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Hardback. A remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time of war. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; BTM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328294
ISBN
9780745328294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. Explains how the leaders China decided to limit all couples to one child. This book focuses on the historic period 1978-80 and documents the manner in which a handful of leading aerospace engineers hijacked the population policymaking process and formulated a strategy that treated people like missiles. Num Pages: 426 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 5 line illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253391
ISBN
9780520253391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Based on internal documents, long-term fieldwork, and interviews, this book charts the emergence of population as a central source of power in the People's Republic of China, documenting the gradual shift from hard birth planning techniques toward soft neoliberal approaches. Num Pages: 412 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JMC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748803
ISBN
9780804748803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. An estimated 13-18 million people die from hunger, malnutrition and poverty-related causes every year. This book draws on the lessons of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, to explore the process of managing poverty alleviation programmes that make a lasting difference in the lives of the poor. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, figures, table, index. BIC Classification: 1FKB; GTF; KCM; KFFK; KFFL; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 318.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Zed Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
KNH0013216
ISBN
9781856493161
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403970527
ISBN
9781403970527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.00
€ 23.13

Hardback. Series: Postwestern Horizons. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBW; 2AB; DSB; HBJK; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803226999
ISBN
9780803226999
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.12

Paperback. Departing from earlier studies of kokugaku (which means "the study of our country"), this title considers how three of the more marginalized participants in the movement challenged its principal founder and engaged its fundamental concerns about what defines the Japanese nation and unifies those within it. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331728
ISBN
9780822331728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. The third book in a trilogy that includes Seeing the Divine and Hearing the Divine, this book articulates the religious sensibility underlying the traditional performing arts and examines the relationships between the arts and religion in India today. Num Pages: 160 pages, 32 photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 167 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131452
ISBN
9780231131452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. This study analyzes policy-making in a non-democratic authoritarian country, explaining the history of Chinese market reforms from 1979 to the present. Drawing on interviews with high-level Chinese officials, it pieces together detailed histories of economic reform policy decisions. Series: California Series on Social Choice & Political Economy. Num Pages: 412 pages, tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JPQB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077072
ISBN
9780520077072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5944 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727440
ISBN
9780804727440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

hardcover. Placing women at the center of the High Qing era shows how gender relations shaped the economic, political, social, and cultural changes of the age, and gives us a sense of what women felt and believed, and what they actually did, during this period. Num Pages: 340 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727433
ISBN
9780804727433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

paperback. Features the translations of eighteen classical Chinese texts from the mid-ninth century (Tang dynasty) through the late nineteenth century (Qing dynasty) that offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources focusing on gender issues in medieval and late imperial China. Editor(s): Mann, Susan; Cheng, Yu-Yin. Num Pages: 323 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520222762
ISBN
9780520222762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325987
ISBN
9780822325987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. Showcases the cotton textiles that were created and manufactured in Russia and exported to Central Asia from 1850 to 1950. An introductory essay describes the fascinating history of this influence of Middle Eastern and Western aesthetic styles. This work is illustrated with vintage photography from the turn of the 20th century. Num Pages: 208 pages, cl / bw / tt illustrations, cl200 / bw / tt200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; WFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 264 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Abrams
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810993815
ISBN
9780810993815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 40.15

Paperback. Series: Princeton Pocket Guides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 520 color illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154855
ISBN
9780691154855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. Series: Helm Field Guides. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMNX; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472924445
ISBN
9781472924445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.11

Hardcover. This volume discusses the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites. Editor(s): Naquin, Susan; Yu, Chun-Fang. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 456 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HRA; HRE; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075672
ISBN
9780520075672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.35
€ 57.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445063
ISBN
9781885445063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and present. Editor(s): Pollock, Susan; Bernbeck, Reinhard. Series: Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230014
ISBN
9780631230014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

Paperback. These two memoirs provide windows into the Sumatran past, in particular, and the early 20th-century history of south-east Asia, in general. In reconstructing their own passage into adulthood, the writers tell the story of their country's turbulent journey to independence. Editor(s): Rodgers, Susan. Num Pages: 348 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; BGHA; HBAH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520085473
ISBN
9780520085473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Paperback. Presents a portrait of Karimpur, an Indian village, as it has changed over a sixty-year period. Using cultural documents such as songs and stories, as well as data on household budgets and farming practices, this title examines what it means to be poor or rich, female or male. Num Pages: 319 pages, 21 b&w illustrations, 10 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
319
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520084070
ISBN
9780520084070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

paperback. A feminist and performance studies-oriented ethnography of the on- and offstage lives of a group of traveling artists in southern India and their complex relation to their deviant status in the larger culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, 62 illus. (incl. 10 in color), 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AN; GTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334439
ISBN
9780822334439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.94

Paperback. "Well researched and written with passion and elegance."-International Journal of Middle East Studies Num Pages: 320 pages, 42 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JFC; JFSG; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215250
ISBN
9780812215250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Offers a portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This edition tells about the history about this road to reconstruct the route through the personal experiences of travelers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map, 10 color images, 10 b/w photos, 26 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; HBG; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280595
ISBN
9780520280595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

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