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Paperback. This is the first historically comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the causes, content, and consequences of nationalism in China, an ancient empire that has struggled to construct a modern nation-state and find its place in the modern world. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750011
- ISBN
- 9780804750011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.95
€ 36.99
€ 35.95
Paperback. A discussion of transition in Jordan between 1990-2000, showing it to be a multi-faceted process. It shows that significant change in Jordan depends on the outcome of the Palestine/Israel conflict and the new relationships it can forge with the wider world, particularly with Europe. Editor(s): Joffe, George. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654889
- ISBN
- 9781850654889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.02
€ 26.99
€ 25.02
Paperback. An argument that well-meaning indigenous rights and development claims and interventions may misrepresent and hurt the very people they seek to help, based on extensive ethnographic research in eastern India. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 illustrations, 1 map, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347651
- ISBN
- 9780822347651
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. A wide-ranging analysis of modern South Korean cinema. Editor(s): Shin, Chi-Yun; Stringer, Julian. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748618521
- ISBN
- 9780748618521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.07
€ 41.99
€ 37.07
Hardcover. Living in Palestine as the wife of the British Attorney-General, Helen Bentwich was immersed in the politics and society of the early years of the British Mandate. This selection of her letters to her mother mixes political comment with details of personal life and gossip. Num Pages: 192 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJG; BG; HBG; HBJF1; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643491
- ISBN
- 9781860643491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 53.95
€ 58.80
€ 53.95
Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643309
- ISBN
- 9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.84€ 94.57
€ 105.84
€ 94.57
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763684
- ISBN
- 9780804763684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.55€ 97.66
€ 110.55
€ 97.66
Paperback. Unfolds the recent history of over 100 million Muslims living in India. The text details their fears and anxieties, delineates their main currents of thought and examines their responses to the socio-economic processes affecting the country as a whole. Num Pages: 379 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 379
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850653042
- ISBN
- 9781850653042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.63
€ 21.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. Engaging China is a concise account of the evolution and state of the Canadian approach to China, its achievements, disappointments, and current dilemmas. Series: UTP Insights. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442614482
- ISBN
- 9781442614482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.97
€ 26.99
€ 25.97
Paperback. For some, the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 was the triumph of a modern, political Islam, heralding Muslim justice and economic prosperity. This book reveals the intellectual and political trajectory of a Muslim thinker and his attempts to reconcile Islam with reform and democracy. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR2; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111342
- ISBN
- 9781845111342
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.54
€ 33.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. This illustrated history surveys English literature in India from the 1800s to the 1900s, covering not only what is considered literature proper but also other genres such as polemical, anthropological and wildlife writings. Editor(s): Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna. Num Pages: 450 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850656814
- ISBN
- 9781850656814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 52.08
€ 52.92
€ 52.08
Paperback. A rare and hugely successful story in the global development world, Jenkins and Manor present detailed research that convincingly demonstrates the efficacy of the MGNREGA in India Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JP; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045704
- ISBN
- 9781849045704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.50
€ 33.99
€ 30.50
Hardback. Presents an analysis of Pakistan that features five players: the people, the army, the Islamists, the politicians and the Americans. This book explains how a series of alliances borne of political and strategic expediency between the US and the military have continually undermined the state to the extent that its very existence is in jeopardy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 1KBB; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040099
- ISBN
- 9781849040099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.97
€ 40.97
Paperback. Examines the political and religious realities of Bangladesh and Pakistan, especially the al-Qaeda-linked jihadi networks that threaten to permanently turn Pakistan into an ideological state. This book also considers Islam's influence on the culture of both societies, and, in turn, the influence of these cultures on the tone of Islam. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; 1FKP; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659211
- ISBN
- 9781850659211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.79
€ 25.99
€ 23.79
Hardcover. Seeks to understand the mechanisms of social and political perpetuation of authoritarianism in post-colonial states such as Oman. This book shows how one monarchical power has built and renewed its basis to meet the challenges threatening its stability. It also sheds light on the strategies adopted and challenges faced by other Arab monarchies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXM; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659334
- ISBN
- 9781850659334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 52.08
€ 52.92
€ 52.08
Paperback. The contemporary world is defined by dizzying flows of people and ideas. But while Western travel is associated with a pioneering spirit of discovery, the dominant image of Muslim mobility is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. This book challenges these stereotypes. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JHMC; JPA; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138404
- ISBN
- 9780691138404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.02
€ 40.99
€ 29.02
Hardback. Carmel's work has become the benchmark of the historiography of Israel's third largest city and remains to this day, the best-known and most highly-regarded survey of Haifa under Ottoman rule. This, the first English edition of 'Ottoman Haifa', will be essential reading for all historians of the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illustrations in 8pp plates, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855601
- ISBN
- 9781848855601
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.13€ 125.03
€ 141.13
€ 125.03
Hardcover. When it comes to talking about democracy in China, Chinese nationalists argue that it cannot solve China's problems, while Chinese liberals remain unduly silenced. This book presents the difficulties and obstacles to the democratic approach to the respective Tibet and Taiwan questions. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPH; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748699711
- ISBN
- 9780748699711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.61€ 112.54
€ 117.61
€ 112.54
hardcover. Why Democracy Deepens explains how socio-economic changes in India are shaping its politics to promote grassroots democracy. Num Pages: 202 pages, 29 b/w illus. 3 maps 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPF; JPHC; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107177512
- ISBN
- 9781107177512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.43
€ 108.43
Hardcover. The Chinese Communist welfare state was established with the goal of eradicating income inequality. Paradoxically, it widened that gap, undermining a primary objective of Mao Zedong's revolution. Nara Dillon traces the origins of the Chinese welfare state from the 1940s to the 1960s to uncover the reasons why the state failed to achieve this goal. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504318
- ISBN
- 9780674504318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36