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Hardback. Traces the emergence and evolution of sports celebrity in Japan from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries. This title explores how various constituencies have repeatedly molded and deployed representations of individual athletes, revealing that sports stars are socially constructed phenomena. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; JFSL3; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674056107
ISBN
9780674056107
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.79

Hardback. This book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton concluded with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159586
ISBN
9780231159586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.60
€ 79.12

Paperback. This book moves from the birth of Gandhi's method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: the civil disobedience movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta fast of 1947. Dalton concluded with a comparison of Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159593
ISBN
9780231159593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Denise Lett argues that South Korea's contemporary urban middle class not only exhibits upper-class characteristics, but also has a culturally inherited disposition to seek high status. Combined with a favourable political and economic climate, many Koreans have thus been able to achieve it. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 270 pages, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; HBJF; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007819
ISBN
9780674007819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Full colour photographs throughout. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 944.
Publisher
Shambhala Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590306703
ISBN
9781590306703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 33.91

Hardcover. Examining Kurdish nationalism as a function of diverse political spaces, this book analyzes the formation of Kurdish national identity. In tracing the evolution of Kurdish nationalism, the author shows that, contrary to popular theories, there is nothing natural or fixed about Kurdish identity or the configuration that Kurdish nationalism assumes. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 black-&-white photographs, glossary, notes, works cited, index. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FBN; 1FBQ; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630845
ISBN
9780815630845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.57

Hardback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont; Swain, Margaret Byrne. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 71 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991177
ISBN
9780295991177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.23

Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991184
ISBN
9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Shows how the complex interplay of feminism, nationalism, empire, and modernity helped shape conceptions of the transpacific Filipina Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 2AB; DSBH; GTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822353003
ISBN
9780822353003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KRS0005555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents a collection of what a curious visitor might want to know about Thai customs and beliefs, explained by a long-time English resident of Thailand. This book, compiled from a series of articles published in a weekly column in the 1970s, intends to demystify constructs like the system of royal ranks and the Thai musical scale, and more. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5193 x 3233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749575734
ISBN
9789749575734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.79

paperback. Is Irish Economic development sustainable in the moderately near future, will it spread to the whole of Irish society, or will be stay within the boundaries of the sectors of imported capital Series: Contemporary Irish Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1FP; JFC; KCB; KCL; KCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 387.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745312835
ISBN
9780745312835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Telling the story of the remarkable British impact upon India, this book examines what the Raj really meant for the British and their Indian subjects. Among the questions explored are whether the British were intent on development or exploitation, whether they were the civilizing force they claimed, and what their greatest legacies were. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 132 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
247
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192805799
ISBN
9780192805799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.47

Hardback. Num Pages: 276 pages, over 300 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMB; AJB; AJCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1780.
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814385701
ISBN
9789814385701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Hardback. This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the Ch'in and Han empires. Editor(s): Twitchett, Denis; Loewe, Michael. Series Editor(s): Fairbank, John King; Twitchett, Denis. Series: The Cambridge History of China. Num Pages: 1024 pages, 17 maps 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 154 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
1023
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521243278
ISBN
9780521243278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.20

Hardback. This travelogue tackles the pressing issues of cultural-heritage management in Southern Asia by examining archaeological sites in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, among other countries. Series: Worlds of Archaeology. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759110175
ISBN
9780759110175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.35

Paperback. The Elected and the Chosen: Why American Presidents Have Supported Jews and Israel This book reveals how and why, almost without exception, American presidents sought to protect Jews at home and abroad from their often deadly enemies. It explains why American presidents have admired and befriended Jews. Num Pages: 430 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; G; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
430
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652295989
ISBN
9789652295989
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.70

Hardback. Ardent explorers and adventurers Belliveau and O'Donnell have followed Marco Polo's route from beginning to end, artfully weaving their own adventures with Polo's descriptions and experiences. Color photos throughout. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 227 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Media tie-in
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742556836
ISBN
9780742556836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.68

Hardback. This title presents an anthropological study of coal mining communities with significant implications for how we understand the globalized world. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; GTB; GTF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042321
ISBN
9781849042321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 166 x 36. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nation Books
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568584980
ISBN
9781568584980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.59

Paperback. Mao Zedong was a giant of 20th century history. In this Very Short Introduction, Delia Davin provides an account of Mao the man. From his childhood as a peasant to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth, she considers the major events in his life, his revolutionary writing, and his utopian dreams that culminated in the Cultural Revolution. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 117 x 8. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199588664
ISBN
9780199588664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

paperback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024831
ISBN
9780253024831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Series: Global Research Studies. Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JFFS; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024671
ISBN
9780253024671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.05

Paperback. Discusses changes and continuities produced by globalization Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMP; JFFN; JFFS; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253002051
ISBN
9780253002051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

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