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Hardback. This book brings together material on headhunting from several Southeast Asia societies, examines its cultural contexts, and relates them to colonial history, violence, and ritual. Editor(s): Hoskins, Janet. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26 half-tones, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725743
ISBN
9780804725743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.05

Paperback. Foucault and the Iranian Revolution informs current discussion on the divisions that have reemerged among Western intellectuals over the response to radical Islamism after September 11. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Annotated edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007861
ISBN
9780226007861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. During the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906 to 1911 a variety of forces played key roles in overthrowing a repressive regime. Afary sheds new light on the role of ordinary citizens and peasantry, the status of Iranian women, and the multifaceted structure of Iranian society. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 448 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJC; HBJF1; JFFK; JPHC; JPHV; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103510
ISBN
9780231103510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Paperback. A detailed scientific and conservation record of a group of ivory and bone furniture overlays excavated at Begram, stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan, privately acquired on behalf of Kabul, analysed and conserved at the British Museum and returned to the National Museum of Afghanistan in 2012 Num Pages: 336 pages, Highly illustrated throughout in colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 211 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Archaeopress
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784910167
ISBN
9781784910167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.87

Paperback. Offers a study based on extensive fieldwork as well as historical sources. This book examines the different trajectories of landscape change and land use among communities who call themselves Akha (known as Hani in China) in contrasting political contexts. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 8 photos. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 1FPC; JPSL; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780295987637
ISBN
9780295987637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HREX; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164962
ISBN
9780231164962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HRE; JHM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164979
ISBN
9780231164979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.32

Paperback. Offers an investigation into what is known in Tibet as 'secret autobiography', a literary genre that presents an exploration of religious experiences. This book translates and studies the autobiographies by a Tibetan Buddhist visionary, Jigme Lingpa (1730 - 1798). Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 halftones 1 map 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; DSBD; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009483
ISBN
9780691009483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.06

Paperback. This book brings together material on headhunting from several Southeast Asia societies, examines its cultural contexts, and relates them to colonial history, violence, and ritual. Editor(s): Hoskins, Janet. Num Pages: 308 pages, 26 half-tones, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1F; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 403.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725750
ISBN
9780804725750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 2GK; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165181
ISBN
9780231165181
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.31

Paperback. Tells the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HDDH; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546542
ISBN
9780099546542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240339
ISBN
9780520240339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.61

Paperback. Based on a five-year study of 28 young, unmarried women working in Hong Kong, this study describes how Chinese families direct their daughters' earnings. It also explores the impact of industrialization upon families, particularly in the light of the 1997 transition to communist Chinese rule. Series: Morningside Books. Num Pages: 317 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JFSJ1; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102254
ISBN
9780231102254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.42

Paperback. The untold story of Gertrude Bell, a woman as vital to the history of the Middle East as her friend and colleague, Lawrence of Arabia. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 35. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
419
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753802472
ISBN
9780753802472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. In the early twentieth century poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of China. Investigating the lives of the urban poor in China during this critical era, this book examines the solutions implemented by a nation attempting to deal with "society's most fundamental problem." Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 halftones. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152103
ISBN
9780691152103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 54.95

Paperback. Contains new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime. This title is also the story of how a member of the inner circle of this enigmatic country became its most courageous, outspoken critic. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; BGA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846044212
ISBN
9781846044212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.53

Linking economic and social historical research methods with special reference to the evolution of the industrial labor force, To Live to Work offers an account of the popular expansion of gender, labor and political consciousnesses among working women in colonial Korea (1910-1945). Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures, 19 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759090
ISBN
9780804759090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99

Paperback. Exposes the power of pro-Israeli lobby groups in US politics. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; JPS; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745322582
ISBN
9780745322582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.50

Paperback. Though virtually unknown in the ethnographic literature on Chinese society, the "delayed transfer marriage", requiring separation after marriage, was widely established in the Canton delta. This book analyzes the effect of economic change on the practice in the area's silk district. Num Pages: 240 pages, index, appendixes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; JHBK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780804720144
ISBN
9780804720144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216267
ISBN
9780253216267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

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