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Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original cloth.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- London Selwyn And Blount Ltd. [1928] 1928
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1928
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0270033
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 35.00
€ 35.00
Paperback. In an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the comfort women - mostly Korean women forced into prostitution by Japanese army - endures as one of the darkest events of World War II. This study reveals that the forces of Japanese colonialism and Korean patriarchy together determined the fate of Korean comfort women. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767772
- ISBN
- 9780226767772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Paperback. Republication of the pioneering classic study of modern Chinese fiction. Num Pages: 776 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213112
- ISBN
- 9780253213112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Addresses the central position of fieldwork in modern social anthropology, examining previous works on the subject and locating a discussion of the nature of fieldwork within the context of current theoretical debates. Editor(s): Watson, C. W. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 1DST; 1FKAH; 1FKB; 1FMN; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745314921
- ISBN
- 9780745314921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.96
€ 33.99
€ 26.96
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW with nicks and small tears. Price clipped from inside front cover and small stamp to ffep. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1952
- Publisher
- Cresset
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0004110
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book provides a critical history of the distinctive tradition of Indian secularism known as Tolerance. Examining debates surrounding the activities of the Arya Samaj - a Hindu reform organization regarded as the exemplar of intolerance - it finds that Tolerance functioned to disengage Indian secularism from the politics of caste. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAM2; HRQA; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199995448
- ISBN
- 9780199995448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74
Paperback. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 342 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474. Refugee Families and the Making of Kashmiri Jihadists. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. 342 pages. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274211
- ISBN
- 9780520274211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Editor(s): Cade, Kenny N. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; JP; KC. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631175961
- ISBN
- 9781631175961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.89€ 58.29
€ 82.89
€ 58.29
Paperback. A fascinating account of the Na society, which functions without the institution of marriage. Translator(s): Hustvedt, Asti. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHMC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951139
- ISBN
- 9781890951139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.81
€ 33.99
€ 24.81
Paperback. For the first time, the elaborate system of Indian hand mudras has been compiled into a comprehensive format that allows readers access to this still esoteric body of knowledge. The book presents over 200 mudras, each with photograph, Sanskrit name, translation, and a detailed explanation of technique, application, benefits and historical context. Num Pages: 344 pages, 264 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASDX; HPDF; HRE; HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Com
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848191099
- ISBN
- 9781848191099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.30
€ 42.99
€ 36.30
Cards. This card set provides 72 hand mudras used in yoga. Each card presents a full-colour image of the mudra, includes concise information on techniques and applications and details physical, energetic and spiritual benefits. The accompanying booklet explains how to use the mudras at home and specifies those that address health common complaints. Num Pages: 70 pages, colour illustrations,strationsstrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 167 x 42. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- Crds
- Number of pages
- 70
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848191761
- ISBN
- 9781848191761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.57
€ 24.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JFSJ1; JHMC; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801473623
- ISBN
- 9780801473623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.82
€ 35.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. This book offers a detailed analysis of the domestic politics of regionalism in the three major nations of Northeast Asia (China, Japan, and Korea), as well as in the most important external actor, the United States. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 tables, 21 figures, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; JPH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804769211
- ISBN
- 9780804769211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.60
€ 126.60
Paperback. This work follows the continuum of poetic formulae in Indo-European languages, from Old Hittite to medieval Irish. The author uses the comparative method to reconstruct traditional poetic formulae of considerable complexity that stretch as far back as the original common language. Num Pages: 640 pages, 3 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; CFF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195144130
- ISBN
- 9780195144130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.90
€ 96.90
Hardback. One linchpin of China's expansion has been township and village enterprises (TVEs), a vast group of firms with diverse modes of ownership and structure. This book explores the emergence and success of rural enterprises. It also examines how ordinary rural residents have made sense of and participated in the industrialization engulfing them. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KN; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 237 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027831
- ISBN
- 9780674027831
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.07
€ 45.99
€ 38.07
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Seven Stories Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583228333
- ISBN
- 9781583228333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.03
€ 18.99
€ 16.03
Hardback. Camelia Suleiman delves into these tensions and contradictions, exploring how language policy and language choice both reflect and challenge political identities of Arabs and Israelis. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 2CSR; CFB; HBJF1; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474420860
- ISBN
- 9781474420860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.58€ 102.41
€ 106.58
€ 102.41
Hardback. First synthesis of the archaeology of the historic periods in the Bannu region in the North West Frontier region of Pakistan from 1000BC to AD 1200. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3D; 3F; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785703034
- ISBN
- 9781785703034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.30
€ 94.30
Hardback. This analysis of the USA's foreign policies towards Israel questions whether Israel is of strategic value to the USA or is instead a liability. The study covers such issues as the Israeli-Arab conflict, the Suez Crisis, the invasion of Lebanon, and the influence of pro-Israeli lobbies. Translator(s): Cohen, James Alan. Series: Institute for Palestine Studies Series. Num Pages: 324 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231084925
- ISBN
- 9780231084925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 64.07
€ 82.90
€ 64.07
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595580528
- ISBN
- 9781595580528
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.03
€ 26.99
€ 24.03