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Paperback. Wayang kulit is a highly refined art form that has been performed in Java for hundreds of years. This book explores various aspects of Central Javanese wayang kulit and describes a collection of gold and bronze leaf Surakarta-style wayang kulit including over 200 wayang characters. Num Pages: 200 pages, 270 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FMN; ASZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 304 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990743
ISBN
9780295990743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.95

Paperback. Relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China have oscillated between outright hostility and wary detente ever since the Archipelago seceded from the Communist mainland over six decades ago. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JPS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660004
ISBN
9780745660004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.31

Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 400 pages, 61 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231162180
ISBN
9780231162180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.03

Paperback. Culture Smart! Afghanistan offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of Afghanistan. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Series: Culture Smart!. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FCA; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Kuperard
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857336795
ISBN
9781857336795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. Presents a dialogue between Western and Middle Eastern women. This collection provides substantial extracts from Ottoman, Egyptian and British and American writers - each with a biographical and literary introduction - that trace the development of an intellectual, personal and critical dialogue between women. Num Pages: 296 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; DNF; GTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649578
ISBN
9781860649578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.95

Hardcover. A selection of outstanding Japanese products of this century, from gadgets and furnishings to office supplies and decorative objects. Features a comprehensive introduction to the history and traditions of Japanese product design and includes biographies of the leading designers, including Naoto Fukasawa, Tokujin Yoshioka and Toyo Ito. Num Pages: 240 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 257 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1194.
Publisher
Merrell Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858945620
ISBN
9781858945620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.83

Paperback. Assesses the historical development and societal impact of the motorcycle industry, from the influence of motor sports on vehicle sales in the early 1900s to the postwar developments that led to the massive wave of motorization sweeping the Asia-Pacific region. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814546
ISBN
9780774814546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Nuanced introduction to China offering an overview of its society, politics and economics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040839
ISBN
9781849040839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.62

Paperback. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela. Num Pages: 178 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172. Stay Human. 178 pages, Illustrations. Had the pacifist International Solidarity Movement not been in Gaza at the time, the world would have been deprived of a detailed account from the inside, having instead to rely on the generalised accounts of news agencies reporting from outside the Strip. This volume contains a direct eye-witness account of Gaza's last bloodbath. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMC; BJ; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight: 170. Translator(s): Filippin, Daniela.
Publisher
Kube Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847740199
ISBN
9781847740199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.47

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

€ 58.24
€ 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

€ 54.62
€ 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

€ 65.38
€ 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

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