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Hardcover. Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity. This volume explores the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the state-making institutions and armed forces of Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). It also addresses the complex roles of Islam, and Hinduism. Editor(s): Skidmore, Monique; Lawrence, Patricia. Series: Kroc Institute Series on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrated maps, 19 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041250
- ISBN
- 9780268041250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Paperback. Throughout South and Southeast Asia, groups battle over definitions of identity. This volume explores the intricate, dynamic relationships that pertain between women's agency and the state-making institutions and armed forces of Kashmir, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Burma (Myanmar). It also addresses the complex roles of Islam and Hinduism. Editor(s): Skidmore, Monique; Lawrence, Patricia. Series: Kroc Institute Series on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 illustrated maps, 19 illustrated halftones. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041267
- ISBN
- 9780268041267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. When the agreement between the Holy see and the state of Israel was signed on December 30, 1993, it established diplomatic ties between the Vatican and Israel for the first time. This volume brings together that analyze the legal, historical, theological and political meaning of the Accords. Editor(s): Breger, Marshall J. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DSV; 1FBH; HRCC7; JPA; JPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268043582
- ISBN
- 9780268043582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.65
€ 59.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 6 maps, 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KLCM; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292716414
- ISBN
- 9780292716414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.64
€ 31.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Aims to capture the metamorphosis of Islamic movement in Iran, from encounters with Great Britain and United States in the 1920s through twenty-first-century struggles between those seeking to reform Islam's role and those who take a defensive stance. This book describes how the extremism of 1960s brought more confidence to Islam-minded Iranians. Series: CMES Modern Middle East Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 figure, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292717565
- ISBN
- 9780292717565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. This history of the American University of Beirut presents a rich 150-year process of conflict, cooperation, and growth that has balanced the goals of American liberal education with the quest for Arab national identity and empowerment Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JNMN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292726918
- ISBN
- 9780292726918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.85
€ 59.85
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292728813
- ISBN
- 9780292728813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.72
€ 20.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 34 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295741734
- ISBN
- 9780295741734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. SAP The memoirs of a young woman relate how she and her fmaily manage to keep their Chinese heritage alive while adapting to the American way of life. Num Pages: 246 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295968261
- ISBN
- 9780295968261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.63
€ 21.63
Paperback. This comparative study of the Naxi and Tai minority groups in Southwestern China examines the implementation and reception of state minority education policy. Hansen (Center for Development and the Environment, U. of Oslo) argues that state policy is not uniformly successful among all minorities, n Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295977881
- ISBN
- 9780295977881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. A thorough and compelling account of the rivalry between China and India over 50 years. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: maps, tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF; HBJM; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295980744
- ISBN
- 9780295980744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. A collection of essays addressing the problem of how to achieve a stable political order in a unified Korea. Editor(s): Eberstadt, Nicholas; Ellings, Richard J. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295981291
- ISBN
- 9780295981291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shirazi, a classical poet is broadly popular in his native Shiraz and in Iran as a whole, and among lovers of great verse traditions. This book provides a context for Hafez's poetry and is intended for medievalists, students of the Middle East, and specialists in urban studies. Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295983912
- ISBN
- 9780295983912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Explores the ebb and flow of religious fervour in Iran for over two centuries. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; GTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 15. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984551
- ISBN
- 9780295984551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. A collection of 11 essays, featuring debates about meaning in Southeast Asian and Thai history. It explores themes that have been treated superficially in Thai historical writing, including Siam's semi-colonialism in the late nineteenth century, the concepts of militarism and masculinity, collective memory and dynastic succession, and more. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986104
- ISBN
- 9780295986104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.57
€ 43.99
€ 38.57
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986319
- ISBN
- 9780295986319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.91
€ 36.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. Interspersed with poems and songs, this novel takes its readers over vast distances across China, to the heavens, and into the underworld. It uses colourful characters, twists of plot, and witty dialogue to convey its religious message - that worldly life is ephemeral and that true contentment can be found only through Daoist cultivation. Translator(s): Clart, Philip. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 504 pages, 31 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; DNF; FC; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987255
- ISBN
- 9780295987255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
€ 46.99
€ 41.75
Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295987453
- ISBN
- 9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988191
- ISBN
- 9780295988191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988443
- ISBN
- 9780295988443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Hardcover. Focuses on short-story small scrolls (ko-e), one of the most complex but visually appealing forms of early Japanese painting. This book offers an examination of Tosa Mitsunobu's extensive and underappreciated body of artistic achievements. Num Pages: 320 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; ACBP; AGB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 285 x 261 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989020
- ISBN
- 9780295989020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Paperback. Represents the genre of legal case narratives - most involving homicide - from late imperial China. This book includes testimony from the accused and from witnesses, family members, and neighbors, as well as summaries and opinions from local magistrates, their coroners, and other officials higher up the chain of judicial review. Series: Asian Law Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; JKV; LAZ; LNFJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989075
- ISBN
- 9780295989075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.62
€ 43.99
€ 38.62
Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991184
- ISBN
- 9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Paperback. Provides detailed and powerful descriptions of popular religious beliefs and practices in late imperial China Translator(s): Grant, Beata; Idema, Wilt L. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295991207
- ISBN
- 9780295991207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17