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Hardback. Series: Challenges Facing Chinese Political Development. Num Pages: 234 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739122587
- ISBN
- 9780739122587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.02
€ 147.02
Paperback. When the Ayatollah Khomeini burst onto the international scene in the late 1970s, radical Islam became a factor of political life that would change the world. And with the Iranian Revolution that Khomeini led in 1978/79, religion once more moved centre stage in world politics. This is a biography of the Iranian leader. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845117900
- ISBN
- 9781845117900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.95
€ 37.95
paperback. In the 1990s, thousands of non-Jewish Latinos arrived in Israel as undocumented immigrants. This book follows these workers from their decision to migrate to their experiences finding work, establishing social clubs and evangelical Christian churches, and putting down roots in Israeli society. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222213
- ISBN
- 9780253222213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. Editor(s): Harriss-White, Barbara. Series: Exploring Urban Change in South Asia. Num Pages: 337 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 51 colour illustrations, 48 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFS; JHB; KCM; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer, India, Private Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788132224303
- ISBN
- 9788132224303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Paperback. Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, Third Edition is the only book that covers all three regions South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. It is the most comprehensive book on the market for a Geography of Asia course. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470876282
- ISBN
- 9780470876282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 221.86
€ 221.86
Hardback. Towering over the Kanto Plain, the sacred mountain oyama has loomed large over the religious landscape of early modern Japan. This book offers a narrative history of the mountain and its place in contemporary society and popular religion by focusing on the development of the oyama cult and its religious, political, and socioeconomic contexts. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 23 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRKN3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027756
- ISBN
- 9780674027756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. Presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve in the near future. This title is suitable for undergraduates and the general public seeking to understand a country and regime that has mystified many outsiders for decades. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 figure, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589019782
- ISBN
- 9781589019782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.97
€ 71.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, Photographs, archive material. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJH; HBJF1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512324
- ISBN
- 9781905512324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.39
€ 13.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691641799
- ISBN
- 9780691641799
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.50€ 158.97
€ 173.50
€ 158.97
Paperback. Brings together the work of more than thirty scholars of Islam and Muslim societies in South Asia that highlight a wide variety of genres, many rarely found in standard accounts of Islamic practice, from oral narratives to elite guidance manuals, from devotional songs to secular judicial decisions arbitrating Islamic law. Editor(s): Metcalf, Barbara D. Series: Princeton Readings in Religions. Num Pages: 504 pages, 23 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 265 x 35. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044200
- ISBN
- 9780691044200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.73
€ 54.99
€ 39.73
Paperback. A groundbreaking view into the lives of six ordinary citizens in the world's most secretive country, by an award-winning foreign correspondent. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; DNJ; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081414
- ISBN
- 9781847081414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.50
€ 15.99
€ 11.50
Hardcover. A comprehensive and timely exploration of the key role Jerusalem played in shaping the art and culture of the Middle Ages Editor(s): Boehm, Barbara Drake; Holcomb, Melanie. Num Pages: 352 pages, 354 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 316 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2328.
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588395986
- ISBN
- 9781588395986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 50.00
€ 59.43
€ 50.00
Hardback. A Place in History is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center and one of the original settlements, established in 1909. The book describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the difficulties and challenges of this endeavor. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 figures, 66 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750189
- ISBN
- 9780804750189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.97
€ 139.97
Paperback. A Place in History is a cultural study of Tel Aviv, Israel's population center and one of the original settlements, established in 1909. The book describes how a largely European Jewish immigrant society attempted to forge a home in the Mediterranean, and explores the difficulties and challenges of this endeavor. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 figures, 66 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750196
- ISBN
- 9780804750196
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70
Paperback. Despite the attention surrounding Middle Eastern attitudes toward women, there has been little study of the statements regarding women in the Quran. This work studies the women of Islamic sacred history by telling their stories in the Quaran and interpreting them. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195111484
- ISBN
- 9780195111484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Paperback. Here is an excellent reference for the multitude of ceramics items marked "MADE IN JAPAN" that were exported between 1921 and 1941. Color photos show hundreds of household ceramics arranged in an easy-to-find alphabetical order from ash trays to wall pockets. Here are many humorous and novelty designs for everything from planters to sugar bowls. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; WCN; WFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887406133
- ISBN
- 9780887406133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.07
€ 17.99
€ 17.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; RNK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019523
- ISBN
- 9780253019523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; RNK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253019363
- ISBN
- 9780253019363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.97
€ 86.97
Hardcover. Featuring poetic photographs of landscapes, cityscapes, monuments and ruins together, this title offers the reader a compelling insight into this fascinating country. Num Pages: 152 pages, 139 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 300 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788876249389
- ISBN
- 9788876249389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.78
€ 34.99
€ 29.78
Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970533
- ISBN
- 9780674970533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Hardback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as mere propaganda, not only was liked in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art from the point of view of its longue duree, Mittler suggests that it built on a tradition of earlier art works, which allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 125 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065819
- ISBN
- 9780674065819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.36€ 54.32
€ 59.36
€ 54.32
Paperback. Includes chapters which treat men as well as women, theories of sexuality as well as gender prescriptions, and same-sex as well as heterosexual relations. This book examines how Japanese have (en) gendered their ideas, institutions, and society. Editor(s): Molony, Barbara; Uno, Kathleen S. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 632 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 143 x 46. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028166
- ISBN
- 9780674028166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
hardcover. Editor(s): Molony, Barbara; Uno, Kathleen S. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674017801
- ISBN
- 9780674017801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.55€ 55.34
€ 60.55
€ 55.34
Paperback. Presenting a social history of "the new woman" that emerged in Japanese culture between the world wars, this title shows how images of modern women burst into Japanese life in the midst of the urbanization, growth of the middle class, and explosion of consumerism resulting from the postwar economic boom, particularly in the 1920s. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 33 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330448
- ISBN
- 9780822330448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39