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hardcover. This book is about the migrations for family reunion that have taken place in post-1997 Hong Kong between mothers and children living in mainland China and their long-absent husbands and fathers, residents of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804758130
- ISBN
- 9780804758130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.51
€ 71.51
Hardcover. Questions of national identity have long dominated China's political, social, and cultural horizons. This title uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JPFN; PDX; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226090405
- ISBN
- 9780226090405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.16
€ 54.99
€ 43.16
Paperback. Folksongs of North India. 320 pages, 30 photographs, 2 maps. Analyzes the folk songs from the Bhojpuri-speaking regions of North India to explore how ideas of gender, caste, and class are socially constructed, transmitted, questioned, and reaffirmed through their performance. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AVGH; JFSJ. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 19. Weight: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351306
- ISBN
- 9780822351306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. In 1908, the American adventurer Robert Sterling Clark organized a scientific expedition to northern China to create a detailed geographical survey, photograph the region, and collect samples of the flora and fauna. This title showcases over 85 excavated objects from museums and archaeological institutes in cities along Clark's original route. Series: Clark Art Institute. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 colour images + 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; ACBP; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition first Printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300179675
- ISBN
- 9780300179675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFE2; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Zubaan India
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757779
- ISBN
- 9789384757779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 20.25
€ 24.99
€ 20.25
Paperback. This text argues that to understand the Vietnam War, we must understand the Vietnamese, their culture and their ways of looking at the world. The author spent many years living and working in Vietnam. Winner of the 1994 American Library Association's Outstanding Academic Book Award. Num Pages: 428 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHM; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710. 428 pages, 1 map. This text argues that to understand the Vietnam War, we must understand the Vietnamese, their culture and their ways of looking at the world. The author spent many years living and working in Vietnam. Winner of the 1994 American Library Association's Outstanding Academic Book Award. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHM; JW. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight: 610.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 428
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201576
- ISBN
- 9780520201576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.73
€ 35.99
€ 26.73
Hardback. Editor(s): Bailey, Beth; Immerman, Richard H. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479871438
- ISBN
- 9781479871438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.82
€ 96.82
Paperback. Examine life in Myanmar post-military rule Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045803
- ISBN
- 9781849045803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Paperback. The seemingly intractable Kashmir dispute and the fate of Kashmiris throughout South Asia and beyond are the twin themes in Snedden's meticulously researched book. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849043427
- ISBN
- 9781849043427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.34
€ 26.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. Helps the reader comprehend Iraq, its diversities and contradictions, namely Arab and Kurd, Shia and Sunni, traditionalist and modern, secular and religious, pragmatic and radical. This book culminates in an indictment of the US for failing to learn the lessons of history in Iraq. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845111236
- ISBN
- 9781845111236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.68
€ 24.99
€ 21.68
Paperback. This new book provides an accessible and wide--ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the author offers a fresh understanding of a unique society that has undergone continuous transformation and upheaval throughout the twentieth century. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617367
- ISBN
- 9780745617367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.94
€ 25.94
Paperback. Identifies the key players among Bangladesh's tiny military, political and business elite. This book explores the attempts to establish their authority in a crowded field, and considers the relative merits of their attempts at nation-building. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659983
- ISBN
- 9781850659983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.12
€ 30.99
€ 28.12
Paperback. Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is a balanced account of one of the most tragic and controversial situations in the modern world. Series: Teach Yourself Educational. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444105247
- ISBN
- 9781444105247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects. This title features the author's interviews with the victims to tried and established precisely what happened on the subway that day. Translator(s): Birnbaum, Alfred; Gabriel, Philip. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BTC; HBJF; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099461098
- ISBN
- 9780099461098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.85
€ 15.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3JMG; BT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008139582
- ISBN
- 9780008139582
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Paperback. Tom Hamblin has smuggled tens of thousands of Bibles into the Arab peninsula, finding a clandestine network of believers. This is his story. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; BGXA; HRCV9; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857217127
- ISBN
- 9780857217127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. Experience a Canadian teacher's transformative years teaching in the remote Himalayan village of Khaling, Bhutan. Series: Wayfarer. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1FKH; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644923
- ISBN
- 9780888644923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.72
€ 34.99
€ 25.72
Hardback. Western media coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan paints a simplistic picture of ageless barbarity, terrorist safe havens, and peoples in need of either punishment or salvation. Under the Drones looks beyond this limiting view to investigate real people on the ground, and analyze the political, social, and economic forces that shape their lives. Editor(s): Bashir, Shahzad; Crews, Robert D. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; JF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065611
- ISBN
- 9780674065611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.27
€ 47.99
€ 40.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472701
- ISBN
- 9780801472701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.37
€ 26.99
€ 25.37
Paperback. The inside account of ISIS, including first-hand accounts and interviews. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533083
- ISBN
- 9781784533083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.65
€ 20.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. Surrounded, abandoned and fighting overwhelming odds in Afghanistan - one true man's story. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBWS4; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444784435
- ISBN
- 9781444784435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.89
€ 15.99
€ 11.89
Hardcover. Under the Ancestors' Eyes elucidates the role of Neo-Confucianism as an ideological and political device by which the elite in Korea regained and maintained dominance during the Choson period. Using historical and social anthropological methodology, Martina Deuchler highlights Korea's distinctive elevation of the social over the political. Num Pages: 629 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HPDF; HRAM2; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 173 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 629
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504301
- ISBN
- 9780674504301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.28€ 72.01
€ 79.28
€ 72.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166690
- ISBN
- 9780231166690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
paperback. Features the translations of eighteen classical Chinese texts from the mid-ninth century (Tang dynasty) through the late nineteenth century (Qing dynasty) that offer a comprehensive collection of primary sources focusing on gender issues in medieval and late imperial China. Editor(s): Mann, Susan; Cheng, Yu-Yin. Num Pages: 323 pages, 18 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF1; HBLA; HBLC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520222762
- ISBN
- 9780520222762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.63
€ 35.99
€ 26.63