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Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226575162
- ISBN
- 9780226575162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.67
€ 47.99
€ 37.67
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
€ 14.99€ 11.93
€ 14.99
€ 11.93
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€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
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€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
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€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Hardback. Capturing the history of Kashmir and its cultural and social evolution, Nyla Ali Kahn deconstructs the life of her grandmother and other women of her generation to reconceptualize woman's identity in a politically militarized zone. An academic memoir, this book succinctly brings together the history, politics, and culture of Kashmir. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; BM; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137465634
- ISBN
- 9781137465634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
hardcover. 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: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520253285
- ISBN
- 9780520253285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 60.41
€ 69.99
€ 60.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMS; FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Monsoon Books Singapore
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789810587130
- ISBN
- 9789810587130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Hardcover. Erik Ringmar elucidates how Europeans spread "civilization" by barbarian means in the 1860 destruction of the palace of the emperor of China. Series: Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 268 pages, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FPC; JHB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137268907
- ISBN
- 9781137268907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.03
€ 68.03
Hardcover. This book provides insight into one of the world's quietest human rights abuses. The story of the Lhotsampa people of Bhutan describes their journey of coping and resilience, incorporating qualitative research undertaken in the refugee camps in Nepal and resettlement areas in Australia and elsewhere in the world. Editor(s): Pulla, Venkat. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKH; JFFD; JFFN; JFSL1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137557216
- ISBN
- 9781137557216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.41
€ 149.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Snow Lion
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781559391047
- ISBN
- 9781559391047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.15
€ 31.99
€ 24.15
Hardback. In light of the ongoing Syrian civil war, the advancement of the 'Islamic State' (IS) in both Syria and Iraq, and the intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict, this book raises the question of whether the developments in the Levant might lead not only to regime change, but to a fundamental alteration of its entire state system. Editor(s): Beck, Martin; Jung, Dietrich; Seeberg, Peter. Series: Future of Minority Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPA; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537225
- ISBN
- 9781137537225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.52
€ 116.52
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
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
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€ 12.68
€ 16.99
€ 12.68
Hardcover. What norms and principles guide the Afghan Taliban in their conduct of hostilities? The author focuses on the Layeha, a Code of Conduct issued by the highest Taliban authority. Interviews with Taliban members were conducted to understand their perception of the Layeha, which is modeled as a 'one-way mirror.' Num Pages: 316 pages, 6 figures, 14 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRAM2; JPL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537164
- ISBN
- 9781137537164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
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€ 24.61
€ 33.99
€ 24.61
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
€ 33.99€ 29.90
€ 33.99
€ 29.90
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€ 33.02
€ 33.99
€ 33.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 228 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137602800
- ISBN
- 9781137602800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.55
€ 116.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; WBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Interlink Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566566773
- ISBN
- 9781566566773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.61
€ 21.99
€ 20.61