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Hardback. Race debates have become more frequent at the national level, and the response to racism in the media and by politicians has shifted from denial to acknowledgment to action. Focusing on the experiences of communities from India's Northeast borderland, the author explores the dynamics of race debates in contemporary India. Num Pages: 144 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFJ; JFSL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 337.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137538970
- ISBN
- 9781137538970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.39
€ 64.39
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
€ 15.99€ 11.37
€ 15.99
€ 11.37
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
€ 190.17€ 129.19
€ 190.17
€ 129.19
Hardback. This book explores the general principles and practice of legal reform within bankruptcy, from a variety of specialists including practitioners, lawyers, bankers, accountants and judges from the United Arab Emirates, the UK and Singapore. Editor(s): Cohen, Adrian. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; KCM; LNPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137515742
- ISBN
- 9781137515742
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.46
€ 143.46
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€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
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
€ 50.99€ 36.07
€ 50.99
€ 36.07
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
€ 43.99€ 38.57
€ 43.99
€ 38.57
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€ 26.67
€ 31.99
€ 26.67
Hardback. Sheltered for a long time within the public sector environment with high job security and professional research autonomy, defense R&D organizations faced unprecedented challenges when government support was being withdrawn and closure threatening. They needed to be led by a suitable vision in order to implement comprehensive changes.. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 tables, 2 figs. BIC Classification: 1FBH; KJH; KJR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457679
- ISBN
- 9781845457679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.54
€ 154.54
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€ 24.62
€ 27.99
€ 24.62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 37 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLX; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198090328
- ISBN
- 9780198090328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.32
€ 34.32
Paperback. Was it possible to achieve peace between Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the 1930s? This study discusses the Fifth Avenue muti-millionaires who believed they could bring peace to the Middle East through secret diplomacy and a generous dose of "Baksheesh" (the Arabic word for bribery). Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102046
- ISBN
- 9780739102046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.65
€ 61.65
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
€ 57.05€ 48.76
€ 57.05
€ 48.76
Paperback. Based on extensive and critical use of sources, this collection covers a wide range of themes concerned with Mughal history - administration, society, religion, and culture. Num Pages: 436 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP India India
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195696615
- ISBN
- 9780195696615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07
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. A Glimpse of Eternal Snows - Travel literature and holiday reads by Jane Wilson-Howarth about her emotional adventures in Nepal as a doctor with her husband and baby. A narrative about love, loss and hope in challenging circumstances, Wilson-Howarth describes life in Kathmandu, remote Himalayan villages, health, monsoons and building relationships. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 193 x 24. Weight in Grams: 412. A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). 400 pages, 8pp colour & 2 maps. Set against the backdrop of colourful countries in the world, this book tells a story of courage, love and a family's determination to give their child the best life possible. It is a tale of Himalayan highs and monsoon lows, of cultural complexities, unexpected wildlife and rugged terrain, of vivid colour, superstition and spicy smells. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKN; WTL. Dimension: 165 x 193 x 24. Weight: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bradt Travel Guides
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841624358
- ISBN
- 9781841624358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.37
€ 20.99
€ 17.37
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€ 10.06
€ 10.99
€ 10.06
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
€ 73.68€ 56.86
€ 73.68
€ 56.86
Roots of Wisdom, Branches of Devotion: Plant Life in South Asian Tradi...
Dr. Fabrizio M. Ferrari (Ed.)
Paperback. This volume explores the way in which various religious traditions, including Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, have represented and reflected upon the botanical environment - the sacred nature of trees and flora, the significance of plants as food and medicine, agriculture and the use of plants in ritual and myth. Editor(s): Ferrari, Dr. Fabrizio M.; Dahnhardt, Thomas. Num Pages: 256 pages, 48 figures. BIC Classification: 1FK; HRAC; HRLK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781791202
- ISBN
- 9781781791202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.18
€ 43.18
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