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hardcover. Based on fieldwork in Calcutta, this book provides the ethnography of how middle-class women in India understand and experience economic change through transformations of family life. It explores their ideas, practices and experiences of marriage, childbirth, reproductive change and their children's education. Series Editor(s): Pardo, Italo; Prato, Dr. Giuliana B. Series: Urban Anthropology. Num Pages: 230 pages, includes 1 map & 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780754649427
- ISBN
- 9780754649427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.30
€ 186.30
Paperback. A study of colonialism and the colonial state based on South Asia. The author explores how the metropolitan state was hegemonic, and its claim to dominance was based on power in which persuasion outweighed coercion, yet it sired a non-hegemonic colonial state in which coercion was paramount. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674214835
- ISBN
- 9780674214835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.19
€ 48.99
€ 41.19
Hardback. This study of Canada's diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia, examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during this seminal period between the foremost power in Asia and the young dominion tentatively establishing itself in world affairs. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 b/w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBC; 3JJG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811200
- ISBN
- 9780774811200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.65
€ 113.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 184 pages, 174 illustrations, 161 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 210. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publisher
- Skira
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857232751
- ISBN
- 9788857232751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.64
€ 40.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 340 pages, 30 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; CJB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Blacksmith Books Hong Kong
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789881900203
- ISBN
- 9789881900203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Argues that the celebrated Indian IT industry is in fact a substantial obstacle to a broader-based, more egalitarian form of development in India. Series: IIPPE. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCM; KCP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 213 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332659
- ISBN
- 9780745332659
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.73
€ 37.99
€ 29.73
paperback. .
- Publisher
- Trolley Books
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904563570
- ISBN
- 9781904563570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.00
€ 40.99
€ 34.00
Hardback. An ethnography that describes life in the Uyghur suburbs of Yining, a city near the border with Kazakhstan, and situates that account in a broader examination of Uyghur culture. This book explores topics ranging from family life to market trading, from informal socializing to forms of religious devotion. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 12 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032828
- ISBN
- 9780674032828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Down from the Hill: Ateneo De Manila in the First Ten Years Under Mart...
Cristina Jayme Montiel (Ed.)
Paperback. Deals with the student movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and with actions, conflicts, and unities within the school. This work covers student publications, organizations, and ideological involvements. It highlights the participation of administration, social development professionals, and the Jesuit community in university activism. Editor(s): Montiel, Cristina Jayme; Evangelista, Susan. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; JNM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Ateneo de Manila University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789715504867
- ISBN
- 9789715504867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.47
€ 61.47
Paperback. Bringing local history to bear on major questions in Chinese social history and anthropology, this volume comprises a series of historical and ethnographic studies of the Pearl River Delta from late imperial times through the 1940's. Editor(s): Faure, David; Siu, Helen. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724357
- ISBN
- 9780804724357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. A remarkable autobiographical journey from humble beginnings to a position as a powerful world figure fighting for her nation's self-determination. Num Pages: 426 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGA; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Kales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780979845611
- ISBN
- 9780979845611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.88
€ 31.99
€ 26.88
Hardcover. Examining the enormous pressure placed on University students in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, this text looks at the rapid expansion of the "cramming" industry, the rise in levels of cheating and in youth suicides which has led to a growing number of students looking to religion and spirituality. Series: Frontiers of International Education S. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; 1FPJ; 1FPK; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHM; JKSB1; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. London
- Number of pages
- 386
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KRS0003911
- ISBN
- 9780304700158
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 45.99€ 4.99
€ 45.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia, Third Edition is the only book that covers all three regions South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. It is the most comprehensive book on the market for a Geography of Asia course. Num Pages: 524 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 204 x 18. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 524
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470876282
- ISBN
- 9780470876282
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 222.82
€ 222.82
Hardcover. Marks the 50th anniversary of the battle against the French. The battle brought abour the end of French colonial Indochina, the independence of Vietnam and the split of the country in tow, so setting the stage for the Vietnam War. Tam was an offical war artist embedded with the Vietminh troops and recorded the wars events. Editor(s): Buchanan, Sherry. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; AGB; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Asia Ink United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953783939
- ISBN
- 9780953783939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.62
€ 19.99
€ 18.62
Paperback. Explores the dreams and desired futures of workers, farmers and politicians that sustain and disrupt capitalism in contemporary India. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745333724
- ISBN
- 9780745333724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.40
€ 40.99
€ 31.40
Hardback. Explores the dreams and desired futures of workers, farmers and politicians that sustain and disrupt capitalism in contemporary India. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHBL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745333731
- ISBN
- 9780745333731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.56€ 83.84
€ 100.56
€ 83.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRAF; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195281
- ISBN
- 9781845195281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.07
€ 37.99
€ 34.07
Hardcover. This study explains the rejection by Smith and Adams of "normal" Christian replacement theology and sets out the apologetics by which Smith and Adams promoted courage and conviction in all who joined them in encouraging the ingathering of the Jewish exiles to Jerusalem. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRAF; HRCM; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903900628
- ISBN
- 9781903900628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.51
€ 129.51
Paperback. This book is a highly original study of transnationalism among immigrants from the county of Taishan, from which, until 1965, a high percentage of the Chinese in the United States originated. The author vividly depicts the continuing ties between Taishanese remaining in China and their kinsmen seeking their fortune in "Gold Mountain." Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746878
- ISBN
- 9780804746878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Explores the function of money in everyday life in Vietnam Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMV; JHMC; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295992747
- ISBN
- 9780295992747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.27
€ 37.99
€ 34.27
Hardcover. Celebrates Japanese woodblock prints with a collection of ten original essays by an international team of scholars Editor(s): Marks, Andreas; Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie. Num Pages: 216 pages, 180 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- San Diego Museum of Art United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780937108475
- ISBN
- 9780937108475
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 48.05
€ 51.99
€ 48.05
Hardback. Editor(s): Nelson, Cary. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253025166
- ISBN
- 9780253025166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.52
€ 33.52
paperback. Editor(s): Nelson, Cary. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253025173
- ISBN
- 9780253025173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.09
€ 13.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGXA; HRH; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472943835
- ISBN
- 9781472943835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.70
€ 13.00
€ 11.70