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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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 71.32€ 64.95
€ 71.32
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 65.30€ 59.21
€ 65.30
€ 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
€ 19.00€ 15.71
€ 19.00
€ 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
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 73.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647279
- ISBN
- 9780816647279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 100 Colour Photos. BIC Classification: 1FMT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 269 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607742883
- ISBN
- 9781607742883
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.74
€ 40.99
€ 28.74
Hardback. Represents a true photographic pioneer; Birk's medium is inventive and predates the contrived nostalgia of contemporary apps and filters. This innovative collection of images is a stand-out in the travel photography genre. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 Colour. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AJB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 310 x 385 x 10. Weight in Grams: 1888.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Glitterati Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0014540
- ISBN
- 9780988174566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. How did the patronage activities of India's Vijayanagara Empire (c. 1346-1565) influence Hindu sectarian identities? The author argues that the Vijayanagara court was selective in its patronage of religious institutions. She focuses on the career of the Hindu intellectual and monastic leader Vyasatirtha. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 230 pages, 9 b/w, 6 maps, 1 line art. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291836
- ISBN
- 9780520291836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06