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Hardback. The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in history. This book locates the source of that success in the innovative policy by which the Company's Court of Directors granted employees the right to pursue their own commercial interests while in the firm's employ. Series: Princeton Analytical Sociology Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 line illus. 8 tables. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159065
- ISBN
- 9780691159065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 38.90
€ 54.99
€ 38.90
Paperback. Jewish communities of the Maghrib from ancient to modern times Editor(s): Gottreich, Emily Benichou; Schroeter, Daniel J. Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages, 9 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222251
- ISBN
- 9780253222251
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.30
€ 31.99
€ 28.30
Hardback. Offers a snapshot of key educational stratification issues in East Asian nations, and their evolution in conjunction with changing student populations. This book addresses issues ranging from curricular adaptations to globalization, to persisting and new forms of educational stratification, to new multiculturalism in educational policy. Editor(s): Hannum, Emily; Park, Hyunjoon; Butler, Yuko Goto. Series Editor(s): Hannum, Emily. Series: Research in the Sociology of Education. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHB; JNA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781849509763
- ISBN
- 9781849509763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.93
€ 141.93
Hardcover. This text is based on extensive personal viewing of urban Chinese women and study of contemporary literature and articles in the periodical press that touched on the problems of rural women. Each chapter is devoted to one aspect of women's lives including: girlhood, sexuality, marriage, and work. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804714167
- ISBN
- 9780804714167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.95
€ 157.95
Paperback. After Mao, abrupt turns in public policy made "personal life" a crucial issue for discussion. This book is concerned with the debate about the role of women in Chinese society, examining their anxieties, confusions and excitement as they contemplate various stages of a new future. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804714310
- ISBN
- 9780804714310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.26
€ 40.99
€ 39.26
Paperback. In Shanghai, China's largest industrial centre prior to 1949, cotton was king and the majority of mill workers were women. This book presents detailed information on all aspects of the life of this group of urban workers. Num Pages: 316 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720120
- ISBN
- 9780804720120
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.91
€ 40.99
€ 35.91
Paperback. This book examines the formation, entrenchment, and sociopolitical consequences of land conflict in the Negev region of Israel as it has become defined along ethnic lines. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798303
- ISBN
- 9780804798303
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. A memoir by American jounalist Emily Prager about the search for her adopted daughter's roots in today's China. In 1994, Prager adopted seven month old Lulu in China. Five years later she returned to spend three months in Wuhu city, where Lulu had been found on the street. Num Pages: 256 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099284161
- ISBN
- 9780099284161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.31
€ 10.99
€ 9.31
Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24, 19 black & white halftones, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478321
- ISBN
- 9780801478321
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 36.08
€ 36.99
€ 36.08
Paperback. An intrepid journalist's quest to trace the origins of the Asian arowana or "dragon fish"-the world's most sought-after aquarium fish. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; WNCS; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 139. .
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451678956
- ISBN
- 9781451678956
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.45
€ 19.99
€ 17.45
Privatization and Deregulation in the Gulf Energy Sector
Emirates Center For Strategic Studies & Resea...
Hardcover. Deals in a practical and scholarly way with major issues relating to the privatization and deregulation of the energy sector. This study discusses oil production and refining, gas and electricity production, transmission and distribution, and draws upon international experience of such programmes. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; KJVD; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644108
- ISBN
- 9781860644108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Privatization and Deregulation in the Gulf Energy Secter (Emirates Cen...
Emirates Center For Strategic Studies & Resea...
Paperback. Industry specialists and scholars assess the principal issues associated with the privatization and deregulation of the energy sector in this text. Topics explored include oil production and refining, gas and electricity production, and their transmission and distribution. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; KJVD; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644115
- ISBN
- 9781860644115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.49
€ 29.99
€ 25.49
The Information Revolution and the Arab World: Its Impact on State and...
Emirates Center For Strategic Studies & Resea...
Paperback. An exploration of the information and communication revolution and its effect on Arab states and societies. The book covers such fields as the implications for national development of global telecommunications trends and policies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; GTC; KNT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860642098
- ISBN
- 9781860642098
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.39
€ 35.99
€ 30.39
Paperback. Discusses the rationale behind the decision to conduct nuclear tests in India and Pakistan and the impact on the South Asian region and the Gulf. It offers the perspective of India, Pakistan, China and the Gulf countries, and examines the theoretical framework of balance-of-power politics. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850433859
- ISBN
- 9781850433859
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.49
€ 29.99
€ 25.49
Paperback. This study analyzes different aspects of British policy and its repercussions for Gulf security. Contributors examine both immediate and potential threats to Gulf security and underline the need for the Gulf countries to develop a greater range of consultative mechanisms. Num Pages: 62 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FB; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 62
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850433828
- ISBN
- 9781850433828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.36
€ 31.99
€ 26.36
Paperback. Changing Geographies of Power. 240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Mawdsley, Emma; McCann, Gerard. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1H; JPS; KCL. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pambazuka Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906387655
- ISBN
- 9781906387655
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.27
€ 21.99
€ 20.27
Paperback. An ethnographic exploration of identity politics in three of Bali s musical subcultures-reggae, punk, and death metal-during the 1990s. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPR; AVGP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341154
- ISBN
- 9780822341154
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.12
€ 27.99
€ 26.12
Paperback. Compares Chinese-Western mixed-race families in the United States, China, and Hong Kong, examining both the range of ideas that shaped the formation of Eurasian identities in these diverse contexts and the claims set forth by individual Eurasians concerning their own identities. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCH; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276277
- ISBN
- 9780520276277
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.57
€ 33.99
€ 24.57
Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021198
- ISBN
- 9780674021198
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.23
€ 27.99
€ 24.23
Paperback. 'Larkin's reportage on Burma is every bit as fascinating as Orwell's Burmese essays of the 1930s' - Observer Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084026
- ISBN
- 9781847084026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.53
€ 13.99
€ 10.53
Paperback. The book that provides the fullest picture yet of what life inside Burma is really like. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JFFC; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081896
- ISBN
- 9781847081896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.85
€ 11.99
€ 9.85
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784539733
- ISBN
- 9781784539733
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 24.84
€ 34.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. The riveting first-hand account of a young British civilian woman who volunteered to help rebuild Iraq immediately after the invasion in 2003, and soon found herself as a political advisor to the US military. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps, 38 integrated photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782392606
- ISBN
- 9781782392606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. In 1997, Emma Slade was taken hostage in a hotel room on a business trip to Jakarta. Over the ensuing months the trauma following the event took hold. Realising her view on life had profoundly changed she embarked upon a journey, discovering the healing power of yoga and, in Bhutan, opening her eyes to a kinder, more peaceful way of living. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKH; BM; HRE; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Summersdale Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849539609
- ISBN
- 9781849539609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.49
€ 13.99
€ 10.49