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Paperback. Tracing the history of Western and Arab fascination with Egypt through spurious hunts for lost civilizations and the new economic disparities brought about by the oil industry, this title describes the ways in which moments of cultural contact, driven by tourism and labour migration, become eye-opening opportunities for defining self and other. Num Pages: 296 pages, 49 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; GTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292717022
ISBN
9780292717022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120395
ISBN
9780231120395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. Are today's radical Islamic groups restoring Islam to an earlier model of religiously inspired politics, as they claim, or are they introducing striking innovations? A leading scholar of the Muslim world investigates these issues in the context of the broad reaches of Muslim history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HRH; JFSR2; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120388
ISBN
9780231120388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57
€ 90.18

Paperback. The Ottoman Empire ranks alongside the Roman and Byzantine as one of the most powerful and long-lasting imperial systems in world history. This book aims to bring together scholars to demonstrate how the Ottoman legacy shapes patterns of behavior and perception among the people of Western Asia, Northern Africa, and Southeastern Europe. Editor(s): Brown, L.Carl. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103053
ISBN
9780231103053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Stand-alone kitchen cabinets made of wood were manufactured in the United States about 1900-1940 by companies in the countrys mid-west area. Boon, Hoosier, Kitchen Maid, McDougall, Napamee, Sellers and Wilson had catalogs and sales forces to promote the. Num Pages: 134 pages, 47 color photos & ads, 123 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 214 x 7. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
134
Condition
New
SKU
V9780895380944
ISBN
9780895380944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Editor(s): Wang, Lingzhen. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FC; APF; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156752
ISBN
9780231156752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Hardback. Explores the institutional, ideological, and conceptual development of the modern state on the peninsula. This book analyzes the state's relationship to five social sectors, each through a distinctive interpretive theme: economy, religion, education, population, and public health. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 black and white, 1 map, 19 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288317
ISBN
9780520288317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.70
€ 57.98

Paperback. Explores the institutional, ideological, and conceptual development of the modern state on the peninsula. This book analyzes the state's relationship to five social sectors, each through a distinctive interpretive theme: economy, religion, education, population, and public health. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 black and white, 1 map, 19 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520288324
ISBN
9780520288324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. A textual account of the hallyu (Korean wave) films popular internationally, especially in Asia, from the late 1990s until 2007 08. Num Pages: 280 pages, 57 photographs, 3 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350880
ISBN
9780822350880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Argues that although the last two decades of Korean history were a period of progress in political democratization, the country refused to part from a "masculine point of view" which is also mirrored in Korean cinema Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 66 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332671
ISBN
9780822332671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Maintains that the full significance of hallyu can only be understood by exposing the implicit and explicit ideologies of proto-nationalism and capitalism Num Pages: 280 pages, 57 photographs, 3 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390. Korean Cinema of the Global Era. 280 pages, 57 photographs, 3 tables, 6 figures. Maintains that the full significance of hallyu can only be understood by exposing the implicit and explicit ideologies of proto-nationalism and capitalism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APF. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight: 390.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351016
ISBN
9780822351016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardcover. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 5fig. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674017764
ISBN
9780674017764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Paperback. This book provides a wide-ranging historical account of the development of the Japanese economy, from the 17th century to the present day. The author presents an alternative theory to the traditional western view of Japan's economic development, emphasising the role of the state. Series: Aspects of Political Economy S. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; JPQB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614144
ISBN
9780745614144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.55

Paperback. This collection of factual reports, short stories, poems and drawings expresses in a deeply personal voice the devastating effects of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Num Pages: 256 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BG; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780873327732
ISBN
9780873327732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.84

Hardback. Editor(s): Hunt, Kyle T.; Ferguson, Alfred. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; JPVH; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
139
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622574186
ISBN
9781622574186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 189.70
€ 129.43

Hardback. The Erligang culture is best known for the remains of an immense walled city at Zhengzhou, a smaller site at Panlongcheng in Hubei, and a large-scale bronze industry of remarkable artistic and technological sophistication. This book deals with Erligang culture. Editor(s): Steinke, Kyle; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 240 pages, 155 color illus. 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; ACBP; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 305 x 254 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159935
ISBN
9780691159935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.57
€ 90.47

Paperback. The Erligang culture is best known for the remains of an immense walled city at Zhengzhou, a smaller site at Panlongcheng in Hubei, and a large-scale bronze industry of remarkable artistic and technological sophistication. This book deals with Erligang culture. Editor(s): Steinke, Kyle; Ching, Dora C. Y. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 240 pages, 155 color illus. 106 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3B; ACBP; ACC; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 304 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1286.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159942
ISBN
9780691159942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 51.06

Paperback. Culture Smart! Myanmar provides essential information on local attitudes, beliefs and behaviour. This concise guide will tell you what to expect and how to behave. This inside knowledge will enable you to avoid embarrassing faux pas, feel confident in unf Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 115 x 14. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Kuperard
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857336979
ISBN
9781857336979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.30

hardcover. Throughout much of Chinese history, Mencius (372-289 B.C.) was considered the greatest Confucian thinker after Confucius himself. This study begins a reassessment of Mencius by examining his ethical thinking (how one should live) in relation to that of other early Chinese thinkers. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727884
ISBN
9780804727884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.99

Hardcover. Editor(s): Tang, Kwong-Leung; Wong, Chack-kie. Num Pages: 219 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FP; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 191 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
219
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590338285
ISBN
9781590338285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.99
€ 58.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; KJL; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 293 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634844543
ISBN
9781634844543
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.52
€ 165.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF; JPF; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799232
ISBN
9780804799232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

paperback. Leading scholar K. C. Chang challenges long-standing conceptions of the rise of political authority in ancient China. This strikingly illustrated book is a persuasive demonstration of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of early civilizations. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA; HBTB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780674048089
ISBN
9780674048089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. This book examines how language changes the way law is debated and negotiated, focusing on the courtrooms of postcolonial Hong Kong. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 tables, 2 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 2AB; 2GDCC; JHB; LAFC; LAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804761659
ISBN
9780804761659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

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