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Paperback. Pakistan's northwest frontier has become a breeding ground for a growing Islamic militancy that threatens the stability of the country. Pakistan's Troubled Frontier offers a gripping snapshot of the militants and movements threatening a region plunging into turmoil. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 col. map. BIC Classification: 1FKP; JWDG; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Jamestown Foundation United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981690520
- ISBN
- 9780981690520
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Paperback. The Japan Foundation is the Japanese government's agency for cultural diplomacy and international cultural affairs. This directory is part of a project through which The Japan Foundation gathers information about Japan specialists and Japanese studies institutions in various countries. Series: Japan Studies Series. Num Pages: 577 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; GBCT; HBJF; JHMC; JNM; RGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824831455
- ISBN
- 9780824831455
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Condition: New
€ 89.71€ 81.39
€ 89.71
€ 81.39
Paperback. Looks at Japanese studies in the United States and Canada at the beginning of the twenty-first century. This study reflects the life experiences and academic training of the people who identify themselves as Japan specialists, and the structures that have been created to house and nurture the study of Japan. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784875400790
- ISBN
- 9784875400790
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.49
€ 31.99
€ 27.49
Paperback. Series: War and Society in North America. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBWS2; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422236
- ISBN
- 9780821422236
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.88
€ 27.99
€ 25.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Die Gestalten Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899556223
- ISBN
- 9783899556223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.68
€ 19.99
€ 15.68
Hardback. Editor(s): Monocle. Series: Monocle Travel Guides. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Die Gestalten Verlag
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783899556339
- ISBN
- 9783899556339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.76
€ 19.99
€ 15.76
New York City's main Arab communities exemplify the continuity and change that has taken place throughout the city's rich history. This is a collection of writings and photographs that document and tell the stories of these communities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 photographs, 4 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607397
- ISBN
- 9780815607397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
An Illustrated History of Printing in Ancient China (English and Chine...
The Printing Museum Of China
Paperback. Chronicles the glorious history of printing in China. This book graphically outlines the invention, the stages of development and the original styles of valuable publications in the respective dynastic periods. Editor(s): The Printing Museum; Luo, Shubao; Chan, Sin-wai. Num Pages: 134 pages, 16 illustrations, 238 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 210. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- City University of Hong Kong Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629370329
- ISBN
- 9789629370329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Paperback. The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, Afghan guerilla force. In this work, the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet military's performance in that war. Editor(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Translator(s): Grau, Lester W.; Gress, Michael A. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 364 pages, 32 maps, 19photos. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCA; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611867
- ISBN
- 9780700611867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.51
€ 43.99
€ 36.51
Paperback. A major challenge during China's transition to a market economy is to extend the benefits of growth to all of society. This report presents findings on the levels and trends in income inequality in China since the early 1980s, analyzing the interaction between growth, poverty and inequality. Series: China 2020 S. Num Pages: 90 pages, tables, graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFA; KCF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821340752
- ISBN
- 9780821340752
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Aging is a challenge which countries in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) regions are grappling with or will soon confront. This report discusses the societal and public policy challenges and reform options for EAP countries as they address aging. It aims to strike a balance between aging optimists and pessimists. Series: World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Report. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1MK; JFSP31; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781464804694
- ISBN
- 9781464804694
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Shows how state structures, international forces, and class relations combine to explain the origins and accomplishments of social-revolutionary transformations. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 421 pages, 6 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVUA; 1FPC; JPB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107569843
- ISBN
- 9781107569843
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Condition: New
€ 23.10
€ 23.10
Hardback. In this volume, the interaction between the gold standard and the Great Depression in seven countries is examined by an international team of economists and economic historians. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DVU; 1FKA; 1KBB; 1KBC; 1MBN; 3JJG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333738641
- ISBN
- 9780333738641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.75
€ 122.75
Paperback. Presents an ethnographic analysis of the social fabric and internal dynamics of one such neighborhood: Miyamoto-cho, a pseudonym for a residential and commercial district in Tokyo where the author carried out fieldwork from June 1979 to May 1981, and during several summers since. Num Pages: 368 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804717977
- ISBN
- 9780804717977
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.67
€ 38.99
€ 35.67
Paperback. Takes a look at the writings from the earliest times to 1600; the origins of Korean culture and political structures, up through the Choson dynasty; and developments in early and medieval Japan. This book includes readings in the areas of history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion. Editor(s): De Bary, Wm. Theodore. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 936 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 936
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231143059
- ISBN
- 9780231143059
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.74
€ 49.99
€ 35.74
Paperback. Based on a deep knowledge of Indonesia, its language, and its leaders, Friendtraces the history of this nation over the last 50 years, from its liberationfrom Dutch rule in 1949 to the present. Over 100 illustrations. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 color illustrations, 50 halftones, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 149 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018341
- ISBN
- 9780674018341
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.30
€ 36.99
€ 31.30
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602776
- ISBN
- 9780691602776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.58€ 45.97
€ 60.58
€ 45.97
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632223
- ISBN
- 9780691632223
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Condition: New
€ 180.05
€ 180.05
Hardback. Discusses the genre of rituals known as the Teyyam extent in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. This book focuses on the cult of the Muttappan duo of gods, the most popular among the Teyyams of North Malabar. It discusses how the Teyyam ritual contrasts significantly with rituals and worship in Brahminical Hinduism. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAC; HRQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845535247
- ISBN
- 9781845535247
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Condition: New
€ 115.63
€ 115.63
Paperback. Playing God discusses the genre of rituals known as 'Teyyam' extant in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781790373
- ISBN
- 9781781790373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.08
€ 41.08
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; 3JJP; APF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157483
- ISBN
- 9780231157483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.31
€ 130.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFR; DSB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157490
- ISBN
- 9780231157490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardcover. This book provides a diverse, ever changing portrait of the complex movements of people and ideas that constituted both colonial Korea and the Japanese empire, adding the tumultuous experience of those fromn the Korean penninsula to the existing international canon of socialist and feminist literature. Editor(s): Hughes, Theodore; Kim, Jae-Yong; Lee, Jin-Kyung; Lee, Sang-Kyung. Series: Cornell East Asia. Num Pages: 415 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 144 x 31. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Of Hawai'I Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933947877
- ISBN
- 9781933947877
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.90
€ 146.90
paperback. Examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. This book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520283817
- ISBN
- 9780520283817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 24.43
€ 39.99
€ 24.43