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paperback. Barbara N. Ramusack surveys the prescriptive roles and lived experiences of women from the period of the early states to the 1990s. Series: Restoring Women to History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; HBTB; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212672
- ISBN
- 9780253212672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. The medieval Rajput queen Padmini - believed to have been pursued by Alauddin Khalji, the Sultan of Delhi - has been the focus of numerous South Asian narratives. This book investigates these legends and traces their subsequent appropriation by colonial administrators and nationalist intellectuals, for varying different political ends. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987606
- ISBN
- 9780295987606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328812
- ISBN
- 9780745328812
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.84
€ 33.99
€ 22.84
paperback. 'Masterful .. (A) scathing but heartfelt portrait.' Norman G. Finkelstein Comprehensive account of the last five years by leading Palestinian journalist. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26 photos. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745325477
- ISBN
- 9780745325477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.39
€ 31.99
€ 21.39
Paperback. Challenges the nationalist and Zionist hegemony by discussing the hidden history of Communist and bi-national movements in Israel. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745334677
- ISBN
- 9780745334677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.56
€ 36.99
€ 28.56
Paperback. The transformation of Delhi into a twenty-first century metropolis is an intoxicating, at times terrifying story - that has repercussions for the future not only in India but everywhere Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; JHB; JHMC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857860040
- ISBN
- 9780857860040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.07
€ 17.99
€ 13.07
Hardcover. Based on a study of the major Muslim and Christian religious welfare organisations in Lebanon (including Hezbollah), and drawing upon supplementary research conducted in Iran, Egypt and Turkey, this book argues that religion is providing sophisticated solutions to the major social and economic problems of the Middle East. Num Pages: 323 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HR; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349538
- ISBN
- 9781861349538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.15
€ 98.15
Paperback. China is poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. This book goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from a premodern past into a modern world. Series: Making of the Modern World. Num Pages: 384 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192806055
- ISBN
- 9780192806055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.61
€ 23.99
€ 17.61
paperback. Different countries give different opening dates for the period of the Second World War, but perhaps the most compelling is 1937, when the 'Marco Polo Bridge Incident' plunged China and Japan into a conflict of extraordinary duration and ferocity. This book focuses on this incident. Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141031453
- ISBN
- 9780141031453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. A study of colonialism and the colonial state based on South Asia. The author explores how the metropolitan state was hegemonic, and its claim to dominance was based on power in which persuasion outweighed coercion, yet it sired a non-hegemonic colonial state in which coercion was paramount. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674214835
- ISBN
- 9780674214835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.19
€ 48.99
€ 41.19
Paperback. This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the main Asian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, and how they are lived and practiced today. It provides readers with an all-embracing introduction to Asian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a style that is lively and distinctive. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118471968
- ISBN
- 9781118471968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.71
€ 30.99
€ 30.71
hardcover. This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the main Asian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, and how they are lived and practiced today. It provides readers with an all-embracing introduction to Asian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a style that is lively and distinctive. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118471975
- ISBN
- 9781118471975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.26
€ 97.26
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBTB; JP; KC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 269 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604565836
- ISBN
- 9781604565836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.47€ 80.67
€ 116.47
€ 80.67
Paperback. Based on audiotapes he recorded during the war and sent home to his family, Randy Zahn's Snake Pilot recounts his experiences flying AH-1 Cobra helicopters during the Vietnam War. First deployed in Vietnam in 1967 and loaded with a formidable arsenal of weaponry, the Cobra was the first helicopter designed from inception as an attack aircraft. Num Pages: 302 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886115
- ISBN
- 9781574886115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.79
€ 21.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. Translator(s): OhAiseadha, Coilin. Num Pages: 216 pages, 39 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBJD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- Rei Tra
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816676279
- ISBN
- 9780816676279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.72
€ 21.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 90 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 180 x 7. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishers Pvt.Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788120723832
- ISBN
- 9788120723832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.84
€ 8.99
€ 7.84
Hardback. Covers the main arthropod pests of twenty five major crops in tropical Asia, with photographs of their adult and immature stages, their distribution, biology, disease vectors, symptoms of the damage they cause and their natural enemies. This book is suitable for researchers, and policy makers of entomology, pest control and crop protection. Num Pages: 184 pages, 150 illustrations full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1F; TVP; TVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 650. 184 pages, 150 illustrations full colour throughout. Covers the main arthropod pests of twenty five major crops in tropical Asia, with photographs of their adult and immature stages, their distribution, biology, disease vectors, symptoms of the damage they cause and their natural enemies. This book is suitable for researchers, and policy makers of entomology, pest control and crop protection. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1F; TVP; TVS. Dimension: 252 x 171 x 17. Weight: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845939519
- ISBN
- 9781845939519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.86
€ 116.86
Hardcover. Although not a professional historian, the author raises several issues pertinent to the state of history today.Qualifying the "non-historian" as an "able" interventionist in historical studies, the author explores the relationship between history and theory within the current epistemological configurations and re-figurations. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454843
- ISBN
- 9780857454843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.77
€ 154.77
Hardcover. An essential record of the Christian communities in the Holy City in the 19th and 20th Centuries Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Gilgamesh Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908531162
- ISBN
- 9781908531162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.85
€ 33.99
€ 24.85
Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, figures, tables, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTF; KCM; RNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Practical Action
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853390722
- ISBN
- 9781853390722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.45
€ 61.45