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Hardcover. First Published in 1965. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 132 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340. "1Kg - Original cloth. Good clean copy; ex-library: stamp on p. 3, label remains on back paste-down; spine slightly faded. Bibliography: p.[102]-105. 109 p. ". Keywords: Subjects - History - General
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Frank Cass Publishers Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
132
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0019573
ISBN
9780714612560
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 118.46

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Foreword by G.L. Nanda. 254 p. tables. 25 cm. Good copy. Firm binding, clean text. General wear to dust jacket with rubbed and chipped edges and corners." Keywords: "Public welfare ,"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Publications Division, Ministry
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1963
SKU
KEX0016478
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 53.58
€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Commissioning organisation: Foreword by G.L. Nanda. 254 p. tables. 25 cm. Very good copy. Firm binding, clean text. General wear to dust jacket with rubbed edges and corners." Keywords: "Public welfare ,"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Publications Division, Ministry
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1963
SKU
KEX0016479
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 53.58
€ 4.99

Hardcover. "8vo. Contains 3 maps, 25 illustrations, including coloured frontispiece, and index. Includes chapters on "The Honourable East India Company And China"; "Robert Fortune And His Period"; and "The Wilson Era". 230p. Hardback. Firm binding, clean text, dulled dust jacket with some open tearing to rubbed edges, clean text. Scare title. Very good copy. First edition". Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Collins, London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1945
Edition
1st
SKU
KON0774003
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 57.00

paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Tulika Book India
Edition
4th ed.
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381341
ISBN
9789382381341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Hardcover. Water is a paramount factor in determining the distribution of species. The responses and adaptations of a species to water stress are critical for its success in any environmental niche. The adaptations of plants in the Middle East deserts are examined here. Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Num Pages: 194 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; PSTD; PSTS; RGBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 201 x 18. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
194
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540525721
ISBN
9783540525721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 244.15

Hardcover. Provides a practical assessment of the plants that are either of ornamental merit or botanical interest to gardeners in the West. This work describes some 1,000 different plants in their natural habitat and provides an account of China, its people, and the plants that have enriched the gardens of Europe and North America. Num Pages: 520 pages, 800col.ill. 70b&w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WMP; WNP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 248 x 45. Weight in Grams: 3170. A Plantsman's Paradise. 520 pages, 800col.ill. 70b&w. Provides a practical assessment of the plants that are either of ornamental merit or botanical interest to gardeners in the West. This work describes some 1,000 different plants in their natural habitat and provides an account of China, its people, and the plants that have enriched the gardens of Europe and North America. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WMP; WNP; WTL. Dimension: 308 x 248 x 45. Weight: 3156.
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851495153
ISBN
9781851495153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.66

Paperback. Michel is a civil-servant, an account manager at the Ministry of Culture. When his father is murdered and he comes into some money, Michel takes leave of absence to go on a package tour to Thailand. Relieved to get away, he is nonetheless infuriated by the shallow hypocrisy and mediocrity of his fellow travellers. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 25. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099437888
ISBN
9780099437888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Hardback. Discusses the genre of rituals known as the Teyyam extent in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. This book focuses on the cult of the Muttappan duo of gods, the most popular among the Teyyams of North Malabar. It discusses how the Teyyam ritual contrasts significantly with rituals and worship in Brahminical Hinduism. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRAC; HRQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845535247
ISBN
9781845535247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.05

Paperback. Playing God discusses the genre of rituals known as 'Teyyam' extant in the North Malabar region of Kerala State, India. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781790373
ISBN
9781781790373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.21

Hardcover. Penelope Tuson tells the stories of the Western women who lived, worked and travelled in Arabia in the first half of the 20th century. Sometimes flamboyant and unconventional, sometimes conservative and conformist, all of them wanted in some way to be a part of British imperial life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649332
ISBN
9781860649332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.20
€ 64.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647705
ISBN
9780816647705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Offers a book about a remarkable and self-sufficient writer's 'desire to be lost', and the journey of a conventionally educated Englishman to an island on the far side of the world that aroused in him a feeling of discovering a place he always knew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJP; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571313990
ISBN
9780571313990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Hardcover. Matthew Fraleigh examines the life and works of Narushima Ryuhoku (1837-1884): Confucian scholar, world traveler, pioneering journalist, and irrepressible satirist. This is the first book-length study of Ryuhoku in a Western language and one of the first Western-language monographs to examine Sinitic poetry and prose composition in modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674425224
ISBN
9780674425224
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21
€ 59.21

Num Pages: 160 pages, 253 color photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764307287
ISBN
9780764307287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.71

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 2CSJ; 2CSR; DSBH; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162485
ISBN
9780691162485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

paperback. Presenting everyday stories on subjects such as deities, ascetics, cats, and cooking, this book shows that the study of oral narrative and performance is essential to ethical inquiry. It builds on the author's research in the famous Hindu pilgrimage town of Sringeri, Karnataka, in southwestern India. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231139212
ISBN
9780231139212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. Highlights the merit of Syrian playwrights Durayd Lahham and Muhammad al-Maghout, whose plays are representative of the wave of Arab theatrical realisation in general and Syrian protest plays in particular. It also symbolizes a poetical link between 'bitter cup' of a miserable present and 'holy rain' of a better future. Num Pages: 200 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; AN; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192242
ISBN
9781845192242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.20

Paperback. Throughout the history of imperial China, the educational elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. By examining literary archetypes, titles of paintings, inscriptions and the historical context, this text shows that paintings expressed strong political opinions. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 434 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3F; 3H; ACK; AFC; DSBB; DSC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674007826
ISBN
9780674007826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.93

Hardback. Alshaer's book offers a subtle and historically grounded reading of modern Arabic poetry, emphasising the aesthetic integration of politics within poetic form. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2CSR; 3JH; 3JJ; DSC; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043199
ISBN
9781849043199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

Paperback. First collection in English of poetry inspired by and inspiring the Taliban Editor(s): Van Linschoten, Alex; Kuehn, Felix. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; DCQ; HBWS4; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043052
ISBN
9781849043052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.00

Paperback. In 2002, after an altercation between Muslim vendors and Hindu travelers at a railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat, fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims were burned to death. This title provides a riveting ethnographic account of this collective violence. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HRG; HRH; JFSR; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151779
ISBN
9780691151779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Ambushes. Hidden bombs. Snipers. The point man is the first to encounter these signs of danger. He's the soldier who leads the patrol into battle. Few survive for long. Between 2007 and 2008, 20-year-old Kenny Meighan was the longest-serving point man in Helmand province. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGHA; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007641
ISBN
9780571272433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 20. .
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816647262
ISBN
9780816647262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.46

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