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Paperback. Yemen is the dark horse of the Middle East. Untangling Yemen's history before examining the country's role in both al-Qaeda and the wider jihadist movement, this title presents an account of a little-known state whose chronic instability is increasingly engaging the general reader. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300117011
- ISBN
- 9780300117011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.73
€ 21.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. This lively introduction offers a complete overview of the main Asian religions, their traditions and contemporary relevance, and how they are lived and practiced today. It provides readers with an all-embracing introduction to Asian religions, covering each of the main traditions in a style that is lively and distinctive. Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HRAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118471968
- ISBN
- 9781118471968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.33
€ 30.33
Paperback. The search for durable peace in lands torn by ethno-national conflict is an issue of international politics. This book examines the peace processes in Israel-Palestine, Kashmir, Bosnia, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka for an answer. It shows how chronic confrontation can yield to compromise and coexistence in the world's most troubled regions. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1DVWYB; 1FB; 1FK; JPS; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046450
- ISBN
- 9780674046450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.41
€ 35.99
€ 30.41
Hardback. Enjoyment, hospitality, tradition, creativity, sustainability and joy of life these starting points were the inspiration for this book. Parvin Razavi has taken the fresh and varied cuisines of Iran, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Turkey to create a beautiful vegan cookbook. Num Pages: 192 pages, Colour illustrations and photography throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; WBHS; WBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690376
- ISBN
- 9781910690376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Since the mid-1970s, Lebanon has been at the center of the worldwide rise in sectarian extremism. Its cultural output has both mediated and resisted this rise. This book reviews the role of culture in supporting sectarianism, yet argues for the emergence of a distinctive aesthetic of resistance to it. Series: Modern Language Initiative. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 color, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234837
- ISBN
- 9780823234837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
€ 35.59
Paperback. A focused and accessible introduction to modern India by award-winning author Mira Kamdar, India in the 21st Century addresses the history, political and social structures, economic and financial system, and geopolitical landscape of a country set to play a critical role in how the world evolves in the coming decades. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JM; GTB; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199973590
- ISBN
- 9780199973590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.45
€ 14.99
€ 12.45
Hardcover. In craft book Chinese Knotting, author Lydia Chen first traces the origins, history, and symbolism of this fascinating craft, before taking the reader through the fundamental elements necessary for tying Chinese decorative knots the materials, implements, and main processes Num Pages: 116 pages, colour and black and white photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804848756
- ISBN
- 9780804848756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.03
€ 11.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. A short history of the ancient civilization of Angkor, home to the spectacular temple of Angkor Wat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBT; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842125847
- ISBN
- 9781842125847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.95
€ 13.99
€ 10.95
Paperback. Primarily a political history, but also containing summaries of economic and social change in the region since World War I, this excellent survey of the Middle East also covers Turkey, Iran and Arabia. Series: A History of the Near East. Num Pages: 616 pages, maps, list of rulers, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Longman
- Number of pages
- 616
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582256514
- ISBN
- 9780582256514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Hardcover. Shows how Arab Christians struggled to balance religious and nationalist identities in Palestine between 1917 and 1948. This title focuses on the relationship between Arab Christians and the nationalist movement in Palestine as the British Mandate unfolded throughout the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Communalism and Nationalism, 1917-1948. 232 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. Shows how Arab Christians struggled to balance religious and nationalist identities in Palestine between 1917 and 1948. This title focuses on the relationship between Arab Christians and the nationalist movement in Palestine as the British Mandate unfolded throughout the first half of the 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight: 502.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748676033
- ISBN
- 9780748676033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12€ 118.01
€ 123.12
€ 118.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BM; DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783780471
- ISBN
- 9781783780471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.91
€ 11.99
€ 9.91
Paperback. A autobiography in which the anonymous writer intersperses personal reflections, anecdotes and lyrical poems with accounts of her travels and descriptions of the Japanese countryside. She illuminates her pilgrimages to temples and mystical dreams in exquisite prose, describing a journey that can be read as a metaphor for life itself. Translator(s): Morris, Ivan. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2AFS; BG; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140442823
- ISBN
- 9780140442823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Over 400 colour photographs and 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191. .
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313855
- ISBN
- 9784805313855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Hardback. Practitioners of private law opened the way toward Japan's legal modernity in ways the samurai and the state could not. Tracing law regimes from Edo to Meiji, Flaherty shows how the legal profession emerged as a force for change in modern Japan, founding private universities and political parties, and contributing to twentieth-century legal reform. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066779
- ISBN
- 9780674066779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. Colin Mason's fascinating and readable history covers the whole of Asia, from pre-colonial times to the present. The revised and expanded third edition examines common influences on the modern nations and includes a new introduction, new chapters on Mongolia, Nepal and Bhutan, and separate expanded chapters on all the South Asian nations. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Third Edition, Revised Edition, 3rd edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137340603
- ISBN
- 9781137340603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.43
€ 40.99
€ 33.43
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364759
- ISBN
- 9781568364759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.03
€ 35.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Series: Incredible India. Num Pages: 102 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; ASDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- Wisdom Tree India
- Number of pages
- 102
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788183280679
- ISBN
- 9788183280679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.68
€ 26.99
€ 18.68
Paperback. Examines India's rise to power and the obstacles it faces in the context of domestic governance and security, relationships and security issues with its South Asian neighbors, and international relations in the wider Asian region. Series: South Asia in World Affairs Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 1 figure, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626160743
- ISBN
- 9781626160743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.20
€ 72.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HRAM2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781481300322
- ISBN
- 9781481300322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.82
€ 72.82
Paperback. In 2014, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raised $25 billion in the world's biggest ever initial public offering. Since then, investors have pondered a fundamental question: what's really going on with the new wave of China's disruptors? This book takes a look at rapidly emerging Chinese entrepreneurs and their impact on China and the world. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJC; KJH; KJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241240397
- ISBN
- 9780241240397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Hardcover. With comprehensive text and detailed illustrations, this guide includes some familiar seabirds as well as some little-known and globally threatened species. Illustrator(s): Larsson, Hans. Series: Helm Identification Guides. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 1KB; GBC; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 181 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1666.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780713670875
- ISBN
- 9780713670875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.63€ 53.87
€ 58.63
€ 53.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277491
- ISBN
- 9780877277491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.21
€ 29.99
€ 27.21
Hardback. A rich and sophisticated ethnography of a stateless indigenous society and its complex and troubling relations with its natural environment and the Soviet state that dominated it. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FCS; GTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734622
- ISBN
- 9780804734622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.52
€ 86.52
Paperback. The record of a walk that lasted three years and covered ten thousand miles, Wild by Nature tells the story of Sarah Marquis and her inspirational journey through the wilderness. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 x 16pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FCS; 1MBF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781760290726
- ISBN
- 9781760290726
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
€ 19.99
€ 14.40