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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 19.99
€ 14.95