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Hardback. Editor(s): Wu, Jiang; Chia, Lucille. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231171601
ISBN
9780231171601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.07

Hardback. Explores the rise of female athletes in China in the early twentieth century. It shows how female athletes coped with the conflicting demands of nationalist causes, unwanted male attention, and modern fame, arguing that the athletic female form helped to create a new ideal of modern womanhood in China. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSJ1; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824811
ISBN
9780774824811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.04

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Contains the story of the Afghan Campaign, told in the words of the servicemen and women who have been fighting there. This book provides a chronological narrative of various events in Helmand during the British Army's time there. It presents a 360-degree picture of guerrilla warfare. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552160803
ISBN
9780552160803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPR; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451003
ISBN
9780801451003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Paperback. China's plans to expand exponentially its exploitation of Tibet's natural resources will have terrifying consequences for land and people. This book is an entirely unique, authoritative guide through the torrent of online posts, official propaganda and exile speculation. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 208 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; JP; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780324357
ISBN
9781780324357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.77

Paperback. Hindu and Greek mythologies teem with stories of women and men who are doubled, this text recounts and compares a vast range of these tales from ancient Greece and India. The comparisons show that differences in gender are more significant than differences in culture. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1QDAG; HRG; JFC; JFHF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226156415
ISBN
9780226156415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; AFKV; APF; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816691340
ISBN
9780816691340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. World renowned for its collection of Islamic art, the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait also houses an important collection of ancient art. Covering a time span of some 4,000 years, from the Bronze Age up to the dawn of the Islamic era, this book celebrates some of the objects created in the Near East and beyond including Central and South Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; AFT; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500970522
ISBN
9780500970522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.07

Paperback. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3H; HRAX; HRHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032019
ISBN
9780674032019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.61

Paperback. Balance your chakras, enhance health and prosperity, and connect with the gods and goddesses through meditative coloring Num Pages: 96 pages, 42 b&w illustrations and 2 color images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; VX; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 282 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Clr Csm
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620556290
ISBN
9781620556290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Hardcover. A newly edited and translated version of the Haft bab, which outlines the basic tenets of Fatimid Ismaili philosophical theology Series: Ismaili Texts and Translations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 1QFM; HBJF1; HPDC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532994
ISBN
9781784532994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.30

Paperback. This is the study of a small group of Tibetan Buddhists called the Nyishangba who have maintained an egalitarian culture, where women own land and have equal rights, including in social and religious institutions, and where the usual subordination of women does not appear to occur. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKAH; 1FKN; 1FPCT; HRE; JFSJ1; JHM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102155
ISBN
9780231102155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Offers an introduction to the Lebanon's fractious politics and a portrait of a people that continue to rise again and again from the ashes. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845117351
ISBN
9781845117351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.39

Paperback. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 310 pages, photographs (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434. A Memoir. 310 pages, illustrations. The author records her life from her early years as the daughter of Chinese diplomats in Switzerland, to her girlhood at an elite middle school in Beijing, to her adolescent experience as a Red Guard and later as a laborer on a pig farm in the remote northern wilderness. This title tells her story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; BM; HBJF; WQY. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
First Edition, 15th Anniversary Edition with a New
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520276024
ISBN
9780520276024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardcover. 100 dishes which show you how to combine the secret herbs and spices integral to authentic Indian cooking. Num Pages: 192 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1FK; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 195 x 22. .
Publisher
Clearview
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908337375
ISBN
9781908337375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.73

Hardcover. Delectable dishes for families that love spice, with recipes from a master of spice. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; WBN; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 22. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Absolute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472910905
ISBN
9781472910905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 24.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700774
ISBN
9781501700774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.01

Hardcover. Enticing account of a 1970s expedition across Middle East and South Asia BIC Classification: 1F; WGCB; WTL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537265
ISBN
9781784537265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 59.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JPA; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837632255
ISBN
9783837632255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.22
€ 42.31

Paperback. Tells the complex story of one episode that became the tipping point for an important historical transformation. This title provides graphic details of a variety of social ills in India, especially those related to the status of women and to the particular plight of the country's child wives. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 392 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JFC; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337959
ISBN
9780822337959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Chinese culture was a performance culture, and ritual was the highest form of performance. Village ritual life everywhere in pre-revolutionary China was complex, conservative, and extraordinarily diverse. This title discusses the ritual world of a group of rural settlements in Shanxi province in pre-1949 North China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; HRKN; HRLF; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033047
ISBN
9780674033047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Hardback. This book systematically evaluates the trajectories of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) policymaking in India and its performance. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCL; KCM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 272 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107109544
ISBN
9781107109544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.58

Paperback. The ancient story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex fifth-century BCE monarch, spoke powerfully to the Chinese during China's turbulent twentieth century. This title connects the story to the major traumas of the last century, exploring why such stories often remain sealed up within a culture, unknown to outsiders. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265837
ISBN
9780520265837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.78

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