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Hardback. A critical rethinking of theories of national imagination, this book offers the reading to date in English of one of modern Japan's poets and novelists, Shimazaki Toson (1872-1943). It also reveals how Toson's works influenced the production of a fluid, shifting form of national imagination that has characterized twentieth-century Japan. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBH; DSC; DSK; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129800
ISBN
9780231129800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.60

Hardback. Leading Middle East analysts consider the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring. Editor(s): Haddad, Bassam; Bsheer, Rosie; Abu-Rish, Ziad. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333250
ISBN
9780745333250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.01
€ 83.51

Paperback. Leading Middle East analysts consider the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring. Editor(s): Haddad, Bassam; Bsheer, Rosie; Abu-Rish, Ziad. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333243
ISBN
9780745333243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

paperback. This edition of "The Dawn of a New Era in Syria" captures the country at a difficult time in its history. Syria was still waiting to discover how it was to be governed following the war - the country was on the brink of a new political future. Series: Folios Archive Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Garnet Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859641675
ISBN
9781859641675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.08

Paperback. Series: Asia East by South. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481727
ISBN
9780801481727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.73

Paperback. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248. Liu An's Art of War. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 176 pages. Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 12. Weight: 248. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153331
ISBN
9780231153331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.57

Translation previously published in: The Huainanzi. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010. Translator(s): Meyer, Andrew Seth. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; DSBB; HBJF; HBLA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153324
ISBN
9780231153324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.39

Paperback. Series: Difference Incorporated. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; ASDX; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816679942
ISBN
9780816679942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607274
ISBN
9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.59

Paperback. In 1978 Warren Fellows was convicted of heroin trafficking between Thailand and Australia and was consequently sentenced to life in Bang Kwang prison - known as the Bangkok Hilton. This is the story of his 12 years behind bars, the abuse of human rights and the squalid conditions he endured. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 130.
Edition
New edition
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840182750
ISBN
9781840182750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.22

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPCT; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRAM2; HRAX; HREX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168526
ISBN
9780231168526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 50.63

Hardcover. Dal is to India what pasta is to Italy. Cheap to produce, highly nutritional, suitable for long storage and capable of being cooked in a basic pot on an open fire, dal has been providing nourishment to millions of Indians for millennia Num Pages: 124 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
124
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909166059
ISBN
9781909166059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.85

Paperback. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238. 288 pages, map. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822333
ISBN
9781408822333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardback. Dan Toombs (aka The Curry Guy) has perfected the art of replicating British Indian Restaurant (BIR) cooking after travelling around the UK, sampling dishes, learning the curry house kitchen secrets and refining those recipes at home. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 175. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781849499415
ISBN
9781849499415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.61

Pamphlet. Series: Five Leaves Bookshop Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 30 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910170090
ISBN
9781910170090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.24

Hardback. 264 pages, 2 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBTB; JFCX. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 20. Weight: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147163
ISBN
9780231147163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218468
ISBN
9780520218468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Hardback. This book studies the impact of cultural factors on the course of military innovations. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBH; 1KBB; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769518
ISBN
9780804769518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 118.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199740550
ISBN
9780199740550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408856529
ISBN
9781408856529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 396 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226815145
ISBN
9780226815145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.09

Paperback. Drawing on archival material and contemporary analysis, this title provides an account of the prehistory of cultural studies in Britain. It offers a genealogy of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies which has its roots in adult education as well as in the work of Raymond Williams, E P Thompson, and Richard Hoggart. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814717011
ISBN
9780814717011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133388
ISBN
9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.86

Paperback. Western students have observed that religion and magic pervade not only the forms of Tibetan art, politics, and society, but also every detail of ordinary human existence. And what is the all-pervading religion of Tibet? This title presents the vital material ignored or slighted by others: the living ritual of Tibetan Buddhists. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. Num Pages: 572 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRK; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 804. Magic and Ritual in Tibet. Series: Hermeneutics: Studies in the History of Religions. 572 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HRK; HRLF. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 35. Weight: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520036352
ISBN
9780520036352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.72

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