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Hardcover. Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi was born around 1154, probably in Northwestern Iran. Spurred by a dream in which Aristotle appeared to him, he rejected the Avicennan Peripatetic philosophy of his youth and undertook the task of reviving the philosophical tradition of the "Ancients." Translator(s): Ziai, Hossein; Walbridge, John. Num Pages: 430 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2CSR; HPDC; HPDF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Brigham Young University Press United States
Number of pages
430
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842524575
ISBN
9780842524575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.60

Paperback. Forever linked in the public mind with the Pol Pot tyranny, Phnom Penh only became Cambodia's permanent capital in 1866. This book presents the cultural and literary history of Cambodia's capital, exploring its colonial past, the long reign of King Sihanouk and the horror of the Pol Pot regime. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955405
ISBN
9781904955405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.71

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385344685
ISBN
9780385344685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 554 pages, 920 Colour Photographs, Distribution Maps. BIC Classification: 1FMN; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 192 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publisher
Periplus Editions United States
Number of pages
554
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804842006
ISBN
9780804842006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.66

Paperback. Scholars of Asia, most of whom are anthropologists, examine the transformations precipitated or accelerated by the spread of photography across East and Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Morris, Rosalind C. Series: Objects/Histories. Num Pages: 328 pages, 59 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FP; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822342052
ISBN
9780822342052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Hardback. This volume includes over 150 never previously published photographs of archaeological sites in the Middle East (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel) taken in 1875 by photographer Tancrede Dumas for the American Palestine Exploration Society. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 figs; 179 plates. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HDDC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 285 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
American Schools of Oriental Research United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897570985
ISBN
9780897570985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.26

Paperback. Series: Exposures. Num Pages: 224 pages, 110 illustrations, 60 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 265 x 16. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780236520
ISBN
9781780236520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.37

Paperback. The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe's distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. This book explores the interplay between 19th-century photography and Europe's vision of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 colour & 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606061510
ISBN
9781606061510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.24

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744080
ISBN
9780292744080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.74

Paperback. At forty-five, successful businessman Peter Robinson gave up his comfortable life in London to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Bangkok. But the new path he had chosen was not always as easy or as straightforward as he hoped it would be. In this book, he describes his ten-year metamorphosis into a practicing Buddhist monk. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HRC; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 110 x 25. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099484479
ISBN
9780099484479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Hardback. Using case studies and econometric analyses, the author finds that the postwar Japanese state engaged in industrial policy mainly based on economic and not--as is assumed in mainstream political economy theories--political criteria. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 tables, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; JPQB; KCP; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747325
ISBN
9780804747325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

Hardback. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 122 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1430. Vernacular Painting in High Qing China. 280 pages, col. Illustrations. Traditional Chinese collectors, like present-day scholars of Chinese painting, have favored the 'literati' paintings of the Chinese male elite, disparaging vernacular works, often intended as decorations or produced to mark a special occasion. This book deals with the field of Chinese pictorial art history. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; ACQ; AFC. Dimension: 257 x 216 x 31. Weight: 1438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258570
ISBN
9780520258570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 235 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1FBH; ACK; ACND; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 265 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271061221
ISBN
9780271061221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.76
€ 82.20

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060692
ISBN
9780674060692
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.56
€ 71.95

Paperback. Providing an historical and cultural exploration, this text demonstrates the role Japanese cinema played in the 1930s in the construction of a national identity, and in terms of the larger context of Japan's encounter with the West and with modernity. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; APFA; JFC; JPFN; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231102315
ISBN
9780231102315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Pigeon Wars offers an outcast's tour of the post 9-11 clashes and challenges and changes refashioning the Middle East. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 209 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926845029
ISBN
9781926845029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Discusses the phenomenon of Pokemon in a transnational and multidisciplinary perspective Editor(s): Tobin, Joseph J. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFFS; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822332879
ISBN
9780822332879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

Hardcover. This volume discusses the interaction between pilgrims and sacred sites from the tenth century to the present. From the perspectives of literature, art, history, religion, politics and anthropology, the essays focus on China's most famous pilgrimage mountains as well as lesser known sites. Editor(s): Naquin, Susan; Yu, Chun-Fang. Series: Studies on China. Num Pages: 456 pages, 19 b&w illustrations, 19 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HRA; HRE; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075672
ISBN
9780520075672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.67

Paperback. Series: Pilgrim's Guides. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 x illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; HRCR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Pilgrim Book Services Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953251162
ISBN
9780953251162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Considers the journeys and worldviews of medieval pilgrims. This book also reveals the complex interactions between Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land. It considers the pilgrims' conflicted, frequently simplistic, views of their Muslim hosts and their social and religious practices. Translator(s): Wilson, Donald W. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132305
ISBN
9780231132305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.12

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