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Hardcover. The first comprehensive ethnography of the Thangmi, a marginalized community who migrate between Himalayan border zones, Rituals of Ethnicity explores Thangmi cultural worlds and regional political histories to offer a new explanation for the persistence of enduring ethnic identities despite the realities of mobile, hybrid lives. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKN; JFSL; JHM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812246834
- ISBN
- 9780812246834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.30
€ 91.30
Paperback. Based on author's extensive fieldwork in the Gaza Strip and West Bank during the critical period of the Oslo peace process, this title shows how the social service activities sponsored by the Islamist group emphasized not political violence but rather community development and civic restoration. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JPFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- With a New afterword by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159676
- ISBN
- 9780691159676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
Hardcover. Explores the practices that have constituted eastern Hui'an residents, women in particular, as an anomaly among rural Han. This book asks what such practices have come to mean in a post-1949 socialist order that has incorporated forms of marriage, labour and dress into a developmental scale extending from the primitive to the civilised. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 line illustrations, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021280
- ISBN
- 9780674021280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.11€ 46.56
€ 50.11
€ 46.56
Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286238
- ISBN
- 9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813583921
- ISBN
- 9780813583921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.75
€ 159.75
Paperback. In June of 2002, war looms and Saddam Hussein still has a brutal grip on a nation in disarray. The author travels the length and breadth of Iraq, following the fast-evolving events and interviewing people from all walks of life and all religious and political affiliations. This title offers a personal history of this controversial conflict. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611453539
- ISBN
- 9781611453539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. The book is a personal account of the challenges faced by one family without Chinese consumer goods. In an accessible way, the book will shed light on China's reach into the daily lives of ordinary people. The author's reporting (based in part on her experience as a business writer) will offer insights into the "business". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; BM; JFFS; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470379202
- ISBN
- 9780470379202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.60
€ 16.99
€ 14.60
Paperback. Editor(s): Santoni, Arthur. Num Pages: 99 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633211568
- ISBN
- 9781633211568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.35€ 70.74
€ 101.35
€ 70.74
Paperback. Monumental Matters analyzes the role of Mughal architecture-magnificent tombs, mosques, forts, and palaces, such as the Taj Mahal-in India s cultural politics from the colonial era to the present. Num Pages: 232 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349228
- ISBN
- 9780822349228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634636858
- ISBN
- 9781634636858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.51€ 151.00
€ 201.51
€ 151.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, 30 Colour Hand Drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 201 x 201 x 4. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602209688
- ISBN
- 9781602209688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.59
€ 7.59
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Shanghai Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602209589
- ISBN
- 9781602209589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.63
€ 7.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 72 pages, Colour Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; YDP; YFB; YNM; YNP. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 219 x 195 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Hardcover with Jacket
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602209619
- ISBN
- 9781602209619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.46
€ 18.99
€ 18.46
hardcover. A study of the social, political, economic and public health aspects of World War II in South Asia, with particular attention to colonial Eastern India. The conclusion deals with the long-term effects of the War, including its effects on political formations and on bureaucratic re-negotiation. Series: London Studies on South Asia. Num Pages: 258 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700714063
- ISBN
- 9780700714063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.48
€ 174.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WFU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 255 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861716999
- ISBN
- 9780861716999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.98
€ 21.99
€ 18.98
Hardback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated, Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, Protestantism, and a newly emergent Hindu sphere. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067059
- ISBN
- 9780674067059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.29
€ 47.99
€ 40.29
hardcover. An interdisciplinary, engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence. By focusing on the Doon school, a famous boarding school in India, it unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Series: Culture and Communication in Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map ;. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415178556
- ISBN
- 9780415178556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.20€ 171.79
€ 173.20
€ 171.79
paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPQB; KCM; KCP; KNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853390036
- ISBN
- 9781853390036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.05
€ 32.99
€ 32.05
paperback. Beginning in 1835, British colonizers sought to promote modern, western knowledge in India, primarily through schools. Delving into a large archive of popular writings, and drawing on history, political science, and philosophy, the author considers western education in India from various perspectives. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341055
- ISBN
- 9780822341055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Hardback. Ruparelia confronts one of the most striking developments in modern Indian politics: the increasing influence of communist, regional, and lower caste-orientated socialist parties on politics since the late 1980s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JP; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 38. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042123
- ISBN
- 9781849042123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.55
€ 40.99
€ 36.55