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Hardback. This book examines the impact of global human rights norms on the development of women's, children's, and minority rights in Japan since the early 1990s. Num Pages: 240 pages, 23 tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750226
ISBN
9780804750226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 238 pages, 582 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AJCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 314 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321535
ISBN
9780764321535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 42.77

hardcover. In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan-the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130523
ISBN
9780231130523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Num Pages: 128 color images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 225 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327469
ISBN
9780764327469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Published with a new preface, this bestseller offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. Liz Dalby, the only non-Japanese woman ever to have trained as a geisha, reveals the realities of geisha life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Edition
1st UK Paperback Edition
SKU
V9780099286387
ISBN
9780099286387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. The fascinating story of how India is transforming itself into a global science superpower. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444710168
ISBN
9781444710168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.81

Paperback. An eyewitness account of events in Gaza that brings home the horror of life in a war-zone, based on the author's candid and dramatic blog. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330242
ISBN
9780745330242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

Hardcover. Scrutinizes Hamas governance after 2006 to examine how Islamist ideology is translated into political action Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBWS; JPF; JPHC; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537777
ISBN
9781784537777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.36

Paperback. From the targeting of schools and hospitals, to the indiscriminate use of white phosphorus, Israel's conduct in 'Operation Cast Lead' has rattled even some of its most strident supporters. This title surveys the fallout from that devastation, and places the massacre in Gaza in the context of Israel's long-standing war against the Palestinians. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141399515
ISBN
9780141399515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.16

Paperback. Unique insight into reality of life in Gaza Editor(s): Tawil-Souri, Helga; Matar, Dina. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046244
ISBN
9781849046244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 27.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Tulika India
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9789382381310
ISBN
9789382381310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

paperback. Examines modern and pre-modern Buddhist monastic education traditions in Laos and Thailand. Through five centuries of adaptation and reinterpretation of sacred texts and commentaries, this work traces curricular variations in Buddhist oral and written education that reflect a wide array of community goals and values. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 illus. BIC Classification: 1FML; 1FMT; HREP; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295988498
ISBN
9780295988498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. A scholarly investigation of the lesser and greater port cities of the Persian Gulf, their hinterlands, their wider influence and future prospects Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045636
ISBN
9781849045636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

Hardcover. The architect and photographer Rolf Reiner Maria Borchard has chosen seven of the most beautiful gardens and photographed them in spring, at a time when the garden architecture has not yet been overwhelmed by the vegetation, and so can make the best possible impact in the image. This title features text in English and German. Num Pages: 152 pages, 137 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMV; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Axel Menges
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9783932565366
ISBN
9783932565366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.42
€ 43.19

Hardcover. Num Pages: 247 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HRK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474. Fine in fine dustjacket. DJ is protected by mylar
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of pages
247
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KLJ0013797
ISBN
9780934211796
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 41.99
€ 31.18

paperback. In 1966, twelve-year-old Fan Shen, a newly minted Red Guard, plunged happily into China's Cultural Revolution. A story of coming of age in the midst of monumental historical upheaval, this work is a memoir of a young man's harrowing experience during a time of terror. It recounts how Shen escaped, again and again, from his appointed fate. Series: American Lives. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; BG; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293366
ISBN
9780803293366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.74

Hardback. When Gandhi as a young lawyer in South Africa began fashioning the tenets of his political philosophy, he was absorbed by a seemingly unrelated enterprise: creating a newspaper, Indian Opinion. In Gandhi's Printing Press Isabel Hofmeyr provides an account of how this footnote to a career shaped the man who would become the world-changing Mahatma. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072794
ISBN
9780674072794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Paperback. 8vo.Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KEX0291267
ISBN
9780195156348
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. "This brilliant and infuriating book is the latest intriguing offering from one of the most original anthropologists working.. It offers us unpredictable and illuminating interpretations of classical material."-Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Series: Critical Histories. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPFN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235562
ISBN
9780812235562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.98

Hardcover. Mahatma Gandhi's humane philosophy and inherent spirituality had a profound influence not only on the people of India but the freedom loving people worldwide. This volume endeavours to reach out and connect the people, especially the younger generation, to the 'Gandhian way' and to carry forward his legacy into the 21st century. Editor(s): Sharma, Anand. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTJ; HPS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 248 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1814.
Publisher
Academic Foundation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788171886487
ISBN
9788171886487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 208.18

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857381613
ISBN
9780857381613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Provides an original account of Gandhi's beliefs, their origins, and their expression in his political views and personal behaviour. This work examines Gandhi's ideas about the relationship between sexual temptation and spiritual power, and the bizarre and scandalous behaviour that resulted. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 36. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845111663
ISBN
9781845111663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 49.51

Paperback. A major reinterpretation of Gandhi's life, politics, religion and nation Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; BGH; BGX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 28. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681015
ISBN
9781781681015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.64

Paperback. .
Publisher
Nilgiri Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Fourth
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586380557
ISBN
9781586380557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

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