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paperback. Presents a history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966. Explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemoriable layers of culture and tradition, this work explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of the Damascenes with anecdotes about travellers. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099532293
- ISBN
- 9780099532293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; MBX; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861714674
- ISBN
- 9780861714674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.18€ 52.09
€ 58.18
€ 52.09
Paperback. "The story of Miriam Peretz' s life the story of a mother and a homeland; of love for the Land of Israel, the State of Israel, and the Jewish people; and of the victory of spirit and faith. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 220 x 30. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298355
- ISBN
- 9789652298355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.84
€ 41.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. 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; HR; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761000
- ISBN
- 9780804761000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
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
€ 139.10
€ 139.10
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
€ 83.62€ 64.59
€ 83.62
€ 64.59
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
€ 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
€ 41.99€ 29.83
€ 41.99
€ 29.83
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
€ 171.95€ 131.06
€ 171.95
€ 131.06
Hardcover. The book outlines the evolution and role of minority languages locally and nationally; it investigates current educational language policies in minority areas; and it assesses the social and economic outcomes of language change for communities in contemporary China. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551480
- ISBN
- 9780230551480
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
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
€ 128.20
€ 128.20
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
€ 51.68
€ 51.68
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€ 34.68
€ 47.99
€ 34.68
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
€ 85.81
€ 4.99
Minimum Wages, Collective Bargaining and Economic Development in Asia ...
Van Klaveren, Maarten, Gregory, Denis, Schult...
Hardcover. This book offers a labour perspective on wage-setting institutions, collective bargaining and economic development. Sixteen country chapters, eight on Asia and eight on Europe, focus in particular on the role and effectiveness of minimum wages in the context of national trends in income inequality, economic development, and social security. Editor(s): Van Klaveren, Maarten; Gregory, Denis; Schulten, Thorsten. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 black & white tables, 57 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; KCF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137512406
- ISBN
- 9781137512406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.71
€ 128.71
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
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
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
€ 73.61
€ 73.61
paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPQB; KCM; KCP; KNJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853390036
- ISBN
- 9781853390036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.72
€ 33.99
€ 31.72
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
€ 130.24
€ 130.24
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€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
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
€ 125.01
€ 125.01
Mineral Resources Science and Technology in China: A Roadmap to 2050
. Ed(S): Hu, Ruizhong; Liu, Jianming; Zhai, M...
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
€ 134.38
€ 134.38
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€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
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
€ 20.12
€ 20.12