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Hardcover. Women's inner struggle over their marital names reveal how they negotiate a specific identity location in each dimension of identity. This book tackles a complex sociological project of examining three existing theories, and will prove to be important for the study of Gender and Middle Eastern Culture. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230100152
- ISBN
- 9780230100152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This book is a comparative and developmental study of the expression of feminist concerns in the novels of Kamala Markandaya, Nayantara Sahgal, Anita Desai, and Shashi Deshpande, among the best known and most prolific Indian novelists writing in English, who have been self-consciously engaged with women's issues during the postcolonial era. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230236271
- ISBN
- 9780230236271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Paperback. This book focuses on how the transformation of the food habits of Chinese children-involving snack foods, soft drinks, and fast foods from such Western outlets as McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken-has changed the intimate relationship of childhood, parenthood, and family life. Editor(s): Jing, Jun. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line diagrams 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804731348
- ISBN
- 9780804731348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. Demonstrates how research has benefited rice growers and increased production. The book describes the life cycle of a rice crop and explains how research is conducted and how the results end up growing in a farmer's field. The text focuses on Asia and Latin America. Num Pages: 204 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KLC; 1KLS; GTF; KNAC; RNU; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228294
- ISBN
- 9780807845936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; JHMP; JPH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403971869
- ISBN
- 9781403971869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Feasts and Fasts: A History of Indian Food is an exploration of Indian cuisine in the context of the country's religious, moral, social and philosophical development. Series: Foods and Nations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 colour, 50 black & white. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233529
- ISBN
- 9781780233529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Questioning why India and Pakistan have not fought another major war, this book gives a crisp answer: nuclear weapons. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTB; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986357
- ISBN
- 9780295986357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; BGH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781891620027
- ISBN
- 9781891620027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.76
€ 21.99
€ 20.76
paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277316
- ISBN
- 9780877277316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442214774
- ISBN
- 9781442214774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.66
€ 83.66
Hardcover. An account of the origins of American involvement in the Middle East during the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBTQ; HBW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025241
- ISBN
- 9781137025241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.62
€ 66.62
Hardcover. This volume provides the first kaleidoscopic work on the great biodiversity of Rajasthan. The three major biomes covered include deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and sub-tropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and sub-tropical moist broadleaf forests. Editor(s): Sharma, B. K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R. Num Pages: 645 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, 485 colour illustrations, 109 black & white tables, biog. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PSVS; PSVT; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1126.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461407997
- ISBN
- 9781461407997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.41
€ 253.41
Paperback. How can a movement like Surrealism be transferred, transplanted or transported from one culture to another, one language to another? This book traces the creative dialogue between France and Japan in the early 20th century, focusing on Surrealist and avant-garde writings. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736497
- ISBN
- 9780804736497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardcover. This book traces the rise of the political dynasty in the Middle East and, in the process, provides the context for the current Arab uprising. The author shows that a father-to-son transfer of power has no basis in Islam, and yet the idea of dynastic power became entrenched in the Middle East. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308115
- ISBN
- 9781137308115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Offers a rereading of the early history of Chan Buddhism (Zen). This work focuses on the narrative logics of the early Chan genealogies - the seventh-and eighth-century lineage texts that claimed that certain high-profile Chinese men were descendents of Bodhidharma and the Buddha. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254855
- ISBN
- 9780520254855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. In March 2004, Capt. Jason Whiteley was appointed the governance officer for Al Dora, one of Baghdad's most violent districts. His job was to establish and oversee a council structure for Iraqis that would allow them to begin governing themselves. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 b&w photos, 1 map, index. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBWS5; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975445
- ISBN
- 9781597975445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.78
€ 42.78
Hardback. Americans look to China with fascination and fear, unsure whether it is friend or foe but certain it will play a crucial role in their future. This is nothing new, Gordon Chang says. Fateful Ties draws on literature, art, biography, popular culture, and politics to trace America's long and varied preoccupation with China. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674050396
- ISBN
- 9780674050396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.32
€ 45.99
€ 38.32
Paperback. Mridula Baljekar uses her knowledge of traditional Indian cooking to present healthy Indian meals without any added fat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8pp colour illustrations, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WBH; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Metro Books, London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0002299
- ISBN
- 9781843580010
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bonnier Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910536797
- ISBN
- 9781910536797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.91
€ 11.99
€ 10.91
Paperback. Offers an introduction to Chinese fashion, showcasing the work of 41 contemporary designers and labels, with some based in Mainland China and some in the West. In this book, interviews with each of the designers cover their training, inspirations, motivations, outlook and how they understand their work in the global fashion industry. Num Pages: 256 pages, 286 illustrations, 253 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 894. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0008717
- ISBN
- 9780500291641
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 21.99€ 5.70
€ 21.99
€ 5.70