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Paperback. A disturbing insight into the new phenomenon of the 'securocratic' war in the modern policed world, with a focus on the Israeli state Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPS; JPWS; JWXF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334301
- ISBN
- 9780745334301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 19.00
€ 36.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Covers 55 years of Indian poetry in English. This anthology represents not just the major poets of the past half-century - the canonical writers who have dominated Indian poetry and publishing since the 1950s - but also the different kinds of poetry written by an extraordinary range of younger poets who live in many countries as well as in India. Editor(s): Thayil, Jeet. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 712. 368 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Thayil, Jeet. Covers 55 years of Indian poetry in English. This anthology represents not just the major poets of the past half-century - the canonical writers who have dominated Indian poetry and publishing since the 1950s - but also the different kinds of poetry written by an extraordinary range of younger poets who live in many countries as well as in India. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; DCQ. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248017
- ISBN
- 9781852248017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.08
€ 16.99
€ 13.08
Hardback. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. * Elucidates the central issues and debates in Chinese philosophy, its different schools of thought, and its major philosophers. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129497
- ISBN
- 9781405129497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.92
€ 134.92
Paperback. An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy unlocks the mystery of ancient Chinese philosophy and unravels the complexity of Chinese Buddhism by placing them in the contemporary context of discourse. * Elucidates the central issues and debates in Chinese philosophy, its different schools of thought, and its major philosophers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129503
- ISBN
- 9781405129503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FC; JFFR; JHMC; RGC; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837636307
- ISBN
- 9783837636307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.34
€ 53.48
€ 42.34
Paperback. Presents an introduction to the religions of China, and places it in the wider context of Chinese history and philosophy. This book brings together the studies of Jeaneane Fowler in Taoism, Chinese popular religion and the broader canvas of Chinese cosmogony, and those of Merv Fowler in Confucianism, Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE; HRKN1; HRKN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845191726
- ISBN
- 9781845191726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.47
€ 32.99
€ 29.47
Hardcover. The definitive book on Thai cuisine, with more than 500 recipes. Translator(s): Gordon, Sam. Num Pages: 528 pages. Dimension: 277 x 190 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1840.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714865294
- ISBN
- 9780714865294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.48
€ 52.99
€ 38.48
Paperback. An exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand - and with it the "Great Battle," prophesied by both Sunni and Shi'i tradition, which many believers expect will begin in the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands. It uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272644
- ISBN
- 9780520272644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045469
- ISBN
- 9781849045469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. This text encompasses aspects of the transformation that raised Japan from the ashes of defeat to "an economic model". It relates economic growth to social change and politics, and shows how these upheavals reverberated upon the Japanese value system, collective mind, way of living and culture. Translator(s): Derrick, Jonathan. Num Pages: 394 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 394
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850655695
- ISBN
- 9781850655695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. Originally published in French under title: La Chine m'inquiaete. Paris: Perrin, c2008. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152259
- ISBN
- 9780231152259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Hardback. 208 pages. Originally published in French under title: La Chine m'inquiaete. Paris: Perrin, c2008. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLX; JP. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 21. Weight: 390. Translator(s): Holoch, George.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152242
- ISBN
- 9780231152242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.21
€ 95.09
€ 72.21
Hardback. Why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in China? The authors combine economic theory and historical evidence to argue that political processes drove the economic divergence between the two world regions, with continued consequences today that become clear in this innovative account. Num Pages: 290 pages, 4 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; KCM; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057913
- ISBN
- 9780674057913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.56€ 55.51
€ 60.56
€ 55.51
hardcover. Includes papers which deal with three critical aspects of governance in China, India, and Russia: political reforms at the local level; fiscal reforms in intergovernmental relations; and, legal reforms. This volume discusses the role of incentives in fiscal federalism. Editor(s): Dethier, Jean-Jacques. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FKA; 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379096
- ISBN
- 9780792379096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.68
€ 249.68
Paperback. Sheba, or Saba, was a region of high mountains and vast desert situated in the southwest of the Arabian peninsula, in present-day Yemen. This work provides an overview of this remote civilization, the uniqueness of the region's geography and climate, and major events that shaped its history. Translator(s): LaFarge, Albert; Farge, Albert Le. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 1H; 1QDA; 3D; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- E.D.S.
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268020040
- ISBN
- 9780268020040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.00
€ 34.99
€ 32.00
Paperback. What has the land of Israel meant for the Jewish imagination> This work provides an answer, covering Biblical times up to the present. Its aim is to pierce the mystery of the images of Israel, to grasp their meaning and function, and to trace their origins and history. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741668
- ISBN
- 9780804741668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.69
€ 33.99
€ 30.69
Paperback. A unique collection of plays by accomplished playwrights from several countries in South-East Asia. Includes plays by Alfian Saat, Jean Tay, Tew Bunnag, Ann Lee, Floy Quintas. Editor(s): Mellor, Aubrey; Robson, Cheryl. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Aurora Metro Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906582869
- ISBN
- 9781906582869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.64
€ 23.99
€ 20.64
Hardback. Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 324 pages, 24, 14 black and white, 10 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843835837
- ISBN
- 9781843835837
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. This title is a reissue of a shocking true story of life behind the veil. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 108 x 20. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553816952
- ISBN
- 9780553816952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.75
€ 11.99
€ 9.75
Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the sequel to 'Princess'. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 21. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Edition
- 1st. Edition
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816938
- ISBN
- 9780553816938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. From the time she was a little girl, Maryam rebelled against the terrible second-class existence that was her destiny as an Afghan woman. She had witnessed the miserable fate of her grandmother and three aunts, and wished she had been born a boy. As a feisty teenager in Kabul, she was outraged when the Russians invaded her country. Num Pages: 464 pages, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 116 x 30. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553820201
- ISBN
- 9780553820201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. Tells the true story of a young woman caught up in Saddam Hussein's genocide of the Kurdish people of Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 107 x 28. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Bantam Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553818147
- ISBN
- 9780553818147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.21
€ 11.99
€ 10.21
Paperback. Tells the world what it means to be a Saudi woman today. This book shows how with advances in education and access to work, Saudi women are breaking through the barriers; they are becoming doctors, social workers, business owners and are even managing to push at the boundaries of public life. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; HBJF1; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857502865
- ISBN
- 9780857502865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. This volume is a reissue of the third instalment of Princess Sultana's 'life behind the veil' revelations, by the author of 'Princess and Daughters of Arabia'. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; BGR; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 109 x 21. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Edition
- New ed.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553816945
- ISBN
- 9780553816945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.23
€ 11.99
€ 10.23