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Hardback. This cultural history of the evolution of modern marriage practices in colonial Bengal shows that arranged marriage as it is practiced today is a modern practice from the colonial era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344629
ISBN
9780822344629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.87

Paperback. This cultural history of the evolution of modern marriage practices in colonial Bengal shows that arranged marriage as it is practiced today is a modern practice from the colonial era. Num Pages: 360 pages, 42 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344780
ISBN
9780822344780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.41

Paperback. Argues for a new context for the origins and development of crusading, as an imitation of Christ. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1FB; 3H; HBG; HBLC1; HBWC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839262
ISBN
9781843839262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.28

Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive and reliable reference source for all students of history and culture. It lists by name the rulers of all the principal Islamic dynasties with Hijri and Common Era dates. Each dynastic list is followed by a brief assessment of its historical significance, and by a short bibliography. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FMN; 1H; 1Q; GBC; HBG; HBTG; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd New edition of Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748621378
ISBN
9780748621378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.87

Paperback. Although the "I Ching" is an Eastern classic, it contains perspectives and ideas about the social and human situation, which western sociologists may find useful as a tool for understanding their world. This book interprets the 64 hexagrams of "I Ching" as keys to understanding society. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HPDF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761817994
ISBN
9780761817994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.67

Paperback. .
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237210
ISBN
9780571237210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Translator(s): Yang, H. Series: Cornell East Asia Series,. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885445179
ISBN
9781885445179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138958128
ISBN
9781138958128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.58

hardcover. Editor(s): Merrick, Professor Joav, MD, MMedSci, DMSc. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 180. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634849807
ISBN
9781634849807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 239.20
€ 177.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Ben Zvi, Ehud; Edelman, Diana V. Series: Worlds of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 18. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Equinox
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781792698
ISBN
9781781792698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.18

Hardcover. Published in association with the Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order. Num Pages: 138 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817911645
ISBN
9780817911645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Paperback. The Templars and the Hospitallers were the two major Military Orders of the Roman Catholic Church from the early twelfth to the middle of the thirteenth century. This title discusses the origins of the orders in dedication to the protection of pilgrims to the Holy Land (Templars) and to the care of the poor and the sick among them (Hospitallers). Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBLC1; HRCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040581
ISBN
9780268040581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.98

Paperback. An absorbing account of the continued influence of Chairman Mao on contemporary China, and of efforts by the New Maoists to claim his legacy. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783607594
ISBN
9781783607594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.40

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538095
ISBN
9781784538095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.68
€ 48.38

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128184
ISBN
9780691128184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.29

Hardback. A study that contributes to the debate on whether defense spending encourages or hinders economic growth. It assesses the effect of politics on economic growth in developing societies, with a focus on the Middle East. It urges Third World leaders to improve levels of freedom, democracy, and openness of their political systems. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTJ; JPWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781849506618
ISBN
9781849506618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.46

Paperback. Focuses on the universal concepts of the individual, civil society, the state, justice, authority and obligation and how these have been interpreted by Middle Eastern thinkers in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Series: World Political Theories. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842778975
ISBN
9781842778975
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 299 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845190804
ISBN
9781845190804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Assesses the reign of Sa'id bin Taymur, who was deposed by his son, Qabus bin Sa'id, in a coup in July 1970. This title refutes the view that Sa'id's four-decade reign should be perceived as a place where time stood still. It looks at the economic, political, social and cultural aspects of Oman during the reign of Sa'id bin Taymur. Num Pages: 299 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194734
ISBN
9781845194734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.87

Paperback. Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 29. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804849081
ISBN
9780804849081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. The Number One International Bestseller The dramatic story of freelance photographer Daniel Rye, who was held hostage for thirteen months by ISIS, as told by an award-winning writer. Translator(s): Young, David. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; BGH; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786490568
ISBN
9781786490568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932643008
ISBN
9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.06

Hardcover. Long known as the world s factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671741
ISBN
9780745671741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Paperback. Long known as the world s factory, China is the largest manufacturing economy ever seen, accounting for more than 10% of global exports. China is also, of course, home to the largest workforce on the planet, the crucial element behind its staggering economic success. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBL; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 150. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671758
ISBN
9780745671758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.93

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