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Paperback. The first Blue Guide to cover the entire Indian subcontintent, from Assam to Tamil Nadu. Elegantly written by a long-standing India expert, former BBC Delhi correspondent Sam Miller, who now heads the India arm of the BBC World Service Trust. Series: Blue Guides. Num Pages: 900 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Publisher
- Blue Guides Limited of London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905131532
- ISBN
- 9781905131532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.75
€ 32.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. Japan and the United States became close political allies so quickly after the end of World War II, that it seemed as though the two countries had easily forgotten the war they had fought. This work offers a look at how Japanese postwar society struggled to understand its war loss and the resulting national trauma. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049120
- ISBN
- 9780691049120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Hardcover. An informative and engaging exploration of four prominent female poets writing in Hindi and Urdu over the course of the twentieth century in India and Pakistan. Anantharam follows the authors Mahadevi Varma, Kishwar Naheed, Fahmida Riaz and Gagen Gill and their works, as both countries undergo profound political and social transformations. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; DSC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 519.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632634
- ISBN
- 9780815632634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.97
€ 44.97
Paperback. Focuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu. Editor(s): Williamson, Laila; Young, Serinity (American Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 248 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AJC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 304 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988696
- ISBN
- 9780295988696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 44.65
€ 52.99
€ 44.65
Paperback. Examines how the Vietnam War has continued to serve as a stage for the shoring up of American imperialist adventure and for the (re)production of American and Vietnamese American identities. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBWS2; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520277717
- ISBN
- 9780520277717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 342 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474. Refugee Families and the Making of Kashmiri Jihadists. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. 342 pages. Looks at the creation of contemporary Muslim jihadists. Interweaving historical and ethnographic evidence, this book explains how refuge-seeking has become a socially and politically debased practice in the Kashmir region and why this devaluation has turned refugee men into potential militants. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFD; JFSR2; JPW. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. Weight: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274211
- ISBN
- 9780520274211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. This volume brings to the study of China the theoretical concerns and methods of contemporary critical cultural studies. Contributors investigate problems of bodiliness, engendered subjectivities and discourses of power through written texts, paintings, buildings, interviews and observations. Editor(s): Zito, Angela; Barlow, Tani E. Num Pages: 316 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226987279
- ISBN
- 9780226987279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.98
€ 40.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474420945
- ISBN
- 9781474420945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.12
€ 38.99
€ 35.12
Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at the Indian film industry. Num Pages: 120 pages. Dimension: 278 x 284 x 12. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Publisher
- Phaidon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714844565
- ISBN
- 9780714844565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.39
€ 24.99
€ 17.39
Paperback. This is a study of popular Indian cinema in the age of globalisation, new media, and metropolitan Hindu fundamentalism, focusing on the period between 1991 and 2004. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748649396
- ISBN
- 9780748649396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.00
€ 38.99
€ 35.00
Paperback. Bollywood has become the global term used to refer to the prolific Hindi language film industry located in Bombay. Ganti provides a guide to the cultural, social & political significance of Hindi cinema, outlining the history & structure of the Bombay film industry & its impact on popular culture. Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF; JFD; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415583886
- ISBN
- 9780415583886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.88
€ 33.99
€ 32.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 45 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169615
- ISBN
- 9780231169615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.43
€ 37.99
€ 27.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 237 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169608
- ISBN
- 9780231169608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.73
€ 104.22
€ 79.73
Paperback. Following the assault on Pearl Harbor, the Imperial Japanese military saw action across Asia, from the capture and defence of the islands of the Pacific to the occupation of territory in China and Burma. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 191 x 6. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780960913
- ISBN
- 9781780960913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.38
€ 33.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Allied forces fought a very different war against another foe, from the jungles of Burma to the islands of the Pacific and the shores of Australia. This theatre book includes new rules and units that give players everything they need to recreate the ferocious battles and campaigns of the Far East. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 242 x 9. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472807403
- ISBN
- 9781472807403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.46
€ 33.99
€ 22.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBTS; KJVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231158497
- ISBN
- 9780231158497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.94
€ 33.99
€ 24.94
Paperback. Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This title investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 2 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226730158
- ISBN
- 9780226730158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.69
€ 41.99
€ 32.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501704635
- ISBN
- 9781501704635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.15
€ 50.15
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811713085
- ISBN
- 9780811713085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.18
€ 29.99
€ 23.18
hardcover. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Edition
- 1., Auflage
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525543672
- ISBN
- 9783525543672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.68€ 53.39
€ 68.68
€ 53.39