num Pages: 294 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FK; GTB. Dimension: 224 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New Century Publications India
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788177080582
- ISBN
- 9788177080582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.27€ 50.90
€ 72.27
€ 50.90
Hardback. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537973
- ISBN
- 9781137537973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.60
€ 95.60
Paperback. Delves deep into the intractable but under-reported struggle between the Indian state and Maoist groups who control swathes of the Indian countryside. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332826
- ISBN
- 9780745332826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.98
€ 38.99
€ 30.98