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Paperback. Passage to Manhood is a groundbreaking and beautifully written ethnography that addresses the intersection of modernity, heroin use, and AIDS as they intersect in a new "rite-of-passage" among young ethnic-minority males in contemporary China. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 table, 3 figures, 3 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFH2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804770255
- ISBN
- 9780804770255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.09
€ 27.99
€ 27.09
Hardback. In the 1970s and 1980s the Republic of China on Taiwan was under the direction of Chiang Ching-Kuo, who served first as its premier, and later as its president. This work provides insight into the substantial role that Chiang played in the social and economic development of the republic. Series: Miller Center Series on Asian Political Leadership. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819189035
- ISBN
- 9780819189035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.49
€ 119.49
Hardcover. 101 p. port. 22 cm. Soft cloth. A good copy. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Foreign Languages Press
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0037261
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 32.99€ 4.99
€ 32.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Presents an elegant analysis of the mechanisms of political mobilization under systemic racism that draws on case studies, interviews, and a detailed understanding of the racialized legal and sociocultural histories of the United States and Canada. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 1KBC; JFFN; JFSL1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813457
- ISBN
- 9780774813457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
paperback. Based on extensive fieldwork, this book explores the Lahu society in Southwest China where practical gender equality has become the byproduct of a potent ideology of gender unity, vividly expressed by the proverb, "chopsticks only work in pairs." Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 figs. & 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231119573
- ISBN
- 9780231119573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.35
€ 42.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881376411
- ISBN
- 9789881376411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.62
€ 14.99
€ 11.62
Hardback. Under the blazing Iraqi sun in the summer of 2007, Shannon Meehan, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, ordered a strike that would take the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was protecting his men. Num Pages: 260 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646725
- ISBN
- 9780745646725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.70
€ 26.99
€ 21.70
Paperback. Under the blazing Iraqi sun in the summer of 2007, Shannon Meehan, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, ordered a strike that would take the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was protecting his men. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745635866
- ISBN
- 9780745635866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.79
€ 25.99
€ 20.79
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Hatherleigh Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578264674
- ISBN
- 9781578264674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.70
€ 40.99
€ 32.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFA; JPQB; JPZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198085003
- ISBN
- 9780198085003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.70
€ 57.70
Hardcover. Though the seemingly impossible dream of a sovereign Jewish state became a reality more than sixty years ago, the question of Jewish identity remains as much an enigma as ever. That enigma is at the heart of Dr. Ruth Shamirs book as it explores the history at times tragic, at times triumphant of the evolution of Jewish identity in the modern era. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRJ; JFSR1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296719
- ISBN
- 9789652296719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.37
€ 34.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Offers an analysis of China's influence on international relations in Asia. This book explores the various dimensions of China's rise, its influence on the region, the consequences for the United States, and alternative models of the evolving Asian order. Editor(s): Shambaugh, David L. Num Pages: 402 pages, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245709
- ISBN
- 9780520245709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardback. "Papers cover subjects such as Executive compensation and corporate governance with special reference to Bangladesh; leading companies in India; Fraudulent Financial Reporting. Non-financial performance measures and performance relationship in the Bangladeshi manufacturing firms. Editor(s): Devi, S. Susela; Hooper, Keith; Uddin, Professor Shahzad; Tsamenyi, Matthew. Series: Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies. Num Pages: 319 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; KFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780524443
- ISBN
- 9781780524443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.83
€ 122.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FC; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144919
- ISBN
- 9780231144919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.39
€ 42.99
€ 30.39
Hardback. Western media coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan paints a simplistic picture of ageless barbarity, terrorist safe havens, and peoples in need of either punishment or salvation. Under the Drones looks beyond this limiting view to investigate real people on the ground, and analyze the political, social, and economic forces that shape their lives. Editor(s): Bashir, Shahzad; Crews, Robert D. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065611
- ISBN
- 9780674065611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.73
€ 47.99
€ 39.73
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Paperback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823812
- ISBN
- 9781933823812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
Hardback. Drawing on extensive ethnographic engagement with youth in Tehran and Isfahan as well as with migrant workers in rural areas, Shahram Khosravi weaves a tapestry from individual stories, government reports, statistics, and cultural analysis to depict how Iranians react to the experience of precarity and the possibility of hope. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; JHB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248876
- ISBN
- 9780812248876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.32
€ 75.32
Hardback. The Zina Ordinance is part of the Hadood Ordinances that were promulgated in 1979 by the military dictator, General Zia-ul-Haq. This work argues that the Zina laws help situate morality within the individual, thus de-emphasizing the prevalence of societal immorality. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JPVH1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812856
- ISBN
- 9780774812856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.34
€ 119.34
Hardback. In this first-person memoir, Shahla Talebi remembers her years as a political prisoner in Iran. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804772013
- ISBN
- 9780804772013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.14
€ 29.99
€ 25.14
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
€ 34.72
€ 34.72
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226372570
- ISBN
- 9780226372570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.34
€ 94.08
€ 77.34
Paperback. Taking Gandhi's statements about civil disobedience to heart, in February 1922 residents from the villages around the north Indian market town of Chauri Chaura attacked the local police station. This title explores the ways it has been remembered, interpreted, and used as a metaphor for the Indian struggle for independence. Num Pages: 210 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 207 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520087804
- ISBN
- 9780520087804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.41
€ 33.99
€ 24.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3H; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226372600
- ISBN
- 9780226372600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.28
€ 34.99
€ 27.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 34. Weight in Grams: 610. Fine in fine dustjacket
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- OTHER PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- SKU
- KTJ0042717
- ISBN
- 9781590515051
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.86
€ 6.86