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Paperback. Presenting an examination of women writers and prewar ideology, this book investigates love as a critical aspect of Japanese culture during the early-mid-twentieth century. It focuses on same-sex love, love marriage, and maternal love. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; DSB; HBJF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804761987
- ISBN
- 9780804761987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Religion is commonly imagined as a timeless component of human inheritance, but in the Western Himalayas the community of Himachal Pradesh discovered their religion only after India became an independent secular state. This title shows that modern secularity is not so much the eradication of religion as the very condition for its emergence. Num Pages: 305 pages, 25 images. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HRAM2; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290549
- ISBN
- 9780520290549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardback. Disputes the widespread stereotypes about Muslim women prevalent in the West, providing an account of young women in contemporary Iran. This book presents the experiences of these young women who wield a key if indirect political influence on the seemingly male dominated politics of this society, as they achieve a fresh visibility. Series: International Library of Iranian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, fifteen b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118785
- ISBN
- 9781845118785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.10€ 126.76
€ 142.10
€ 126.76
Hardcover. The burgeoning Chinese economy is a hot topic that continues to interest investors. Becoming Your Own China Stock Guru looks at the big picture of China's economic explosion, comparing the emerging Chinese economy with its biggest, albeit weakening competitor, the United States. Num Pages: 204 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470223123
- ISBN
- 9780470223123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.57
€ 41.99
€ 32.57
hardcover. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780226729886
- ISBN
- 9780226729886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 45.68
€ 53.24
€ 45.68
Paperback. Departing from earlier studies of kokugaku (which means "the study of our country"), this title considers how three of the more marginalized participants in the movement challenged its principal founder and engaged its fundamental concerns about what defines the Japanese nation and unifies those within it. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822331728
- ISBN
- 9780822331728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.53
€ 30.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Series: Morningside Books. Num Pages: 292 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBTV; JFS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076791
- ISBN
- 9780231076791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTLC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502. 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTLC; WTM. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 26. Weight: 502.
- Publisher
- Eland Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907871880
- ISBN
- 9780907871880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Paperback. A landmark debut from a Pulitzer-winning New Yorker journalist: if Dickens were alive today, this is the book he might have written about India Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFFA; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846274510
- ISBN
- 9781846274510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.48
€ 15.99
€ 11.48
Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 318 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152389
- ISBN
- 9780231152389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781583670934
- ISBN
- 9781583670934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. This study describes the experiences of foreign-invested firms in the mainland Chinese economy and projects the implications of those experiences for the foreign commercial policies of the industrial countries, including the United States. Num Pages: 350 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCC; KCLT; KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Institute for International Economics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881322637
- ISBN
- 9780881322637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226896830
- ISBN
- 9780226896830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.82
€ 35.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Colin Thubron relates the story of his 10,000 mile journey across China, which he undertook when the country was just emerging from the Cultural Revolution. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099459323
- ISBN
- 9780099459323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.82
€ 13.00
€ 11.82
Hardback. A survey of the main developments and government-level (both central and municipal) decisions, dealing with the 1950s and 1960s, when Beijing experienced a critical wave of transformative events. Num Pages: 536 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 536
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814295727
- ISBN
- 9789814295727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.10
€ 60.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Goodman, David S. G. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DCQ; JPHV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714527178
- ISBN
- 9780714527178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.28
€ 9.28
Paperback. "Issued also in English. Commissioning organisation: Liu Junwen. 210 p., [56] p. of plates ill. (some col.), maps 19 cm. Paperback. Very good copy in dulled and slightly worn covers. Text bright in a strong binding. First reprint (= Erster Nachdruck)."
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Verlag für Fremdsprachige Litera
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- SKU
- KEX0080019
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.99€ 4.99
€ 18.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. A richly textured picture of the little-known culture of a Buddhist nunnery, this text offers moving narratives of nuns struggling with the Buddhist discipline of detachment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 halftones, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HREX; HRLP7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674012875
- ISBN
- 9780674012875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.87
€ 35.99
€ 30.87
Hardback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HREX; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164962
- ISBN
- 9780231164962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.46
€ 59.15
€ 46.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 51 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF; HRE; JHM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 2. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231164979
- ISBN
- 9780231164979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.67
€ 59.15
€ 46.67
Paperback. Addresses the central position of fieldwork in modern social anthropology, examining previous works on the subject and locating a discussion of the nature of fieldwork within the context of current theoretical debates. Editor(s): Watson, C. W. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 184 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 1DST; 1FKAH; 1FKB; 1FMN; JHM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745314921
- ISBN
- 9780745314921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.96
€ 33.99
€ 26.96
Paperback. Praised as the definitive history of Beirut, this is the story of a city that has stood at the crossroads of Mediterranean civilization for more than four thousand years. It takes the reader from the ancient to the modern world, offering a dazzling panorama of the city's Seleucid, Roman, Arab, Ottoman, and French incarnations. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 656 pages, 115 b/w photographs, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 38. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520271265
- ISBN
- 9780520271265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardcover. Hayek charts the rise to cultural prominence of the city of Beirut as a significant player in shaping perceptions of Lebanese culture and identity - not only following the destruction of the city-centre during the country's fifteen-year civil war, as is mostly assumed in recent scholarship - but over a century. Series: Written Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBL; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530150
- ISBN
- 9781784530150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.94€ 137.06
€ 153.94
€ 137.06
Paperback. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 222. New Writing from the Arab World. 320 pages. 'These 39 Arab writers are all under the age of 40. They have flung open the doors on Arabic culture inviting the reader to transcend cultural boundaries and land in a region known as the "Arab World".' Hanan al-Shaykh. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FB; DQ; FA; FYT. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 21. Weight: 222.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408809631
- ISBN
- 9781408809631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.78
€ 19.99
€ 14.78