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Paperback. Middle Eastern Muslim men have been widely vilified as terrorists, religious zealots, and brutal oppressors of women. This book challenges these stereotypes with the stories of ordinary Middle Eastern men as they struggle to overcome infertility and childlessness through assisted reproduction. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 halftones. 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; JFSJ2; JHMC; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148892
ISBN
9780691148892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Hardback. A sweeping, erudite, and accessible cultural history of the lands of the Near East, from the Sumerians to beyond the end of World War II. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849047968
ISBN
9781849047968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.40

Hardback. It is widely known that such Western institutions as the museum, the university, and the penitentiary shaped Japan's emergence as a modern nation-state. This title offers a study of Japan's first modern zoo, Tokyo's Ueno Imperial Zoological Gardens, opened in 1882. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271869
ISBN
9780520271869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Hardback. "Bibliography: p. 159-163. v, 163 p. tables. 22 cm. Original cloth. Good, clean copy, cloth slightly rubbed. Ex-libris with plate."
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Popular Book Depot
Publication date
1957
SKU
KEX0040884
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the formation of the Sikh diaspora and, in so doing, offers a powerful inquiry into conditions of peoplehood, colonialism, and postcoloniality. Demonstrating a new direction for historical anthropology, this book focuses on the position of violence between 1849 and 1998 in the emergence of a trans-national fight for Khalistan. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 3JH; 3JJ; HRKS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822326151
ISBN
9780822326151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. Though they are almost completely absent from the historical record, Palestinian women were extensively involved in the unfolding national struggle in their country during the British mandate period. This history studies the development of the Palestine women's movement between 1920 and 1948. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st PAPERBACK
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520237902
ISBN
9780520237902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231175302
ISBN
9780231175302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Paperback. The Rape of Nanjing was one of the worst atrocities committed during WWII. On December 13, 1937, the Japanese army captured the city of Nanjing, then the capital of wartime China. This book considers the post war treatment in China of the Nanjing Massacre and Japan. It examines how the issue has developed as a political and diplomatic controversy. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; GTB; HBAH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220072
ISBN
9780520220072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. A study of visuality in early modern and modern China. It identifies three distinct constellations of visual concerns corresponding to the late imperial, mid-twentieth century, and contemporary periods, respectively. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674031746
ISBN
9780674031746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.32

Paperback. In the years before Indian Independence in 1947, the Nagas of Northeast India came to exemplify an exotic society. This title offers an examination of how the notion of tribes came to be applied to the Nagas"is linked to its subsequent importance in the development of contemporary Naga nationalism. Num Pages: 396 pages, 760 illustrations, 310 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL9; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 246 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1870.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500970294
ISBN
9780500970294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Analyses the myths -- religious and cultural -- that are used to justify the aggressive expansionist policies of Israel. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745320557
ISBN
9780745320557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.89

paperback. This volume offers a dispassionate strategic examination of the Vietnam conflict that challenges the conventional wisdom that South Vietnam could not survive as an independent non-communist entity over the long term. Series: Strategy and History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780714681917
ISBN
9780714681917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JFSR2; JPFR; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Updated edition with a New afterword by the autho
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163642
ISBN
9780691163642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. Begins with the British public's first encounter with Tibetan culture in 1854. This book examines the role of imperial collectors and photographers in representations of the region and visits competing museums of Tibet in India and Lhasa. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; ACBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226213170
ISBN
9780226213170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Hardcover. For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition, the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. This book addresses the question of who has the right to represent Tibet in museums and beyond. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AB; GM; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226317472
ISBN
9780226317472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Hardback. * Addresses the question of how multinational corporations control and coordinate their worldwide affiliates. * Focuses on dynamic management control processes by four large US multinational corporations of their China operations. Series: Organization and Strategy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405133692
ISBN
9781405133692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.25

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Number of pages
416
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773543744
ISBN
9780773543744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.65
€ 17.55

Paperback. Inside the opulent, decadent world of the Mughal emperors Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), map, col. port. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 135 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823620
ISBN
9780753823620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. A history of the great Mughal rulers of India, one of the world's greatest empires. Num Pages: 576 pages, 8, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 44. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817582
ISBN
9780753817582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. A study of the principal leader of Palestinian nationalism during the British mandate and one of the Arab world's controversial figures. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Num Pages: 158 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPF; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231064637
ISBN
9780231064637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.15

Hardcover. An English translation of the complete work and the first bilingual version in any European language. It is one of the small number of key texts surviving from the first flowering of Chinese philosophy during the Warring States period. Translator(s): Johnston, Ian. Num Pages: 1032 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 169 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1610.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
1032
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629962708
ISBN
9789629962708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.19

Paperback. Suitable for sinologists, literary critics, anthropologists, cultural studies scholars, and others curious about the semiotics of food, this book examines the twentieth-century Chinese political experience as it is represented literature through hunger, cooking, eating, and cannibalising. It includes chapters on Xiao Hong, Wang Anyi, and Li Ang. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CFG; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822323419
ISBN
9780822323419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408851104
ISBN
9781408851104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.70

Paperback. Edited with authority by the influential and respected Stephen Chan, this unique collection of essays gathers together for the first time both African and Chinese perspectives on China's place in Africa. Editor(s): Chan, Stephen. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1H; GTF; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780325668
ISBN
9781780325668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99

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