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Paperback. One of the Ancient Near East's most important inscriptions is the Bisotun inscription of the Achaemenid king Darius I (6th century BCE), which reports on a suspicious fratricide and coup. Shayegan shows how the Bisotun's narrative influenced the Iranian epic, epigraphic, and historiographical traditions into the Sasanian and early Islamic periods. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 line illustrations; 8 black and white photos, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065888
- ISBN
- 9780674065888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HPDF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810352
- ISBN
- 9781554810352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 44.55
€ 49.99
€ 44.55
Paperback. At the turn of the nineteenth century, the Ottoman Empire straddled three continents and encompassed extraordinary ethnic and cultural diversity among the estimated thirty million people living within its borders. This title offers a history of the late empire between 1789 and 1918, which were turbulent years marked by incredible social change. Num Pages: 264 pages, 17 halftones. 2 line illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691146171
- ISBN
- 9780691146171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. A study of the first attempts to understand how radiation affected the survivors of the atomic bomb and subsequent generations of Japanese, this book argues that Cold War politics and cultural values shaped this research. Using varied sources, it examines how US science was socially constructed. Num Pages: 298 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JPQB; JWL; JWMN; MBGR; MM; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482385
- ISBN
- 9780226482385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.53
€ 42.99
€ 33.53
Paperback. Shows that concerns that China might be prone to violent conflict over territory are overstated. Developing theories of cooperation and escalation in territorial disputes, this book explains China's willingness to either compromise or use force. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 7 line illus. 7 tables. 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136097
- ISBN
- 9780691136097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.14
€ 53.24
€ 42.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers
- Edition
- 1st hardcover
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823683
- ISBN
- 9781933823683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.94€ 57.42
€ 73.94
€ 57.42
Paperback. Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. This book offers a tale about the forces driving decision making in health and development policy today, illustrating how the privatization of health care can have catastrophic outcomes for some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1FCD; JHMC; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520282841
- ISBN
- 9780520282841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. In 1983, the author turned 30 and was overwhelmed by the desire to escape the confines of his life in Beijing. With his long hair, jeans and artistic friends, he was under surveillance from his work unit and the police, as Deng Xiaoping clamped down on 'Spiritual Pollution'. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Vintage London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099283294
- ISBN
- 9780099283294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Since the mid 1990s, tertiary education in Malaysia has experienced great transformation. This book analyses recent reforms in the public sector, giving a clear picture of institutions that are juggling different expectations and pressures from the social, political and economic environments. Num Pages: 104 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; GTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Monash Asia Institute Australia
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876924416
- ISBN
- 9781876924416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.92
€ 23.99
€ 17.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tyler, Mackenzie; Boone, Anthony M. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBXS; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620812662
- ISBN
- 9781620812662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.27€ 130.16
€ 189.27
€ 130.16
Hardcover. Editor(s): Macleod, Tim S. Num Pages: 302 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 188 x 22. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607411970
- ISBN
- 9781607411970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.22€ 94.69
€ 137.22
€ 94.69
Hardback. Challenges traditional notions of Saudi conservatism by highlighting the long tradition of engagement with modernism there Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRAM2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045865
- ISBN
- 9781849045865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.92
€ 46.99
€ 41.92
Hardback. A comprehensive history of Republican Beijing, this text examines how the capital acquired its identity as a consummately "traditional" Chinese city. The author argues that nostalgia directed towards the living Republic city is an essential characteristic of Chinese modernity. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 403 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230507
- ISBN
- 9780520230507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 65.15
€ 83.99
€ 65.15
Hardback. At the periphery of the Chinese empire, a group of innovative entrepreneurs built companies that dominated the Chinese salt trade and created thousands of jobs in the Sichuan region. This book challenges long-held beliefs that social structure, absence of modern banking, and cultural bias against business precluded industrial development in China. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line drawings, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 502 x 30. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135962
- ISBN
- 9780231135962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.82€ 73.64
€ 95.82
€ 73.64
Paperback. At the periphery of the Chinese empire, a group of innovative entrepreneurs built companies that dominated the Chinese salt trade and created thousands of jobs in the Sichuan region. This book challenges long-held beliefs that social structure, absence of modern banking, and cultural bias against business precluded industrial development in China. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line drawings, 26 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135979
- ISBN
- 9780231135979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.49
€ 37.99
€ 27.49
Paperback. This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from the county of Taishan, from which, until 1965, a high percentage of the Chinese in the United States originated. The author vividly depicts the continuing ties between Taishanese remaining in China and their kinsmen seeking their fortune in "Gold Mountain." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746878
- ISBN
- 9780804746878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Hardcover. This edition of the Kramapatha and Jatapatha forms of recitational permutations of several sections of the Saunakiya Atharvaveda available in six rare manuscripts found in Pune, India. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 470 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; DQ; HRG; HRLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 263 x 184 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1102.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009394
- ISBN
- 9780674009394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 42.23
€ 49.99
€ 42.23
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091949471
- ISBN
- 9780091949471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.96
€ 40.99
€ 26.96
Hardback. Travelling across Britain, visiting local Indian and South Asian communities, the author reveals how it's possible to sample virtually the whole of Indian cuisine without ever leaving the British Isles. She showcases her favourite recipes with influences from all over the subcontinent: Punjabi, Goan, Parsi and Bengali amongst others. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 938.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 46136th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091949938
- ISBN
- 9780091949938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.78
€ 34.99
€ 23.78
Paperback. Presents Madhur Jaffrey's memoir of her childhood in India. With recipes drawn from memories of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, weddings, and picnics, moving effortlessly from the lamb meatballs of Moghul emperors to the tamarind chutneys of the streets, this book is of interest to keen armchair cooks, as well fans of Madhur the world over. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BM; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091908935
- ISBN
- 9780091908935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.59
€ 23.99
€ 16.59
Paperback. India is particularly rich in colourful folklore. With stories told by parents to their children for many generations, this is a rich collection of mythological tales drawn from a great heritage of Hindu epics - from the life of the great god Krishna to how the monkey god Hanuman helped defeat the Demon King Ravan and a host of other creatures. Series: A Puffin Book. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 5AK; YFJ; YFU. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 131 x 199 x 21. Weight in Grams: 192.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141370026
- ISBN
- 9780141370026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.50
€ 10.99
€ 9.50
Paperback. For this book, the author, known for her work on Indian cuisine, has gathered together vegetarian recipes from Turkey, Japan, China, India, Korea and the Philippines, to create a display of flavours, textures and colours. It includes suggestions for menus. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1F; WBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099777205
- ISBN
- 9780099777205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardcover. A collection of recipes that shows us that Indian food need not be complicated or involve hours in the kitchen. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091923143
- ISBN
- 9780091923143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.88
€ 40.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. A bracing narrative of wartime India and the tremendous famine that resulted when Churchill sacrificed the lives of four million Bengalis to win World War II Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 470. The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II. 368 pages, maps. A bracing narrative of wartime India and the tremendous famine that resulted when Churchill sacrificed the lives of four million Bengalis to win World War II. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBWQ; JPHL. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465024810
- ISBN
- 9780465024810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.59
€ 30.99
€ 20.59