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Hardback. This book explores the impact of migration on the identities, values, worldviews, and social positions of migrant women in contemporary China based on original fieldwork as well as in-depth research in multiple regions of China. Editor(s): Gaetano, Arianne M.; Jacka, Tamara. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127066
ISBN
9780231127066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.28
€ 100.69

Hardback. This addresses the complex issue of defence against ballistic missiles by intercepting them at various stages of their trajectory. The book poses both technical and conceptual questions regarding the issue of missile-to-missile interception and other options. Editor(s): Stav, Arieh. Num Pages: 298 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190019
ISBN
9781845190019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Handel, Ariel; Allegra, Marco; Maggor, Erez. Num Pages: 244 pages, 4 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
V9780253024886
ISBN
9780253024886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; BM; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565129337
ISBN
9781565129337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Beautifully presented photobook, featuring 200 rarely seen photographs from the Palestinian Nakba (1947-50). Includes original text from the author. Num Pages: 256 pages, 214 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPG; AJCR; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331690
ISBN
9780745331690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804775922
ISBN
9780804775922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This study attempts to cross the boundaries between anthropology, folklore and history in order to cast new light on the relation between songs and stories, reality and realism, and rhythm and rhetoric in the expressive traditions of South Asia. Editor(s): Appadurai, Arjun; etc.; Korom, Frank J. (Department of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA); Mills, Margaret A. (Associate Professor of Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, USA). Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 464 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; JFHF; JFSJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 227 x 31. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812213379
ISBN
9780812213379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.86

Paperback. Illustrates and describes nearly 1,800 bird species found in the Palearctic - the huge region that includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, Africa north of the Sahara Desert, and the Middle East excluding the Gulf countries. This book covers non-passerines - non-songbirds, including raptors, owls, swifts, hummingbirds, cuckoos, and pigeons. Illustrator(s): Arlott, Norman. Series: Princeton Illustrated Checklists S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 91 color plates. 700 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; 1FPJ; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691136851
ISBN
9780691136851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 28.98

Hardback. This book presents a portrait of the social advantages and limitations of climate change related modeling in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. It addresses the implied but largely uncritiqued relationships between scientific modeling knowledge and local adaptation responses. It also presents theoretical perspectives on modeling and adaptation, Editor(s): Lamadrid, Armando; Kelman, Ilan. Series Editor(s): Shaw, Rajib. Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780524863
ISBN
9781780524863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.20

Hardcover. Proverbs, those sage sayings and goblets of wisdom, invariably injected with gentle humour, are common to virtually all peoples and cultures on Earth. The Chinese are no exception. Illustrator(s): Lamb, Kathryn. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stacey International United Kingdom
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905299676
ISBN
9781905299676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361558
ISBN
9780822361558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.37

Hardback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361190
ISBN
9780822361190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 116 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTF; TQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853397677
ISBN
9781853397677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.73

Hardback. A study of the late Mongol empire in Northeast Asia during mid-fourteenth century. It focuses on the themes such as: the need for a regional perspective encompassing all states and ethnic groups in the area; the process and consequences of pan-Asian integration under the Mongols; and, the need to see Koryo Korea as part of the wider Mongol empire. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLC1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780674036086
ISBN
9780674036086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.12

Paperback. Isaacs reports and writes for those whose lives were changed by the war and for a generation that has come of age without memory of Vietnam but who nonetheless feels its shadow in the country they soon will lead. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801863448
ISBN
9780801863448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.28

Hardcover. Editor(s): Aronstam, Rafael. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628086553
ISBN
9781628086553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 300.71
€ 202.44

paperback. This volume covers all aspects of Khomeini's life and critically examines Khomeini the politician, the philosopher and the spiritual leader. Editor(s): Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin. Num Pages: 340 pages, 21 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107670624
ISBN
9781107670624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. A fast-paced memoir of Arsham Parsi, a queer Iranian activist who was forced to flee his country under threat of execution for his work in fighting human rights abuses against LGBT individuals in Iran. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGA; JFFJ; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552667019
ISBN
9781552667019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Offers insights in explaining the foreign relations and domestic politics of post-revolutionary Iran. The author guides readers from the nuclear issue, to the perpetual stand-off with the United States, from the future of Iranian democracy to Iranian-Arab relations, and from American neo-conservatism to Islamic utopian-romanticism. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659037
ISBN
9781850659037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

Paperback. In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its collection has been voluntary and decentralized. This work argues that in the post-New Order regime zakat practice changed structurally and institutionally through the enactment of a law on zakat management, followed by the establishment of a national zakat agency. Num Pages: 111 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
SKU
V9789749511084
ISBN
9789749511084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.42

Hardcover. An insight by a photographer and a scholar into the rainforests and their inhabitants, who make their homes in the most endangered environment on earth. Divided into four sections - 'Water', 'Fire', 'Earth' and 'Air' - the book explores the different ecological workings of the rainforest, home to half of the world's living species. Series: Harvill Nature S. Num Pages: 304 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; AJC; JFSL9; RGBL; RNPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 235. Weight in Grams: 1830. Very good copy in dustwrapper. DW has some light shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvill Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0005018
ISBN
9781860465826
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Editor(s): Khakpour, Arta; Vatanabadi, Shouleh; Khorrami, Mohammad Mehdi. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBQ; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBWS3; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479841585
ISBN
9781479841585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Hardback. A sweeping, erudite, and accessible cultural history of the lands of the Near East, from the Sumerians to beyond the end of World War II. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047968
ISBN
9781849047968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Paperback. Presents an inside view of the rich array of characters, political and ideological tensions, and technological genius that defined the imperial cities of China. This book covers the First Emperor's obsessive - and fatal - attempts to engage the Immortals in 219-210 BC, to the creativity that produced the golden age of literature and art. Num Pages: 336 pages, b&w inset. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845950101
ISBN
9781845950101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

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