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Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 tables, 1 charts, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPKS; JPB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453762
- ISBN
- 9780801453762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.30
€ 51.30
Paperback. Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals the complex ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts. Through vivid description and animated dialogue, it conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFSJ; JHBF; JHMP; PSXM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223592
- ISBN
- 9780520223592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892641635
- ISBN
- 9780892641635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.97
€ 74.97
Paperback. 108pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Institute of Race Relations
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- SKU
- KON0817375
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. A collection of contemporary and traditional stories from Southern India. With the stories the authors present a historical overview of the region and detailed storytelling notes. The book also includes a resource listing of books, centres and Web sites, and a calendar of South Indian festivals. Series: World Folklore Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, colour plates, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DQ; JFHF; YNM; YQE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Libraries Unlimited
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563085765
- ISBN
- 9781563085765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.53€ 51.57
€ 55.53
€ 51.57
Paperback. By turns candid, witty, and poignant, 36 Views of Mount Fuji is an American professor's much-praised memoir about her experiences of Japan and the Japanese. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822339137
- ISBN
- 9780822339137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; DSB; HBTZ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816670970
- ISBN
- 9780816670970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Hardcover. Giving readers an insider's look at Taiwanese cooking with almost 100 recipes for both home-style dishes and street food, this book includes recipes that range from the familiar, such as Pork Belly Buns, Three Cup Chicken, and Beef Noodle Soup, to the exotic, like the Stuffed Bitter Melon, Oyster Noodle Soup, and Dried Radish Omelette. Num Pages: 240 pages, full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780544303010
- ISBN
- 9780544303010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 20.44
€ 31.99
€ 20.44
Paperback. This work attempts to see the satis - the Hindu custom of women sacrificing themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands - through Hindu eyes, providing an experiential and psychoanalytic account of ritual self-sacrifice and self-mutilation in South Asia. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey; White, David Gordon. Num Pages: 328 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAX; HRG; HRLF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226885698
- ISBN
- 9780226885698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417168
- ISBN
- 9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.20
€ 45.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. First in-depth account of how Israel imprisons Palestinian children, which is part of an overall strategy of political domination. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFSP1; JKVP1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745321615
- ISBN
- 9780745321615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.82
€ 37.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Big Picture series brings the world and its wonders to life for young readers. Full of fascinating information from across the globe, from animals and homes to the most interesting jobs in history. Series: The Big Picture. Num Pages: 24 pages, Full colour photographs and artwork. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 4KHF; 5AF; YQG. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 220 x 131 x 3. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
- Number of pages
- 24
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408131596
- ISBN
- 9781408131596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.86
€ 8.99
€ 8.86
Paperback. Presents an examination of how the migration of nurses from the Philippines to the US is inextricably linked to American imperialism and the US colonization of the Philippine Islands in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; JHBL; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330899
- ISBN
- 9780822330899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. aeo Begins a new series of books designed to reflect and contribute to the new thinking on social policy. (Broadening Perspectives on Social Policy). aeo Addresses topical issues, in view of worldwide concerns about rising crime rates and European concerns about social policy. Editor(s): Finer, Catherine Jones; Nellis, Mike. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMS; 1KBB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631209126
- ISBN
- 9780631209126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.05
€ 32.05
Paperback. A collection of essay, which reexamine the Wu Family Shrines pictorial carvings from Han dynasty China, helping readers understand the long cultural history behind them. It addresses the ideals, practices, and problems of the Wu Family Shrines and Han China; and Han funerary art and architecture in Shandong and other regions. Series: Princeton University Art Museum Monographs S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 219 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 267 x 190 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300137040
- ISBN
- 9780300137040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Nelson, Cary. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253025166
- ISBN
- 9780253025166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
paperback. Editor(s): Nelson, Cary. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253025173
- ISBN
- 9780253025173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.09
€ 13.09
Hardback. Editor(s): Carter, Steven D. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DQ; HBJF; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167703
- ISBN
- 9780231167703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.51€ 101.49
€ 133.51
€ 101.49
Hardback. A micro-history of one small district in Afghanistan and the vicissitudes of its people in America's longest foreign war. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042642
- ISBN
- 9781849042642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.98
€ 46.99
€ 41.98
Paperback. Explores a range of themes, including the roots of capitalist development in Korea, the origins of the modern business elite, the nature of Japanese colonial policy and the Japanese colonial state, the relationship between the colonial government and the Korean economic elite, and the nature of Korean collaboration. Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993881
- ISBN
- 9780295993881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardcover. For South Koreans, the early 1960s to late 1970s were the best and worst of times a period of unprecedented economic growth and deepening political oppression. Carter J. Eckert finds the roots of this dramatic socioeconomic transformation in the country's long history of militarization, personified in South Korea's paramount leader, Park Chung Hee. Num Pages: 440 pages, 36 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBW; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659865
- ISBN
- 9780674659865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.13
€ 47.99
€ 40.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTR; HBW; JPH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 171 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Progressive Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781615775576
- ISBN
- 9781615775576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.62
€ 16.99
€ 12.62
Paperback. Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658016
- ISBN
- 9781850658016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
The 308ths wide-ranging activities through nearly three years of bitter air warfare are described here by reknowned author C.V. Glines. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 130 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887408090
- ISBN
- 9780887408090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.30
€ 37.99
€ 25.30