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Paperback. In the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, an agricultural region with high rates of infant mortality, maternal health services are poor while family planning efforts are intensive. By following the daily lives of women in this setting, the author considers the women's own experiences of birth and infant death, their ways of making-do.. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451538
ISBN
9780857451538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.46

Hardcover. History of irrigation reforms in India dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. This book covers the irrigation development in India and addresses the issues for analysis. It looks at the specific problem of irrigation, to provide the technically feasible and economically viable solutions under declining availability of water. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; RNF; TVDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 146. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Academic Foundation
Condition
New
SKU
V9788171884216
ISBN
9788171884216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.60

Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 black & white photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; BM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612518718
ISBN
9781612518718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.74

Hardcover. Presents the story of the author's journey from hard-drinking bravado to the grave realism of a scarred survivor. This book describes his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder, and grapples with the reality that Iraq - despite the sacrifice in Iraqi and American lives - has descended into a civil war with no end in sight. Num Pages: 260 pages, 230 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; AJCR; HBJF1; HBLX; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293257
ISBN
9780226293257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.93

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 250 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568365756
ISBN
9781568365756
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.75

Paperback. A new urban parable which uncovers the original Palestinian history deliberately hidden behind the modernist facade of Tel Aviv. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; AM; JWX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335117
ISBN
9780745335117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.10

Paperback. A classic in the making and an unparalleled insight into life in Siberia and its various communities and tribes. Translator(s): Lloyd-Jones, Antonia. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCS; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Portobello Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846272707
ISBN
9781846272707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1MBN; HBJF; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
Otago University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578656
ISBN
9781877578656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.31

paperback. From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its time. Num Pages: 640 pages, 24 b/w, 24 col illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
SKU
9780006550969
ISBN
9780006550969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.95

Paperback. Chinese cultural and intellectual politics waned after the Tiananmen Square incident. This volume explores their revitalisation in the 1990s. Editor(s): Zhang, Xudong. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 b&w photos, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; JFCX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822326489
ISBN
9780822326489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.42

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co United States
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802865953
ISBN
9780802865953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.41

Hardback. Translator(s): Young-nan, Yu; Epstein, Stephen. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJG; 3JJH; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148986
ISBN
9780231148986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.42

Hardcover. Most people in India depend on the "state" for many essential services. Yet, the state's monitoring of service delivery seldom goes beyond tracking public expenditure and physical outputs. This book assesses the state of India's public services from a user's perspective. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Academic Foundation
Condition
New
SKU
V9788171885275
ISBN
9788171885275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FMN; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indra Publishing Australia
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781920787080
ISBN
9781920787080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.72

Hardback. Tells two intertwined stories: how, in early twentieth-century Iran, an emerging middle class used scientific knowledge as its cultural and economic capital, and how, along with the state, it employed biomedical sciences to tackle presumably modern problems like the stress of everyday life, people's defective willpower and demographic stagnation. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBN; HBJF1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254473
ISBN
9780520254473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.76
€ 63.57

Paperback. Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. Num Pages: 112 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKP; YNM; YXT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 137 x 194 x 8. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780448489377
ISBN
9780448489377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.29

Hardback. "Who lives sees much, who travels sees more" . The Arab proverb is an appropriate title for this latest collection of essays published by the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East on its tenth anniversary. Editor(s): Fortenberry, Diane. Num Pages: 216 pages, 75 b/w illus, 16p col pls. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HBE; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 196 x 22. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842172735
ISBN
9781842172735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.95
€ 51.93

Paperback. Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world. Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope, peace, and freedom. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 112 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; YNH; YNM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
DGS
Condition
New
SKU
V9780448482354
ISBN
9780448482354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.98

Paperback. Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as respected as he was feared. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1F; 3H; YNH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 135 x 192 x 4. Weight in Grams: 122.
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780448482606
ISBN
9780448482606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.64

Hardcover. Some of Israel's leading thinkers and experts from Israeli academia, journalism and public life investigate pressing issues facing the modern State of Israel. The contributors provide a controversial portrayal of Israeli society and present a blueprint for a radical new path for Israeli politics. Editor(s): Leon, Dan. Num Pages: 189 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900567
ISBN
9781903900567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.90

Paperback. This book is the first to present a macroscopic view of the state of Israeli society in the early 21st century. At the heart of the book lies the crux of modern debate concerning the State of Israel: Is Israeli society building upon the values stipulated Editor(s): Leon, Dan. Num Pages: 189 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903900574
ISBN
9781903900574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.69

Hardcover. The secrets behind China's extraordinary educational system good, bad, and ugly

Chinese students' consistently stunning performance on the international PISA exams where they outscore students of all other nations in math, reading, and science have positioned China as a world education leader. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118487136
ISBN
9781118487136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.66

Paperback. Moustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. * A ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan. Series: Critical Quarterly Book Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; CFB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 7. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405161718
ISBN
9781405161718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.87

hardcover. Why Democracy Deepens explains how socio-economic changes in India are shaping its politics to promote grassroots democracy. Num Pages: 202 pages, 29 b/w illus. 3 maps 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JPF; JPHC; JPHV; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107177512
ISBN
9781107177512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.76

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