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Paperback. Discovers how two decades of globalization and sweeping social transformation have affected the way three cultures educate and care for their youngest pupils. This title illustrates the surprising, illuminating, and at times entertaining experiences of four-year-olds - and their teachers - on both sides of the Pacific. Num Pages: 280 pages, 112 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JNLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226805047
ISBN
9780226805047
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 95 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 19. Weight in Grams: 144.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Publication date
1991
Edition
Later Printing (12th)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804108539
ISBN
9780804108539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.97

Paperback. "This rich and complex book is often moving, frequently thought-provoking."-- Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812217124
ISBN
9780812217124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardback. As more and more Asian medical practices cross into Western culture through the popularity of yoga and herbalism, and as Western medicine finds its way east in the form of plastic surgery, these systems of meaning become inextricably interrelated. The essays in this volume consider the larger implications of transmissions between cultures. Editor(s): Alter, Joseph S. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JHMC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238662
ISBN
9780812238662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. "This brilliant and infuriating book is the latest intriguing offering from one of the most original anthropologists working.. It offers us unpredictable and illuminating interpretations of classical material."-Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPFN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235562
ISBN
9780812235562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.42

Paperback.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991269
ISBN
9780295991269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.70

Hardcover. Joseph R. Dennis demonstrates the significance of imperial Chinese local gazetteers in both local societies and national discourses. Whereas previous studies argued that publishing, and thus cultural and intellectual power, were concentrated in the southeast, Dennis shows that publishing and book ownership were widely dispersed throughout China. Num Pages: 405 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFC; KCZ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504295
ISBN
9780674504295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. Editor(s): Manino, Joseph O.; Jones, Elvis T. Num Pages: 146 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 264 x 186 x 15. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
146
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624170140
ISBN
9781624170140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.49
€ 115.01

Paperback. Throughout the decade that predated the 1967 war, Jordan's declared views regarding Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict were not basically different from those of the Arab consensus - namely, rejection of Israel's legitimacy. This work talks about this conflict. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191474
ISBN
9781845191474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.88

Paperback. Editor(s): Nevins, Joseph; Peluso, Nancy Lee. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FM; RGCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474330
ISBN
9780801474330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; HBTZ; JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443060
ISBN
9780801443060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.73

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509587
ISBN
9780226509587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.77
€ 47.53

Paperback. This text analyzes how modern Jordanian identity was created and defined. The author studies two key institutions, the law and the military, and uses them to create an analysis of the making of modern Jordanian identity. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; GTB; HBJF1; JHMC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123235
ISBN
9780231123235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II. Num Pages: 475 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; HRKN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231028387
ISBN
9780231028387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Hardcover. A comprehensive catalogue of the important collection of Indian art in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a celebration of the diverse cultures that coexist in India. The art objects are presented in four sections: sculpture, painting, decorative arts and textiles. Num Pages: 599 pages, 320 colour and 160 b&w illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ACB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 312 x 242 x 49. Weight in Grams: 3444.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856675393
ISBN
9780856675393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBTZ; HBWS5; JPQ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Progressive Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615777921
ISBN
9781615777921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

hardcover. This work presents all the known Qumran Cave 4 manuscripts of the Damascus Document on the basis of J.T. Milik's original transcriptions. These eight manuscripts antedate the two medieval Cairo Genizah texts by more than a millennium. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 256 pages, 42 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDH; HRJ; HRLC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 323 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1219.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198263968
ISBN
9780198263968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 527.93

Paperback. This is the true story of 450 US soldiers, early in the Vietnam War, who found themselves surrounded by 2000 North Vietnamese regulars in the Ia Dang Valley, in what became the first major battle of the extended conflict. Num Pages: 528 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BTM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552150262
ISBN
9780552150262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. From contaminated infant formula to a spate of all-too familiar headlines in recent years, food safety has emerged as one of the harsher realities behind China's economic miracle. Tainted beef, horse meat and dioxin outbreaks in the western world have also put food safety in the global spotlight. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119237969
ISBN
9781119237969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.08

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814625357
ISBN
9789814625357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.00

Paperback. A comparison of Japanese, Chinese and American preschools, discussing how these schools both reflect and affect philosophies of child-rearing and early childhood education and larger social patterns and beliefs in each society. Num Pages: 248 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JFC; JNA; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300048124
ISBN
9780300048124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.64

Hardcover. There has been little progress on the refugee problem because of official Palestinian public positions, other Arab countries' approach to the 'right of return' of all Palestinian refugees, and the contrasting Israeli public policy of not allowing any refugees to return to Israel. This work develops a chessboard of proposed solutions. Editor(s): Ginat, Joseph; Perkins, Edward J. Series: Studies in Peace Politics in the Middle East. Num Pages: 341 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; JFFD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
341
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210872
ISBN
9781902210872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 64.02

Paperback. Examines blood homicide in Bedouin and rural Arab society in Israel. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFE; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191979
ISBN
9781845191979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. A study of the political nature and dynamics of Hezbollah in relation to the socio-economic and political context in Lebanon and in the wider region Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JPFR; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745336893
ISBN
9780745336893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.51

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