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Paperback. .
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781467783477
ISBN
9781467783477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.27

Hardback. Andrea Wiley contrasts the practices of the world's leading milk producers, India and the United States. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports, she shows that the cultural significance of milk goes well beyond its nutritive value. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JFCV; JHMC; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674729056
ISBN
9780674729056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.19
€ 48.36

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

€ 66.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 full-color photos and line drawings, 75 recipes. BIC Classification: 1F; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1045.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580089753
ISBN
9781580089753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.14

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 30 full-colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781607745334
ISBN
9781607745334
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 Full Colour Photos. BIC Classification: 1F; WBN; WBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607740254
ISBN
9781607740254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 168 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 211 x 18. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607749585
ISBN
9781607749585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.65

Hardcover. This book explores the complex interactions between imperial expansion, political abolitionism and colonial philanthropy that underpinned the ambivalent attitudes of both British evangelicals and East India company officials towards the existence of slavery in India in the period 1772-1843. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846317583
ISBN
9781846317583
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.66

Paperback. This book explores the complex interactions between imperial expansion, political abolitionism and colonial philanthropy that underpinned the ambivalent attitudes of both British evangelicals and East India company officials towards the existence of slavery in India in the period 1772-1843. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381113
ISBN
9781781381113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.63

Paperback. Transnational ethnic identity issues studied through an ethnography of Chinese American visits to Chinese villages organized under a program set up by the Chinese government Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332633
ISBN
9780822332633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.08

Hardback. Footprints in Paradise explores how sense of place in Okinawa is transformed as language, landscapes, and wildlife are reconstituted as treasured and vulnerable resources. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 186 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JHM; KNSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333866
ISBN
9781785333866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.66

Hardback. Series: Global Chinese Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, B&W Illus.: 8,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164528
ISBN
9780231164528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.96
€ 61.08

Hardcover. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403977854
ISBN
9781403977854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.73

Paperback. The author contrasts her experiences as an American mother raising three independent, self-sufficient boys with the experiences of village parents striving to form a closely-knit family unit. The result is a uniquely intimate account of family life and child rearing in Middle Eastern society. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106795
ISBN
9780231106795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.09

Hardcover. Written for practitioners and practitioners-in-training of education development, this book reviews education issues in developing countries and provides in-depth case studies from Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; 1HBE; JNF; JPQB; JPRB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340176
ISBN
9780230340176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

hardcover. The issue of abortion forces a confrontation with the effects of poverty and economic inequalities, local moral worlds, and the cultural and social perceptions of the female body, gender, and reproduction. Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies from 7 countries in Asia. Editor(s): Whittaker, Andrea. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFMA; JFSJ1; MBNH4; MFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 551.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781845457341
ISBN
9781845457341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.14

Hardcover. In this lucid study, Andre Wink profiles the greatest of the Mughal emperors, Jalal ad-Din Akbar. Series: Makers of the Muslim World. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; BGH; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 202 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851686056
ISBN
9781851686056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.11

Paperback. Turning from more traditional modes of historical inquiry, Korea Between Empires explores the formative influence of language and social discourse on conceptions of nationalism, national identity, and the nation-state. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJC; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFD; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125390
ISBN
9780231125390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.42

Paperback. Asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. This title is suitable for those interested in Asia, in world systems and world economic and social history, in international relations, and in comparative area studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; KCA; KCL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610. Global Economy in the Asian Age. 352 pages, 6 maps, 3 tables. Asks us to re-orient our views away from Eurocentrism - to see the rise of the West as a mere blip in what was, and is again becoming, an Asia-centered world. This title is suitable for those interested in Asia, in world systems and world economic and social history, in international relations, and in comparative area studies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; KCA; KCL; KCZ. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight: 614.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214743
ISBN
9780520214743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.99

Paperback. This volume argues that Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) trade and investment liberalization can be compatible with environmental protection. It identifies the issues that must be dealt with internationally and proposes an environmental action agenda for APEC. Num Pages: 208 pages, tables, figures, index. BIC Classification: 1F; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Institute for International Economics
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881322507
ISBN
9780881322507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.48

Hardcover. A cross-cultural volume that investigates the question of how social minorities are formed Editor(s): Burguiere, Andre; Grew, Raymond. Series: The Comparative Studies in Society & History Book S. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1F; 1KBB; 1KL; 1MBF; HBG; HBTB; HR; JFSC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472097371
ISBN
9780472097371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.41
€ 81.16

Paperback. A cross-cultural volume that investigates the question of how social minorities are formed Editor(s): Burguiere, Andre; Grew, Raymond. Series: The Comparative Studies in Society & History Book S. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1F; 1KBB; 1KL; 1MBF; HBG; HBTB; HR; JFSC; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472067374
ISBN
9780472067374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.50

Hardcover. This book examines how the International Monetary Fund engages in the politics of ideas to shape domestic institutional change. Drawing on case studies from post-Soviet Central Asia, Andre Broome explains that how governments interpret their policy options mediates the IMF's influence over economic reform during periods of crisis and uncertainty. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; KCBM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230240056
ISBN
9780230240056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Paperback. The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 210. 320 pages. The acclaimed memoir from the bestselling author of Empress Orchid. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; BM; HBJF; HBLW3. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight: 210.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596035
ISBN
9780747596035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.81

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