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Hardback. This cultural history of the evolution of modern marriage practices in colonial Bengal shows that arranged marriage as it is practiced today is a modern practice from the colonial era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344629
ISBN
9780822344629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.87

Paperback. This fourth edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, chronological analysis of Japan's current political system and the contributions of its leaders. It emphasizes why Japan and its politics matters in a global society. . Series: Modern Governments. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405154161
ISBN
9781405154161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.64

Hardback. This volume traces the development of a unique 'Anglo-Malay madhhab' in these states, initially by colonial and latterly by successor states. In Malaysia and Brunei, shari'ah has been filtered through Anglo-common law state institutions, creating a hybrid 'Anglo-Muslim' mixture of legal doctrines. Series: Islam and the Law in Southeast Asia. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFSR2; LAFS; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850675
ISBN
9781848850675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; LAM; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782258315
ISBN
9781782258315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 103.36

Paperback. Seeing Indian dancers as gendered labour highlights the politics of Asian American racialization, migration, and citizenship Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASD; JHBL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439904305
ISBN
9781439904305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816650736
ISBN
9780816650736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816650729
ISBN
9780816650729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.91

Hardback. Priya Joshi demonstrates how a paradoxical legacy has shaped the works of Indian writers such as Krupa Satthianadhan, Ahmed Ali and Salman Rushdie, a process she calls the "indigenization" of the English novel. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231125840
ISBN
9780231125840
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 88.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169608
ISBN
9780231169608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 45 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169615
ISBN
9780231169615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.15

Paperback. Traces the history of British and Indian cinema in the late colonial period, revealing how popular film styles and controversial film regulations in the politically linked territories of Britain and India reconfigured imperial relations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 34 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; APF; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780822337935
ISBN
9780822337935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.27

Hardcover. This book compares the use of 'terrorism' by states in the Global North (Britain in Northern Ireland) and South (Nepal), examining particular events over time. As such, it questions conventional understandings that a) states cannot be 'terrorists' and b) that post '9/11' terrorism is new. Num Pages: 244 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1FKN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719091766
ISBN
9780719091766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 7.28

Hardback. Editor(s): Robinson, Priscilla. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 232 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634855303
ISBN
9781634855303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.45
€ 150.31

Hardback. A insider's account of Japanese labour management. Within the framework of a quasi-mystery, the novel describes department store sales strategies, the manipulations of administrators and their psychological impact on the sales staff. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BT; KJMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819193049
ISBN
9780819193049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.78

Hardcover. Editor(s): Noel-Clarke, Michael. Translator(s): Noel-Clarke, Michael. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JH; BM; HBJF1; HBLL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 374 x 25. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Gingko Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909942868
ISBN
9781909942868
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.67

Hardcover. Edited by Eleonora Battiston, Primo Marella. Introduction by Simon Soon. Editor(s): Marella, Primo; Battiston, Eleanora. Num Pages: 168 pages, 120 col, 20 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JMC; ACXJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 245 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1259.
Publisher
Damiani Italy
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9788862080903
ISBN
9788862080903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.51

Paperback. 1896-1900 "Presented to both house of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. Vol. II First Report of the Royal Commission on the Administration of the Expenditure of India Appendices Commissioning organisation: presented to both houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. vii, 404p. 31 cm. Original, classic blue printed paper wrappers. Very good copy, slightly dust toned around the edges." Keywords: Pamphlet
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Eyre and Spottiswoode
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1896
SKU
KEX0084218
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 53.87
€ 4.99

Paperback. Helps British cooks to recreate the exotic and enticing flavours of an Indian restaurant meal. This book offers the great traditions of Indian cooking, with all the traditional dishes - vindaloo, korma, dopiaza and dhansak. It also includes dishes ranging from starters and main courses to snacks, pickles and desserts. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Foulsham
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780572022648
ISBN
9780572022648
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.18

Hardback. Munshi Premchand is a pioneering figure in modern Hini literature. This is a translation of his Hindi novel, Rangbhumi (1924-5), which is about the tensions between the rulers and the ruled. Set in the period between the 1920s and 1930s, it captures and celebrates the unassailable spirit of the common man, especially the farming community. Translator(s): King, Christopher. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; FA; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 52. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195667127
ISBN
9780195667127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.67

hardcover. This work is based on ethnographic research in three communities in Kerala, India, which sent large numbers of workers to the Middle East for temporary jobs. It explores the factors responsible for the striking differences in the groups' patterns of migration and migration-induced social change. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFN; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813530895
ISBN
9780813530895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.66

Paperback. What is the relationship between the British colonial project and English literature in India? In this historical study, Prem Poddar shows how colonisers and the nationalists who suceeded them tended to inhabit the same discursive space. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBF; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772887678
ISBN
9788772887678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.42

Hardcover. "The marriage gown / J.K. Sollenberger -- Where do we go from here / W.O. Bates -- Brothers / D.G. King -- Treason / M.C. Tull -- Two dollars, please / M. Stevenson -- Nocturne / H.L. Earnest. Commissioning organisation: preface by William O. Bates. [10], 199 p. 19 cm. Original cloth. Very good, clean copy, with brightly gilt titled front and spine, binding tight. Spine sunned, and rubbed at ends." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1924
SKU
KEX0069928
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 148.07
€ 4.99

paperback. In 2004, one of the region's notorious paramilitary groups famously arrested and killed a young woman named Thangjam Manorama. This title takes its inspiration from the mass demonstrations that arose after her death and the unprecedented protests against the violence that has wracked the area. Editor(s): Gill, Preeti. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
516
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9789381017951
ISBN
9789381017951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.15

Paperback. Originally published in hardcover in 2008 by Indiana University Press. Series: Material Culture. Num Pages: 528 pages, 49 b&w photos, 25 color photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6147 x 4522 x 30. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021137
ISBN
9780253021137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.12

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