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Paperback. An exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand - and with it the "Great Battle," prophesied by both Sunni and Shi'i tradition, which many believers expect will begin in the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands. It uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272644
ISBN
9780520272644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. Palestinian, Israeli, academic, and activist voices gather to humanize ongoing debates over Israel and Palestine. Editor(s): Ageel, Ghada. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 1. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120820
ISBN
9781772120820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. How do we explain the surprising trajectory of the Chinese Communist revolution? Why has it taken such a different route from its Russian prototype? This title suggests an answer that lies in the Chinese Communists' creative development and deployment of cultural resources - during their revolutionary rise to power and afterwards. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 412 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271906
ISBN
9780520271906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Anxious Wealth analyzes practices of network building and deal-making among wealthy businessmen and government officials in urban China, documenting the changing values, lifestyles, gender relations, and consumption habits of China's new rich and new middle classes. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783545
ISBN
9780804783545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Anxious Wealth analyzes practices of network building and deal-making among wealthy businessmen and government officials in urban China, documenting the changing values, lifestyles, gender relations, and consumption habits of China's new rich and new middle classes. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804783538
ISBN
9780804783538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647944
ISBN
9780691647944
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.76

Hardback. This collection of essays is built around a major but previously unstudied theme in Japanese history - the extent to which the exaggeration of antiquity has distorted historical understanding. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719742
ISBN
9780804719742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.41

Paperback. This collection of essays is built around a major but previously unstudied theme in Japanese history - the extent to which the exaggeration of antiquity has distorted historical understanding. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3JB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804725927
ISBN
9780804725927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.10

Hardback. Possibly the most powerful man in the world during a crucial period of history and a highly successful general Examines Seleucid military strength and organization at this time Num Pages: 190 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848844636
ISBN
9781848844636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. Called by Plutarch 'the oldest and greatest of Alexander's successors,' Antigonos the One-Eyed (382-301 BC) was the dominant figure during the first half of the Diadoch period, ruling most of the Asian territory conquered by the Macedonians during his final twenty years. This book provides a detailed study of this great general and administrator. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 544 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDAG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 876.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208803
ISBN
9780520208803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 32.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166225
ISBN
9780231166225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.45
€ 46.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 280. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252062261
ISBN
9780252062261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.10

hardcover. Drugs have been linked to every aspect of China's economy, polity, society and culture since the early 19th century. This analysis chronicles the evolution of China's anti-narcotics movement from its shaky beginnings in 1906, through its dramatic success in the early years of the communist regime. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFH1; JKVC; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780847695973
ISBN
9780847695973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.55

Paperback. Drugs have been linked to every aspect of China's economy, polity, society and culture since the early 19th century. This analysis chronicles the evolution of China's anti-narcotics movement from its shaky beginnings in 1906, through its dramatic success in the early years of the communist regime. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFH1; JKVC; JKVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695980
ISBN
9780847695980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.86

paperback. Discusses the impacts of racial crime, exploring the relationship between the physical or verbal acts to issues of ethnic identity, civil rights of immigrants, Internet racism, sexual violence, language and violence, economic scapegoating, and police brutality. This work offers suggestions for combating hate crime. Editor(s): Hall, Patricia Wong; Hwang, Victor M. Series: Critical Perspectives on Asian Pacific Americans. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 1KBC; GTB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780742504592
ISBN
9780742504592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007537
ISBN
9780253007537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Addresses contemporary debates about modernity, nation building, and the link between the ideology of power and the production of knowledge Editor(s): Hafez, Sherine; Slyomovics, Susan. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007469
ISBN
9780253007469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

Hardback. The tradition of intensive fieldwork by a single anthropologist in one area has been challenged by new emphasis on studying historical patterns, wider regions, and global networks. Some anthropologists have started their careers from the new vantage point, amidst a chorus of claims for innovative methodologies. Editor(s): Dresch, Paul; etc.; James, Wendy; Parkin, David. Series: Methodology & History in Anthropology. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 1FMN; 1FPC; 1FPJ; 1H; 1KLS; 1MKLP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817990
ISBN
9781571817990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.83

Paperback. This anthology offers a wide selection of modern Palestinian literature including translations of poems, stories and the excerpts of novels. Also included are personal narratives by Palestinian writers depicting aspects of Palestinian life from the turn of the century to the present. Editor(s): Jayyusi, Salma Khadra. Num Pages: 740 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; DNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 224 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
755
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075091
ISBN
9780231075091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; JFFS; JFS; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689392
ISBN
9780816689392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

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