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Paperback. Tells the story of the Tibetan people. This title offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. It presents a quest for purification and buddhahood in a single lifetime, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. Translator(s): Quintman, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106227
- ISBN
- 9780143106227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Mahatma Gandhi became a legend in his own time. A tireless fighter for human rights and for Indian independence, his strategy of satyagraha, or passive resistance, earned him the admiration of millions. This biography offers a definitive account of Gandhi's life. It tells the story of one man who changed the world forever. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700409
- ISBN
- 9781784700409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Cooperson, Michael. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3F; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479805303
- ISBN
- 9781479805303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Focuses on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. This work provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition. It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. Editor(s): Reynolds, Frank E.; Carbine, Jason A. Series: The Life of Religion S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRE; HRLM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338. Series: The Life of Religion S. 240 pages, 15 b&w photographs. Editor(s): Reynolds, Frank E.; Carbine, Jason A. Focuses on a number of religious practices across the Buddhist world, from Sri Lanka to New York, Japan to Tibet. This work provides a historical overview and briefly characterizes the three major variants of Buddhist tradition. It also takes note of a distinctive form of Buddhism that is emerging among non-Asian practitioners in the West. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HRE; HRLM. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223370
- ISBN
- 9780520223370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Num Pages: 740 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1158. 740 pages, Illustrations. Chronicles the life and times of Mohammad Reza Shah, who ruled from 1941 to 1979 as the last Iranian monarch. This biography provides a perspective on key events in Iranian history, including the 1979 revolution, US-Iran relations, and Iran's nuclear program. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3. Dimension: 164 x 232 x 29. Weight: 1144.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 740
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253285
- ISBN
- 9780520253285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.66
€ 83.99
€ 64.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages, 7 recorded music items, 1 black & white tables, 7 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295995441
- ISBN
- 9780295995441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.69
€ 52.69
Paperback. Not long after Six Day War, three Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes. One cousin had the door slammed in his face, one found that his house had been converted into a school. But the third, Bashir, was met at the door by a woman named Dalia, who invited him in. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552155144
- ISBN
- 9780552155144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.61
€ 16.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. The Legendary Cuisine of Persia is an original and fascinating cookery book which will provide stimulation to all the senses. It was first published by Grub Street in 2000, since then it has never been out of print, and is justly regarded as a classic. It is now re-issued in an updated and revised edition with colour photographs throughout. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour photography throughout. BIC Classification: 1FB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690369
- ISBN
- 9781910690369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. Editor(s): Isakhan, Benjamin (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (Decra) and Senior Research Fellow Centre for Citizenship and Globalization Deakin University). BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474417914
- ISBN
- 9781474417914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
paperback. Based on many original documents, this book surveys Iranian political history from 1941 through 1957, focusing on the Tudeh Party: the only substantial left-wing organization in Iran during this period. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF1; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850366563
- ISBN
- 9780850366563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Focuses on the issues of Arab immigrants post 9/11 and the way they interact with global processes Num Pages: 242 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707340
- ISBN
- 9780814707340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardback. The Lebanese Connection uncovers for the first time the story of how Lebanon became one of the world's leading suppliers of illicit drugs, how its economy and political system were corrupted by drug profits, and how the drug trade contributed to the country's greatest catastrophe, its fifteen-year civil war from 1975 to 1990. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804781312
- ISBN
- 9780804781312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.23
€ 40.99
€ 40.23
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445404
- ISBN
- 9780140445404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Hardback. "The Law Code of Visnu" ("Vaisnava-dharmasastra") is one of the of the ancient Indian legal texts composed around the seventh century ce in Kashmir. This title contains a critical edition of the Sanskrit text based on fifteen manuscripts, an annotated English translation, and an introduction evaluating its textual history. Editor(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Harvard Oriental Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2B; 2BM; CJB; DSBB; HBJF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051393
- ISBN
- 9780674051393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.12
€ 54.99
€ 46.12
Paperback. The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and best-known legal text of ancient India. A seminal Hindu work, it is important for its classic description of the many social institutions which have come to be identified with Indian society. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text. Translator(s): Olivelle, Patrick. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555338
- ISBN
- 9780199555338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.25
€ 17.99
€ 14.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBN; 1QSJ; JPS; LA; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- IBEX Publishers,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781588140272
- ISBN
- 9781588140272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.33€ 56.98
€ 73.33
€ 56.98
Paperback. Looks at the cultural heritage and the nuclear crisis in Iran. This work explores the history of this pivotal country: the Achaemenians, the Sasanians, the Zoroastrian religion of 2,500 years ago; the Islamic period, the Safavids, and the Revolution which dethroned the Shah and made Iran an Islamic Republic. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846940767
- ISBN
- 9781846940767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.43
€ 16.99
€ 15.43
Hardcover. The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471089704
- ISBN
- 9780471089704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.87
€ 40.99
€ 28.87
paperback. A stunning and bloody history of nineteenth-century India and the reign of the Last Mughal by the bestselling author of White Mughals Num Pages: 608 pages, Colour Inserts. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408800928
- ISBN
- 9781408800928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.54
€ 19.99
€ 13.54
Paperback. In Jew Town in India's Cochin, two small communities descended from 'a lost tribe of Israel' are living side by side, on the brink of extinction. When their last two members of child-bearing age refuse to marry, their fate is sealed. This book presents their story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books London
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270994
- ISBN
- 9781846270994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.48
€ 13.00
€ 11.48
Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228375
- ISBN
- 9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.14
€ 41.99
€ 30.14
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346113
- ISBN
- 9781612346113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.43
€ 32.99
€ 28.43
Paperback.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- SKU
- KRS0005555
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This is a comprehensive account of the Lapita people, the common ancestor of the Polynesian, Melanesian and Micronesian peoples who, over the last 4000 years, colonized the islands of the Pacific, as well as New Zealand and territories as far afield as Fiji and Madagascar. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1QSP; HBTB; HDD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781577180364
- ISBN
- 9781577180364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.62
€ 52.62