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Paperback. Presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. This book examines what happened and why. It balances the traditional focus on international relations with an emphasis on the intricate web of internal affairs and events that produced the fall of Tibet. It is suitable for students of Asian history. Num Pages: 936 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075900
ISBN
9780520075900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.15
€ 45.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 309 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 685.
Publisher
Southeast Asia Program Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877277330
ISBN
9780877277330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet tells the story of the evolution of Iranian contemporary art by examining the work of 30 artists. What unites the disparate works into a coherent theme is the artists' coping mechanisms, which consist of subversive critique, quiet rebellion, humour, mysticism and poetry, hence the publication's title. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ACXJ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
Blackdog Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911164319
ISBN
9781911164319
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.29

Hardback. Jurists of the nascent Maliki, Hanafi, and Shafi'i legal schools frequently compared marriage to purchase and divorce to manumission. This title presents an analysis of how these jurists conceptualized marriage - its rights and obligations - using the same rhetoric of ownership used to describe slavery. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRH; JFSJ; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050594
ISBN
9780674050594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.53
€ 50.34

Paperback. Based on years of careful ethnographic fieldwork in Hanoi, this book offers an account of the moral quandaries that accompany innovations in biomedical technology. Arguing for more sustained anthropological attention to human quests for belonging, it addresses existential questions of love and loss that concern us all. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278431
ISBN
9780520278431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPC; JPSD; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594038433
ISBN
9781594038433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.97

Paperback. Comprehensive survey of Japan's economic history and current situation. Concise description of Japanese economic institutions and events, integrated with cogent explanations rooted in economic logic. Extensive annotation to the scholarly literature. Num Pages: 432 pages, 63 Figures and 63 Tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCS; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198702405
ISBN
9780198702405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 95.52

Paperback. In Gurkha we hear, for the first time in two hundred years of service to the British crown, the authentic voice of a Gurkha soldier. Never before has a serving Gurkha written an account of his own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140100
ISBN
9780349140100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. Includes material on the Taliban insurgency, the Musharraf years, the return and subsequent assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and the unlikely election as president of Asif Ali Zardari. Num Pages: 368 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations + 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
3rd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154757
ISBN
9780300154757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175760
ISBN
9780231175760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.27
€ 50.82

Paperback. From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. This book tells the memorable story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPS; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781408806340
ISBN
9781408806340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. A history of Central Eurasia since ancient times. It presents a fundamental rethinking of the origins, history, and significance of this major world region. It describes the rise and fall of the great Central Eurasian empires, including those of the Scythians, Attila the Hun, the Turks and Tibetans, and Genghis Khan and the Mongols. Num Pages: 512 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150345
ISBN
9780691150345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer. Num Pages: 448 pages, Black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPL; ASD; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141040226
ISBN
9780141040226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408868737
ISBN
9781408868737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.21

Hardcover. Helps to bring the tastes, textures and traditions of this classic Chinese style of dining to your own home. This title features recipes such as Yam Cake, steamed Jicama Dumplings, crispy Sesame-coated Chicken, world-famous Roast Pork Dumplings or irresistible Deep-fried Wontons. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754828402
ISBN
9780754828402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback. Reborn from the ashes of a Pakistan rubbish heap, this volume tells of a friendship between a writer and an artist, forged on an impecunious, life-enhancing journey from Serbia to Afghanistan in the 1950s. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 1FCA; 3JJPG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 418. 320 pages. Reborn from the ashes of a Pakistan rubbish heap, this volume tells of a friendship between a writer and an artist, forged on an impecunious, life-enhancing journey from Serbia to Afghanistan in the 1950s. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; 1FCA; 3JJPG; WTL. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 22. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Eland & Sickle Moon Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907871538
ISBN
9780907871538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. This book offers an original approach to Salafism taking into account the internal dynamics of the Yemeni branch of the movement as well as its relationship to its complex and evolving context. Laurent Bonnefoy focuses on the allegedly apolitical Salafi doctrine but most importantly references the everyday practices of its followers. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; HRAM2; HRAM9; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041317
ISBN
9781849041317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Hardback. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167888
ISBN
9780231167888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Hardcover.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791859
ISBN
9781905791859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Asad's regime in Syria has introduced great economic change over the last decade. Through analyzing the relationship between processes of economic and political liberalization in the domestic arena - and their repercussions internationally - this work develops possible future scenarios. Editor(s): Kienle, Eberhard. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBS; JPQ; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 295.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641350
ISBN
9781860641350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.74

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