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hardcover. Provides a challenge to the China-centred narrative of the Qing conquest through comparative frontier history and a pioneering use of indigenous sources. This title focuses on the Tai domains of China's Yunnan frontier, part of the politically fluid borderlands, where local, indigenous leaders were crucial actors in an arena of imperial rivalry. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 halftone, 7 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021716
- ISBN
- 9780674021716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.02€ 74.55
€ 82.02
€ 74.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Milk & Cookies Press (US)
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0004057
- ISBN
- 9781596873025
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 366. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Publisher
- Milk & Cookies Press (US)
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCD0017278
- ISBN
- 9781596873025
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This book is the first comprehensive oral history of the Iraq War. It presents the raw and vivid testimonies and recollections from combat veterans, family members, conscientious objectors, Bush administration officials, Iraqi leaders, and many others, forming a gripping and moving portrait of the war. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTD; HBWS5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230601550
- ISBN
- 9780230601550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.16€ 60.49
€ 95.16
€ 60.49
Paperback. Shows that traditionalism and modernity reinforce each other among the priests at the Minakshi Temple. This book also shows that the priests have become more 'professional' and modern-minded while also insisting on the legitimacy of tradition. It concludes by critiquing the analysis of modernity and tradition in social science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 4 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRLP1; HRLP7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116587
- ISBN
- 9780691116587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardcover. A cruise along the streets of Chennai - or Silicon Valley - filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In this book, the author examine one particularly striking group who have taken part in this development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226152608
- ISBN
- 9780226152608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 79.45
€ 95.17
€ 79.45
Paperback. A cruise along the streets of Chennai - or Silicon Valley - filled with professional young Indian men and women, reveals the new face of India. In this book, the authors examine one particularly striking group who have taken part in this development. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226152745
- ISBN
- 9780226152745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings - a superabundance indicated by the proverbial total of 330 million gods and goddesses. This title combines ethnographic case studies with comparative anthropological analysis and draws on textual and historical scholarship as well. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- Revised, Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120485
- ISBN
- 9780691120485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kraemer, C. J. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691652733
- ISBN
- 9780691652733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.33
€ 208.33
paperback. Appearing here for the first time in paperback, the stories in Folktales from Iraq, each accompanied by specially commissioned engravings, allow the reader to travel to a distant, imaginary land swirling with great fortunes, terrifying predicaments, and quick-witted heroes. Illustrator(s): Wright, John Buckland. Series: Pine Street Books. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219135
- ISBN
- 9780812219135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. Helps the United States and the rest of the world better comprehend the facts and dynamics underpinning China's rise. This book analyzes the data on China's economy, foreign and domestic policy, and national security. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps, graphs, charts, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324174
- ISBN
- 9780881324174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.43
€ 30.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. This volume analyzes the US and Japanese economies; their trade and financial relationships; and their roles in the provision of international public goods such as development assistance, environmental protection, and international security. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Peterson Institute
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322866
- ISBN
- 9780881322866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0007617
- ISBN
- 9780140219470
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Reveals why Pakistan supports the group despite mounting international pressure to disband it Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045728
- ISBN
- 9781849045728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 58.90
€ 59.48
€ 58.90
Hardcover. Originally created by the artists of the ukiyo-e school of the floating world to advertise brothels in 17th-century Yoshiwara, this book includes spring pictures (shunga) that transcended class and gender in Japan the years. This book focuses on this art form within Japanese social and cultural history. Editor(s): Clark, Timothy; Gerstle, C.Andrew; Ishigami, Aki. Num Pages: 566 pages, 420 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AFC; AFH; AGHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 297 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3076.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 566
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124766
- ISBN
- 9780714124766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 50.23
€ 59.48
€ 50.23
Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521104869
- ISBN
- 9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Meze Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780992898144
- ISBN
- 9780992898144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 17.49
€ 26.99
€ 17.49
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033965
- ISBN
- 9781906033965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.92
€ 40.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. This much-needed new textbook introduces readers to the development of China's welfare polices since its conception of an open-door policy of 1978. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348807
- ISBN
- 9781861348807
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.78
€ 38.99
€ 37.78
Paperback. 221p. Rebound. Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Acceptable
- Publisher
- Ann Arbor Michigan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1959
- SKU
- KON0724909
Paperback
Condition: Used, Acceptable
€ 96.22€ 4.99
€ 96.22
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj. This book reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. It covers such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity. Editor(s): Jaffrelot, Christophe. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; JFSR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130989
- ISBN
- 9780691130989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Essays on the six monarchies of the Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and UAE. Editor(s): Davidson, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041218
- ISBN
- 9781849041218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61
Paperback. In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979, it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibrant civil society that led to democracy eight years later. This volume examines the transformation as a study in the politics of modernization, contextualizing many historical ambiguities in South Korea's trajectory toward sustainable economic growth. Editor(s): Kim, Byung-Kook; Vogel, Ezra F. Num Pages: 744 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 40. Weight in Grams: 898.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 744
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072312
- ISBN
- 9780674072312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.95
€ 34.99
€ 29.95
Hardcover. This is a detailed study of the changing nature and limits of academic freedom in pre-war Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the eve of World War II. The analysis is complemented by an extensive use of biographical and archival material. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520078215
- ISBN
- 9780520078215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.00€ 53.97
€ 69.00
€ 53.97