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Hardback. Focusing on the politics of Asia and Africa, this book analyses how power presents itself in dramatic performance in these two increasingly economically and politically important continents. Series: International Library of Political Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845113674
- ISBN
- 9781845113674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.44€ 135.20
€ 152.44
€ 135.20
Hardback. Examines a feature of World War I as it was fought in the Middle East - the contribution made by the practice of military medicine to the success of Egyptian Expeditionary Force. This work describes the general developments in military-medical organisation and surgery on the battlefield during these campaigns. Series: International Library of Colonial History. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; JW; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845112905
- ISBN
- 9781845112905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.44€ 135.20
€ 152.44
€ 135.20
Hardback. Disputes the widespread stereotypes about Muslim women prevalent in the West, providing an account of young women in contemporary Iran. This book presents the experiences of these young women who wield a key if indirect political influence on the seemingly male dominated politics of this society, as they achieve a fresh visibility. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, fifteen b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118785
- ISBN
- 9781845118785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.71€ 125.03
€ 140.71
€ 125.03
Paperback. The last decade has witnessed an explosion of popular and scholarly attention focussed on nuclear issues around the globe and especially in the Middle East. The Nuclear Question in the Middle East combines thematic and theoretical discussions regarding nuclear weapons and nuclear energy with case studies from across the region. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSF; JWMN; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 28. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042116
- ISBN
- 9781849042116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.24
€ 36.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. This text examines the internal and external dynamics - Iranian polity, foreign policy and the capabilities of the Iranian military - which affect and often determine the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Editor(s): Al-Suwaidi, Jamal S. Num Pages: 444 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 444
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860641442
- ISBN
- 9781860641442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.64
€ 42.99
€ 35.64
Paperback. Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Hurst & Co.
- Number of pages
- 198
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658016
- ISBN
- 9781850658016
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.77
€ 26.99
€ 24.77
Paperback. Focuses on the 'woman question' in the Middle East, when gender became a highly charged nationalist issue tied up in complex ways with the West. This book is a radical challenge to any easy equation of modernity with progress, emancipation, and the empowerment of women. Editor(s): Abu-Lughod, Lila. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Second printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691057927
- ISBN
- 9780691057927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.32
€ 54.99
€ 39.32
Hardback. Rebecca E. Karl interrogates the concept and practice of "the economic" as it was understood in China in the 1930s and the 1980s and 90s, showing how the use of Eurocentric philosophies, narratives, and conceptions of the economic that exist outside lived experiences fail to capture modern China's complex history. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363101
- ISBN
- 9780822363101
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Condition: New
€ 117.04
€ 117.04
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFC; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 251 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784531621
- ISBN
- 9781784531621
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.71€ 124.28
€ 140.71
€ 124.28
Hardcover. This volume presents research on craft workers within and outside the guild structure of the Muslim Mediterranean world. Individual chapters range from the Ottoman Empire to traditional style crafts in 20th century Turkey and Egypt such as tanning or the manual production of copper vessels. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b/w pictures. BIC Classification: 1FB; AFT; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 37. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647000
- ISBN
- 9781860647000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.44€ 133.42
€ 152.44
€ 133.42
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850431114
- ISBN
- 9781850431114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.44€ 135.20
€ 152.44
€ 135.20
Hardback. 'China's Holy Mountain' is both a splendid introduction to the history of Buddhism in East Asia and an evocative and lavishly-illustrated gazetteer of the monasteries and sacred artefacts themselves. It will be an indispensable resource for students of Asian religion and philosophy, with further appeal to general readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, full colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 295 x 249 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2468.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848857001
- ISBN
- 9781848857001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 57.49
€ 58.63
€ 57.49
Hardback. A cultural history set in Punjab that examines a body of popular literature to illustrate both the durability of a vernacular literary tradition and the limits of colonial dominance in British India. It asks how qisse, a vibrant genre of epics and romances, flourished in colonial Punjab despite British efforts to marginalize the Punjabi language. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 294 pages, 14 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520262690
- ISBN
- 9780520262690
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Condition: New
€ 83.26€ 63.51
€ 83.26
€ 63.51
Hardcover. Studies the significant developments in Japanese genre filmmaking since the turn of the millennium. This book includes detail the ways in which individual films have both drawn and departed from those films that have comprised the key works and trends in these generic categories. It features developments in filmmaking. Series: Traditions in World Cinema. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748683734
- ISBN
- 9780748683734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.53€ 101.56
€ 105.53
€ 101.56
Paperback. The first of 4 volumes in the definitive history of Iranian film Num Pages: 456 pages, 74 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347750
- ISBN
- 9780822347750
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.25
€ 33.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Offers a study on mulberry trees in the United Kingdom and also those that grow in Japan - including those located on the Izu Islands. The book also includes all the artefacts created from both the wood and other materials such as silk. Num Pages: 120 pages, 85 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; JFCD; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 222 x 11. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781382431
- ISBN
- 9781781382431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.23
€ 27.99
€ 27.23
Paperback. Translator(s): Tulachandra. Num Pages: 663 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 128 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Firecracker Interactive Thailand
- Number of pages
- 663
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747100662
- ISBN
- 9789747100662
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
€ 33.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Largo, V. Num Pages: 194 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590333686
- ISBN
- 9781590333686
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Condition: New
€ 82.07€ 63.02
€ 82.07
€ 63.02
Paperback. This anthology offers a glimpse of women's writings not only in poetry but in other genres, including essays and letters, drama, religious writing and narrative fiction. These are presented within their respective biographical and historical contexts. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 800 pages, 4ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1648.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013933
- ISBN
- 9780674013933
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.59
€ 44.99
€ 37.59
Hardback. In this gripping, firsthand account, Daniel Green tells the story of U.S. efforts to oust the Taliban insurgency from the desolate southern Afghan province of Uruzgan. Nestled between the Hindu Kush mountains and the sprawling wasteland of the Margow and Khash Deserts, Uruzgan is a microcosm of U.S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 b 2 maps; appendix; notes; index. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597976947
- ISBN
- 9781597976947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.20
€ 30.99
€ 28.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jeffries, Leon M. Num Pages: 207 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332924
- ISBN
- 9781590332924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.11€ 68.15
€ 89.11
€ 68.15
Paperback. The first comprehensive history of a major Muslim rebellion and the rise and fall of an independent Islamic state within China during the second half of the nineteenth century-in Xinjiang, where potentially separatist Islamic movements still worry the Chinese state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 tables, 4 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804773645
- ISBN
- 9780804773645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.27
€ 29.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Second edition of a clasic text, completely revised and updated since first publication in 1985. The clearest and most up-to-date account of the supply of and demand for the world's food. The only text not to focus exclusively on the Third World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLC; 1KLS; JFFC1; KCM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631176336
- ISBN
- 9780631176336
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.99
€ 64.99
Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226156415
- ISBN
- 9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.94
€ 40.99
€ 30.94