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hardcover. Centered around an ethnographic case study of a dragon king temple, this book examines the social and political dynamics underlying the revival of popular religion in contemporary rural China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table, 13 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804751605
ISBN
9780804751605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Hardback. For most of East Asia, Buddhist sutras were written in classical Chinese and inaccessible to many devotees. How, then, did such devotees access these texts? The author argues that the medieval genre of 'explanatory tales' illuminates the link between human body (devotee) and sacred text (sutra). Series: Buddhisms S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HRES. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265615
ISBN
9780520265615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 65.15

Hardcover. Volume X.287p tables. Original blue cover in Mylar sleeve. Spine a slightly edgeworn. Otherwise a very good clean copy. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
H.M.S.O
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1908
SKU
KEX0100894
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 80.89
€ 4.99

Paperback. Talks about gender, ethnicity, and nation in China, as seen through an ethnography of the changing cultural production of the Miao, a minority population. Series: Body, Commodity, Text. Num Pages: 384 pages, 42 b&w photographs, 1 table, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JFS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324447
ISBN
9780822324447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; JPA; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650722
ISBN
9780691650722
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.50
€ 129.67

Hardback. Based on the premise that nationalism is a dominant factor in Iranian identity politics despite the significant changes brought about by the Islamic Revolution, this cross-disciplinary work investigates the languages of nationalism in contemporary Iran through the prism of the minority issue. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115842
ISBN
9780230115842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.66

Paperback. "This volume originated in a conference held at the Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University in 2013, Minorities of the Modern Middle East."--Acknowledgments page. Editor(s): Robson, Laura. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815634331
ISBN
9780815634331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 367 pages, 4col.ill. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 2G; CF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772892948
ISBN
9788772892948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Paperback. "Cover title. 164 p. 25 cm. Paperback. Good copy with tight binding, clean and crisp pages, extended title printed in black on front cover, clean cover with suggestion of dust dulling to edges." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Lok Sabha Secretariat
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
SKU
KEX0128202
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 85.81
€ 4.99

Paperback. Offering an assessment of India's nuclear strategy, this book shows that the country's nuclear-strategic culture is generally in accord with the principle of minimum deterrence, but is sometimes inconsistent and has a tendency to drift into a more open-ended process. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752565
ISBN
9780804752565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.03

Hardback. In this book, the leading authority on India's nuclear program offers an informed and thoughtful assessment of India's nuclear strategy. Basrur shows that the country's nuclear culture is generally in accord with the principle of minimum deterrence but sometimes drifts into a more open-ended view. Series: Studies in Asian Security. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 925.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804752558
ISBN
9780804752558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.37

Hardback. Num Pages: 343 pages, 14-11 photos and 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; JFFN; JHBD; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
OUP India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199469864
ISBN
9780199469864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.35

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845843618
ISBN
9781845843618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.45

Hardcover. An enormous number of burial objects have been unearthed from ancient tombs in archaeological excavations in China. These mingqi were made in all kinds of materials and in a broad range of forms, techniques and craftsmanship. This book examines a particular type of mingqi - pottery building. Num Pages: 272 pages, 330 b/w & 20 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193218
ISBN
9781845193218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47

Paperback. The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) is regarded as Chinas golden age, equivalent in British history to the Elizabethan era. Through the themes of people and places and a wealth of objects, this book provides an introduction to the Ming period. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714124834
ISBN
9780714124834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442204904
ISBN
9781442204904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.68

Hardback. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 8 illustrations, 1-2 maps, 38 tables, 27photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451332
ISBN
9781845451332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

paperback. Comprising the comprehensive scope of the strategic general report of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this title addresses long-range planning for developing science and technology in the field of mineral resources science. Editor(s): Hu, Ruizhong; Liu, Jianming; Zhai, Mingguo; Bi, Xianwu. Num Pages: 86 pages, 22 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Germany
Number of pages
86
Condition
New
Edition
2011th Edition
SKU
V9783642053436
ISBN
9783642053436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.85

Paperback. Based on primary documents and interviews, this text describes three rounds of responses to a tragic case of mercury poisoning, focusing on the efforts of its victims and their supporters to secure redress. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 416 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPHV; JPW; MMGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007857
ISBN
9780674007857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. Income levels have risen sharpley in China during the last two decades. Although just 2% of all Chinese have hot, running water, virtually all households have televisions. This personal, intelligent book addresses these sweeping changes and how they are forming modern China. Num Pages: 400 pages, 65. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871319197
ISBN
9780871319197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.13

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