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Hardback. This collection brings together diverse analyses of women in Japan--including department store elevator girls, tour bus guides, airline stewardesses, soldiers, soccer players, beauty queens, and educators--who have been intimately involved in the practices and professions of modernity. Editor(s): Freedman, Alisa; Miller, Laura; Yano, Christine Reiko. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781138
ISBN
9780804781138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Back Stories looks at the production of U.S. news during the second Intifada, highlighting the unrecognized and unexamined work of Palestinian journalists and its effects on Palestinian society and politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804781411
ISBN
9780804781411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. This book is the first comprehensive and critical assessment of NATO's war in Afghanistan and its implications for the future of the Atlantic Alliance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804782388
ISBN
9780804782388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Assesses the factors that contribute to regime resilience in Syria and Iran, exploring their flexibility and their constraints as they confront unprecedented challenges. Editor(s): Heydemann, Steven; Leenders, Reinoud. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBS; JPHC; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783019
ISBN
9780804783019
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Hardback. This is a study of the northern region of Korea through a person's life and work, highlighting how a writer from a marginalized region in early modern Korea became an advocate of regional subjectivity through various social, cultural, and intellectual activities, in particular through his conscientious historical writings. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783811
ISBN
9780804783811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.56

Paperback. This book examines how state officials and select businessmen come together informally to shape economic development in Syria. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; KCL; KCP; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785068
ISBN
9780804785068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This book offers a nuanced understanding of the contexts, culturally conditioned rationality, local networks, and innovation in contentious action across the Middle East and North Africa to give the reader a substantive understanding of events in the Arab world before and since 2011. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Vairel, Frederic. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHB; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785693
ISBN
9780804785693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. This book argues that regional food culture is intrinsic to how Chinese connect to the past, live in the present, and imagine their future. It focuses on Shanghai-a food lover's paradise-and identifies the importance of regional food culture at pivotal moments in the city's history, and in Chinese history more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804786911
ISBN
9780804786911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788007
ISBN
9780804788007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804789035
ISBN
9780804789035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796620
ISBN
9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.83

Hardcover. Series: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFFN; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797627
ISBN
9780804797627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804797771
ISBN
9780804797771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. This book explores the ways in which colonial administrators constructed knowledge about the society and culture of India and the processes through which that knowledge has shaped past and present Indian reality. Editor(s): Breckenridge, Carol A.; Veer, Peter van der. Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 372 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214369
ISBN
9780812214369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

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. "An ambitious and impressive undertaking that makes a significant contribution to the understanding of how international regimes function and how China interacts with the international order."--R. Randle Edwards, Columbia University Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPSN1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216813
ISBN
9780812216813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.36

Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218619
ISBN
9780812218619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Hardback. Describes the social fabric of a rural community that has become a reservoir of soldiers for the Sri Lankan nation in the brutal war against Tamil separatists. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKS; JH; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
unknown
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812236880
ISBN
9780812236880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.98

Hardback. As more and more Asian medical practices cross into Western culture through the popularity of yoga and herbalism, and as Western medicine finds its way east in the form of plastic surgery, these systems of meaning become inextricably interrelated. The essays in this volume consider the larger implications of transmissions between cultures. Editor(s): Alter, Joseph S. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFFS; JHMC; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238662
ISBN
9780812238662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239126
ISBN
9780812239126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Hardcover. The recent growth in relations between China and the nations of Africa is one of the most important geopolitical phenomena of our time. China and Africa presents a unique, comprehensive view of this relationship. This monumental study, the first since the 1970s, examines China's ties with all of Africa's 54 countries. Num Pages: 544 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 39. Weight in Grams: 944.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition
null
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812244199
ISBN
9780812244199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.50

Hardcover. War Is Coming is an ethnographic study that sheds light on the everyday conversations, practices, and experiences of people in Lebanon who live in between moments of political violence, remember past wars, and anticipate future turmoil. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248869
ISBN
9780812248869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Paperback. Focuses on the issues of Arab immigrants post 9/11 and the way they interact with global processes Num Pages: 242 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707340
ISBN
9780814707340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Discusses the nature and significance of Hitchens's contribution to the world of ideas and public debate Editor(s): Cottee, Simon; Cushman, Thomas; Hitchens, Christopher. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814716878
ISBN
9780814716878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

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