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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
€ 25.44

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
€ 10.81

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

€ 64.72
€ 60.05

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
€ 15.90

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

€ 53.00
€ 42.58

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

€ 41.71

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
€ 36.54

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
€ 34.17

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
€ 42.18

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

€ 22.04

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
€ 29.44

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

€ 74.51

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
€ 26.56

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
€ 28.84

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

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
€ 29.44

paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFE1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Human Rights Watch United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564322050
ISBN
9781564322050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. This study identifies trends in public-order policing across a broad sample of seven countries. It explains why the handling of disorder has become a controversial and topical issue in different parts of the world. Each chapter provides data on the size, make-up and cost of the police. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKN; 1DBKW; 1DBR; 1FBH; 1FPC; 1HFMS; 1KBB; JKSW1; JKV; JPHC; JPS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333654880
ISBN
9780333654880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.87

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637488
ISBN
9780691637488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.73

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691609164
ISBN
9780691609164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.77
€ 51.34

Hardcover. "8vo. Contains appendices and index. Includes chapters on "Britain And China: Coexistence At Low Pressure"; "The Federal Republic Of Germany And China: Problems Of Trade And Diplomacy"; and "Thailand And China: From Avoidance To Hostility". Commissioning organisation: Halpern, A. M. (Edited By) 528p. Hardback. Firm binding, rubbed and chipped dust jacket edges & corners. Good copy. First edition". Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New Yo
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
SKU
KON0773233
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 26.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. A rare in-depth study of a police force in a developing country which is also undergoing a bitter internal conflict, further to the post-2001 external intervention in Afghanistan. Policing Afghanistan discusses the evolution of the country's police through its various stages but focuses in particular on the last decade. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042055
ISBN
9781849042055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.76
€ 58.74

Paperback. At once a history of policing in China, as well as a political history of "the nation" in the 20th century. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JKSW1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334897
ISBN
9780822334897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.02

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