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Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226532394
ISBN
9780226532394
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. This concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribal artists, and the decorative arts. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 304 pages, Yes. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842213
ISBN
9780192842213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.14

Paperback. Explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. With a fascinating array of art works, this book throws much light on a previously neglected strand of modern art and introduces the work of artists who are little known in Europe or America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 107 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; 3JJH; ACBK; ACXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 193 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861893185
ISBN
9781861893185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.39

Paperback. In 1921, a traveling religious man appeared in Bengal, who was later, began to be identified as none other than the Second Kumar of Bhawal. So began one of the most extraordinary legal cases in Indian history. This title evaluates this case of the man claiming to be the long-lost Kumar. The story unfolds alongside decades of Indian history. Num Pages: 456 pages, 7 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090313
ISBN
9780691090313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.35

Paperback. Includes bibliographical references and index. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152211
ISBN
9780231152211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. When Siraj, the ruler of Bengal, overran the British settlement of Calcutta in 1756, he allegedly jailed 146 European prisoners overnight in a cramped prison. Of the group, 123 died of suffocation. This title follows the ever-changing representations of this historical event and founding myth of the British Empire in India. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 halftones. 5 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 615.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152011
ISBN
9780691152011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.55

Paperback. Takes a look at the development of a Chinese design culture within the context of China's history of industrialisation, consumer revolution and rapid urbanisation. This book explores how China's design culture began, what its driving forces are, and how it is developing. Editor(s): Hongxing, Zhang; Parker, Lauren. Num Pages: 192 pages, 180 colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 213 x 17. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851775316
ISBN
9781851775316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.78

Paperback. A detailed examination of the contest in Manchuria between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese interests and its consequences for history Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3 photos, 6 tables, 3 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336143
ISBN
9780822336143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAB; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142229
ISBN
9780231142229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.11

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415424097
ISBN
9780415424097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.30
€ 74.35

Paperback. This work analyzes the link between the awakening of China as a historical narrative and the awakening of the Chinese people as a political technique for building a sovereign and independent state. In sum, it asks what we mean when we say that China woke up in the last century. Num Pages: 480 pages, 12 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 27. Weight in Grams: 645.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804733373
ISBN
9780804733373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Paperback. This book decodes the rhetoric of China's turbulent decade, a time of both brutal iconoclasm and radical experimentation in the arts, to offer new insights into works that have transcended their times. Editor(s): King, Richard. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 318 pages, 65 illustrations, 23 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; ACBP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774815437
ISBN
9780774815437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

paperback. The Japanese women whose memoirs, journals and essays are collected in this volume constitute a strong current in the history of modern Japanese life from the 1880s to the outbreak of World War II. The women reveal why they joined left-wing groups in order to fight oppression and injustice. Editor(s): Hane, Mikiso. Translator(s): Hane, Mikiso. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Reflections on the Way to the Gallows: Rebel Women in Prewar Japan United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520084216
ISBN
9780520084216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. The 15 hagiographies of holy women of the Syrian Orient collected here include stories of martyrs' passions and saints' lives, pious romances and personal reminiscences. Dating from the 4th to 7th centuries AD, they are translated from Syriac into accessible prose. Translator(s): Harvey, Susan Ashbrook; Brock, Sebastian P. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 215 pages, 1 illustration, 1 map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRCC1; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
Updated
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213661
ISBN
9780520213661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Pan Ku's celebrated and influential History of the Former Han has been a model for dynastic history since its appearance in the first century A.D.Burton Watson has translated ten chapters from the biography section, including the lives of imperial princes, generals, officials, and some lesser figures. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 282 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QDA; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083546
ISBN
9780231083546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.94

Paperback. * Highly entertaining account of four journeys into the Himalayas and Tibet * Includes a ground-breaking survey of the history of early Tibet Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1KBB; 2ADF; DSBH; DSK; JFHF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111421
ISBN
9780349111421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.06

Paperback. Throughout the East there runs a legend of a great mountain at the centre of the world, where four rivers have their source. Charles Allen traces this legend to Western Tibet where there stands Kailas, worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists alike as the home of their gods and the navel of the world." Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
DO NOT USE
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349139388
ISBN
9780349139388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.89

Paperback. The fascinating story of the role played by Britons in uncovering the origins of Buddhism on the Indian subcontinent. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Murray
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719554285
ISBN
9780719554285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. Drawing extensively on the men's diaries, journals and letters, this text retells the story of a brotherhood of young men who together laid claim to one of the most notorious frontiers in the world: India's north-west frontier. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848547162
ISBN
9781848547162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.85

Paperback. * A classic history of Britons' experiences of India in the last days of the Raj. Editor(s): Allen, Charles. Num Pages: 304 pages, Section: 8, B&W. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349104973
ISBN
9780349104973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.86

Paperback. A fascinating history of the religious fanatics that would come to be known as the founding fathers of Islamic terrorism and who set down the intellectual roots of Al Queda. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349118796
ISBN
9780349118796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. aeo Provides a much--needed, accessible overview of the Japanese economic miracle. aeo Sets economic discussions against clear political and social background. aeo Draws on recent research to reexamine complex relationship with the US. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631179016
ISBN
9780631179016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. Thrilling new biography about the first man to rule all of the Indian subcontinent, from one of the great chroniclers of India. Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 30, int b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 33. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349122380
ISBN
9780349122380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

paperback. .
Publisher
Trolley Books
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904563570
ISBN
9781904563570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.00

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