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Paperback. Editor(s): Tsikata, Dzodzi; Golah, Pamela. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; GTF; JFFS; JFSJ; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Merlin Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850367034
- ISBN
- 9780850367034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.63
€ 20.99
€ 19.63
Paperback. This study examines the ethnic dimension of development issues within a theoretical framework. Case histories are included from Africa, Latin America and Asia, which illustrate the role of ethnicity in the development process. Editor(s): Dwyer, Denis; Drakakis-Smith, David W. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471963547
- ISBN
- 9780471963547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 377.74
€ 377.74
Hardback. East Asia has three of the most powerful economies on earth, but they are losing steam. The author draws on extensive experience in the region to explain the reasons for this rapid economic growth since the 1960s and to ask if the recent slowdown is a local phenomenon or typical of all economies at this stage of development. Series: The Edwin O.Reischauer Lectures. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725300
- ISBN
- 9780674725300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.12
€ 48.99
€ 41.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Werner, Jayne; Whitmore, John K.; Dutton, George. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 664 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138628
- ISBN
- 9780231138628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.68€ 101.49
€ 133.68
€ 101.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Werner, Jayne; Whitmore, John K.; Dutton, George. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 918. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. 664 pages. Editor(s): Werner, Jayne; Whitmore, John K.; Dutton, George. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight: 918.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138635
- ISBN
- 9780231138635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.15
€ 49.99
€ 36.15
Paperback. Popular understanding of Zen Buddhism typically involves a stereotyped image of isolated individuals in meditation, contemplating nothingness. This book presents the 'other side of Zen', by examining the movement's growth during the Tokugawa period (1600-1867) in Japan and by shedding light on the Japanese religious landscape during the era. Series: Buddhisms: A Princeton University Press Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illus. 7 halftones. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HREZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144290
- ISBN
- 9780691144290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Fully revised and updated, this widely-praised introductory text explores Japan through the prism of three alternative perspectives: Mainstream, revisionist and culturalist. Beginning with the notion of Japan as a 'contested territory' the book focuses on debates about the real nature of Japan's successes and shortcomings. Series: Contemporary States and Societies Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 6 black & white tables, 7 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248694
- ISBN
- 9780230248694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.98
€ 46.99
€ 38.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTV; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474996
- ISBN
- 9780801474996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGB; KJE; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062413413
- ISBN
- 9780062413413
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.42
€ 13.00
€ 11.42
Paperback. Tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJPK; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553298
- ISBN
- 9780099553298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. Editor(s): Dubois, Isaac. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629484976
- ISBN
- 9781629484976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.27€ 129.43
€ 189.27
€ 129.43
Paperback. This culture-based primer provides lessons organized around readings on Chinese history, culture, geography, literature, folktales and mythlogy, customs and cuisine. The focus is on reading strategies and the teaching of "discourse grammar", a more authentic approach to the study of languages. Editor(s): Liu, Irene; Hailong, Wang. Series: Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, numerous spot illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CJBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231125550
- ISBN
- 9780231125550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Potts, D. T. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 264 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890517
- ISBN
- 9788772890517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 36.14
€ 49.99
€ 36.14
Paperback. Majorities are made, not born. This book argues that there are no majorities in the Asia-Pacific region, broadly defined, nor in the West. Numerically, ethnically, politically, and culturally, societies make and mark their majorities under specific historical, political, and social circumstance. Editor(s): Gladney, Dru C. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FMM; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; 1KBB; 1MKLF; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804730488
- ISBN
- 9780804730488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72
Paperback. This second edition of Dru Gladney's critically acclaimed study of the Muslim population in China includes a new preface by the author, as well as a valuable addendum to the bibliography, already hailed as one of the most extensive listing of modern sources on the Sino-Muslims. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 518 pages, 40ill.1ch.5M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674594975
- ISBN
- 9780674594975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.76
€ 31.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Based on the premise that people shape their ideas of what is permissible, define boundaries of right and wrong, and imagine sexual worlds through the discourses available, this book explores the Ottoman sexual thought and practices. It deals with the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of sexuality and gender, and the Islamic Middle East. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 242 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3J; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245631
- ISBN
- 9780520245631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.28
€ 40.99
€ 29.28
Hardback.
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051386
- ISBN
- 9780674051386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.66
€ 27.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Presents the history of Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Looking at a wide range of topics, from control of water and electricity to health care and education and surveillance and torture, this title reveals a fundamental shift from a politics of life to a macabre politics characterized by an increasing number of deaths. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 maps, 4 graphs, 2 tables, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520255319
- ISBN
- 9780520255319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
hardcover. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226283470
- ISBN
- 9780226283470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.78€ 48.76
€ 56.78
€ 48.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783531608
- ISBN
- 9781783531608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.56
€ 53.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; VFV; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Singapore
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789810854300
- ISBN
- 9789810854300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.11
€ 10.99
€ 10.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GBCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140609
- ISBN
- 9781588140609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.33€ 56.86
€ 73.33
€ 56.86
Paperback. In March 2006, both Afghan and American officials were still claiming, just before a series of particularly ferocious clashes, that 'the Taliban are no longer able to fight large battles'. This book states that in reality, as early as 2003-5 there was a growing body of evidence that cast doubt on the official interpretation of the conflict. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658733
- ISBN
- 9781850658733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Hardback. A rare in-depth study of a police force in a developing country which is also undergoing a bitter internal conflict, further to the post-2001 external intervention in Afghanistan. Policing Afghanistan discusses the evolution of the country's police through its various stages but focuses in particular on the last decade. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042055
- ISBN
- 9781849042055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14€ 58.61
€ 59.14
€ 58.61