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Paperback. Taking disability theory out of a Western context, Eunjung Kim questions the assumptions that treating disabilities with cure represents a universal good by examining the manifestations of violence that accompany medical and nonmedical cures in twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Korea. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFFE; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362883
- ISBN
- 9780822362883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.55
€ 31.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Domestic servitude blurs the divide between family and work, affection and duty, the home and the world. This work offers an account of domestic life and servitude in contemporary Kolkata, India, with a concluding comparison with New York City. It examines the practices and meaning of servitude around the home and in the public sphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804760720
- ISBN
- 9780804760720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
hardcover. Domestic servitude blurs the divide between family and work, affection and duty, the home and the world. This work offers an account of domestic life and servitude in contemporary Kolkata, India, with a concluding comparison with New York City. It examines the practices and meaning of servitude around the home and in the public sphere. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 tables, 10 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804760713
- ISBN
- 9780804760713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Paperback. Editor(s): Day, Tony; Liem, Maya H. T. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277514
- ISBN
- 9780877277514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.04
€ 34.99
€ 32.04
Paperback. In the early twentieth century, the Chinese state made strenuous efforts to broaden and deepen its authority over rural society. This book is an ambitious attempt to offer both a method and a framework for analyzing Chinese social history in the state-making era. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBG; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804718882
- ISBN
- 9780804718882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Hardback. A collection of essays which reveal the Ming court as an arena of competition and negotiation, where a large cast of actors pursued individual and corporate ends, personal agency shaped protocol and style, and diverse people, goods, and tastes converged. Editor(s): Robinson, David M. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 475 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028234
- ISBN
- 9780674028234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.10
€ 54.99
€ 46.10
Paperback. Focusing on Japan, scholars of history, literature, film, art history, and anthropology demonstrate the necessity of understanding fascism s cultural manifestations. Editor(s): Tansman, Alan. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 496 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JPA; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822344681
- ISBN
- 9780822344681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173629
- ISBN
- 9780231173629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07€ 51.18
€ 65.07
€ 51.18
Paperback. Investigating the late-16th century through the 19th century, this work looks at the shifting boundaries between the Chosen state and the adherents of Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity and popular religions. It suggests ways in which each group adjusted its ideology in response to the state. Editor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim; Deuchler, Martina. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HRAC; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007741
- ISBN
- 9780674007741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.52
€ 23.99
€ 20.52
hardcover. Combining the efforts of scholars of history, literature and the social sciences, the essays collected in this volume explore some of the ways culture interacted with political power in late imperial China. Editor(s): Huters, Theodore; Wong, R.; Yu, Pauline. Series: Irvine Studies in the Humanities. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804728676
- ISBN
- 9780804728676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.21
€ 108.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 130 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877271352
- ISBN
- 9780877271352
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.07
€ 24.99
€ 23.07
Hardcover. A study of themes relating to memory, memorization, memorializing or commemorating in a variety of historical, legal, literary and architectural contexts, this text examines lists and maps as memory aids, the transmission of knowledge and traditions from medieval to early modern times and the application of medieval notions of law and statecraft. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Meri, Josef W. Num Pages: 480 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBG; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 44. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris in Association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648595
- ISBN
- 9781860648595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 49.23
€ 53.24
€ 49.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Rimer, J. Thomas. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691607115
- ISBN
- 9780691607115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.14
€ 53.24
€ 42.14
Paperback. * Outlines an anthropology for the 21st century that focuses on the myriad connections between peoples especially the critical intercultural dialogues between the cultures of the East and the West * Takes an historical and ethnographic approach to studying the intermingling of Arab peoples and the West. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118319017
- ISBN
- 9781118319017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.46
€ 52.46
Hardcover. * Outlines an anthropology for the 21st century that focuses on the myriad connections between peoples especially the critical intercultural dialogues between the cultures of the East and the West * Takes an historical and ethnographic approach to studying the intermingling of Arab peoples and the West. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFSL1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118319000
- ISBN
- 9781118319000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.57
€ 114.57
Paperback. A stand-out, one-stop resource on Philippine culture and customs. Series: Cultures and Customs of the World. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313361173
- ISBN
- 9780313361173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.18
€ 37.18
Paperback. Series: Cultural Traditions in My World. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 272 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780778775935
- ISBN
- 9780778775935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; G; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788173049279
- ISBN
- 9788173049279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Paperback. Sets out to answer two empirical questions. Is there a substantively consistent and temporally persistent Chinese strategic culture? If so, to what extent has it influenced China's approaches to security? This work focuses on the Ming dynasty's grand strategy against the Mongols (1368-1644). Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map 27 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; JFC; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002392
- ISBN
- 9780691002392
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JPA; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483325
- ISBN
- 9780801483325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
paperback. Editor(s): Gannon, Martin J. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FMNB; 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761913375
- ISBN
- 9780761913375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.67
€ 105.67
Paperback. Adopts an ethnographically based approach to the meanings of 'modernness' in the Arab context. Within a relational framework, this title focuses on structures of thought, everydayness and self-referentiality to explore the process of building a bridge that rejoins the 'modern' in Arab thought with the 'modern' in Arab lived experience. Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, charts. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFC; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848853607
- ISBN
- 9781848853607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.87
€ 32.99
€ 27.87
Hardcover. Argues that destruction of Iraqi culture was aimed at remaking Iraq as US client state. Editor(s): Baker, Raymond William; Ismael, Shereen T.; Ismael, Tareq Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745328133
- ISBN
- 9780745328133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 84.13
€ 100.56
€ 84.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804740449
- ISBN
- 9780804740449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.15
€ 103.15