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Paperback. In 1898 the United States declared sovereignty over the Philippines. While it became a colonial power at the zenith of global imperialism, the United States nevertheless conceived of its rule as exceptional - as an exercise in benevolence rather than in tyranny and exploitation. This book aims to untangle this peculiar self-fashioning. Editor(s): Go, Julian; Foster, Anne L. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330998
- ISBN
- 9780822330998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.79
€ 36.99
€ 28.79
Israel: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Traveler's Literary Companion...
Gluzman, Michael; Seidman, Naomi. Ed(S): Gluz...
paperback. "A perfect way of looking into a country, inside its houses and apartment buildings, at its weddings and feuds and even wars".--"Na'amat Woman". "Collectively, the pieces present a view of Israeli life seldom encountered by tourists or other outsiders".--"Library Journal. Map. Editor(s): Gluzman, Michael; Seidman, Naomi. Series: Traveler's Literary Companion. Num Pages: 256 pages, Map. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CS; DQ; JFSR1; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Whereabouts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883513030
- ISBN
- 9781883513030
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.80
€ 16.99
€ 15.80
Hardcover. Ancient Cookware from the Levant begins with a description of five data sources: excavations, ancient and medieval texts, 20th century government reports, early accounts of potters, and ethnoarchaeological studies. The final section focuses on the shape, style, and manufacture of cookware for the past 12,000 years. Series: Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps and 68 figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 275 x 210. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791998
- ISBN
- 9781781791998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.68
€ 204.68
Paperback. In many South Asian oral traditions, women are viewed as fragmented identities, dangerously split between virtue and virtuosity. This ethnographical study of women in certain North Indian villages criticizes local ideologies of gender and kinship that place women in subordinate positions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520083714
- ISBN
- 9780520083714
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Hardback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509337
- ISBN
- 9780742509337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.63
€ 199.63
Hardback. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2ADF; 2GDC; DSBF; DSBH; DSC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611493894
- ISBN
- 9781611493894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.92
€ 160.92
Paperback. While serving as a crew chief aboard a U.S. Air Force Rescue helicopter, Airman First Class William A. Robinson was shot down and captured in Ha Tinh Province, North Vietnam. Robinson endured 2,703 days in multiple North Vietnamese prison camps. In The Longest Rescue , Glenn Robins tells Robinson's story using an array of sources. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BGH; HBWS2; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813166216
- ISBN
- 9780813166216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.01
€ 26.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1F; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBT; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807584
- ISBN
- 9780875807584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.28
€ 36.99
€ 34.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 210 pages, Tabs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590334218
- ISBN
- 9781590334218
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Condition: New
€ 99.89€ 77.61
€ 99.89
€ 77.61
Paperback. Comprehensive expose on the New Taliban by practitioners with personal experience. Editor(s): Giustozzi, Dr. Antonio. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JPV; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042260
- ISBN
- 9781849042260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.08
€ 46.99
€ 42.08
Hardcover. The Japan Library School, now called the School of Library and Information Science, at Keio University, was founded in 1951. This is a collection of reminiscences of events that took place over nearly 90 years. It has been reviewed and revised by the narrator, and organized by the editor. Num Pages: 202 pages, 22 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GLM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810836327
- ISBN
- 9780810836327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.51
€ 136.51
Paperback. "When Bhakkiyam falls in love with a Dalit sub-inspector, death is the only punishment that will satisfy her village panchayat. Pazhani, her father, is ordered to kill her. But how can a father murder his own daughter?"--Amazon.com. Num Pages: 92 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DSBH; DSK; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 185 x 8. Weight in Grams: 94.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199459520
- ISBN
- 9780199459520
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Condition: New
€ 30.50
€ 30.50
Hardcover. "636 p. 25 cm. Original cloth. Cloth soiled and faded, cornres bumped and rubbed, tight binding with clean and bright text. d.w. worn and torn." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Asia Pub. Ho.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0072943
- ISBN
- 9780210226193
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Editor(s): Ambrosio, Giovanni R. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633212336
- ISBN
- 9781633212336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.75€ 133.76
€ 192.75
€ 133.76
Hardcover. A textbook on Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology in the English language. It discusses seventy gynecological conditions with consideration given to differentiation between conditions, the advised treatment using acupuncture and herbs, prevention and prognosis. Num Pages: 1092 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MJT; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 192 x 46. Weight in Grams: 2206. 1092 pages, illustrations. A textbook on Chinese Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology in the English language. It discusses seventy gynecological conditions with consideration given to differentiation between conditions, the advised treatment using acupuncture and herbs, prevention and prognosis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; MJT; MX. Dimension: 251 x 192 x 46. Weight: 2210.
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Number of pages
- 1092
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780443104220
- ISBN
- 9780443104220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.72
€ 140.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1320 pages, Approx. 800 illustrations (800 in full color). BIC Classification: 1FPC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 255 x 56. Weight in Grams: 2668.
- Publisher
- Churchill Livingstone
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780702052163
- ISBN
- 9780702052163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.31
€ 168.31
Hardcover. This collection presents a varied picture of the state of democracy in Asia, revealing unique findings from a project entitled the 'Asia Democracy Initiative' which explored the role of ordinary people in democratization through the rise of expressive social values in Indonesia, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand. Editor(s): Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora; Ku, Jae H.; Jackson, Karl. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1FMP; 1FMT; 1FPK; JPB; JPHV; JPR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137397492
- ISBN
- 9781137397492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138833524
- ISBN
- 9781138833524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.55€ 103.50
€ 164.55
€ 103.50
Hardback. The war in Yemen is finally coming under scrutiny as the West considers its controversial dealings with Saudi Arabia Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849048057
- ISBN
- 9781849048057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.53
€ 40.99
€ 36.53
Paperback. Focusing upon Hollywood's portrayal of Asian races, this study describes how social taboos concerning Orientals helped to perpetuate social and racial inequality in the USA. The author's discussion covers early silent films, later classics such as "Shanghai Express" and the recurring geisha movies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; APFA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780520084957
- ISBN
- 9780520084957
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Explores the important interconnections involving questions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on world screens by examining a range of films, videos, and digital works associated with global Chinese culture. This book includes films and other texts that represent a range of work by media artists working within China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; APFA; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592132782
- ISBN
- 9781592132782
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Hardcover. The first full-length biography of a premodern Japanese nun, The Princess Nun is the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. The study incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice to rewrite the history of Buddhist reform and Tokugawa religion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; BGX; HBJF; HRE; JFSC; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674491977
- ISBN
- 9780674491977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. Series Editor(s): Harrell, Stevan. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 recorded music items, 3 maps, 19 b&w illus., 3 maps, 2. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HREX; JFSC; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 267 x 14. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999487
- ISBN
- 9780295999487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Urges us to escape the ideological quagmire of terrorism and martyrdom and explore the terms of a new and constructive dialogue between Islam and the West, one for which Europe, with its expanding and restless Muslim populations, may be the proving ground. Translator(s): Ghazaleh, Pascale. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; HBW; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 132 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057319
- ISBN
- 9780674057319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06