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Paperback. Series: Constitutional Systems of the World. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849465861
ISBN
9781849465861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.71

Hardcover. There is an increasing number of middle- and upper-class urban Pakistani women turning toward Islam via Al-Huda, an Islamic school for women aiming to transform the women who absorb its message into 'pious' subjects. This title explores how Al-Huda is fostering a new generation of educated, urban, middle-class women to become veiled conservatives. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 illustrations, 1 table, glossary, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632092
ISBN
9780815632092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.97

Hardcover. This book highlights how the idea of civilization formed one of the strong elements of the Indian nationalist discourse. It shows how; around the turn of twentieth century, Indians began to 'talk back' and question the colonial assumptions in imagining and narrating India's past. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; JFCX; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198075042
ISBN
9780198075042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.57

Hardcover. This collection of essays is the outcome of a conference, organized by the Association of Indian Labour Historians in collaboration with the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, on the histories of work, from the long-term and comparative perspective. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tulika Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381358
ISBN
9789382381358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

paperback. This autobiography of historian, Ienaga Saburo, traces his childhood, education, wartime experiences, academic career and two major battles that occupied his later years. One was the fight against the relocation of Tokyo University of Education; the other was the fight against certification. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; BG; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509894
ISBN
9780742509894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

Hardback. Series: Non-Governmental Public Action. Num Pages: 286 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPW; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349950218
ISBN
9781349950218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.95

Hardcover. This is the first study of Chinese stars and their transnational stardom, examining the career of Jet Li, probably the best martial arts actor alive. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645473
ISBN
9780748645473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.88
€ 107.79

Hardback. The eagerly awaited follow-up to top 10 bestseller Persiana. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour photographs & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Octopus Publishing Group
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784720476
ISBN
9781784720476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. In-depth study of diverse Shi'a groups, from Iraq to Aghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon and Senegal, and their relations with Iran. Contributors include Olivier Roy, Alessandro Monsutti, Joseph Alagha, Kinda Chaib, Thierry Zarcone, Mara A. Leichtman, Pierre-Jean Luizard, Peter Harling and Mariam Abou Zahab. Editor(s): Mervin, Sabrina. Num Pages: 350 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863564062
ISBN
9780863564062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.58

Paperback. An extraordinary first-person account of a childhood spent in the jungle Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJPN; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844088874
ISBN
9781844088874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Following World War II, Japan's postwar constitution forbade the country to wage war or create an army. This book draws on interviews, historical research, and analysis to describe the unusual case of a non-war-making military. It offers a look at an army trained for combat that nevertheless serves nontraditional military needs. Num Pages: 275 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520247956
ISBN
9780520247956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Alnasseri, Sabah. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1K; 3JMG; JHB; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137592392
ISBN
9781137592392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.53

Hardcover. This is the first book that looks into the state and role of investigate journalism in the Arab world. It explores the vital role the media could potentially play in informing and empowering society, to assist in opening up the communicative space in a region where this has previously been taboo. Series: Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137461032
ISBN
9781137461032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22, 1 maps, 12 black & white tables, 9 charts. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700521
ISBN
9781501700521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.47

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22, 1 maps, 12 black & white tables, 9 charts. BIC Classification: 1F; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 280 x 31. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700514
ISBN
9781501700514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.77

Paperback. This book looks at how China and India's growing interests in Central Asia disrupt the traditional Russia-U.S. "Great Game" at the heart of the old continent. In the years to come, both Asian powers are looking to redeploy their rivalry on the Central Asian and Afghan theatres on a geopolitical, but also political and economic level. Editor(s): Huchet, Jean-Francois; Balci, Bayram. Series: CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF; JPB; JPF; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137484086
ISBN
9781137484086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.26

Paperback. This is a synthesis of Japanese history, religion, culture and social organization. The book explores the Japanese historical legacy and its impact on the Japanese experience of modernity, eschewing the polemicism of structuralist or culturalist approaches in favour of a comparative analysis. Num Pages: 596 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226195582
ISBN
9780226195582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.96

Hardcover. Using Michel Foucault's idea of governmentality, this book reinterprets various cases of revolt and popular uprisings in Bangladesh. It attempts to synthesize the theories of Foucault's governmentality and Antonio Gramsci's notions of hegemony and counter-hegemony. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137537140
ISBN
9781137537140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardback. Proceedings of the Joint Discussion-17 at the 23rd IAU General Assembly, organised by the Commission 41, held in Kyoto, Japan, August 25-26, 1997 Editor(s): Ansari, S.M. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBT; PGC; PGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402006579
ISBN
9781402006579
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 84 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FK; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9788120737891
ISBN
9788120737891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.53

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